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Mark Drinnan
Discipline: Para Alpine Paralympic Participation: Salt Lake City 2002 Mark was a member of Australia's most successful Winter Paralympics campaign, where the team finished eighth in the medal tally. Mark, a former locksmith, was born with only partial use of his right leg. He was then involved in a car accident at the age of twenty-two and had to have his left leg amputated below the knee. He learned how to ski through camps held by the NSW Sports Council for the Disabled, and in 2000, he competed at the Canadian Nationals and placed in the top five for all of his events. He competed at the Australian Nationals and Thredbo Cup the following year, where he came first in the slalom at both competitions. The Salt Lake City Paralympics were his first year on the Australian National Team. He placed 8th in the Downhill, and 6th in the Giant Slalom, Slalom, and Super G. |
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