Ben Tudhope voted IPC Allianz Athlete of the Month
Published Tue 21 Jan 2020
Australia’s Ben Tudhope rounds off the 2019 Allianz Athlete of the Month for the International Paralympic Committee after being voted the top performer for December.
The 20-year-old snowboarder won a pair of gold medals in the snowboard-cross races at the World Cup in Pyha, Finland. He dedicated his wins to his coach Mikko Wendelin, who passed away just a week before.
Tudhope received 43 per cent of the public votes. Chinese goalballer Mingyuan Yang (28 per cent) finished ahead of Japanese goalballer Haruka Wakasugi (26 per cent). Norwegian cross-country skier Vilde Nilsen and Moroccan blind football player Zouhair Snisla were also nominated.
He joined a host of Australian Paralympians from summer sports with the honours, including Michael Roeger, athletics (April) and Shaun Norris, AUS, wheelchair basketball (November).