Australia competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics that were held in two locations - Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom (wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injuries) and in the Mitchel Athletic Complex and Hofstra University in Long Island, New York, United States of America (wheelchair and ambulatory athletes with cerebral palsy, amputees, and "Les Autres" (the others) conditions as well as blind and visually impaired athletes). Four months before the beginning of the 1984 summer Paralympics, the University of Illinois terminating their contract to hold the Games.[1] Australia won 154 medals - 49 gold, 54 silver and 51 bronze medals. Australia competed in 9 sports and won medals in 6 sports. Australia finished 8th on the gold medal table and 7th on the total medal table.[2]
Notable Australian performances were:
- In Stoke Mandeville (Spinal and Cord Injury athletes) :
- In New York:
- Blind and Vision Impaired athletes also benefited from a national organisation to organize competitions and raise funds.
- For the first time 4 Cerebral Palsy athletes and a “Les Autres” athlete attended the Paralympics :
- Robert Walden won four gold medals in the pool
- Terry Biggs won a gold medal in table tennis
- Lyn Coleman won a silver medal on the track
- The first Australia’s “Les Autres” athlete, Malcolm Chalmers won a gold, silver and two bronze medals in swimming.[3]
Team
Australia sent a large team of 58 athletes in Stoke Mandeville. These athletes were managed by George Dunstan and Don Perriman with medical supervision provided by Dr John Bourke, Sister Norma Beer and physiotherapist Maggie Beven, as well as 13 additional escorts. Australia sent 66 other athletes to the International Games for Disabled in New York. The largest components of competitors were Amputees (40) and Blind and Vision Impaired (21), while Cerebral Palsy (4) and an Australian “Les Autres” athlete attended the Games for the first time.[4]
Amputee Officials in New York - Berry Rickards (General Manager), Peter Carroll (Swim Coach/Manager), Brian Neighbour (Athletics Coach/Manager), Wayne Bradshaw (Athletics Assistant), Dr Les Cunningham (Sport Psychologist), Mark Mannin (Media)[5]
Blind Officilas in New York - J. Simon (General Manager), Jane Buckley (Physiotherapist)
Results
Spinal and Cord Injury Australia’s team won 19 gold medals in Stoke Mandeville and over half of the athletes at the VII World Wheelchair secured medals. If we combine both the International Games for the disabled in New York and the VII World Wheelchair Games at Stoke Mandeville, as the New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 Paralympic Games, Australia had he most successful Paralympic Games since Tel Aviv 1968. The combined team won 49 gold medals, 54 silver medals and 51 bronze medals to finish eight on the medal tally.[6]
Medalists
Medal |
Name |
Sport |
Event |
01 ! Gold |
Davies, MarkMark Davies |
Athletics |
Men’s 100 m B2 |
01 ! Gold |
Davies, MarkMark Davies |
Athletics |
Men’s Pentathlon B2 |
01 ! Gold |
Dufty, AlanAlan Dufty |
Athletics |
Men’s 400 m 1C |
01 ! Gold |
Dufty, AlanAlan Dufty |
Athletics |
Men’s Marathon 1C |
01 ! Gold |
Nugent, MichaelMichael Nugent |
Athletics |
Men’s 400 m 2 |
01 ! Gold |
Trotter, PeterPeter Trotter |
Athletics |
Men’s 5000 m 4 |
01 ! Gold |
Holcombe, BrettBrett Holcombe, Peter Kirby, Joe Egan. Vernon Ezzy |
Athletics |
Men’s 4×100 m relay A4–9 |
01 ! Gold |
Morley, MichaelMichael Morley |
Athletics |
Men’s High jump A6 |
01 ! Gold |
McGregor, KerrodKerrod McGregor |
Athletics |
Men’s Long jump A2 |
01 ! Gold |
McGregor, KerrodKerrod McGregor |
Athletics |
Men’s Javelin throw A2 |
01 ! Gold |
Holcombe, BrettBrett Holcombe |
Athletics |
Men’s Long jump A6 |
01 ! Gold |
Holcombe, BrettBrett Holcombe |
Athletics |
Men’s Triple jump A6 |
01 ! Gold |
Giddy, TerryTerry Giddy |
Athletics |
Men’s Discus throw 4 |
01 ! Gold |
Randles, JanJan Randles |
Athletics |
Women’s Marathon 4 |
01 ! Gold |
Woodbridge, ValerieValerie Woodbridge |
Athletics |
Women’s Long jump A2 |
01 ! Gold |
Dowling, JulieJulie Dowling |
Athletics |
Women’s Javelin 4 |
01 ! Gold |
Smith, DonnaDonna Smith |
Athletics |
Women’s Javelin A2 |
01 ! Gold |
Fowler, RoyRoy Fowler |
Lawn bowls |
Men's singles paraplegic |
01 ! Gold |
Fowler, RoyRoy Fowler, Eric Magennis |
Lawn bowls |
Men's pairs paraplegic |
01 ! Gold |
Chadwick, AllanAllan Chadwick |
Shooting |
Men's Rifle prone - tetraplegic (aids) 1A-1C |
01 ! Gold |
Kosmala, LibbyLibby Kosmala |
Shooting |
Women's Air rifle 3 positions 2-6 |
01 ! Gold |
Kosmala, LibbyLibby Kosmala |
Shooting |
Women's Air rifle kneeling 2-6 |
01 ! Gold |
Kosmala, LibbyLibby Kosmala |
Shooting |
Women's Air rifle prone 2-6 |
01 ! Gold |
Kosmala, LibbyLibby Kosmala |
Shooting |
Women's Air rifle standing 2-6 |
01 ! Gold |
Caspers, BarbaraBarbara Caspers |
Shooting |
Women'sAir rifle kneeling 1A-1C |
01 ! Gold |
Caspers, BarbaraBarbara Caspers |
Shooting |
Women's Air rifle prone 1A-1C |
01 ! Gold |
Caspers, BarbaraBarbara Caspers |
Shooting |
Women's Air rifle standing 1A-1C |
01 ! Gold |
Caspers, BarbaraBarbara Caspers |
Shooting |
Mixed Air rifle 3 positions 1A-1C |
01 ! Gold |
Walden, RobertRobert Walden |
Swimming |
Men's 50 m freestyle C6 |
01 ! Gold |
Walden, RobertRobert Walden |
Swimming |
Men's 25 m freestyle C6 |
01 ! Gold |
Walden, RobertRobert Walden |
Swimming |
Men's 100 m freestyle C6 |
01 ! Gold |
Walden, RobertRobert Walden |
Swimming |
Men's 200 m freestyle C6 |
01 ! Gold |
Gudgeon, GaryGary Gudgeon |
Swimming |
Men's 100 m breaststroke A4 |
01 ! Gold |
Gudgeon, GaryGary Gudgeon |
Swimming |
Men's 100 m butterfly A4 |
01 ! Gold |
Gudgeon, GaryGary Gudgeon |
Swimming |
Men's 200 m individual medley A4 |
01 ! Gold |
Gudgeon, GaryGary Gudgeon |
Swimming |
Men's 400 m freestyle A4 |
01 ! Gold |
Team, AustralianAustralian Team |
Swimming |
Men's 4×100 m medley relay A1–A9 |
01 ! Gold |
Team, AustralianAustralian Team |
Swimming |
Women’s 4×100 m freestyle relay A1–A9 |
01 ! Gold |
Team, AustralianAustralian Team |
Swimming |
Women’s 4×100 m medley relay A1–A9 |
01 ! Gold |
Brunner, HelenaHelena Brunner |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m backstroke A4 |
01 ! Gold |
Eames, RosemaryRosemary Eames |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m breaststroke A6 |
01 ! Gold |
Brunner, HelenaHelena Brunner |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m freestyle A4 |
01 ! Gold |
Brunner, HelenaHelena Brunner |
Swimming |
Women’s 400 m freestyle A4 |
01 ! Gold |
Wallace, Mary-AnneMary-Anne Wallace |
Swimming |
Women’s 400 m freestyle B3 |
01 ! Gold |
Ryding, WayneWayne Ryding |
Swimming |
Men's 100 m butterfly A4 |
01 ! Gold |
Hammond, GregGreg Hammond |
Swimming |
Men's 100 m breaststroke A8 |
01 ! Gold |
Hammond, GregGreg Hammond |
Swimming |
Men's 100 m freestyle A8 |
01 ! Gold |
Chalmers, MalcomMalcom Chalmers |
Swimming |
Men's 100 m freestyle L6 |
01 ! Gold |
Biggs, TerryTerry Biggs |
Table tennis |
Men's Singles C1 |
02 ! Silver |
Trewhella, IanIan Trewhella |
Archery |
Men's Double advanced metric round tetraplegic |
02 ! Silver |
Trewhella, IanIan Trewhella, David Higgins, Stephen Austen |
Archery |
Men's Short metric round team 1A-6 |
02 ! Silver |
McPherson, DavidDavid McPherson |
Athletics |
Men’s 100 m 2 |
02 ! Silver |
Dufty, AlanAlan Dufty |
Athletics |
Men’s 200 m 1C |
02 ! Silver |
McInyre, RobertRobert McInyre |
Athletics |
Men’s 800 m 5 |
02 ! Silver |
Trotter, PeterPeter Trotter |
Athletics |
Men’s 1500 m 4 |
02 ! Silver |
Marsh, PeterPeter Marsh, Alan Dufty, Michael Quinn, Michael Desanto |
Athletics |
Men’s 4×200 m relay 1A–1C |
02 ! Silver |
Team, AustralianAustralian Team |
Athletics |
Men’s 4×400 m relay A4–9 |
02 ! Silver |
Hoggan, JamesJames Hoggan |
Athletics |
Men’s High jump A4 |
02 ! Silver |
Holcombe, BrettBrett Holcombe |
Athletics |
Men’s High jump A6 |
02 ! Silver |
Sargolia, StephenStephen Sargolia |
Athletics |
Men’s Long jump A4 |
02 ! Silver |
Sargolia, StephenStephen Sargolia |
Athletics |
Men’s 400 m A4 |
02 ! Silver |
Muir, StephenStephen Muir |
Athletics |
Men’s Triple jump A5 |
02 ! Silver |
McGregor, KerrodKerrod McGregor |
Athletics |
Men’s Discus throw A2 |
02 ! Silver |
Dann, DonaldDonald Dann |
Athletics |
Men’s Javelin throw A4 |
02 ! Silver |
Federico, JohnJohn Federico |
Athletics |
Men’s Slalom 5 |
02 ! Silver |
Russell, JulieJulie Russell |
Athletics |
Women’s Marathon 3 |
02 ! Silver |
Murphy, MargaretMargaret Murphy |
Athletics |
Women’s High jump B2 |
02 ! Silver |
Woodbridge, ValerieValerie Woodbridge |
Athletics |
Women’s Discus throw A2 |
02 ! Silver |
Smith, DonnaDonna Smith |
Athletics |
Women’s Shot put A2 |
02 ! Silver |
Coleman, LynLyn Coleman |
Athletics |
Women’s Slalom C1 |
02 ! Silver |
Forsberg, JohnJohn Forsberg |
Lawn bowls |
Men's singles A6/8 |
02 ! Silver |
Forsberg, JohnJohn Forsberg, Robert Wedderburn |
Lawn bowls |
Men's pairs A6/8 |
02 ! Silver |
Lewis, WayneWayne Lewis, Ken Moran |
Lawn bowls |
Men's pairs paraplegic |
02 ! Silver |
Bugarin, KingsleyKingsley Bugarin |
Swimming |
Men’s 50 m breaststroke B3 |
02 ! Silver |
Bugarin, KingsleyKingsley Bugarin |
Swimming |
Men’s 50 m freestyle B3 |
02 ! Silver |
Gudgeon, GaryGary Gudgeon |
Swimming |
Men’s 100 m backstroke A4 |
02 ! Silver |
Hammond, GregGreg Hammond |
Swimming |
Men’s 100 m butterfly A8 |
02 ! Silver |
Blackburn, CraigCraig Blackburn |
Swimming |
Men’s 100 m butterfly B3 |
02 ! Silver |
Blackburn, CraigCraig Blackburn |
Swimming |
Men’s 100 m freestyle B3 |
02 ! Silver |
Chalmers, MalcomMalcom Chalmers |
Swimming |
Men’s 100 m butterfly L6 |
02 ! Silver |
Hammond, GregGreg Hammond |
Swimming |
Men’s 200 m individual medley A8 |
02 ! Silver |
Ryding, WayneWayne Ryding |
Swimming |
Men’s 400 m freestyle 5 |
02 ! Silver |
Blackburn, CraigCraig Blackburn |
Swimming |
Men’s 400 m freestyle B3 |
02 ! Silver |
Team, AustralianAustralian Team |
Swimming |
Men’s 4×100 m freestyle relay A1–A9 |
02 ! Silver |
Connor, Kerri-AnneKerri-Anne Connor |
Swimming |
Women’s 50 m butterfly |
02 ! Silver |
King, UrsulaUrsula King |
Swimming |
Women’s 50 m freestyle 3 |
02 ! Silver |
Connor, Kerri-AnneKerri-Anne Connor |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m backstroke 4 |
02 ! Silver |
Eames, RosemaryRosemary Eames |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m backstroke A6 |
02 ! Silver |
Lewis, TraceyTracey Lewis |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m backstroke A8 |
02 ! Silver |
Young, CarolCarol Young |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m breaststroke A2 |
02 ! Silver |
Evans, MeredithMeredith Evans |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m breaststroke A4 |
02 ! Silver |
Donovan, ThereseTherese Donovan |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m breaststroke B2 |
02 ! Silver |
Eames, RosemaryRosemary Eames |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m butterfly A6 |
02 ! Silver |
Lewis, TraceyTracey Lewis |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m butterfly A8 |
02 ! Silver |
Wallace, Mary-AnneMary-Anne Wallace |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m butterfly B3 |
02 ! Silver |
Connor, Kerri-AnneKerri-Anne Connor |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m freestyle 4 |
02 ! Silver |
Eames, RosemaryRosemary Eames |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m freestyle A6 |
02 ! Silver |
Lewis, TraceyTracey Lewis |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m freestyle A8 |
02 ! Silver |
Donovan, ThereseTherese Donovan |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m freestyle B2 |
02 ! Silver |
Brunner, HelenaHelena Brunner |
Swimming |
Women’s 200 m individual medley A4 |
02 ! Silver |
Eames, RosemaryRosemary Eames |
Swimming |
Women’s 200 m individual medley A6 |
02 ! Silver |
Donovan, ThereseTherese Donovan |
Swimming |
Women’s 400 m freestyle B2 |
02 ! Silver |
Connor, Kerri-AnneKerri-Anne Connor |
Swimming |
Women’s 4×50 m individual medley 4 |
02 ! Silver |
Bugarin, KingsleyKingsley Bugarin |
Swimming |
Men’s 50 m freestyle B3 |
03 ! Bronze |
Davies, SusanSusan Davies |
Archery |
Women's Double FITA round paraplegic |
03 ! Bronze |
Egan, JoeJoe Egan |
Athletics |
Men’s 100 m A4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Kirby, PeterPeter Kirby |
Athletics |
Men’s 100 m A6 |
03 ! Bronze |
McPherson, DavidDavid McPherson |
Athletics |
Men’s 200 m 2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Kirby , PeterPeter Kirby |
Athletics |
Men’s 400 m A6 |
03 ! Bronze |
Dufty, AlanAlan Dufty |
Athletics |
Men’s 800 m 1C |
03 ! Bronze |
Nugent, MikeMike Nugent |
Athletics |
Men’s 800 m 2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Nugent, MikeMike Nugent |
Athletics |
Men’s 1500 m 2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Trotter, PeterPeter Trotter |
Athletics |
Men’s 800 m 4 |
03 ! Bronze |
McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre |
Athletics |
Men’s 1500 m 5 |
03 ! Bronze |
McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre |
Athletics |
Men’s 5000 m 5 |
03 ! Bronze |
Marsh, PeterPeter Marsh, Alan Dufty, Michael Quinn, Michael Desanto |
Athletics |
Men’s 4×100 m relay 1A–1C |
03 ! Bronze |
Wiseman, JeffJeff Wiseman, Robert Turner, Robert McIntyre, Peter Trotter |
Athletics |
Men’s 4×400 m relay 2–5 |
03 ! Bronze |
Lawton, WarrenWarren Lawton |
Athletics |
Men’s High jump B3 |
03 ! Bronze |
Kirby , PeterPeter Kirby |
Athletics |
Men’s Long jump A6 |
03 ! Bronze |
Morley, MichaelMichael Morley |
Athletics |
Men’s Triple jump A6 |
03 ! Bronze |
Quinn , MichaelMichael Quinn |
Athletics |
Men’s Slalom 1B |
03 ! Bronze |
Reynalds, Prue-AnnePrue-Anne Reynalds |
Athletics |
Women’s 3000 m B1 |
03 ! Bronze |
Randles, JanJan Randles |
Athletics |
Women’s 5000 m 4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Murphy, MargaretMargaret Murphy |
Athletics |
Women’s Long jump B2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Smith, DonnaDonna Smith |
Athletics |
Women’s Discus throw A2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Woodbridge, ValerieValerie Woodbridge |
Athletics |
Women’s Shot put A2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Russell, JulieJulie Russell |
Athletics |
Women’s Pentathlon 3 |
03 ! Bronze |
Swann, CliffordClifford Swann, Keith Zotti |
Lawn bowls |
Men's pairs A2/4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Boldery, DavidDavid Boldery |
Lawn bowls |
Men's singles A2/4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Newton, JohnJohn Newton |
Lawn bowls |
Men's singles A6/8 |
03 ! Bronze |
Chalmers, MalcomMalcom Chalmers |
Swimming |
Men’s 100 m breaststroke L6 |
03 ! Bronze |
Griffin, DavidDavid Griffin |
Swimming |
Men’s 100 m butterfly A2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Tracey, PhillipPhillip Tracey |
Swimming |
Men’s 100 m freestyle 1A |
03 ! Bronze |
Staddon, RobertRobert Staddon |
Swimming |
Men’s 100 m freestyle 1C |
03 ! Bronze |
Staddon, RobertRobert Staddon |
Swimming |
Men’s 25 m backstroke 1C |
03 ! Bronze |
Chalmers, MalcomMalcom Chalmers |
Swimming |
Men’s 200 m individual medley L6 |
03 ! Bronze |
Bugarin, KingsleyKingsley Bugarin |
Swimming |
Men’s 400 m breaststroke B3 |
03 ! Bronze |
Team, AustralianAustralian Team, Robert Staddon, Michael Quinn, Wayne Ryding?, Phillip Tracey? |
Swimming |
Men’s 3×25 m freestyle relay 1A–1C |
03 ! Bronze |
King, UrsulaUrsula King |
Swimming |
Women’s 25 m butterfly 3 |
03 ! Bronze |
Donovan, ThereseTherese Donovan |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m backstroke B2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Connor, Kerri-AnneKerri-Anne Connor |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m breaststroke 4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Brunner, HelenaHelena Brunner |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m breaststroke A4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Young, CarolCarol Young |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m butterfly A2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Currie, AnneAnne Currie |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m freestyle A1 |
03 ! Bronze |
Wallace, Mary-AnneMary-Anne Wallace |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m freestyle B3 |
03 ! Bronze |
King, UrsulaUrsula King |
Swimming |
Women’s 200 m freestyle 3 |
03 ! Bronze |
Evans, MeredithMeredith Evans |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m backstroke A4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Evans, MeredithMeredith Evans |
Swimming |
Women’s 200 m individual medley A4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Evans, MeredithMeredith Evans |
Swimming |
Women’s 400 m freestyle A4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Evans, MeredithMeredith Evans |
Swimming |
Women’s 100 m freestyle A4 |
03 ! Bronze |
Lewis, TraceyTracey Lewis |
Swimming |
Women’s 200 m individual medley A8 |
03 ! Bronze |
Donovan, ThereseTherese Donovan |
Swimming |
Women’s 200 m individual medley B2 |
03 ! Bronze |
Wallace, Mary-AnneMary-Anne Wallace |
Swimming |
Women’s 200 m individual medley B3 |
03 ! Bronze |
Engel, KerrieKerrie Engel |
Swimming |
Women’s 400 m freestyle 5 |
[2] |
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Events
Archery
Australia represented by:
Men – Stephen Austen, David Higgins, Eric Klein, Russell Shinn, Ian Trewhella
Women – Susan Davies
[2]
Australia won 3 medals - 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal.
Athletics
Australia represented by:
Men – Terry Biggs, Paul Bird, K. Bley, Murray Buck, Bailey Compton, Paul Croft, Donald Dann, Mark Davies, Michael Desanto, Neil Dixon, Alan Dufty, Joe Egan, David Evans, Vernon Ezzy, John Federico, Ian Gainey, Terry Giddy, Nicky Gleeson, David Goodman, James Hoggan, Brett Holcombe, Peter Kirby, Warren Lawton, Peter Marsh, Kerrod McGregor, Robert McIntyre, Jeff McNeil, David McPherson, Michael Morley, Stephen Muir, Panayiotis (Peter) Negropontis, Michael Nugent, John Payne, Michael Quinn, David Regan, Stephen Sargolia, John Sheil, Darryl Smith, Peter Trotter, Robert Turner, Jeff Wiseman, Garry Woolgar
Women – Lynette Coleman, J. Dowling, Meredith Jones, Margaret Murphy, Jan Randles, Ira Rankin, Prue-Anne Reynalds, Amanda Rose, Julie Russell, Donna Smith, Catherine Watson, Valerie Woodbridge
[2]
Australia won 58 medals - 17 gold, 19 silver and 22 bronze medals.
Coaches - D. Reed (blind), D. Regan (blind)
Officials - R. Carlton (Manager - Blind), B. Dunk (blind), L. O'Brien (blind), _
Goalball
Men - Theo Bottom, Bailey Compton, Graham Coulton, M. Furness, Nick Gleeson, G. Scott, L. Sloane, Gary Sargent, G. Woolgar
Coach - S. Bennett Officials - M. Downey
Lawn Bowls
Australia represented by:
Men – David Boldery, John Forsberg, Roy Fowler, Wayne Lewis, Eric Magennis, Ken Moran, John Newton, Clifford Swann, Robert Wedderburn, Keith Zotti
[2]
Australia won 8 medals - 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. Roy Fowler won 2 gold medals.
Shooting
Australia represented by:
Men – Troy Andrews, Kevin Bawden, Keith Bremner, Allan Chadwick, Peter Parker, Andrew Rainbow, Stanley Sims, Grant Walker
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
[2]
Australian team won 9 gold medals - Barbara Caspers and Elizabeth Kosmala both won 4 gold medals and Allan Chadwick one gold medal.
Snooker
Australia represented by:
Men - Don Campbell
Swimming
Australia represented by:
Men – Paul Bird, Craig Blackburn, Kingsley Bugarin, Malcom Chalmers, Geoffrey Fowler, David Griffin, Gary Gudgeon, Gregory Hammond, Michael Kelly, Alan Morley, Michael Quinn, Wayne Ryding, Robert Staddon, Phillip Tracey, Robert Walden
Women – Helena Brunner, Lynette Coleman, Kerri-Anne Connor, Anne Currie, Therese Donovan, Rosemary Eames, Kerrie Engel, Meredith Evans, Deborah Holland, Ursula King, Tracey Lewis, Jan Miller, Mary-Anne Wallace, Carol Young
Coaches - G. Brown (Blind)
Officials - J. Blackburn (Manager - Blind)
Swimming was Australia's most successful sport at the combined Games winning 74 medals - 20 gold, 30 silver and 24 bronze.
Table Tennis
Australia represented by:
Men – Terry Biggs
,[2] Paul Croft, Joe Marlow, Errol Smith
Australian won a gold medal through Terry Biggs performance.
Weightlifting
Australia represented by:
Men – Brian McNicholl[2]
Australia did not win a medal. Brian McNicholl came 4th in his event.[7]
Wheelchair Basketball
Australia represented by:
Men – Michael Callahan, Kevin Coombs, David Gould, Erich Hubel, Ch. Ikstrum, Michael McFaun, Nick Morozoff, Richard Oliver, P. Peterson, M. Pope, coached by Bruno Moretti
[8]
Australia did not win a medal.
See also
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