Researching Sam Rickard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2043 people with the Rickard surname? In that year Rickard was ranked number 1803 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sam Rickard on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sam Rickard and the Rickard Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2784 people with the Rickard surname in the UK? Rickard is now ranked number 1919 for popularity in the UK. |
Rickard Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Rickard surname in the USA? Rickard is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Sam Rickard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sam Rickard
Sam Rickard
Sam Rickard (born 8 September 1971, in Mona Vale, New South Wales) is an Australian vision impaired Paralympic athlete. He competed in four successive Paralympic Games 1988 to 2000, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games. His nickname was ‘the Sparrow’.
At the 1988 Seoul Games, he competed in Men's 400m B3, Men's 800m B3 (5th) and Men's High Jump B3 (9th). He competed in the World Championships and Games for the Disabled, Assen, Netherlands winning a bronze medal in the Men's 800m B3.
At the 1992 Barcelona Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 800m B3 and competed in Men's 1500m B3 (5th).
In 1994, he left the Northern Territory to accept an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Athletes with a Disability residential scholarship in Canberra where he was coached by Chris Nunn. He departed the AIS in 1996.
At the 1996 Atlanta Games, Sam competed in the Men's 400m T12 and Men's 1500m T12 (5th). He was disadvantaged because the 800m, his specialist distance was dropped from the Atlanta Athletics program.
Finally, 2000 Sydney Games he competed in three events – Men's 400m T13 (7th), Men's 800m T13 (4th) and Men 1500 T13 (6th).
He has been a Board Member of Blind Sports Australia.
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