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Tony South receives his gold medal in Tel Aviv from Ludwig Guttman, founder of the Paralympic movement.. At 17 years of age, while competing in his first Australian Paraplegic Championship in Melbourne, Victoria, he won his first gold medal in archery, South's physiotherapy program was extended to 26 hours a week in preparation for the 1968 Tel Aviv Paralympics, his first international games ...
Australia was represented in archery at the first 1960 Summer Paralympic Games. Three athletes - Ross Sutton , Tony South and Alan Conn have won gold medals. Australia has won medals at six Games.
According to Tony South the athletes who medalled in Archery at the Games were Germans studying at University with a scholarship for Archery and had professional coaches, spotters and all kinds of support, whereas the Australian team had to carry all their own gear.
Tony South medal Tel Aviv 1968 Among the Australian athlete team there were clearly a number of standout athletes whose performances at the 1968 Paralympic Games are worth acknowledging. These are athletes who have set world records, won numerous medals and/or participated in a large number of events in Tel Aviv.
Tony South Australia: Elbracht West Germany: FITA round team open details West Germany (FRG) Elbracht Gobel Schaede Great Britain (GBR) Tony Potter John Robertson Dennis Slough United States (USA) Gene Geissinger Thomas D. Kelderhouse Klemens St. Nicholas round cervical details: Derek Nicholson Great Britain: Allan McLucas Australia: Stephen ...
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 29, 2024. The victory sets Team USA up well for the remainder of the group stage as they will play the Netherlands on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.
Tony South Australia: Francesco Deiana ... T. Matsumoto Tanaka Japan: ←1964. 1972→. Dartchery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of a mixed pairs event ...
List of Australian Paralympians that have competed in multiple sports at the Summer or Winter Paralympic Games. Several athletes have competed at both the Winter and Summer Paralympics. Five athletes have won gold medals in more than one sport: Daphne Ceeney - Swimming (1960) and Table tennis (1964)