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Allan Butler

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Allan Butler
Personal information
Full nameAllan Robert Butler
Nationality Australia
Born1976
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Men's 4x100 m Relay TS2,4

Allan Robert Butler, OAM[1] (born 1976) [2] from Tumut, New South Wales is an Australian Paralympic athlete.[3] In 1993, Butler moved to Canberra to take up a residential scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport.[4]

He won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games in the Men's 4 × 100 m Relay TS2,4 event.[5] He also competed in the Men's 100 m TS4, Men's 200 m TS4 and Men's 400 m TS4 but did not medal.[5]

Butler continues to be involved in Little Athletics in Tumut.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Butler, Allan Robert". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Allan Butler". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Barcelona Paralympics 1992 Australian Team Members Profile Handbook" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Institute nominates 'para-scholarships'". Canberra Times. 6 January 1993. p. 35. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Tumut Council Sports Committee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.