Hamish MacDonald (athlete)
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Hamish MacDonald is a Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia.
. He has cerebral palsy
. , he has a job with the Australian Sports Commission
. MacDonald, alongside Branka Pupovac
, Karni Liddell
and Charmaine Dalli, was one of eighteen Australian Paralympians photographed by Emma Hack for a nude calendar. His chest was shaved for the photograph and he appears nude from the waist up.
, he finished third in men's shot put. He has competed at the Paralympic Games in Barcelona 1992
, Atlanta 1996
, Sydney 2000
, Athens 2004
and Beijing 2008
. He won a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games
in the Men's Shot Put F32-33 event. He earned a silver medal at the 2004 Games in the Men's Shot Put F32-33 event. At the 2008 Games, he finished sixth.
and Caribbean
in order to help create local disabled sport programs. He has been involved with the International Paralympic Committee
as a member of the International Paralympic Committee Athlete Commission. In 1998, he became involved with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). With the UNHCR, he visited two refugee camps located on the border between Thailand and Cambodia. At the 2003 South Pacific Games
, he was an athlete ambassador for the World Anti-Doping Authority.
Personal
He was born on 19 August 1974 and lives in Waramanga, Australian Capital TerritoryWaramanga, Australian Capital Territory
Waramanga is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek.Waramanga was established in the late 1960s and was named after the Aboriginal tribe of Central Australia, also known as the Warumungu people.-History:The Weston Creek district was...
. He has cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
. , he has a job with the Australian Sports Commission
Australian Sports Commission
The Australian Sports Commission is the governing body responsible for distributing funds and providing strategic guidance for sporting activity in Australia. It is an agency of the Government of Australia within the portfolio of Health and Ageing...
. MacDonald, alongside Branka Pupovac
Branka Pupovac
Branka Pupovac is a Paralympic wheelchair tennis competitor from Australia.-Personal:Pupovac was born on 3 March 1972 in Wollongong, New South Wales. She is from Sydney, New South Wales and attended the University of Wollongong where she earned a Bachelor of Commerce. In 2000, she was studying to...
, Karni Liddell
Karni Liddell
Karni Liddell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia.-Personal:Liddell was born on 1 March 1979, and is from Queensland.She is a radio presenter for 4BC....
and Charmaine Dalli, was one of eighteen Australian Paralympians photographed by Emma Hack for a nude calendar. His chest was shaved for the photograph and he appears nude from the waist up.
Athletics
MacDonald is a seated shot putter. He started competing in shot put in 1992 and first represented Australia that same year. In 2002, at the World Championships, he set a world record in the seated shot put event. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
, he finished third in men's shot put. He has competed at the Paralympic Games in Barcelona 1992
1992 Summer Paralympics
The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Sports :The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport...
, Atlanta 1996
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
, Sydney 2000
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
, Athens 2004
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
and Beijing 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
. He won a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
in the Men's Shot Put F32-33 event. He earned a silver medal at the 2004 Games in the Men's Shot Put F32-33 event. At the 2008 Games, he finished sixth.
Advocacy
MacDonald is an advocate for disabled sport, and travels the world to do this. He has visited the South PacificSouth Pacific
-Geography:* Australasia, a region of Oceania, including: New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands* Oceania, a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands - mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity, usually including: Micronesia, Melanesia...
and Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
in order to help create local disabled sport programs. He has been involved with the International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
as a member of the International Paralympic Committee Athlete Commission. In 1998, he became involved with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). With the UNHCR, he visited two refugee camps located on the border between Thailand and Cambodia. At the 2003 South Pacific Games
2003 South Pacific Games
The 2003 Pacific Games were held in Suva, Fiji from 28 June to 12 July 2003. They are also known as the XII South Pacific Games.The Games were the 12th Pacific Games to be held since the event's inception and were the 40th anniversary of their beginnings in 1963. It was also the third time in the...
, he was an athlete ambassador for the World Anti-Doping Authority.