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OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES - PARA MEN Stoke Mandeville, Paralympic, World, Commonwealth and Continental Games / Championships PLAYER AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL OCEANIA NATIONAL PHOTO NAME NO. REPRESENTATION MEDALS TITLES TITLES and AWARDS Stoke Mandeville Games Stoke Mandeville Games ITTF-Oceania Para Men’s/Women’s Singles First name, Paralympic Games Paralympic Games Championships Men’s/Women’s Doubles surname, Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games International Championships Mixed Doubles World Para Championships World Para Championships (within Oceania) Men’s/Women’s Teams State(s) World Para Team Championships World Para Team TTA Hall of Fame Induction - Asia & Oceania Para Championships Athletes - Para Class Championships Asia & Oceania Para Arthur Wilks Para Player of the ITTF-Oceania Para Championships Championships Year FESPIC Games FESPIC Games TTA Life Membership FESPIC Championships FESPIC Championships International Championships 1 x Stoke Mandeville Games: Total International Medals: 3. Australian Sports Medal: 1. William “Bill” 1957; Stoke Mandeville Games / 2000 (Basketball Mather-Brown 2 x Stoke Mandeville / Paralympic Games: Paralympian - Captain / Paralympic Games: 1 x Men’s Doubles Class B Coach since 1957). (WA) 1960, 1968; - Silver 1960. Wheelchair 1 x Commonwealth Paraplegic Commonwealth Paraplegic Games: Games: 1962. 1 x Men’s Singles Class B - Silver 1962; 1 x Men’s Doubles Class B Bill Mather-Brown in - Gold 1962. 1964 By Australian Paralympic Committee, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.o rg/w/index.php?curid=446224 33 Legend: * Official Medal not awarded due to insufficient entrants in the event. Last Save Date: 06-August-2021 Note: 1. Player Numbers are awarded following participation at a criteria event. 2. For National Titles, where gender not specified, event comprised both Men and Women. Page 1 of 34 OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES - PARA MEN Stoke Mandeville, Paralympic, World, Commonwealth and Continental Games / Championships PLAYER AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL OCEANIA NATIONAL PHOTO NAME NO. REPRESENTATION MEDALS TITLES TITLES and AWARDS 2 x Stoke Mandeville Games / Total International Medals: 3. Australian Sports Medal: 2. Bruno Moretti Paralympic Games: Stoke Mandeville / 2000 (Basketball - (Vic) 1960, 1968; Paralympic Games: National player Able & Wheelchair 2 x Commonwealth Paraplegic 1 x Men’s Doubles Class B W/c Nat Coach - merging Games: - Silver 1960. drills). 1962, 1966. Commonwealth Paraplegic Games: 1 x Men’s Singles Class B - Gold 1962; 1 x Men’s Doubles Class B Bruno Moretti in 1966. - Gold 1962. Member of Australian Paraplegic Basketball Team, Commonwealth Games, Jamaica 1966. (Source: Wikipedia) 3. Don Watts 1 x Stoke Mandeville / Total International Medals: 1. Paralympic Games: Commonwealth Paraplegic (NSW) 1968; Games: Wheelchair 1 x Commonwealth Paraplegic 1 x Men’s Doubles Class C Games: - 1962. 1962. 4. Alan McLucas 2 x Stoke Mandeville / Total International Medals: 1. Paralympic Games: Stoke Mandeville / (NSW) 1964, 1968. Paralympic Games: Wheelchair 1 x Men’s Singles A2 - Bronze 1964. Legend: * Official Medal not awarded due to insufficient entrants in the event. Last Save Date: 06-August-2021 Note: 1. Player Numbers are awarded following participation at a criteria event. 2. For National Titles, where gender not specified, event comprised both Men and Women. Page 2 of 34 OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES - PARA MEN Stoke Mandeville, Paralympic, World, Commonwealth and Continental Games / Championships PLAYER AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL OCEANIA NATIONAL PHOTO NAME NO. REPRESENTATION MEDALS TITLES TITLES and AWARDS 2 x Stoke Mandeville / Lord’s Taverners Award: 5. Kevin Bawden Paralympic Games: 1985 (Inaugural AM 1968, 1976. Recipient); (Awarded by Wheelchair Sports (SA) Australia in recognition of significant contribution to Wheelchair national junior wheelchair sport in Australia.) 12 Jun 1995 - In the Queen’s Birthday 1995 Honours List, Sir Ludwig Guttman Award: Kevin was awarded Member 1986; of the Order of Australia (Awarded by Wheelchair Sports (AM) in recognition of service Australia for outstanding to people with physical contribution to Australian disabilities, particularly as wheelchair sports.) President of the Wheelchair Australian Sports Medal: Sports Association of SA. 2000 (athletics field - international level). 1 x Stoke Mandeville / 6. Alan Conn Paralympic Games: (NSW) 1968. Wheelchair Legend: * Official Medal not awarded due to insufficient entrants in the event. Last Save Date: 06-August-2021 Note: 1. Player Numbers are awarded following participation at a criteria event. 2. For National Titles, where gender not specified, event comprised both Men and Women. Page 3 of 34 OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES - PARA MEN Stoke Mandeville, Paralympic, World, Commonwealth and Continental Games / Championships PLAYER AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL OCEANIA NATIONAL PHOTO NAME NO. REPRESENTATION MEDALS TITLES TITLES and AWARDS 1 x Stoke Mandeville / Sir Ludwig Guttman Award: 7. Kevin Coombs Paralympic Games: 1988; OAM 1968. (Awarded by Wheelchair Sports Australia for outstanding (Vic) contribution to Australian wheelchair sports.) Wheelchair Australian Sports Medal: 2000 (Basketball - order of First Australian Aboriginal to Aust 1983. Gold, Silver & compete at the Paralympic Bronze medallist Games (1960 in Wheelchair Paralympics, Fespics, Kevin Coombs in 1960. Basketball). (Source: Wikipedia) Comm & Nat Gam). 13 Jun 1983 - In the Queen’s Birthday 1983 Honours List, Kevin was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in recognition of service to sport for the disabled and to Aboriginal welfare. Legend: * Official Medal not awarded due to insufficient entrants in the event. Last Save Date: 06-August-2021 Note: 1. Player Numbers are awarded following participation at a criteria event. 2. For National Titles, where gender not specified, event comprised both Men and Women. Page 4 of 34 OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES - PARA MEN Stoke Mandeville, Paralympic, World, Commonwealth and Continental Games / Championships PLAYER AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL OCEANIA NATIONAL PHOTO NAME NO. REPRESENTATION MEDALS TITLES TITLES and AWARDS 6 x Stoke Mandeville Games: Total International Medals: 2. Total National Titles: 8. 8. John Martin 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, Stoke Mandeville Games: Australian National Games: (NSW) 1979, 1981; 1 x [Sgls/Dbls?] - Bronze 4 x Singles - 1962, 1964, Wheelchair 3 x Stoke Mandeville / 1979; 1966, 1968; Paralympic Games: FESPIC Games: 4 x Doubles - 1962, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980; 1 x Singles - Gold 1975. 1966, 1968. 2 x Commonwealth Paraplegic Games: 1966, 1974; 2 x FESPIC Games: John Martin in 2010. 1975, 1977. (Source: Wikipedia. Photo by AdrienneK - Own work, CC BY- SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/ w/index.php?curid=17186229) 1 x Stoke Mandeville / 9. John “Jimmy” Paralympic Games: Newton 1968. (State) Wheelchair 1 x Stoke Mandeville / 10. Anthony Paralympic Games: “Tony” South 1968. (NSW) Wheelchair Pushed 50km on his back wheels in 1975 to raise funds for the Australian Paraplegic Tony South in 1975. Games. (Source: Wikipedia) Legend: * Official Medal not awarded due to insufficient entrants in the event. Last Save Date: 06-August-2021 Note: 1. Player Numbers are awarded following participation at a criteria event. 2. For National Titles, where gender not specified, event comprised both Men and Women. Page 5 of 34 OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES - PARA MEN Stoke Mandeville, Paralympic, World, Commonwealth and Continental Games / Championships PLAYER AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL OCEANIA NATIONAL PHOTO NAME NO. REPRESENTATION MEDALS TITLES TITLES and AWARDS 1 x Stoke Mandeville / 11. Bob McMillan Paralympic Games: (State) 1972. Wheelchair Bob McMillan in 1972. 1 x Stoke Mandeville / Australian Sports Medal: 12. Cliff Rickard Paralympic Games: 2000 (Athletics (field) (WA) 1972. Paralympics in 1972 and Wheelchair 1975 Fespic - Team Manager for WA State). 13. Wayne Flood 1 x Stoke Mandeville / Paralympic Games: (State) 1976. Class ? Legend: * Official Medal not awarded due to insufficient entrants in the event. Last Save Date: 06-August-2021 Note: 1. Player Numbers are awarded following participation at a criteria event. 2. For National Titles, where gender not specified, event comprised both Men and Women. Page 6 of 34 OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES - PARA MEN Stoke Mandeville, Paralympic, World, Commonwealth and Continental Games / Championships PLAYER AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL OCEANIA NATIONAL PHOTO NAME NO. REPRESENTATION MEDALS TITLES TITLES and AWARDS 1 x Stoke Mandeville / 14. Ray Letheby Paralympic Games: (SA) 1976. Wheelchair Ray Letheby in 1976. Image by Donald Worley. 2 x Stoke Mandeville / 15. Peter Marsh Paralympic Games: (Qld) 1976, 1980. Wheelchair Peter Marsh in 1983. 1 x Stoke Mandeville / 16. Ross Soutar Paralympic Games: (NSW) 1976. Wheelchair Legend: * Official Medal not awarded due to insufficient entrants in the event. Last Save Date: 06-August-2021 Note: 1. Player Numbers are awarded following participation at a criteria event. 2. For National Titles, where gender not specified, event comprised both Men and Women. Page 7 of 34 OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES - PARA MEN Stoke Mandeville, Paralympic, World, Commonwealth and Continental Games / Championships PLAYER AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL OCEANIA NATIONAL PHOTO NAME NO. REPRESENTATION MEDALS TITLES TITLES and AWARDS 1 x Stoke Mandeville Games: 17. John Spencer 1977. (NSW) Wheelchair John Spencer (Courtesy Spencer family album) 18. Donald “Doc”