Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
Clark competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens where she won gold in the T34 100m and 200m. [ 1 ] She died of neuroblastoma on August 2, 2014, aged 31.
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.
Janet Lucy Shaw [1] (7 October 1966 – 3 December 2012) was a visually-impaired Australian tandem cyclist and author. She became visually impaired due to congenital retinoblastoma (eye cancer) and lost her sight completely at the age of 33.
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 .
Long before the Paralympic Games, American gymnast George Eyser, who had a wooden leg, competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics, and won three gold medals, two silver and a bronze, including a gold in the vault, an event which then included a jump over a long horse without aid of a springboard. There have also been other amputee medallists at the ...
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 ...
The International Paralympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in athletics events at the Paralympic Games. Athletics has been part of every Summer Paralympic Games . In Paralympic athletics competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability.