Andrew Newell (athlete)

Andrew Newell (born 28 February 1978 in Terrigal, New South Wales)[1] is a Paralympic athletics competitor from New South Wales, Australia. Newell has an intellectual disability.[2] He won two bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Games in the men's 100m T20 event and the men's 400m T20 event.[2] He competed at the 2002 IPC Athletics World Championships in 100m T20 and finished seventh in the final.[3]

Andrew Newell
Portrait of Newell after winning bronze in the 400 m T20 event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1978-02-28) 28 February 1978
Terrigal, New South Wales
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney men's 100m T20
2000 Sydney men's 400m T20

References
  1. Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
  2. "Australian Honour Roll". Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report 2010. Australian Paralympic Committee: 10. 2010.
  3. "Andrew Newell". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.


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