Australia at the 1976 Winter Paralympics
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| At the 1976 Winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 1 (unofficial) | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: n/a |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Australia competed unofficially at the 1976 Winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik.
The Australian Paralympic Committee indicates that "Australia was unofficially represented at these Games by Ron Finneran, who competed but is not officially recognised as he does not fall into the amputee or visual impairment categories".[1] Finneran "travelled to Sweden at his own cost to represent Australia as [a] one-man team in the[se] inaugural" Games.[2][3][4][5][4][6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Paralympic Games History - Winter", Australian Paralympic Committee
- ↑ "Ron Finneran OAM - Administration - Disabled Wintersport", Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- ↑ "Competition", Disabled WinterSport Australia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 McDonald, Margie (15 March 2010). "Jessica Gallagher rejoices in Paralympic history". The Australian (Sydney, Australia). Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "RMIT graduate makes Paralympics history". RMIT. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ "Participation Numbers - Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
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