Jay Dohnt
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 20 November 1989 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Classifications | S7, SB6, SM7 |
Medal record | |
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Jay Dohnt (born 20 November 1989 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He is a bilateral below the knee amputee as a result of meningococcal disease at the age of thirteen. He is also missing four fingers on his right hand. He chose swimming as legs were not required to do it[1] and obtained a scuba diving ticket.[2]
Career
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In 2006, he was the only competitor in the men's freestyle multi-disability section of the 2006 Australian Open Water Swimming Titles in Melbourne, Victoria.[3]
He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the men's 400 m freestyle S7 event.[4] He is an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming and South Australian Sports Institute scholarship holder.[5] He was unable to compete in 2010 due to a serious shoulder injury.[3] In 2011, he won a silver medal in the men's 400m freestyle S7 at the Para Pan Pacific Championships in Edmonton, Canada.[3]
In 2008, he took up golf.[6]
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he represented Australia in the 100 m breaststroke SB6, 200 m individual medley SM7 and 400 m freestyle S7.[7]
Recognition
[edit | edit source]- 2005 - Pride of Australia Courage Award.[2]
- 2007- Athlete of the Year award in South Australian Wheelchair Sports.[3]
- 2009 - Swimming SA Hall of Fame inductee.[8]
- 2011 - Tanya Denver Award, given to the Advertiser Channel Seven Sports Star of the Year who displays endeavour and sportsmanship.[9]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jay Dohnt at the International Paralympic Committee Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jay Dohnt on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Paralympic swimmers for Australia
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- S7-classified para swimmers
- South Australian Sports Institute alumni
- Australian male freestyle swimmers
- Australian male medley swimmers
- Australian male breaststroke swimmers
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Swimmers from Adelaide
- Sportsmen from South Australia