Richard Oliver (Paralympian)
 Richard Oliver is sprayed with water after being presented with the gold medal at the Atlanta Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richard Alden Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
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16 April 1955 Gawler, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Alden Oliver, OAM[1] (born 16 April 1955)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketball player. He was born in the South Australian town of Gawler.[2] He participated in athletics at both the 1976 Toronto and 1980 Arnhem Paralympics, winning a bronze medal in 1980 in the Men's 100 m 4 event.[3] He held the world records in the 100 m and 200 m events.[2] He was part of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at all Paralympics from 1976 to 1996.[3][4][5] He won a gold medal as part of the winning team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Oliver, Richard Alden". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Wheelchair Basketballers". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 Results for Oliver from the International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1960–1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ↑ Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1984–2008" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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