Nelson Mandella

‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

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Made history at last year’s Winter Paralympics at Salt Lake City, winning four gold medals for Australia and becoming the first competitor in his amputee class to make a clean sweep of all eligible events. Triumphed in the downhill, the super-G, the giant slalom and slalom before being honoured at the Games’ closing ceremony.
World Sportsperson with a Disability 2003
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