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ID card, Kevin Coombs photo ID, 1980 Paraympic Games in Arnhem, The Netherlands, 1980
... including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first... including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first ...Kevin Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at five Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia. Coombs was part of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 1960 Rome, 1968 Tel Aviv, 1972 Heidelberg, 1980 Arnhem and 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics. He served as coach/captain at the 1972 games and as captain at the 1984 games. He also participated in athletics events at the 1968 and 1972 Paralympics. He captained the silver-medal-winning Australian wheelchair basketball team at the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Dunedin, led the Australian team in gold medal performances at the 1977 and 1982 FESPIC Games, captained the team at the 1977 Silver Jubilee Games, and played in the 1983 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.[10][11] The 1980 Summer Paralympics were held in Arhmen, in The Netherlands, the sixth edition of the event.Plastic card, containing orange cardboard ID card, with photo inset.Front: Logos of 1980 Paralympics and Paralympic mascots (in Dutch) Olympische Spelen voor Gehandicapten 21 juni-5-juli Reverse: very degraded portrait photo of Kevin Coombs Nation - AUSTRALIA Name:- Coumbs Classification - 4 Startnr - 0087 Points 2 -
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Lapel pin, Lapel pin from 1968 Stoke-Mandeville Games in israel
... of the Paralympics. Stoke-Mandeville Games Paralympics 1968 Stoke-Mandeville ...The 17th International Stoke-Mandeville Games is Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1968, was later classified as being the 3rd edition of the Paralympics.Small round metal badge/lapel pin.Dark gold text on a dark red background, with '1968' in the middle, surrounded by STOKE MANDEVILLE GAMES IN ISRAEL.The text and dark red section is surrounded by a green laurel pattern on a gold background.stoke-mandeville games, paralympics, 1968 stoke-mandeville games, 1968 paralympics games -
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Tournament program, First Australian Paraplegic Games 1960 - Official Programme, March 1960
This booklet contains the official program for the First Australian Paraplegic Games, held in March 1960 in Albert Park, Melbourne. The disabled sports movement which began in the United Kingdom at the Stoke-Mandeville Hospital gradually worked its way to Australia. The attempt to create a sporting movement for people with permanent spinal injuries was seen in terms of opening up opportunities for paraplegic and quadriplegic persons, while also acting as part of their physical and mental rehabilitation. Doubling up as a selection meet for the 1960 Rome Paralympics, the tournament included the following events. FIELD - Javelin and precision javelin - Shot Put - Club Throwing ARCHERY AND DARTCHERY WEIGHT LIFTING TABLE TENNIS BASKETBALL SABRE FENCINGEight page booklet