IRONMAN
Special Olympics Athlete Chris Nikic Wins Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year Award
Special Olympics Athlete Chris Nikic Wins Laureus Sporting Moment award.
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“17 Hours: The Chris Nikic Story” Premieres on ESPN in Honor of World Down Syndrome Day
SC Featured film follows Chris’s journey as he becomes the first person with Down syndrome to complete a full IRONMAN Triathlon.
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Special Olympics Announces New Global and Inaugural Champion Ambassador Programs
Chris Nikic—the first person with Down syndrome to complete a full IRONMAN®—leads star pack
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Chris Nikic Shatters Stereotypes to Become First Person with Down Syndrome to Complete an IRONMAN
Sixteen hours and 46 minutes later, as the nighttime darkness settled in, Chris crossed the finish line and made history of as the first person with Down syndrome to finish a full IRONMAN race.
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Chris Nikic Continues to Make News as First Person with Down Syndrome to Compete at IRONMAN
A month before Chris Nikic, Special Olympics Florida athlete, becomes the first person with Down syndrome to compete in a full IRONMAN race on 7 November 2020, he is taking the media by storm as a groundbreaking and high performance athlete.
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USA Today Sports Highlights Chris Nikic, Special Olympics Florida Athlete, and His IRONMAN Quest
This is an excerpt from the USA Today article titled “Special Olympian Chris Nikic trains to be first person with Down syndrome to complete Ironman.”
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I’m a Better Coach and Unified Partner Because of Chris and His Learning Style
Coach, Unified partner and guide Daniel Grieb reflects on his training journey with Chris Nikic, Special Olympics Florida, and his quest to be the first athlete with Down syndrome on record to complete a full Ironman distance race (140.6 miles).
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Athlete Trains to Be First Person with Down Syndrome to Complete IRONMAN
Chris Nikic, a Special Olympics Florida athlete who has Down syndrome, competes in golf, swimming, track, basketball and triathlons.
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