Charmaine Cree

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Charmaine Cree
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born1952
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem Women's High Jump C
Silver medal – second place 1980 Arnhem Women's Long Jump C
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Arnhem Women's 100 m C
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Arnhem Women's Discus C
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Arnhem Women's Javelin C

Charmaine Cree (born 1952)[1] is an Australian athlete who won five medals at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics

Personal[edit]

In 1976, when she was 24, Cree had her left leg amputated below the knee due to bone cancer.[2][3] She has two sons, who were aged seven and nine in 1979. They nicknamed her "The only bionic Mum in Sydney"; they also trained in athletics with her.[3]

Career[edit]

A year after her operation, Cree won five medals at the Australian Amputee Sporting Association's New South Wales competition.[3] She then won two gold medals at the 1977 FESPIC Games, and won six gold medals in the Australian Amputee Sporting Association's Queensland championships in 1979.[3] At the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's High Jump C event, a silver medal in the Women's Long Jump C event, and three bronze medals in the Women's 100 m C, Women's Discus C, and Women's Javelin C events.[4]

Recognition[edit]

In 1980, Cree was named the New South Wales Sportswoman of the Year.[2] She received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charmaine Cree". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b Goodwin, Dorothy (19 October 1980). "Please, Define The Rules..." The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 45. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Wells, Bill (21 November 1979). "'Our Bionic Mum – She's Great'". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Cree, Charmaine: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

External links[edit]

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