Joshua Hofer

Joshua Powell Hofer
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born1973
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Swimming (S14)
Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap
Gold medal – first place 1992 Madrid Men's 100 m Backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1992 Madrid Men's 4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay
Gold medal – first place 1992 Madrid Men's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay
Gold medal – first place 1992 Madrid Men's 4 x 50 m Medley Relay
Gold medal – first place 1992 Madrid Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay
Silver medal – second place 1992 Madrid Men's 50 m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1992 Madrid Men's 100 m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1992 Madrid Men's 50 m Backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1992 Madrid Men's 200 m Backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Madrid Men's 200 m Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Madrid Men's 400 m Freestyle
IPC World Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Malta Men's 50m Backstroke S14


Silver medal – second place 1994 Malta Men's 50m Butterfly S14
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Malta Men's 100m Freestyle S14

Joshua Powell Hofer, OAM is an Australian swimmer with an intellectual disability. At the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap, he won eleven medals - five gold, four silver and two bronze medals.

Joshua Hofer (left) with Joseph Walker (right) at the Madrid Games

Personal

Hofer grew up in Perth, Western Australia and attended Christ Church Grammar School.[1] He was employed for many years by Royal Perth Hospital supply department.[2]

Swimming career

In 1981, at the age of 17, he competed in swimming events at the 8th Special Olympics World Games in Minneapolis, Minnesota and won three gold medals in the Men's 4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay, Men's 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men's 100 m Backstroke and a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Breaststroke.[3]

At the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap in Madrid, Spain, he won five gold medals in the Men's 100 m Backstroke, Men's 4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men's 4 x 50 m Medley Relay and Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay, four silver medals in the Men's 50 m Butterfly, Men's 100 m Butterfly, Men's 50 m Backstroke, Men's 200 m Backstroke and two bronze medals in the Men's 200 m Freestyle and Men's 400 m Freestyle.[4][5] In 1994, he competed at the first IPC Swimming World Championships in Malta and won a silver medal in the Men's 50 m Butterfly S14 and bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Freestyle S14.

In 2012, at the age of 38, he was training with the aim of competing at the 2012 London Paralympics.[2] He is a member of the Beatty Park Masters Swimming Club.[2]

Recognition

References

  1. ^ Hiatt, Bethany (9 November 2012). "Old boys to inspire new generation at school". West Australian. Retrieved 13 April 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c "Joshua sets sights on Paralympics". Guardian Express. 28 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Gold !" (PDF). Chronicle - Christ Church Grammar School (8). 1991. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ^ "History in Madrid". Link: 28. November 1992.
  5. ^ "Madrid 1992 Paralympic Medallists". paralympicanorak. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Joshua Powell Hofer". It's An Honour. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2015.