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Tony GARTLAND Wicklow carpenter gets Irish off to winning start at Transplant Games | Wicklow carpenter gets Irish off to winning start at Transplant Games |
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| Written by Liam Horan | |
| Sunday, 26 August 2007 | |
 A 42 year-old Co. Wicklow carpenter with a transplanted liver is the toast of Bangkok today after he got the Irish team off to a stunning start at the 16th World Transplant Games.
Tony Gartland, who lives at Hacketstown on the Wicklow/Carlow border, finished second in the 5km road race which was held at the unearthly hour of 7.30am to avoid the baking midday sun. Tony got a new lease of life when he got his new liver in June 1993, and, as part of his way of saying thanks to the family of the donor, he has competed in every World Transplant Games. It is his tenth World Games medal in that time, and today, he was beaten into second place by long-time rival Juan Puablo Juarez of Argentina. Later in the week, Tony will compete in the 800m and 1500m track races, and the 5km race walk. Tony had a long term condition prior to the transplant.
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Tony Gartland
Name: Tony Gartland
Competes at: Super Senior
Lives: Carlow
Transplant: Liver transplant in January 1993
Sports: European Transplant Games in Slovenia 2004 – Gold in 5k road race and gold in 800m track
World Transplant Games in Ontario 2005 – Gold 800m track, silver 1,500m track and bronze in the 5,000m road race
Also competed in World Transplant Games in Manchester in 1995, Sydney 1997, Japan in 2001 and France in 2003.
Competed in European Transplant Games in Hungary in 2006
Games Events: 5k road race, ten pin bowling, 5,000m, 8,000m and 1,500m track
Athletes
Officials
| Dr Emer KILBRIDE |
| Clare HOGAN |
| Mark MURPHY |
| Colin WHITE |
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Newspaper articles
- Friends set up tribute to computer game fan Andrew Tiplady - The Press, York
- “Organ donors are real heroes behind Transplantation,” say Prof. John Fabre - Your-Story.org (press release)
- A world of difference: Local Girl Scouts celebrate group's founding centennial ... - Prescott Daily Courier
- Heart Transplant (Warriors 93, Kings 90) - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
- Minister Recognises Local Sporting Success - eGov monitor
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