Results - 2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)

Biography

Graham PAULL

Federation :	PADDLESPORT SOUTH AFRICA
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	22/05/1987
Height (cm.) :
Weight (Kg.) :

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL1 SENIOR

OTHER SPORTS:

He has played rugby union at national level in South Africa.

BIOGRAPHY:

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (reviewonline.co.za, 02 Aug 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (reviewonline.co.za, 02 Aug 2015)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as the result of a spinal infection called transverse myelitis. He was diagnosed with the illness in January 2013 at age 26. (randburgsun.co.za, 15 Sep 2016; reviewonline.co.za, 02 Aug 2015)

Awards
He received the 2016 Paddler of the Year award from the Gauteng Canoe Union [GCU] in South Africa. (Facebook page, 27 May 2017)

He was named the GCU Male Sprinter of the Year for 2015 and 2016. (Facebook page, 27 May 2017)

General
CONTINENTAL FIRST
He became the first athlete from the continent of Africa to compete in canoe sprint at the Paralympic Games when he paddled at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (up.ac.za, 28 Feb 2017)

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Johannesburg

LANGUAGES:

Afrikaans, English

HIGHER EDUCATION:

University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

He began paddling in 2014 at Dabulamanzi Canoe Club in Johannesburg, South Africa

CLUB:

Dabulamanzi Canoe Club [Johannesburg, RSA]

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:

2015