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When did the disabled athlete Nick Scott first start weightlifting?
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Nick Scott became disabled from a car accident when he was just 16 years old. Afterwards he went back to weight lifting after a bout of feeling sorry for himself. He won his first weight lifting award in 2001 before his accident.
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