Sean Pollard
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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-snowboarding | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | SB-UL | ||||||||||||||
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Sean Pollard (born 22 March 1991) is an Australian Paralympian who represented Australia in para-snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[1]
Personal
[edit | edit source]On 2 October 2014, Pollard was attacked by two sharks (possibly great whites) whilst surfing at Kelpids Beach, east of Esperance, Western Australia.[2][3] He lost his left arm and right hand whilst fighting off the sharks.[3] Before the attack he was an electrician, keen surfer and former South Bunbury footballer.[3] In March 2015, more than $100,000 was raised by his local community in Bunbury, Western Australia to assist him on his new journey.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]It was not until 2015 that Pollard encountered snow for the first time during a holiday in Canada. During the holiday, he tried snowboarding. After returning to Australia, he took part in an Australian Paralympic Committee specialist camp for Para-snowboarders with upper limb impairments.[1] Pollard has mentioned that his previous surfing and skating skills have helped his transition into snowboarding.[5]
In his first international season, he had several top 15 results including a sixth-place finish in the men's Snowboard Cross at the 2017 IPC Snowboard World Cup at Lake Tahoe, United States.[1] At the 2016/17 IPC World Cup Finals in PyeongChang, South Korea, Pollard finished eight in the snow board cross and banked slalom.[1]
At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, he competed in two snowboard events – fifth in the Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL and ninth in the Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL.[6]
At the 2019 World Para Snowboard Championships, Pyha, Finland, Pollard won the bronze medal in Men's Snowboard Cross UL and finished seventh in the Men's Banked Slalom UL.[7]
Pollard did not compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics as he decided to remain with his young family in Western Australia due to the States strict COVID travel restrictions.[8]
Pollard was appointed captain of the Australian Paralympic Team at 2026 Winter Paralympics, Milano Cortina .[9]
References
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External links
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