, ▁and ▁won ▁gold ▁med als ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁international ▁compet itions , ▁including ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games , ▁European ▁Championships ▁and ▁World ▁Championships . ▁He ▁also ▁plays ▁compet itive ▁rugby ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁qualified ▁div ing ▁instruct or . ▁ ▁Cr ates ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Or sett , ▁Es sex . ▁He ▁took ▁up ▁athlet ics ▁after ▁losing ▁his ▁right ▁arm ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁while ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁T 4 6 ▁( arm ▁am put ee ) ▁events ▁and ▁represented ▁Britain ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁Sydney ▁– ▁winning ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 m ▁s print , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 m . ▁ ▁After ▁Sydney , ▁Cr ates ▁switched ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 m ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 m , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁holds ▁the ▁world ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 5 3 . 2 7 ▁set ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁at ▁the ▁A AA ▁Championships . ▁ ▁Cr ates ▁also ▁won ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 m ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁won ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁category ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Ind