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

Gold medal from 1963 Victorian Paraplegic Games.

Inscriptions & markings

Front - Gold medal from 1963 Australian Paraplegic Games - Shot Putt [sic] - 1st - Kevin Coombs
Reverse - engraving of two hands grasping each other, with laurel