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Sunday 25th February 2024 CLUB AWARDS Oliver was presented with two awards at his club prize-giving afternoon, which was held via Zoom. INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE AWARD  Oliver won the 'International Athlete Award' in recognition of his individual and team performances in 2023 at the Virtus World Para-Equestrian Series. GOLD ACCOLADE AWARD  For being a long-standing club member who has trained and competed for 15 years, Oliver was the recipient of the 'Gold Accolade Award'. Sunday 12th March 2023 CLUB AWARDS At Oliver's club prize-giving afternoon, which was held via Zoom, he won two awards in recognition and celebration of Oliver's accomplishments in equestrian sport during 2022. EQUESTRIAN AWARD  Oliver was the winner of the 'Equestrian Award' for his successes in competitions at local, regional and national level during 2022. INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE AWARD  Oliver received an 'International Athlete Award' in recognition of his performances in 2022 at the Virtus World Para-Equestrian Series. Summer 2022 Special Olympics GB Summer Series of Sport 
For the first time in almost two and a half years, Special Olympics GB returned to competition with a celebration of sport. Oliver competed in the 3 different sports of athletics, swimming and equestrian. "The Summer Series of Sports has been fantastic. I have caught up with all my friends from the different regions that I have missed because of covid. I won 9 medals, 8 gold and a silver." - Oliver Wednesday 16th March 2022 Mencap Round The World Challenge - World Route 
Oliver completed the World Challenge having 'travelled' to France, Norway, Lithuania, Ethiopia, India, Sri Lanka, China, South Korea, Australia, Canada, United States, Jamaica, Brazil and home to the United Kingdom covering a distance of 37,529 'virtual miles'. Monday 24th to Friday 28th January 2022 Virtual Challenge Week 
Oliver competed in the 2nd Mencap & Special Olympics GB Virtual Challenge. Oliver completed challenges each day set around a different skill, important for sport and physical activity, to earn points for his team and a position on the league table. Over 150 competitors, representing around 100 clubs from across the UK, took part in the week-long event. The week ended with an Awards Ceremony, streamed live over the internet. Oliver and his team finished in First Place for the Throwing Challenge and First Place for the Kicking Challenge. Oliver's team finished the week as National Runners-Up. There were medals for the top 3 teams overall and Oliver's team received a set of boccia balls for winning the Throwing Challenge. Saturday 20th November 2021 Mencap Round The World Challenge - Europe Route 
Oliver completed the Europe Challenge having 'travelled' to France, Switzerland, Hungary, Russia, Finland, Latvia, Netherlands and home to the UK covering a distance of 8,840 'virtual miles'. Sunday 26th September 2021 Mencap Round The World Challenge - UK Route 
Oliver has been busy taking part in a variety of sports and physical activities for the Mencap Round The World Challenge. Each hour of activity completed moves athletes closer to their next 'virtual' destination along the Challenge route. There are 3 Challenges to complete where athletes travel round the UK, Europe or even the whole World. Oliver completed his UK Challenge having 'travelled' to Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh and London covering a distance of 886 'virtual miles'. Monday 25th to Friday 29th January 2021 Virtual Challenge Week 
Oliver competed in the inaugural Mencap & Special Olympics GB Virtual Challenge. Oliver completed challenges each day set around a different skill, important for sport and physical activity, to earn points for his team and a position on the league table. In his club, Oliver came top in the movement gym exercise tasks which were a timed circuit of squats, star jumps, arm curls and shoulder presses. Over 1400 competitors, representing more than 100 clubs from across the UK, took part in the week-long event. The week ended with an Awards Ceremony, streamed live over the internet, where it was announced that Oliver's team had finished in First Place for the Kicking Challenge, scoring a maximum 100% and Second Place for the Throwing Challenge. Oliver's team also ended the week in 5th place overall on the leaderboard. 
Friday 25th September 2020 County Sports Awards SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR  Oliver celebrated success at the 2020 Disability Sports Awards held on Friday 25th September. This year the Disability Sports Organisation held its awards event virtually, via live YouTube broadcast to recognise and celebrate the amazing sporting talents and achievements of people with disabilities from across the county. The guest speakers at the event included Sir Rodney Walker and Paralympian Gavin Walker, Vice-Captain of the British Wheelchair Rugby Team. Nominations were received from all over the region to reward amazing sporting achievement for awards in fourteen different categories ranging from Young Achiever, Coach, Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year. The awards night ended with Oliver winning Sportsman of the Year 2020 and giving his acceptance speech by video.  Oliver won Sportsman of the Year for his successes throughout 2019 where he competed at local, regional, national and international level events in dressage. Oliver competed at the (BHS) Riding School National Championships at Rugby, finishing in Fourth Place overall. Oliver also won two national titles for dressage at the Riding for the Disabled Championships at Hartpury. In the autumn, he represented Great Britain at the World Para-Equestrian Competition hosted by Virtus (World Intellectual Impairment Sport organisation) where Oliver’s riding earned him two Top Ten Places. Congratulations to Oliver on winning this very prestigious award. Saturday 29th February 2020 CLUB AWARDS Oliver won two awards at his Club's Prize-giving afternoon in recognition and celebration of Oliver's super sporting accomplishments during 2019. SWIMMING AWARD  Oliver was the winner of the 'Swimming Award' for his successes in swimming competitions at local, regional and national level during 2019. INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE AWARD  Oliver received an 'International Athlete Award' in recognition of Oliver's performances in 2019 at the GBKA New Age Kurling World Championships in May and the Virtus (INAS) World Para-Equestrian Competition in October. Sunday 9th June 2019 Special Olympics Regional Table Tennis Men's singles - SILVER 
Saturday 6th April 2019 Special Olympics Regional Table Tennis Men's singles - SILVER 
Sunday 17th March 2019 Park Opening Oliver enjoyed being VIP guest of honour to officially open a new park area in his local neighbourhood. A play area was developed to provide a safe, enclosed playground area for children and families. Oliver was thrilled to cut the ribbon and open the park. Fun was had by all and the occasion was marked with refreshments and a bouncy castle. 
“I wish that everyone who uses the new park will have great fun,” said Oliver. Saturday 2nd March 2019 Festival Trio of Sport Oliver joined athletes from both the UK and the Netherlands, to compete in a busy, fun-filled afternoon of boccia, kurling and swimming. 
Saturday 9th February 2019 CLUB AWARDS Oliver was presented with various prizes at his Club's Prize-giving afternoon in recognition and celebration of Oliver's amazing sporting accomplishments during 2018. EQUESTRIAN AWARD  Oliver was the winner of the 'Equestrian Award' for his successes in riding competitions at local, regional, national and international level during 2018. ANNIVERSARY GAMES AWARD  Bridget presented Oliver with an 'Anniversary Games Award' and photograph of Oliver competing in table tennis at the Special Olympics GB Anniversary Games. INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE AWARD  Oliver received an 'International Athlete Award' in recognition of Oliver's performances in 2018 at the GBKA New Age Kurling World Championships in May, the International Halliwick Swimming Gala in September and the INAS World Para Equestrian Competition, in October. Friday 10th to Saturday 11th August 2018 Special Olympics GB Anniversary Games 2018 Men's singles - BRONZE Men's doubles - BRONZE 
Oliver joined the 50-strong delegation from his county to compete alongside 1,200 athletes from across the UK, Europe and Asia at the Special Olympics Anniversary Games, held at Stirling University campus, 9th to 13th August. There were bronze medals in both the table tennis singles and doubles events for Oliver, following some hard-fought play throughout the competition. Competition events were held over three days in nine different sports. A Be bold, be kind, be awesome! campaign was promoted to help challenge young people’s ideas and attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities, in order to build a more unified next generation. The Anniversary Games were a celebration to mark 50 years of world Special Olympics and 40 years of the movement in the UK. The Special Olympics Movement was founded in the USA in 1968 by the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F Kennedy. Eunice believed that the Olympic ideals of sport could give confidence and hope to people with intellectual disabilities as well as to those who cared for them. Today, Special Olympics reaches over 4 million athletes in more than 170 countries worldwide and the programme in Great Britain serves 10,000 athletes in 140 clubs. Saturday 4th August 2018 Lions Sports Day 
Saturday 10th February 2018 CLUB AWARDS Oliver was presented with the several prizes at his Club's Prize-giving afternoon to celebrate Oliver's outstanding sporting achievement and sportsmanship during 2017. NATIONAL SUMMER GAMES AWARD  Amanda and Neil Courtman presented Oliver with a 'National Summer Games Award' and action photograph of Oliver competing at the Special Olympics National Summer Games. MULTISPORTS AWARD  Oliver received the 'Multisports Award' for training and competing in six different sports: swimming, athletics, boccia, new age kurling, equestrian and table tennis. During 2017, Oliver won over sixty medals, rosettes and trophies in twenty-eight competitions including five National competitions. Oliver became 2017 National Champion in both swimming and equestrian sports. INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE AWARD  Special Guest, Bridget Hopkinson presented Oliver with an 'International Athlete Award' in recognition of Oliver's performances at the GBKA New Age Kurling World Championships in April, and the INAS World Para Equestrian Championships in September. Sunday 5th March 2017 Special Olympics Regional Table Tennis Men's singles - GOLD 
Saturday 11th February 2017 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD Oliver was presented with the 'Athlete of the Year Award' at his Club's Prize-giving afternoon to celebrate Oliver's outstanding sporting achievement and sportsmanship during 2016. His award also recognised how Oliver's sporting success raised the profile of his Special Olympics club. Oliver represented his Club in over 30 events in 2016, winning 14 trophies, 18 rosettes and 67 medals! During 2016, Oliver won at least one gold medal in every Special Olympics event he competed in. Oliver competed in six different sports (swimming, athletics, boccia, new age kurling, equestrian and table tennis). During 2016, Oliver competed in seven National competitions and became National Champion in 3 different sports, claiming 7 National Titles. In table tennis, Oliver was a gold medal winner at the Special Olympics National Table Tennis Competition. In swimming, Oliver was Men’s 100m National Champion, National Senior Relay Champion and National Team Champion at the Halliwick Championships and, at the British Learning Disability Swimming Championships, Oliver was the gold medallist in both finals of the breaststroke sprints to become double National Champion in the 25m short course and the 50m long course events. In equestrian, Oliver won the Grade III (walk/trot/canter) Riding for the Disabled Dressage Anywhere National Championship. Oliver also won third place in the Grade II Class. Oliver competed in the Great Britain Kurling Association British Club Championships and British Singles Championships. Oliver’s team progressed through to the last 8 and, in the Singles Championships, Oliver reached the quarter finals where he was beaten by the current World new age kurling Champion. 
Saturday 11th February 2017 TABLE TENNIS AWARD Oliver was awarded the 2016 'Table Tennis Athlete of the Year' trophy at his Special Olympics club. In 2016, Oliver competed in the Special Olympics Regional Table Tennis competition at Wrexham and was one of three athletes from his county to compete in the Special Olympics National Championships held at Crewe. Oliver was undefeated in every one of his table tennis matches during 2016, winning gold medals at regional and national level.  Saturday 13th August 2016 Lions Sports Day 
Thursday 14th July 2016 #TableTennisDay Competition WINNER 
To celebrate #TableTennisDay on the 14th July, Special Olympics GB in partnership with Table Tennis England, held a competition with the prize being a bag of goodies, donated by Table Tennis England, including a bat signed by the Great Britain Table Tennis Team heading to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Saturday 16th April 2016 Special Olympics GB 2016 National Table Tennis Competition Sir William Stanier Leisure Centre, Crewe Men's singles - GOLD 
Over eighty of the finest Special Olympics table tennis stars from around the UK competed at the two-day event on 16-17 April. Oliver was one of only three athletes to represent his county at the championship, having qualified at a regional competition in February. Oliver had some tough opponents, who took gameplay to fifth set tiebreaks. At one stage in the competition, Oliver was two sets and match point down but, displaying great spirit and character, came back from the brink of defeat to win through and claim the gold medal. Sunday 28th February 2016 Special Olympics Regional Table Tennis Men's singles - GOLD 
Saturday 6th February 2016 SPIRIT OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS AWARD Oliver was presented with the 'Spirit of Special Olympics Award' at his Club's Prize-giving afternoon to celebrate his voracious appetite to compete and improve his performance. During 2015, Oliver took part in over 30 events at Local, Regional, National and World level. Oliver competed in six different sports. Oliver even competed at 3 events during one weekend in three different sports at 3 different sporting venues! During 2015, Oliver won at least one gold medal in every Special Olympics event he competed in.  Saturday 6th February 2016 TABLE TENNIS AWARD Oliver was awarded the 2015 'Table Tennis Athlete of the Year' trophy at his Special Olympics club. During 2015, Oliver competed at two Special Olympics Regional Table Tennis Competitions where he was undefeated in all of his matches winning gold medals at both competitions.  Saturday 8th August 2015 Lions Sports Day  Sunday 19th April 2015 Special Olympics Regional Table Tennis Men's singles - GOLD 
Sunday 1st March 2015 Special Olympics Regional Table Tennis Men's singles - GOLD 
Saturday 7th February 2015 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD Oliver was presented with the 'Athlete of the Year Award' at his Club's Prize-giving afternoon to celebrate Oliver's outstanding sporting achievement and sportsmanship during 2014. Chosen by Club coaches, his award also recognised how Oliver's sporting success raised the profile of his Special Olympics club. During 2014, Oliver represented his Club in 20 events and won 14 rosettes and 52 medals! Oliver competed in all six of his Club's sports and won National Competitions in four different sports: athletics, table tennis, swimming and equestrian.  Saturday 7th February 2015 TABLE TENNIS AWARD Oliver was awarded the 2014 'Table Tennis Athlete of the Year' trophy at his Special Olympics club. During 2014, Oliver competed at the Special Olympics Regional and Special Olympics National Table Tennis Competitions where he won gold medals at both events.  Friday 12th September 2014 County Sports Awards SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR  Oliver celebrated success at the 2014 Disability Sports Awards held on Friday 12th September. The Disability Sports Organisation held its twenty-first annual awards event recognising and celebrating the sporting achievements of people with disabilities from across the County. The special guest speakers at the event included three Paralympians. Nominations were received from all over the region to reward amazing sporting achievement for awards in twelve different categories ranging from Young Achiever to Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year. The glittering gala night ended with Oliver winning the title of Sportsman of the Year 2014. Oliver, an all-round athlete, competes in 6 sports: swimming, athletics, equestrian (dressage), table tennis, boccia and new age kurling. Oliver took part in over 30 competitions since January 2013, including 12 competitions at national level in five different sports. The Awards Compere remarked, “Oliver’s medal tally of 39 gold, 18 silver and 5 bronze reads more like the medal tally of a country at the Olympic games than an individual sportsman!” Congratulations to Oliver on winning your very prestigious award. Saturday 9th August 2014 Lions Sports Day  Saturday 10th May 2014 Special Olympics GB 2014 National Table Tennis Competition Sir William Stanier Leisure Centre, Crewe Men's singles - GOLD 
Oliver spent the morning session ‘playing the tables’ so that he could be placed in an appropriate ability division. After winning six games, Oliver was placed in one of the middle divisions. After lunch, Oliver then played three full matches where the winner of each match was the first person to win 3 games (best out of 5 games). With some amazing shots, Oliver was undefeated in all of his matches, not dropping a single game throughout the competition. Sunday 16th February 2014 Special Olympics Regional Table Tennis Men's singles - GOLD 
Oliver took part in his first Special Olympics table tennis event. Saturday 8th February 2014 TABLE TENNIS AWARD Oliver was awarded the 2013 'Table Tennis Athlete of the Year' trophy at his Special Olympics club. During 2013, Oliver worked hard to pass the Bronze, Silver and Gold Levels of the English Table Tennis Association Butterfly Skills Awards. Oliver competed at the National Rotary Team Championships at Coventry where he reached the quarter-finals.  Saturday 9th November 2013 National Rotary Sports Team Championships Xcel Leisure Centre, Coventry  Oliver competed in table tennis at the 32nd Rotary Sports Team Championship. Saturday 10th August 2013 Lions Sports Day  April 2013 TABLE TENNIS AWARDS Congratulations go to Oliver who has passed six levels of the English Table Tennis Association Butterfly Skills Awards. Oliver has achieved the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards at the Starter and Improver Levels. Oliver is busy training for the National Rotary Championships in the Autumn.  Friday 22nd March 2013 TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD Oliver's Club was awarded the Team of the Year shield at the County Sports Awards. Oliver collected the award on behalf of his Club. He was also nominated for the Sportsman of the Year award for his numerous achievements in all of his sports.  Saturday 9th February 2013 TABLE TENNIS AWARD Oliver was awarded the 2012 'Table Tennis Athlete of the Year' trophy at his Special Olympics club. During 2012, Oliver represented his district in the National Rotary Team Championships at Coventry. He won all of his matches in the heats of the knock-out competition and progressed to the Final where he finished Runner-Up for the second year running.  Saturday 10th November 2012 National Rotary Sports Team Championships Xcel Leisure Centre, Coventry Table tennis - RUNNER-UP  Oliver competed in the 31st Rotary Sports Team Championship. He won through to the final of the table tennis event where he finished as runner-up. Saturday 11th August 2012 Lions Sports Day WINNER of lawn darts 
 Monday 28th May 2012 Newspaper Sports Awards Oliver - WINNER, DISABLED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR  Oliver was awarded the ‘Disabled Performance of the Year’ trophy at the District Sports Awards on Monday 28th May. BBC sports commentator, Harry Gration, presented the awards. Oliver won the award for competing in National Championships in aquatics, boccia, equestrian and table tennis during 2011. He won two GB titles in swimming as well as winning the National U26 (Learning Disability) title in boccia. Oliver also took part in the 2011 New Age Kurling World Open Championships. Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th November 2011 National Rotary Sports Team Championships Xcel Leisure Centre, Coventry Table tennis - RUNNER-UP  Oliver competed in the 30th Rotary Sports Team Championship. The event took place at the Xcel Leisure Centre in Coventry during the weekend of 12th/13th November. He won all of his group games and was runner-up in the table tennis final. Saturday 13th August 2011 Lions Sports Day WINNER of skittles game  Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th November 2010 National Rotary Sports Team Championships Xcel Leisure Centre, Coventry Table tennis - FIFTH  Monday 6th September 2010 Newspaper Sports Awards Oliver - HIGHLY COMMENDED |
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