Table of Contents
- 1 What sport did Bradbury?
- 2 How did Steven Bradbury become an athlete?
- 3 How much blood did Steven Bradbury lose?
- 4 Who came 2nd to Steven Bradbury?
- 5 Which Australian athlete broke their neck and returned to win a gold medal?
- 6 Why did Steven Bradbury retire from speed skating?
- 7 When did Steven Bradbury win his first World Championship?
- 8 Who was the first man to cross the line in speed skating?
What sport did Bradbury?
short track speed skater
Steven John Bradbury OAM (born 14 October 1973) is an Australian former short track speed skater and four-time Olympian. He won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all of his opponents were involved in a last corner pile-up….Steven Bradbury.
| Personal information | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Short track speed skating |
How did Steven Bradbury become an athlete?
BORN OCTOBER 14TH 1973, in Camden New South Wales, his father was the Australian Speed Skating Champion. Strategically factoring the likelihood of an accident, he skated behind the front runners and the plan paid off.
Was Steven Bradbury a good skater?
As the only speed skater to avoid falling in a pile-up during the 1,000m final at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Steven Bradbury recorded a memorable victory that guaranteed him a place in Australian Olympic history.
How much blood did Steven Bradbury lose?
4 litres
In 1994 a race accident resulted in him losing 4 litres of blood and requiring 111 stitches, and in 2000 a training mishap broke his neck. Steven fought back from both injuries and went on to become the ‘Accidental Hero’ and Olympic Gold medallist in 2002.
Who came 2nd to Steven Bradbury?
Yet. Instead, after the unfortunate 1500 meters where he got out in the second round, on the 1000 Bradbury skated towards a meeting with destiny. He passed the quarterfinals, coming second thanks to the disqualification of the French Marc Gagnon.
What year did Bradbury win gold?
2002
After all of his opponents fall during the final stretch, Bradbury skates over the finish line for speedskatnig gold at Salt Lake City 2002.
Which Australian athlete broke their neck and returned to win a gold medal?
TODD BALYM IN GLASGOW from News Corp Australia Triple Olympic gold medallist Meares famously overcome a broken neck from a serious race fall in early 2008 that left her millimetres from paralysis to win a gutsy silver medal at the Beijing Games seven months later.
Why did Steven Bradbury retire from speed skating?
From 2006 onwards, many Australian athletes would follow suit, mainly in freestyle skiing, but also in snowboarding. Having become a household name overnight, Steven Bradbury decided to retire from speed skating following his exploits in Salt Lake City, just as the Australian postal service was issuing a stamp of him in celebration.
When did Steven Bradbury become a motor racer?
In 2007, he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. In search of the thrills he had experienced on the ice, the former champion turned his hand to motor racing, obtaining some creditable results on the professional circuit.
When did Steven Bradbury win his first World Championship?
BORN OCTOBER 14TH 1973, in Camden New South Wales, his father was the Australian Speed Skating Champion. Affiliated with the Roos Speed Skating Club in Brisbane, he was a skater in Australia’s short-track relay team that won the World Championship in Sydney in 1991 when he was 17, the first world title won by Australia in a major winter sport.
Who was the first man to cross the line in speed skating?
The first man to cross the line following a pile-up in the 1,000m short-track speed skating final at the Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002, Australia’s Steven Bradbury recorded a memorable victory that guaranteed him a place in Olympic history. 28 December 2017 18:00 Short Track Speed Skating Picture by Getty Images