Luke Cain
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | (1980-02-03) 3 February 1980 (age 44) |
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Shooting |
Event(s) | 10m air rifle prone 10m air rifle standing |
Club | Springvale Range Club |
Luke Cain (born 3 February 1980) is an SH2-classified Australian shooter who became a paraplegic after an accident while playing Australian rules football. He started competing in 2007, as the sport suited his disability, and has been a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder since 2008. He first represented Australia internationally in 2009 at a World Cup event in South Korea. He has also represented Australia in two Paralympic Games including the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]
Personal
Cain was born on 3 February 1980 in Rosebud, Victoria.[2][3][4] He started playing Australian rules football when he was seven years old for the Rye Football Club. He played senior football for Rosebud Football Club as a full-forward.[5] In August 1999, at the age of nineteen, he was playing for Rosebud in a game against Hastings Football Club when he broke his neck after being sandwiched between a teammate and an opposing player.[5][6][7][8][9] He is a paraplegic,[5] and requires use of a wheelchair because of paralysis that affects him from the chest down. He has limited use of his fingers and no use of his hands.[7][8] Before his accident, he participated in a range of sports, including basketball, athletics, waterskiing, kneeboarding and wakeboarding.[5][9] After his accident, he continued in some sports, including angling.[3] As of 2012[update], he resides in Boneo, Victoria.[3][4]
His cousin is Travis Cloke, an AFL All-Australian full-forward.[6] Cain has been an inspiration to his cousin on the football field.[6] At the same time, Cloke has supported Cain.[7] Other cousins include AFL players Jason Cloke and Cameron Cloke.[3]
Shooting
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Cain is an SH2-classified shooter competing in 10m air rifle prone and 10m air rifle standing events.[2] He has been a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder since 2008,[6] and is a member of the Springvale Range Club.[2] He is coached by Miro Sipek as an individual and when on the national team.[3]
As a youngster, Cain hunted with his father and cousin.[5] He took up the sport of shooting because it was one of the few available to people with his physical limitations.[8] As of 2012[update], he was sponsored by Miall's Gun Shop of Frankston, Victoria, who provided him with competition gear including cleaning supplies, a rifle case and a rifle. He holds two world records, one in the individual 600–600 R4 prone event, and another in the R4 10-metre standing event.[8][10]
Cain started competing in 2007, and made the Australian national team the same year.[2][11] During Australia's 2009 domestic series, the Australia Cup, an invitation-only series for the top shooters in the country,[12] he earned a bronze, silver and gold medal.[2] That year, he made his national team debut at an international event when he represented Australia at the 2009 ISSF World Cup in South Korea.[9] By early 2010, he was looking for a sponsor to assist with costs for his international competitions.[11] He set a personal best of 598 out of 600 in the SH-2 prone air event at the 2010 World Cup in Germany, and not long after, set a new personal best when he shot 599 at the same event at the 2010 World Cup in France.[9][13] He came in first at the 2010 Oceania Shooting Federation Continental Championship.[8][11] At the 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships in Zagreb,[14] he came in first in the SH-2 prone air event by setting a world record of 600 points, a perfect score.[8][13] At the 2011 Great Britain International, he finished second in the 10m air rifle prone event.[2][15] He competed in the United States-hosted International Paralympic Committee World Cup in 2011,[6] finishing fourth in the R5 Air Rifle Prone event with a score of 599. He earned a gold medal in the team event with teammates Jason Maroney and Bradley Mark.[16] In 2012, he trained up to six days a week.[8] At the Australian nationals, he finished second in the prone event behind New Zealander Michael Johnson, and third in the standing event behind fellow Australian Bradley Marks and Johnson.[17]
Cain was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in Mixed R5-10m Air Rifle Prone-SH2 and Mixed R4-10m Air Rifle Standing-SH2 shooting events.[2][3][8][18][19] Competing on 3 September,[20] he did not medal, finishing 27th in the standing event and 28th in the prone event.[3][21]
Most recently Cain had represented Australia in the 2016 Rio Paralympics. He competed in the Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 and the Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2.[22][23] Cain did not medal, placing 26th in the standing event and 33rd in the prone event.
Performance
Event | Competition | Date | Score | Finish | Notes | Reference |
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Prone Air – SH2 | 2012 Summer Paralympics | Sept-12 | Shot 592 | 27th | [3][21] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | International Paralympic Committee World Cup | 2011 | Shot 599+105.6 | 4th | [16] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | World Cup GB | Oct-10 | Shot 598 | 4th | [13][24] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | World Championships Croatia | Jul-10 | Shot 600 | 9th | New personal best | [4][13][24] |
Prone Air – SH2 | Aus Cup | Jul-10 | Shot 599 | 2nd | [13][24] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | AISL GP | Jul-10 | Shot 597 | 3rd | [13] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | World Cup France | May-10 | Shot 599 | 9th | New personal best | [9][13][24] |
Prone Air – SH2 | World Cup Germany | May-10 | Shot 598 | 10th | New personal best | [9][13][24] |
Prone Air – SH2 | Australia Cup | May-10 | Shot 596 | 1st | [13][24] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | Nationals | Mar-10 | Shot 593 | 2nd | [13] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | Australia Cup | Feb-10 | Shot 597 | 2nd | [13][24] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | Oceania | Dec-09 | Shot 597 | 1st | [11][13] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | Aus Cup Final | Oct-09 | Shot 597 | 3rd | [13] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | Aus Cup | Sep-09 | Shot 597 | 1st | [13] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | Arafura | May-09 | Shot 595 | 3rd | [13] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | Korea Cup | Apr-09 | Shot 596 | 11th | [13] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | Nationals | Apr-09 | Shot 597 | 3rd | [13] | |
Prone Air – SH2 | Aus Cup | Mar-09 | Shot 591 | 3rd | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | 2012 Summer Paralympics | Sept-12 | Shot 586 | 28th | [3][21] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | International Paralympic Committee World Cup | 2011 | Shot 596+103.1 | 6th | [16] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | AISL GP | Jul-10 | Shot 593 | 3rd | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | World Cup France | May-10 | Shot 593 | 11th | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | World Cup Germany | May-10 | Shot 592 | 13th | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Aus Cup | May-10 | Shot 586 | 1st | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Nationals | Mar-10 | Shot 588 | 2nd | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Aus Cup | Feb-10 | Shot 590 | 2nd | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Oceania | Dec-09 | Shot 597 | 2nd | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Aus Cup Final | Oct-09 | Shot 592 | 2nd | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Aus Cup | Sep-09 | Shot 594 | 1st | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Arafura | May-09 | Shot 587 | 2nd | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Korea Cup | Apr-09 | Shot 587 | 10th | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Nationals | Apr-09 | Shot 592 | 2nd | [13] | |
Standing Air – SH2 | Aus Cup | Mar-09 | Shot 592 | 2nd | [13] |
References
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- ^ a b c "Paralympics Athlete Bio". BigPond Sport. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "A bit about me". Luke Cain. Retrieved 16 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "Luke guns for gold, Trav aims at flag". Melbourne, Victoria: Herald Sun. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Langmaid, Aaron (28 September 2010). "Travis won't choke in AFL Grand Final replay says Cloke family". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Morris, Deborah. "Olympic gold in his sight for Boneo star". Mornington Peninsula Leader. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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- ^ "My Sponsors". Luke Cain. Retrieved 16 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
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- ^ "AISL Competitions". Australian International Shooting Limited. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Achievements". lukecainshooting.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Welcome to the 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships, Zagreb, Croatia". Croatian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Shooting Luke Cain wins world shooting medal". Weekly Times Now. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Australia shines at the IPC World Cup, Fort Benning". Ausshooting.org. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "2012 NATIONALS". Tra.org.au. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "APC". APC. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Niav Owens (23 July 2012). "Kosmala shoots for her 11th Games –". ABC News. Australia: ABC Grandstand Sport – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Paralympics London 2012 – Day Three – 4:00 am Sunday, September 02 2012". ABC Television. 2 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "So Close: Aussies edged out at the Paralympics". Sport Shooting Magazine. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Shooting: Day three preview". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Luke Cain". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 22 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Luke Cain". Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS). 2 March 1980. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
External links
- Luke Cain at Paralympics Australia
- Luke Cain at the International Paralympic Committee
- Luke Cain at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Luke Cain on X
- Luke Cain on Facebook
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