a year later, he was selected for the Beijing Paralympics, his first Summer Paralympics, as a cyclist. At the 2014 Sochi Games, he was the assistant alpine skiing coach of the Australian Paralympic Team. Milton holds the open Australian downhill speed skiing record, beating the top recorded speeds by able-bodied skiers. His personal best downhill speed is . Other athletic achievements On 7 July 2013 Milton broke the world record for running a marathon with crutches. It was Milton's first attempt at a marathon, and he finished the course in 5:23:30. Milton has also walked the Kokoda Track twice and scaled Mount Kilimanjaro. Recognition 1992 – Medal of the Order of Australia 2000 – Australian Sports Medal 2001 – Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best' inductee 2002 – Australian Paralympian of the Year 2002 – Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability 2007 – Australian Capital Territory Australian of the Year. 2014 – Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee 2015 – ACT Sports Hall of Fame inductee 2022 - Paralympics Australia Hall of Fame References External links "Speed king on one leg" Australian male cyclists Australian male alpine skiers Australian male triathletes Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic skiers Laureus World Sports Awards winners Amputee category Paralympic competitors Australian amputees Paralympic alpine skiers of Australia Paralympic cyclists of Australia Paratriathletes of Australia Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Paralympic coaches of Australia Coaches at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Australia Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia People educated at Canberra Grammar School Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Canberra Sportsmen from the Australian Capital Territory 1973 births Living people Cyclists from the Australian Capital Territory ACT Academy of Sport alumni Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing