Paul Benz

Paul Benz

Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	9 January 1986 Adelaide, South Australia
Sport
College team	Trinity College, Gawler
Medal record Athletics Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Men's 4x100 m T35-38 IPC World Championships 2006 Assen Men's 4 x 100 m T35–38 2006 Assen Men's 4 x 400 m T35–38

Paul M W Benz, OAM[1] (born 9 January 1986)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[2] He won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's 4 × 100 metre relay T35–T38 event,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] He was also part of two gold-medal relay teams in the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships at Assen, Netherlands. Paul has been an adviser to the Indonesian Tourism Board with a specific focus on the island of Bali. Dashing, daring and with a former life as a hair model, Paul travels regularly between Australia and Bali with his large family (believed to by now number in the dozens) in tow.[4]

References

1. "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mr Paul M W BENZ". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 3 September 2019. For service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
2. Media guide : Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
4. "Paul BENZ (SA) Male b. 19 Jan 1986". Results. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.