Steven John Bradbury OAM (born 14 October 1973 in Camden, Sydney) is a former Australian short track speed skater and 4 time Olympian, who won the 1,000 m Gold Medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all of his opponents were involved in a last corner pile-up.
In 1991, Bradbury was part of the Australian quartet that won the 5,000 m relay at the World Championships in 1991 in Sydney. It was the first time that Australia had won a World Championsh...
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Steven John Bradbury OAM (born 14 October 1973 in Camden, Sydney) is a former Australian short track speed skater and 4 time Olympian, who won the 1,000 m Gold Medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all of his opponents were involved in a last corner pile-up.
In 1991, Bradbury was part of the Australian quartet that won the 5,000 m relay at the World Championships in 1991 in Sydney. It was the first time that Australia had won a World Championship in a winter sport.
Australia's short track relay team went into the 1992 Olympics as world champions, but the team crashed in the semi-finals. The Australians were in third place when Richard Nizielski lost his footing and knocked over team-mate John Kah; they finished fourth and failed to reach the final. Bradbury was unable to help, as he was named as the reserve for the team and was sitting on the bench. He was not selected for any individual events.
In 1994, Bradbury was part of the short track relay team won Australia's first Winter...
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