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Australian Athletics Para Bib #341
Rheed McCracken is an Australian Paralympic athlete & wheelchair racer who has represented Australia at Paralympic Games (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024) & World Para-Athletics Championships (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025).
From 2005 to 2009 he competed in Athletes With a Disability (AWD) events as a teenaged sprinter. Highlights include:
- 2008 - Queensland 12 & Under Track & Field Championships - first place in boy’s 11 years AWD 100m, 200m, long jump, shot put & discus
- 2008 - Pan Pacific Games - first place in boy’s 11 years AWD 100m, long jump, shot put & discus
- 2009 - Queensland Championships - first place in boy’s 12 years AWD long jump, 100m, discus & shot put
He began competing in the T38 wheelchair category in 2010 & made his Australian national team debut in 2011. He finished third at the 2011 Gold Coast Half Marathon & participated in the inaugural elite wheelchair race at the 2011 Sydney City 2 Surf. He won 100m gold at the 2011 International Wheelchair & Amputee Championships in Dubai.
McCracken has since won three silver & three bronze Paralympic medals, as well as seven silver & 2 bronze world championship medals. He has set two T34 100m World Records:
- 14.92s - Swiss Championships (Arbon, 28 May 2017)
- 14.80s - Nottwil Grand Prix (Nottwil, 26 May 2018)
McCracken has been honoured with awards including:
- 2012 - Australian Paralympian of the Year Awards Junior Athlete of the Year
- 2016 - Sporting Wheelies & Disabled Association Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Results
144 results
Sweeps
Africa
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No races recorded in Africa yet.
Still needed (19)
Algeria, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Egypt, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, The United Republic of, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia
4/35
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In progress
| 2011-12-03 | United Arab Emirates, The | IWAS World Games · Men's T34 100m Final |
| 2015-10-23 | Qatar | IPC Athletics World Championships · Men's T34 400m Heat 1 |
| 2021-08-30 | Japan | XVI Paralympic Games · Men's T34 100m Final |
| 2025-09-28 | India | World Para Athletics Championships · Men's T34 400m Heat 1 |
Still needed (31)
Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cabo Verde, China, Christmas Island, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, The Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, The Republic of, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, The, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Palestine, State of, Philippines, The, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (Province of China), Thailand, Viet Nam
Europe
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In progress
| 2012-09-04 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The | XIV Paralympic Games · Men's T34 200m Heat 2 |
| 2013-07-21 | France | IPC Athletics World Championships · Men's T34 200m Semi Final 2 |
Still needed (45)
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, The, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova,The Republic of, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, The, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, The, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine
North America
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No races recorded in North America yet.
Still needed (18)
Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, The, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, The, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Minor Outlying Islands, The, United States of America, The, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Oceania
1/11
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In progress
| 2010-05-30 | Australia | Balmoral Burn · Para & Special Burn 440m |
Still needed (10)
Cook Islands, The, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga
South America
1/7
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In progress
| 2016-09-11 | Brazil | XV Paralympic Games · Men's T34 100m Heat 1 |
Still needed (6)
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay
Australian Sweep
5/8
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In progress
| 2010-05-30 | New South Wales | Balmoral Burn · Para & Special Burn 440m |
| 2011-07-03 | Queensland | Gold Coast · Wheelchair Half Marathon |
| 2014-09-21 | South Australia | City-Bay · Elite Men's Wheelchair 12km |
| 2015-02-07 | Australian Capital Territory | Canberra Track Classic · Men's Wheelchair 100m |
| 2025-04-11 | Western Australia | Chemist Warehouse · Australian Athletics Championship · Men's Wheelchair 100m Final |
Still needed (3)
Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria
Trans-Tasman Sweep
5/10
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In progress
| 2010-05-30 | New South Wales | Balmoral Burn · Para & Special Burn 440m |
| 2011-07-03 | Queensland | Gold Coast · Wheelchair Half Marathon |
| 2014-09-21 | South Australia | City-Bay · Elite Men's Wheelchair 12km |
| 2015-02-07 | Australian Capital Territory | Canberra Track Classic · Men's Wheelchair 100m |
| 2025-04-11 | Western Australia | Chemist Warehouse · Australian Athletics Championship · Men's Wheelchair 100m Final |
Still needed (5)
Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand - North Island, New Zealand - South Island
USA Sweep
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No races recorded in USA Sweep yet.
Still needed (51)
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
World Slam
4/7
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In progress
| 2010-05-30 | Oceania | Balmoral Burn · Para & Special Burn 440m |
| 2011-12-03 | Asia | IWAS World Games · Men's T34 100m Final |
| 2012-09-04 | Europe | XIV Paralympic Games · Men's T34 200m Heat 2 |
| 2016-09-11 | South America | XV Paralympic Games · Men's T34 100m Heat 1 |
Still needed (3)
Africa, North America, Antarctica