Christopher "Chris" James Mullins, OAM[1] (born 23 November 1986)[2] is an Australian Paralympic cerebral palsy track and field athlete.[2] He won a gold medal and broke the world record at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's 4 × 100 m T35-38 event,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]
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| Full name | Christopher James Mullins | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1986 Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | St. Bernard's College (Essendon) (Essendon, Victoria, Australia) | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | La Trobe University | |||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Preston Athletics Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editMullins completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree in 2010 at La Trobe University. He is currently working as a registered nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. One of Mullins' great passions is the Essendon Football Club.
References
edit- ^ a b "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)". ABC News. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ a b Media guide : Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
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