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{{short description|Australian Paralympic swimmer}}
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| fullname = Stewart Alan Pike
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| birth_date = 1981
| birth_date = 1 June 1981
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[[File:211000 - Swimming 200m medley SM14 Stewart Pike silver action - 3b - 2000 Sydney event photo.jpg|thumb|left|Pike on his way to a silver medal in the 200 m medley SM14 event, 2000 Summer Paralympics]]
'''Stewart Alan Pike''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=887247&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Pike, Stewart Alan, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=31 January 2012}}</ref> (born 1981)<ref name="pike"/> is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He was born in the New South Wales city of [[Taree, New South Wales|Taree]].<ref name=pike/> He has an intellectual disability and took up swimming to overcome his life frustrations.<ref name=pike>{{cite news|last=Maguire|first=Paul|title=City's Cultural Highs On A Roll|url=http://www.pike.com.au/pike-articles/2006/11/24/citys-cultural-highs-on-a-roll/|accessdate=14 March 2012|newspaper=Newcastle Herald|date=24 November 2006}}</ref> He attended Weston Primary School and [[Kurri Kurri, New South Wales|Kurri Kurri]] High School.<ref name=cessnock>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame - Sport|url=http://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/comcul/culture/halloffame/sport|work=Cessnock City Council Website|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>

He won a gold medal at the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney Games]] in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S14 event, for which he received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]],<ref name="oam"/> and a silver medal in the Men's 200 m Medley SM14 event.<ref name=IPC-AUS>{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=AUS&gender=all&medal=medals&sport=all&games=2000PG|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> In 2000, he received an [[Australian Sports Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=977325&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Pike, Stewart: Australian Sports Medal|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=31 January 2012}}</ref> He was an [[Australian Institute of Sport]] Athlete with a Disability scholarship holder in 2000.<ref>{{cite book|title=Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport|year=2002|publisher=Australian Sports Commission|location=Canberra|isbn=1-74013-060-X}}</ref> In 2001, he was awarded the [[Cessnock City Council]] [[Australia Day]] Sports Award. In 2006, he was an inaugural inductee in the [[Cessnock, New South Wales|Cessnock]] Hall of Fame.<ref name=pike/>
'''Stewart Alan Pike''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887247|title=Pike, Stewart Alan, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=31 January 2012}}</ref> (born on 1 June 1981)<ref name="pike"/><ref name=media>{{cite book|title=Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games|year=2000|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|location=Sydney}}</ref> is an Australian Paralympic swimmer and was born in the New South Wales city of [[Taree, New South Wales|Taree]].<ref name=pike/> Pike has an intellectual disability and took up swimming to overcome his life frustrations.<ref name=pike>{{cite news|last=Maguire|first=Paul|title=City's Cultural Highs on a Roll|url=http://www.pike.com.au/pike-articles/2006/11/24/citys-cultural-highs-on-a-roll/|access-date=14 March 2012|newspaper=Newcastle Herald|date=24 November 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223121300/http://www.pike.com.au/pike-articles/2006/11/24/citys-cultural-highs-on-a-roll/|archive-date=23 February 2011}}</ref> He attended Weston Primary School and [[Kurri Kurri, New South Wales|Kurri Kurri]] High School.<ref name=cessnock>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame - Sport|url=http://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/comcul/culture/halloffame/sport|work=Cessnock City Council Website|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>
He won a gold medal at the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney Games]] in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S14 event, for which he received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]],<ref name="oam"/> and a silver medal in the Men's 200 m Medley SM14 event.<ref name=IPC-AUS>{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=AUS&gender=all&medal=medals&sport=all&games=2000PG|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> In 2000, he received an [[Australian Sports Medal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/977325|title=Pike, Stewart: Australian Sports Medal|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=31 January 2012}}</ref> and an [[Australian Institute of Sport]] Athlete with a Disability scholarship.<ref>{{cite book|title=Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport|year=2002|publisher=Australian Sports Commission|location=Canberra|isbn=1-74013-060-X}}</ref> In 2001, he was awarded the [[City of Cessnock|Cessnock City Council]] [[Australia Day]] Sports Award. In 2006, he was an inaugural inductee in the [[Cessnock, New South Wales|Cessnock]] Hall of Fame.<ref name=pike/>


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Revision as of 00:48, 11 July 2023

Stewart Pike
Action shot of Pike in the pool during competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameStewart Alan Pike
Nationality Australien
Born1 June 1981
Taree, New South Wales
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S14
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Men's 200 m Medley SM14
Pike on his way to a silver medal in the 200 m medley SM14 event, 2000 Summer Paralympics

Stewart Alan Pike, OAM[1] (born on 1 June 1981)[2][3] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer and was born in the New South Wales city of Taree.[2] Pike has an intellectual disability and took up swimming to overcome his life frustrations.[2] He attended Weston Primary School and Kurri Kurri High School.[4] He won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S14 event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] and a silver medal in the Men's 200 m Medley SM14 event.[5] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal[6] and an Australian Institute of Sport Athlete with a Disability scholarship.[7] In 2001, he was awarded the Cessnock City Council Australia Day Sports Award. In 2006, he was an inaugural inductee in the Cessnock Hall of Fame.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pike, Stewart Alan, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Maguire, Paul (24 November 2006). "City's Cultural Highs on a Roll". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. ^ Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame - Sport". Cessnock City Council Website. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Pike, Stewart: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  7. ^ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 1-74013-060-X.