paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
paralympics gb staff - sportcentric
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Jody Cundy<br />
Date of Birth: 14.10.78<br />
Born: Wisbech<br />
Lives: Old Hatfield<br />
Club: Hatfield SC<br />
Classification:<br />
S10, SB9, SM10<br />
Coach: Nick Juba<br />
Height: 1.71m<br />
Weight: 73kg<br />
First Sporting Success: Winning gold in the 100m<br />
butterfly and bronze in the 100m backstroke at the<br />
World Championships 1994 in Malta<br />
Finest Sporting Moment: Winning gold in a new<br />
world record time in the 100m butterfly in Sydney<br />
and then anchoring the 4x100m freestyle relay to<br />
gold and a new world record ahead of the Australians<br />
just a few days later.<br />
Tips for the Top: Work and train hard, but most<br />
of all enjoy it<br />
First GB Selection Year: 1994<br />
Sporting Heroes: Michael Jordan<br />
Closest Friend in Sport: Liz Johnson - a fellow<br />
Paralympic team mate and my girlfriend<br />
Favourite Sport Other than Swimming:<br />
Basketball & Moto GP<br />
Hobbies: Photography, radio controlled cars,<br />
gadgets, golf<br />
Three Words that Best Describe you:<br />
Competitive, determined, focused<br />
Would Most like to Meet: Michael Jordan<br />
Most Prized Possessions: My Paralympic medals<br />
Biggest Influence On Career: My Mum and Dad -<br />
without them I wouldn’t be where I am now<br />
Toughest Opponent: Daniel Bell of Australia, Benoit<br />
Huot of Canada and David Levaq of Spain<br />
Favourite Venue: Sydney Aquatic Centre - the results<br />
speak for themselves!<br />
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS<br />
Paralympic Games<br />
Sydney 2000: GOLD 100m Butterfly (S10), GOLD 4x100m<br />
Freestyle (34pts), BRONZE 100m Backstroke (S10)<br />
Atlanta 1996: GOLD 100m Butterfly (S10)<br />
World Championships<br />
Mar Del Plata 2002: GOLD 100m Butterfly (S10)<br />
RECORDS HELD:<br />
50m Backstroke S10 Sydney 27/10/00 31.85 secs BR<br />
100m Backstroke S10 Sydney 27/10/00 1:05.73 secs BR<br />
50m Butterfly S10 Sheffield<br />
19/03/03 28.05 secs BR & ER<br />
100m Butterfly S10 Mar Del Plata<br />
10/12/02 1:00.19 secs BR & ER<br />
200m Butterfly S10 Minneapolis<br />
13/06/99 2:24.73 secs BR & ER<br />
4x100m Freestyle 34pts Sydney<br />
26/10/04 4:06.85 secs BR & ER<br />
4x100m IM 34pts Mar Del Plata<br />
12/12/02 4:33.43 secs BR & ER<br />
Where do you see yourself in 10 years:<br />
Enjoying passing on my experiences to the next<br />
generation of elite athletes<br />
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