Don Elgin
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Don Elgin is a multi-events Australian Paralympic competitor.
at the 2000 Paralympic Games
. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics
, he won a bronze in the 4×100 metre relay, a silver in the 4×400 metre relay, and again a bronze in the pentathlon. He is coached by Roy Boyd, Cath Woodruff, John Eden, and De Jennings. He was previously coached by Peter Negropontis. He was a scholarship recipient of the Victorian Institute of Sport
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. He is married and has two children.
Competitive athletics
He won the bronze medal in the pentathlonPentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...
at the 2000 Paralympic Games
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
, he won a bronze in the 4×100 metre relay, a silver in the 4×400 metre relay, and again a bronze in the pentathlon. He is coached by Roy Boyd, Cath Woodruff, John Eden, and De Jennings. He was previously coached by Peter Negropontis. He was a scholarship recipient of the Victorian Institute of Sport
Victorian Institute of Sport
The Victorian Institute of Sport is the government-funded sporting institute of the Australian state of Victoria. It runs a number of programs for sports training. The headquarters are located in Melbourne. The inaugural executive director of the institute was Frank Pyke....
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Personal
He is a business sales consultant. He weighs 80kg and is 178cm tall. Elgin was born on 19 December 1975 in Donald, VictoriaDonald, Victoria
Donald is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Richardson River, at the junction of Sunraysia Highway and Borung Highway, in the Shire of Buloke. The town is named after William Donald, a Scottish pastoralist who was the first settler in the area in 1844...
. He is married and has two children.