Paul Gockel
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1965 (age 59) Southport, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Gockel (born 10 October 1965) [1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer.
He was born in Southport, Queensland.[1] He has spina bifida with partial paralysis below the waist.[2] He attended Marist College Ashgrove.[3]
He took up swimming seriously in his twenties. He participated in four events in swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Games.[4] He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7–10 event and swam in three individual events.[4]
He met his wife Kerry-Lee, known as the Wingless Warrior, through swimming and both compete in open water swimming events.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
- ^ "Kerry-Lee & Paul Gockel proudly supporting Australia Paralympian Gerrard Gosens OAM in the 5th Annual Swim around Keppel". Capricorn Enterprise. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Paul Gockel". Marist Schools Australia. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Paul Gockel". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Joint Jetty Swim Ambassadors - Busselton Jetty Swim". 15 December 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Ryan, Suzie (30 January 2024). "Kerry Lee Gockel The Wingless Warrior Showing Swimmers Anything Is Possible". oceanswims.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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