Warren Lawton (born 23 March 1966)[1] is an Indigenous Australian Paralympic athletics and goalball competitor with a visual impairment.

Warren Lawton
Warren Lawton saves a penalty shot during a goalball game for Australia against Sweden at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born23 March 1966
Augathella, Queensland
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York Men's High Jump B3

He was born on 23 March 1966 in Augathella, Queensland and has been visually impaired since birth.[1] At the 1984 New York Games, he competed in three athletics events and won a bronze medal in the Men's High Jump B3.[2] He won a bronze medal in the Men's High Jump at the 1986 World Championships for the Disabled, Gothenburg, Sweden.[1] He competed in two athletics events at the 1988 Seoul Games.[2]

He was a member of the Australian Goalball Team at the 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Games.[2] He was one of the fastest goalball throwers in the world.[1] His throw has been clocked on the police radar at 80 km per hour.[citation needed] After the 2000 Games, he took up coaching.[citation needed]

In 1986 he was awarded the NAIDOC Aboriginal Sportsman of the Year and in 2001 the NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Warren Lawton". Deadly Vibe Group. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Warren Lawton". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Award winners". NAIDOC Website. Retrieved 26 July 2012.