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| name = Sam Tait | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = | nicknames = | headercolor = green | textcolor = yellow | nationality = {{AUS}} | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | country = Australia | sport = Para-alpine skiing | event = Super-G Giant slalom Slalom | disability_class = LW11 | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = 2018 Winter Paralympics | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = }}Sam Tait (born 11 April 1991)[1] is an Australian Paralympic alpine skier who represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, Korea PersonalTait was born on 11 April 1991. On 27 April 2013, he had a motorcycle accident Wollongong, New South Wales resulted in him breaking his T11 vertebra and becoming a paraplegic.[2] Tait attended Chevalier College with his twin brother James. [3]He has completed a two-year course in computer-aided design detailing at TAFE. In 2018, he lives in Mittagong, New South Wales.[4] SkiingPrior to his accident, Tait was an able-bodied skier. His parents own Corroboree Ski Lodge at Perisher Ski Resort. [1] In 2014, he took up sit- skiing and became a member of the Australian Para-alpine skiing development squad.[1] Tait made his debut for Australia in Landgraaf, the Netherlands in late 2016. At the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, he finished fourth in the men’s Super-G.[1] He is coached by Chris McKnight. [1] In 2017, Australian National University engineering students undertook a project to design and manufacture a lower leg protective enclosure for him to use while sit skiing.[5] At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, he competed in five events - 11th in the Men's Downhill Sitting, 17th in the Men's Giant Slalom Sitting and did not finish in three events.[6] At the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, he finished sixth in the Men's Downhill Sitting and tenth in the Men's Giant Slalom Sitting.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=Sam Tait|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/sam-tait/|website=Australian Paralympic Committee website|accessdate=20 February 2018}} 2. ^{{cite news|title=Paralympics dream on Sam Tait's radar|url=http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/2867182/sam-tait-has-winter-olympics-dream/|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=Illawarra Mercury|date=6 February 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=The Story of Sam Tait|url=http://shieldandheart.org.au/article/the-story-of-sam-tait/|website=Shield and Heart website|accessdate=20 February 2018}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Emily|title=Slopes to success|url=http://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/story/5238058/slopes-to-success/|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=Southern Highland News|date=19 February 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=TechLauncher enables ANU Engineering Students to Support Paralympic Dream|url=https://cecs.anu.edu.au/news/anu-engineering-students-support-paralympic-dream|website=ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science website|accessdate=20 February 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Sam Tait|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/alpine-skiing/athlete-profile-n3091757-sam-tait.htm|website=2018 Winter Paralympics Official site|accessdate=18 March 2018}} 7. ^{{cite web |title=Sam Tait Results 2019 World Para Skking World Championships |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sella-nevea-kranjska-gora-2019/schedule-results/info-live-results/asfa19/eng/zb/engzb_alpine-skiing-athlete-profile-n28863-tait-sam.htm |website=International Paralympic Committee |accessdate=10 February 2019}} External links
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