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{{short description|Australian Paralympic swimmer}}
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| fullname = Jeffrey Lewis Hardy
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| birth_date =13 March 1959
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{{MedalGold | [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta]] |Men's 100 m Butterfly B2}}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta]] |Men's 100 m Butterfly B2}}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta]] |Men's 400 m Freestyle B2}}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta]] |Men's 400 m Freestyle B2}}
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{{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney]] |Men's 400 m Freestyle S12}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta]] |Men's 200 m Medley B2}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta]] |Men's 200 m Medley B2}}
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{{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney]] |Men's 400 m Freestyle S12}}
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[[File:141100 - Swimming Jeff Hardy diving start - 3b - 2000 Sydney event photo.jpg|thumb|left|Hardy dives into the pool during competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics]]
[[File:141100 - Swimming Jeff Hardy diving start - 3b - 2000 Sydney event photo.jpg|thumb|left|Hardy dives into the pool during competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics]]
'''Jeffrey "Jeff" Lewis Hardy''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=887593&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Hardy, Jeffrey Lewis, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=16 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/2000/S2000-Dec-5/http://www.paralympic.org.au/athletes/athleteprofile8051.html|archivedate=5 December 2000|title=Athlete's Profile|publisher=[[Australian Paralympic Committee]]|accessdate=30 January 2012}}</ref> (born 13 March 1959)<ref name=dob-loc>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/2000/Z2000-Jan-20/http://www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paraswim.html |title=Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Swimmers|archivedate=20 January 2000|publisher=[[Australian Sports Commission]]|accessdate=30 January 2012}}</ref> is an Australian swimmer with a vision impairment. He was born in the New South Wales town of [[Narrabri, New South Wales|Narrabri]].<ref name="dob-loc"/> At the [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta Games]], he won two gold medals in the Men's 100&nbsp;m Butterfly B2 and Men's 400&nbsp;m Freestyle B2 events, for which he received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]],<ref name="oam"/> and a bronze medal in the Men's 200&nbsp;m Medley B2 event.<ref name=IPC>{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Hardy&fname=Jeffrey&gender=all|publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|accessdate=30 January 2012}}</ref> On 16 November 1997 in [[Brisbane]], he set a [[List of IPC world records in swimming – Men's long course|1500&nbsp;m S12 world record]] that has remained unsurpassed as of January 2012, with a time of 18:57.10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/sdms/web/sw/record.pdf.sw.php?xml=0&rct=RCTWR&dis=LC&gen=M|title=IPC Swimming World Records Long Course|publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|accessdate=30 January 2012|format=PDF}}</ref> At the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney Games]], he won a gold medal in the Men's 400&nbsp;m Freestyle S12 event.<ref name="IPC"/>
'''Jeffrey''' "'''Jeff'''" '''Lewis Hardy''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887593|title=Hardy, Jeffrey Lewis, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=16 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20001205000000/http:/www.paralympic.org.au/athletes/athleteprofile8051.html|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/athletes/athleteprofile8051.html|archivedate=5 December 2000|title=Athlete's Profile|publisher=[[Australian Paralympic Committee]]|accessdate=30 January 2012}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> (born 13 March 1959)<ref name=dob-loc>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20000120000000/http:/www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paraswim.html|url=http://www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paraswim.html |title=Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Swimmers|archivedate=20 January 2000|publisher=[[Australian Sports Commission]]|accessdate=30 January 2012}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> is an Australian swimmer with a vision impairment. Hardy was born in the New South Wales town of [[Narrabri]].<ref name="dob-loc"/> At the [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta Paralympics]], he won two gold medals in the Men's 100&nbsp;m Butterfly B2 and Men's 400&nbsp;m Freestyle B2 events, for which he received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]],<ref name="oam"/> and a bronze medal in the Men's 200&nbsp;m Medley B2 event.<ref name=IPC>{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Hardy&fname=Jeffrey&gender=all|publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|accessdate=30 January 2012}}</ref> On 16 November 1997 in [[Brisbane]], he set a [[List of IPC world records in swimming – Men's long course|1500&nbsp;m S12 world record]] that has remained unsurpassed as of August 2017, with a time of 18:57.10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://db.ipc-services.org/sdms/web/record/sw/pdf/type/WR/category/LC/gender/M/evt/F15|title=IPC Swimming World Records Long Course|publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|accessdate=5 September 2017|format=PDF}}</ref> At the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney Paralympics]], he won a gold medal in the Men's 400&nbsp;m Freestyle S12 event.<ref name="IPC"/> In 2001, he was inducted into the Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name=usc-HoF>{{cite web|title=Jeff Hardy (2001) Swimming|work=Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame|url=http://www.usc.edu.au/explore/campus/sport-and-fitness/sunshine-coast-sports-hall-of-fame/jeff-hardy-2001-swimming|accessdate=20 March 2015}}</ref>


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Revision as of 17:45, 13 June 2024

Jeff Hardy
Close up of Hardy in action at the pool at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Lewis Hardy
Nationality Australien
Born (1959-03-13) 13 March 1959 (age 65)
Narrabri, New South Wales
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Men's 100 m Butterfly B2
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Men's 400 m Freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's 400 m Freestyle S12
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Men's 200 m Medley B2
Hardy dives into the pool during competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Jeffrey "Jeff" Lewis Hardy, OAM[1][2] (born 13 March 1959)[3] is an Australian swimmer with a vision impairment. Hardy was born in the New South Wales town of Narrabri.[3] At the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, he won two gold medals in the Men's 100 m Butterfly B2 and Men's 400 m Freestyle B2 events, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] and a bronze medal in the Men's 200 m Medley B2 event.[4] On 16 November 1997 in Brisbane, he set a 1500 m S12 world record that has remained unsurpassed as of August 2017, with a time of 18:57.10.[5] At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Men's 400 m Freestyle S12 event.[4] In 2001, he was inducted into the Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame.[6]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jeff Hardy.
  1. ^ a b "Hardy, Jeffrey Lewis, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Swimmers". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ "IPC Swimming World Records Long Course" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Jeff Hardy (2001) Swimming". Sunshine Coast Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 March 2015.


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