Matthew Cameron

For the politician in Ontario, Canada, see Matthew Crooks Cameron.

Matthew Cameron
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Cameron
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1985-09-20) 20 September 1985 (age 39)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Men's paralympic athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 4x400 m T53/54

Matthew Cameron (born 20 September 1985) is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal.

Personal

Cameron was born on 20 September 1985[1] and is from Wakerley, Queensland.[2][3][4] He carried the Paralympic torch during the 2000 Summer Paralympics torch relay.[1][4] He was named the 2003 Townsville's Australian Sportsperson of the Year.[1][4] He attended the Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE, where he earned a certificates in business and computer aided drafting.[1] As of 2012, he works as a compliance enforcement officer[1] and lived in Wynnum, Queensland.[5]

Cameron has popliteal web syndrome, a condition he has had since birth.[1][4] He has had twenty-five surgeries as a result of the syndrome and he cannot stand.[1][4]

Wheelchair basketball

Cameron has played wheelchair basketball and represented Australia as a member of the Australia men's national under-20 wheelchair basketball team.[1][4] In 2004, he had a wheelchair basketball scholarship from the North Queensland Sports Foundation.[6]

Athletics

Cameron at the 2012 London Paralympics

Cameron is a T54 competitor,[1][2][7][8] competing in 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres events.[2][9] He started competing in 2005,[1] and first represented Australia in 2006.[1]

Cameron competed in the 2006 IPC World Championship in the men's T54 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres events.[9] He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the 100m and 4 x 100-metre relay team events. He missed the finals in the 100m event by one spot. His relay team was disqualified[2][4][5][7][10][11][12][13] after he fell from his chair during the transition.[12][13] He competed in the 2011 City2Surf.[14] At the 2011 Australian Athletics Championships, he finished second in the 200-metre wheelchair race final.[15] He finished first in the 100-metre race.[15] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics in the 100-metre event.[1][2][3][5][16][17][18]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics Cameron participated in the Men's 100 m T54 and Men's 4 × 400 m T53/54 events, winning a bronze in the 4 × 400 m.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Matthew Cameron | APC Corporate". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e Heslehurst, Brayden (6 June 2012). "Wakerley's Matthew Cameron named in Australian Paralympic team after missing Beijing games final | News, events and sport for Brisbane East". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b Chris Dutton (6 June 2012). "Canberra's Paralympic athletes aim for Games glory". Australian Capital Territory: Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "High hopes for Paralympic gold". Wynnum Herald. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Alston, Josh (6 June 2012). "Four locals announced in the Australian Paralympic squad at QSAC on Wednesday morning | Competitions from Quest Community Newspapers Southeast Queensland". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  6. ^ "NQ Sports Foundation – Sports Bursaries". North Queensland Sports Foundation. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b Olivia McGrath (16 September 2008). "Francis, relay team add to gold tally". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Queensland Athletics". Queensland Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ a b "Athletics Australia – Beijing build-up begins for Paralympic stars". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Aussie Paralympic athletics squad named". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  11. ^ Olivia McGrath (10 September 2008). "Australia up to 26 medals". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Australia disqualified from 4x100m relay". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  13. ^ a b McGarry, Andrew. "Francis bolts clear to 200m glory – 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games". ABC. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Aussie Paralympic champ ready for City2Surf 'heartbreak' with 2XU Compression!". 2XU. Retrieved 23 July 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ a b "Patmore closes Nationals with victory". Australian Paralympic Committee. 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Australian Paralympic Team Announced". Athletics ACT. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Walters sprints for London – Teenager set for Paralympics debut". Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  18. ^ "The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) announced the athletics team for the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre today, during the team's final training camp on home soil before the Games begin on 29 August". 2XU. Retrieved 23 July 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  19. ^ "Matthew Cameron". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.