Kevin Coombs

It was a really big effort because they (medical team) didn't know how we were going to travel - we didn't know how we were going to travel either.

Kevin Coombs, athlete[1]

Kevin Coombs is an Australian paralympian who competed at several Paralympics including the 1960 Summer Paralympics. One of the sports that he competed in was wheelchair basketball. Coombs only brought one wheelchair to the Paralympic Games, the wheelchair he used every day. His wheelchair weighed about 40 kilograms (88 lb).[2] Kevin Coombs had a street named after him at Sydney Olympic Park.[2] He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia. He was from Victoria.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ International Paralympic Committee 2010, p. 6
  2. ^ a b International Paralympic Committee 2010, p. 7
  3. ^ Roberts, Michael, ed (2008). Great Australian Sporting Moments. Melbourne, Victoria: The Miegunyah Press. p. 239. ISBN 9780522855470. 

Bibliography

  • International Paralympic Committee (2010). "50 Years - Remember Rome". The Paralympian (International Paralympic Committee) (3).