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1. www.abc.net.au › news › 2022/11/21Sam Willoughby reached the top of BMX and found the love of ...

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   Nov 20, 2022 · The accident that left Sam, a two-time world champion and Olympic silver medallist, paralysed from the chest down, happened on September 10, 2016. Just 22 days earlier, Sam had been racing in the ...

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     BMX Stars Alise Post, Sam Willoughby Talk Challenges After Accident | TODAY

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     Life after paralysis for world BMX champion Sam Willoughby | Ride | ABC Australia

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     Sam Willoughby BMX Training Accident Chula Vista USA

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3. www.sportingnews.com › au › other-sportsSam Willoughby suffers serious spinal injury after crash

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   Sep 23, 2016 · Australian BMX star Sam Willoughby has suffered serious spinal injuries after a training accident at his base in the US. MORE: Schumaker injury details revealed l Massive crash at Sandown....

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4. www.foxsports.com.au › cycling › aussie-bmx-champSam Willoughby 60 minutes interview: BMX star recounts crash

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   Oct 16, 2016 · The 25-year-old had the accident while training at his local track in Chula Vista, near San Diego, just weeks after returning from competing in the Rio Olympics. He suffered fractures to his C6 and C7 vertebrae, severely compressing his spinal cord and leaving him with no movement below the chest.

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6. www.youtube.com › watchBMX Stars Alise Post, Sam Willoughby Talk Challenges After ...

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   Jul 22, 2019 · The picture-perfect love between Alise and Sam Willoughby, two of the biggest names in BMX, was put to the test when an accident left Sam paralyzed from the waist down. The two open up to the...

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7. www.smh.com.au › sport › why-paralysed-bmx-champ-samWhy paralysed BMX champ Sam Willoughby is chasing Olympic ...

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   Jul 9, 2021 · Olympic silver medallist Sam Willoughby had the world at his feet before an accident left him paralysed. But after an inspirational meeting, he began a new life.

8. velo.outsideonline.com › news › olympic-medalistOlympic medalist Willoughby paralyzed after BMX crash - Velo

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   SYDNEY (AFP) — Former BMX world champion and two-time Olympian Sam Willoughby has been left partially paralyzed after a training accident in the United States, with no movement from the chest...

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   What happened to Sam Willoughby?

   • Australian BMX star Sam Willoughby has suffered serious spinal injuries after a training accident at his base in the US. MORE: Schumaker injury details revealed l Massive crash at Sandown Willoughby suffered the crash on September 10 and his family have just released a statement about his recovery.

   Sam Willoughby suffers serious spinal injury after crash

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   Who is Sam Willoughby?

   • In 2007, 16-year-old Sam Willoughby was using his prodigious talent to make waves in the BMX world. In 2008 he won the junior world championships in China. Sam was world junior champion in Tiyuan, China, in 2008. (BMX Mania: Jerry Landrum) More importantly, Sam met Alise. Alise Post's career trajectory was similarly impressive to Sam's.

   Sam Willoughby reached the top of BMX and found the love of his life

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   How did Willoughby become a BMX world champion?

   • The day he met his future wife Alise, and the day he first became a BMX world champion. There were the days he won a silver medal at the London Olympics and, four years later, when Willoughby went to Rio as raging favourite but made a rare mistake and finished sixth.

   Why paralysed BMX champ Sam Willoughby is chasing Olympic gold in …

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   What happened to Sam after London finished BMX?

   • "Once London finished, he was pretty much straight back on the bike," Sam's dad Colin says. That dedication and single-mindedness was coming to the fore once again. Sam was single-mindedly dirving towards his goal of becoming Olympic champion. (BMX Mania: Jerry Landrum)

   Sam Willoughby reached the top of BMX and found the love of his life

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   What happened to Sam after the Olympics?

   • After the Olympics, Sam was on a mission. No time to slow down. No time to take stock. Only to get better. "Once London finished, he was pretty much straight back on the bike," Sam's dad Colin says. That dedication and single-mindedness was coming to the fore once again. Sam was single-mindedly dirving towards his goal of becoming Olympic champion.

   Sam Willoughby reached the top of BMX and found the love of his life

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   What can you do to support Willoughby's recovery?

   • Willoughby is a two-time world champion and finished sixth at the Rio Olympics in August. A website has been set up so people can send messages of support and donate money towards Willoughby’s recovery.

   Sam Willoughby suffers serious spinal injury after crash

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10. www.9news.com.au › national › bmx-champ-samBMX champ Sam Willoughby stands in video documenting his ...

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    Feb 3, 2017 · The Olympic silver medalist broke two vertebrae in his spine and crushed his spinal cord when he crashed at Chula Vista bike track in California in September last year. He underwent successful emergency surgery but despite regaining movement in his arms and hands, he was still unable to move his legs.