Michael Milton (skier)

Michael Milton ( born March 21, 1973 in Canberra) is an Australian alpine skier. With ten medals, including six gold, is one of the most successful athletes at the Winter Paralympics. In 2003 he was awarded the disabled athlete of the year with the Laureus World Sports Award.

Career

Milton lost after a bone cancer as a youngster already a leg. At the age of 14, he took part in the first time in Innsbruck Paralympics. Four years later he won in Albertville his first gold medal, equivalent to the first victory of an Australian in the history of the Winter Paralympics at all. His most successful games were the 2002 Paralympics in Salt Lake City, where he won the gold medal in all four disciplines ( Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super - G and downhill ).

Addition to his success at the Paralympics Milton also won eleven medals at the Alpine World Championships of Disabled Persons, including six golds.

Since April 2003, Milton also operates speed skiing and improved straight away the 16 -year-old world speed record for one-legged man at 193 km / h In April 2005, he was the first athlete with a disability who could break the mark of 200 km / h and screwed the record 210.4 km / h

Since 2007, Michael Milton is also active in track cycling and participated in the Summer Paralympics in Beijing in 2008 successfully participated in: In the time trial, he finished 8th place.