Simon Patmore, OAM (born 29 August 1987) is an Australian Para-athletics and Para-snowboard competitor. He won a gold medal in the Men's 100m T46 at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, and bronze in the Men's 200m T46 at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. At the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games, Patmore won a gold medal in the Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL and bronze in the Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL.[1]
Personal
Patmore was born on 29 August 1987. He was born with Erb's palsy affecting his left arm.[1]
Patmore represented Australia at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, where he won a bronze medal in the Men's 200m T46 in 22.36 seconds.[1][6] He celebrated his 25th birthday on the day of the Opening Ceremony.[7]
Patmore is also a Queensland state record holder.[8]
Para-snowboard
After learning an upper limb impairment class in Para-snowboard would be added to the Paralympic program at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games, Patmore transitioned from Para-athletics to Para-snowboard in 2014.[1]
At the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL. With this gold, he became the first Australian to win a Paralympic Winter Games gold medal since 2002, the first Australian man to win a medal at the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games, the first Australian to win a gold medal in Para-snowboard at the Paralympic Games, and the first Paralympic champion in snowboard cross in his classification.[8][11][12] He also won a bronze medal in the Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL.[1]
At the 2019 World Para Snowboard Championships, Pyha, Finland, Patmore won the silver medal in Men's Snowboard Cross UL and finished fourth in the Men's Banked Slalom UL.[13]
^"London 2012". Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ abcdInsited. "Simon Patmore Adaptive Sports". Simon Patmore Adaptive Sports. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.