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5 months ago
24 December 2012
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jumpsleapsandhops:

he tore both acls btw and has one of the cleanest execution i’ve seen in mag…

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10 months ago on
29 July 2012

calamitafrigo:

Today I was watching the Olypmic Games on the iplayer, the men’s gymnastics qualifiers, and it’s happened that I saw this irish young guy, Kieran Behan, and the commentator said something about him, like he had a tumour at his leg when he was 10 and after the operation, the complications leaving him in a wheelchair, and the doctors told him, twice, he would never be able to walk again…and look at him now

He just won everything

I don’t know if he passed the qualifications, (I hope so) but the commentator also said, he has become only the second Irish gymnast in history to qualify for an Olympic Games.

“To think years and years ago I was told ‘you’re never going to be able to walk again let alone do gymnastics’ to find out I’m going to the Olympic Games is something that dreams are made of”

…I spent half day trying to made this gifset, ‘cause I really needed it.

10 months ago
29 July 2012
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dearhaleyb:

Can we talk about this gymnast from Ireland for a bit?
His name is Kieran Behan and he’s 23 years old.
You might not have heard of him seeing as he didn’t make finals during today’s qualifiers, but he has overcome a lot of adversity to even make it to this point.
For starters, he is only the second Irish gymnast to ever make it to the Olympics in history.
As a child, only two years into gym training, doctors discovered a tumor in his leg. He had to have surgery. Unfortunately, the surgery went wrong and he was stuck in a wheel chair for 15 months - which is better than the diagnosis that he would never walk again.
Upon returning to the gym, Behan had a freak accident and fell off the high bar, hitting his head and suffered from a major injury from it. He was again placed into a wheelchair.
After about three years away, Behan returned to the gym only to suffer rupturing both anterior cruciate ligaments in his knee.
Coming back from these string of injuries, Behan and his support network scrambled for every bit of money needed to get him to London as he had to compete in events worldwide. He paid for everything on his own through raising money from bake sales and car washes.
Just to make it to today, Kieran Behan was able to defy those doctors that had told him he’d never walk again.
Hey, not only is he walking, but he also performed in the 2012 Olympics.
Not many can say that.
You may not be winning a medal, or even competing in the finals, but you inspire so many with what you’ve accomplished,
So here’s to you, Kieran Behan!

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10 months ago on
28 July 2012

Emotional Kieran Behan Interviewed After He Competed In The Gymanastics At London 2012 (by donny19801980)

I forgot to add this to the other post! I’m so sad he fell on FX, I don’t know if he could have made the final even without the mistakes, but I wanted him to hit, he has such an amazing story!

Hugs for Kieran as well! :’)

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1 year ago on
17 March 2012

Kieran Behan working double twisting gienger on high bar (by FullTwistGym)

Wow! This looks so cool!