Allan Butler
Personal information
Full nameAllan Robert Butler
Nationality Australia
Born1976
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Men's 4x100 m Relay TS2,4

Allan Robert Butler, OAM[1] (born 1976) [2] from Tumut, New South Wales is an Australian Paralympic athlete.[3] In 1993, Butler moved to Canberra to take up a residential scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport.[4]

He won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games in the Men's 4 × 100 m Relay TS2,4 event.[5] He also competed in the Men's 100 m TS4, Men's 200 m TS4 and Men's 400 m TS4 but did not medal.[5]

Butler continues to be involved in Little Athletics in Tumut.[6]

References

  1. "Butler, Allan Robert". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Allan Butler". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. "Barcelona Paralympics 1992 Australian Team Members Profile Handbook" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. "Institute nominates 'para-scholarships'". Canberra Times. 6 January 1993. p. 35. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. "Tumut Council Sports Committee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


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