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His death was officially recorded as being due to blood poisoning, but it has been suggested that damage caused in the fight may have been a factor in his death. [15] [16] Ignaz Stiefsohn (25), Austria – Gliding (demonstration event) – 1936, Berlin. Stiefsohn was killed on 3 August when his glider broke a wing and crashed during practice. [17]
The 2004 Summer Paralympics (Greek: Θερινοί Παραολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 to 28 September 2004. 3,808 athletes (2,643 Men and 1,165 Women) from 136 countries participated.
Paralympic Games; 2004 Athens: 100 metres - T34: 2004 Athens: 200 metres - T34: Chelsea Clark (1983 - August 2, 2014) was a paralympic athlete from Canada who ...
The demonstration sport of wheelchair racing was a joint Olympic/Paralympic event, allowing a Paralympic event to occur within the Olympics, and for the future, opening up the wheelchair race to the able-bodied. The 2004 Summer Paralympics were also held in Athens, from 17 to 28 September.
Pitt represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] She won British Dressage 's winter championship title in April 2013. [ 6 ] She was in the para-equestrian dressage team that won gold at the 2010 World Equestrian Games.
Greece competed as the host nation of the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 124 athletes, 107 men and 17 women. [ 1 ] Competitors from Greece won 20 medals, including 3 gold, 13 silver and 4 bronze to finish 34th in the medal table .
The nation hosted the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. The best Paralympic performance of Greece was in the 2008 Summer Games , when the nation finished 20th with 5 gold medals and 24 in total. The top medal-producing sports have been swimming and athletics , while boccia , powerlifting and wheelchair fencing are the other sports that Greece ...
He then prepared for the 2004 Athens Paralympics, but the back injury had flared up again, and the plate in his back had broken in half. He retired in early 2004 due to the injury. [ 10 ] He came back for the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games , where he came seventh in the seated shot put, and was Australia's oldest ever Commonwealth Games ...