REARDON Scott

Date of Birth: 15 May 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T63

Place of birth: TEMORA, NSW

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : CANBERRA, ACT

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T63	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T63 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T63 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	100m - T42	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	12.26
2	100m - T42	2012	London, GBR	12.43
4	200m - T42	2012	London, GBR	26.03
World Championships
1	100m - T42	2017	London, GBR	12.21
1	100m - T42	2015	Doha, QAT	12.13
1	100m - T42	2013	Lyon, FRA	12.68
2	200m - T42	2013	Lyon, FRA	25.29
4	200m - T42	2015	Doha, QAT	25.43
4	100m - T42	2011	Christchurch, NZL	13.45
5	200m - T42	2011	Christchurch, NZL	28.39
DSQ	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-46	2011	Christchurch, NZL	DSQ

Reardo (Instagram profile, 24 Jan 2021)

Art, meditation, photography. (Instagram profile, 24 Jan 2021; Facebook page, 24 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Guide, Motivational Speaker

Design and Technology, Education - University of Canberra, Australia

Wife Vanessa Low

Languages spoken:

English, German

Iryna Dvoskina [national], UKR

Sporting relatives:

His wife Vanessa Low has competed in Para athletics at international level. She won gold in the T42 long jump and silver in the T42 100m for Germany at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2019 she began representing Australia. His uncle Steve Reardon played professional rugby league for the Canterbury Bulldogs in Australia. (paralympic.org, 22 Feb 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Dec 2018; paralympic.org, 10 May 2016; Athlete, 02 Dec 2010)

Other sports:

He has competed in water skiing and won world titles in 2007 and 2009. (canberratimes.com.au, 30 Aug 2012)

He took up athletics at age 18. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2010)

"My last year of school was in 2008. When I was meant to be studying the Paralympic Games in Beijing were on and a race popped up which was the T42 100m for above-knee amputees. I didn't know it existed. I didn't know that someone with a leg like mine could run. That was the catalyst. I relocated to the ACT to train under coach Iryna Dvoskina at the Australian Institute of Sport. The first time I got a running leg, the freedom that I felt was incredible. When I first started, it wasn't about winning gold medals, it was about feeling free again." (beefcentral.com, 27 Nov 2019; canberratimes.com.au, 20 Feb 2009)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo, and to run the T42 100m in under 12 seconds. (paralympic.org.au, 07 May 2019)

Winning silver in the T42 100m at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (paralympic.org.au, 07 May 2019)

His older brother Phil. (Australian Beef. The Greatest. YouTube channel, 09 Mar 2020)

Coach Iryna Dvoskina, and his family. (thesportsvault.com.au, 15 Jan 2012)

Philosophy:

"If you sit down on your backside and expect things to come to you, nothing will ever happen." (youngwitness.com.au, 07 May 2019)

In January 2017 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in recognition of the gold medal he won at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (paralympic.org, 28 Jan 2017)

General Interest

Classification
T63, F63 (IPC, 25 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (scottreardon.com.au, 05 Mar 2013)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (scottreardon.com.au, 05 Mar 2013)

Impairment Details
He lost his right leg in a farm accident at age 12. He and his older brother Phil were in the fields drilling some post holes for their father when his shoelace became entangled in the drive shaft of a tractor. His father drove him to the closest hospital where his right leg was amputated at the knee. He learned to walk again after several months of recovery. "The actions of my brother and the rest of my family that day were undoubtedly the reason why I'm still here and still live the life that I do." (Australian Beef. The Greatest. YouTube channel, 09 Mar 2020)

General
BUSINESS INTERESTS
He owns SR Sports, a sportswear company, and is a director of Reardon Homes, a real estate firm based in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. He is also a motivational speaker, focusing his talks on mental health and inclusion for all, and has worked as a tour guide for the Australian Institute of Sport [AIS]. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2021)

RETIREMENT PLANS
He and his wife Vanessa Low both plan to retire from the sport and start a family following the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org.au, 07 May 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/reardoski
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/scottreardo/
https://instagram.com/scottreardo/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottreardo
https://twitter.com/ScottReardo
Athlete Website: http://scottreardon.com.au/
Athlete Website 2: http://reardoski.blogspot.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo65iIE6cSCxaHZFZ3gizrw

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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