Ian Harrison (sailor)
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| Born | March 21, 1937 Poole, UK | |||||||||||||
| Died | August 26, 2016 (aged 79) Leicester, UK | |||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Sonar, Challanger, 2.4 Metre | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ian Harrison MBE was a British Paralympic sailor who won gold at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, where the sport made it Paralympic debut.[1] His legacy was the formation of the Sailability the International Foundation for Disabled Sailing it inclusion of the sport within the paralympics and working with World Sailing on integration of disabled sports.[2] In achieve this he has been recognised at various stage when in 1988, he was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire). In 2005, Ian was awarded the IPC Paralympic Order and awarded the World Sailing Long Service Gold Medal.
References[]
- ^ "Ian Harrison - IPC Athlete Profile". Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "World Sailing Obituary - Ian Harrison MBE (GBR)". 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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Categories:
- British sailors
- English male sailors (sport)
- 1937 births
- 2016 deaths
- Sonar class sailors
- 2.4 Metre class sailors
- Paralympic sailors of Great Britain
- Sailors at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in sailing
- Members of the Order of the British Empire