Ian Harrison MBE (21 March 1937 – 26 August 2016) was a British Paralympic sailor who won gold at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, where the sport made it Paralympic debut.[1] His legacy was the formation of the Sailability the International Foundation for Disabled Sailing it inclusion of the sport within the paralympics and working with World Sailing on integration of disabled sports.[2] In achieve this he has been recognised at various stage when in 1988, he was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire). In 2005, Ian was awarded the IPC Paralympic Order and awarded the World Sailing Long Service Gold Medal.
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| Born | 21 March 1937 Poole, UK | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 August 2016 (aged 79) Leicester, UK | ||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Sonar, Challanger, 2.4 Metre | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Ian Harrison - IPC Athlete Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "World Sailing Obituary - Ian Harrison MBE (GBR)". sailing.org. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2021.