birth_place article_title birth_date
augathella , queensland warren lawton
 23 march 1966
warren lawton

he was born on 23 march 1966 in aughathella , queensland and has been visually impaired since birth .
at the 1984 new york games , he competed in three athletics events and won a bronze medal in the men 's high jump b3 .
he won a bronze medal in the men 's high jump at the 1986 world championships for the disabled , gothenburg , sweden .
he competed in two athletics events at the 1988 seoul games .
he was a member of the australian goal team at the 1992 barcelona , 1996 atlanta and 2000 sydney games .
he was one of the fastest goalball throwers in the world .
his throw has been clocked on the police radar at 80 km per hour .
after the 2000 games , he took up coaching .
in 1986 he was awarded the naidoc aboriginal sportsman of the year and in 2001 the naidoc sportsperson of the year .
