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Stanley VickersBorn: 18/06/1932<strong>Sport</strong>: Athletics – Race WalkingOlympics: Rome 1960Melbourne 1956<strong>Kent</strong> connection: <strong>Kent</strong> residentAchievements:1960: Bronze medal in the 20kmWalk at Rome 19601958: Gold medal in the 20km Walkat the European Championships heldin Stockholm, Sweden1956: Represented Team GB atMelbourne 1956; achieving 5th place in the 20km WalkSilver Gold BronzeMatthew VineBorn: 07/09/1959<strong>Sport</strong>: WeightliftingOlympics: Seoul 1988<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Born in MaidstoneAchievements:1988: Represented Team GB atSeoul 1988; achieving 9th place inthe Men’s Super-Heavyweight eventInteresting fact: Matthew trained inAthletics before taking up Weightlifting at the age of 20.Ian WalkerBorn: 25/02/1970<strong>Sport</strong>: SailingJonathan WardBorn: 25/11/1965<strong>Sport</strong>: Shotput / Discus / PentathlonOlympics: Sydney 2000Atlanta 1996<strong>Kent</strong> connection: AttendedSevenoaks SchoolAchievements:2011/2012: Skipper for the AbuDhabi entry at the 2011-2012 VolvoOcean Race held in Alicante, Spain2008/2009: Skipper for the Irishentry at the 2008-2009 Volvo OceanRace held in Alicante, Spain2004: Coach for the Olympic Gold medal winning GB Women’s Keelboat Sailingteam2000: Named Yachtsman of the Year2000: Silver medal in the Mixed Two Person Keelboat at Sydney 20001996: Silver medal in the Men’s Two Person Dinghy event at Atlanta 19961986: National Mirror Dinghy ChampionParalympics: Sydney 2000Atlanta 1996Barcelona 1992Seoul 1988<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Lived in <strong>Kent</strong> since1988Achievements:2000: Bronze medal for Shotput F13at Sydney 2000Silver Gold Silver Bronze Silver Gold Bronze Gold Bronze1996: Represented ParalympicsGBat Atlanta 1996; achieving 4th place in theDiscus F12, 5th place in the Shotput F12 <strong>and</strong> reached final of the 4x100m RelayT10-12 however the GB team were subsequently disqualified1992: Silver medal for Shotput B3 at Barcelona 19921988: Gold medal for Shotput B3, silver medal for Discus B3 <strong>and</strong> bronze medalfor Pentathlon B3 at Seoul 1988Silver Silver Gold Bronze Gold Bronze Silver Silver Gold Bronze Gold BronzeInteresting fact: In 2010, Jonathan was appointed Head of RehabilitationServices at <strong>Kent</strong> Association for the Blind.42 - <strong>Kent</strong>’s <strong>Sport</strong>ing Legends - Past Present Future
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