Rheed McCracken

Rheed McCracken (born 20 January 1997) is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor.

He took home first place in the Athletes With a Disability (AWD) 11 years boys' 100m, long jump, shot put and discus events.

[9] In 2009, he participated in the Queensland State Championships in the boys 12 years Athletes With a Disability long jump, 100m, discus and shot put events, winning every one of them.

[8] In 2010, McCracken competed in the Queensland Secondary Schools Championships, where he won the AWD boys 400m event.

[12] In 2011, McCracken made his Australian national team debut[4] During 2011, in preparation for the Paralympics, he completed six total training sessions a week.

[7] He was half a second slow in the 200 metres event from setting a Paralympic qualifying time.

[7] In January 2012, McCracken participated in the Australia Day Series in Canberra,[7][15] where he finished second with a time of 24.38 in the junior race.

[7] In January 2012, he finished second the Oz Day 10K men's junior division.

[19] At the Swiss National Championships in Arbon on 28 May 2017, McCracken set a new world record in the Men's 100m T34 with a time of 14.92.

McCracken at the 2012 London Paralympics
McCracken at the 2012 London Paralympics
McCracken receiving the award for 2012 Junior Athlete of the Year at the Australian Paralympian of the Year ceremony
Australian athlete Rheed McCracken after the men's T34 100m at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games