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Column: The Olympian told he'd never walk again
Team USA - 2 Feb 2012
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PARIS(AP) All that stuff about the Olympic ideal, how it's all about taking part, not winning, can… Read
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Column: The Olympian told he'd never walk again
SignOnSanDiego.com - 2 Feb 2012
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Wednesday, Feb. 1st 2012 Hello, Guest Sports 63 F Related: Column: The Olympian told he'd never walk again Share: In this image made available by FIGmedia Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012 Ireland's gymnast Kieran Behan works on the parallel bars during the 42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Rotterdam, Netherlands in Oct. 2010. Ireland's first gymnast to qualify for an Olympic...
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Column: The Olympian told he'd never walk again
Seattle Times - 2 Feb 2012
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can often seem like so much hot air, rendered hopelessly quaint and outdated by the ultracompetitive and mercenary world of modern sport. Until, that is, you speak to Kieran Behan. Ireland's first gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games is a vaulting, somersaulting advertisement for believing in the bright side of life, for picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and starting all over...
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Behan given Olympic boost
RTE Sport - 26 Jan 2012
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Irish gymnast Kieran Behan has been given a much-needed cash boost as he steps up his preparation for London 2012.
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Behan takes fourth in London test event
RTE Sport - 13 Jan 2012
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mark which along with the degree of difficulty of the routine attempted and several other factos determines the final mark saw him win gold. Britain's Kristian Thomas came third. Surreybased gymnast Behan, who has two Irish parents, won a World Cup floor title last year. His feat of Olympic qualification is all the more remarkable as he has suffered an extraordinary series of injuries...
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Behan secures London 2012 place
RTE Sport - 12 Jan 2012
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Kieran Behan has become only the second Irish gymnast in history to qualify for an Olympic Games after he was twice told he might never walk again.
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