Bill Morgan - November 28, 2000
Bill Morgan a member of the Brantford Judo Club since 1991, is this week's TCO "Athlete of the Week". Bill attended the 1998 World Blind Judo Championships in Madrid, Spain placing 5th out of 16 countries and this began his international judo career. He traveled to Colorado Springs in the fall of 1999 finishing 1st in the Paralympic qualifier. On October 9, Bill traveled to Sydney, Australia to participate in the 2000 Paralympics. He finished 7th in the 81kg division and is now working towards the World Championships in
2002. His long-term goal is to represent Canada again in the 2004 Paralympics. Bill presently works at the W. Ross Macdonald School as a classroom assistant. Brantford is extremely proud of Bill and we extend our congratulations to him for all his outstanding achievements. |
