Historical information

Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.

Physical description

Silver medal from 1960 Australian Paraplegic Games - Javelin - Kevin Coombs.

Inscriptions & markings

Front - Australian Paraplegic Games Melbourne 1960 - Javlin [sic] - Kevin Coombs
Reverse - engraving of two hands grasping each other, with laurel