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| Born | 19 March 1976 Camperdown, New South Wales | |||||||||||
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Carla Sullivan (born 19 March 1976) [1] is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She was born in the Sydney suburb of Camperdown. [1] She won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Women's 100 m Freestyle MH event. [2]
Priya Naree Cooper, is an Australian world champion disabled swimmer, winning nine Paralympic gold medals as well as world records and world championships. She competed in the Australian swimming team at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympics with an S8 classification. She was twice the co-captain of the Australian Paralympic team, including at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, and carried the Australian flag at the closing ceremonies for the 1992 and 1996 Summer Paralympics. Cooper has cerebral palsy and spends much of her time in a wheelchair. She attended university, working on a course in health management. After she ended her competitive Paralympic career, she became a commentator, and covered the swimming events at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
The 1996 Summer Paralympics were held in the United States city of Atlanta. Australia competed in 13 of the 17 sports, winning medals in 10 of those sports. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Australia had the second highest medal tally of any country competing. It won 42 gold, 37 silver and 27 bronze medals. It surpassed the 24 gold medals that Australia won at the 1992 Paralympics. The sports of athletics, swimming and cycling provided Australia with the majority of its medals.
Marianne Buggenhagen is a Paralympian athlete from Germany competing mainly in throwing events.
George Hucks is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. Born in the South Australian town of Port Augusta, he took up wheelchair rugby in 1994 and began playing for the Australian Steelers in 1995. During a practice in Atlanta before the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Hucks, the team's best player, broke his kneecap. He was part of the national team at the 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, and 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and won silver medals at the 2000 and 2008 games with the team. He works as a funds officer.
Katrina Lea Webb-Denis, OAM is an Australian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. She has won gold, silver and bronze medals in athletics at three Paralympic Games.
Sharon Margaret Rackham, OAM is an Australian Paralympic athlete.
Leroi Court was an Australian Paralympic competitor. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He won a bronze medal in the men's athletics 100 metres T12 event the 1996 Summer Paralympics with a time of 0:11.48.
Lachlan Stuart Jones, OAM is a former Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in Melbourne, and has cerebral palsy. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 100 m T32 event with a world record time of 0:19.90, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. He also participated without winning any medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Games. In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.
David Thomas Selby, OAM is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He was part of the gold medal-winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. He was also part of the silver medal-winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Sharon Slann is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the silver medal-winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. She was a member of the Australia team at the 1992 Barcelona Games and 1996 Athens Games. Her classification was 3.0 points at Atlanta and 2.5 points at Sydney Games.
Janelle Cherie Falzon, OAM is an Australian paralympic swimmer. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S7-10 event, for which she won a Medal of the Order of Australia, and two bronze medals in the Women's 100 m Backstroke S8 and Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 events. At the 1996 games, she competed in but did not medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 event, the Women's 200 m Medley SM8 event, and the Women's 4 × 100 m Medley S7-10 event. At the 2000 Games, she competed in the 100 m Backstroke S8 event, the 100 m Freestyle S8 event, the 400 m Freestyle S8 event and the 50 m Freestyle S8 event, but did not win any medals at those Games. In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.
Marsha Green in Sydney, New South Wales is an Australian Paralympic athlete with a vision impairment. She won a silver medal and bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics.
Amy Louise Winters, OAM is an arm amputee Australian Paralympic athlete. She won seven medals at three Paralympic Games, including five gold medals.
Sandra Narelle Smith, OAM is an Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot.
Pauline Cahill is a Paralympic lawn bowls competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Women's Singles LB3–5 event.
June Clark is an Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player. She was born in Kent, England. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the women's singles LB3-5 event.
Petrea Barker is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Women's 100 m Freestyle MH event. She was born on 18 September 1975. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1998 to 1999.
Dominic Collins is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7–10 event. He participated without winning any medals at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Tracey Leanne Oliver, is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She was in born in Bundaberg, Queensland. At the 1992 Barcelona Games, she won a bronze medal in Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 event. She also competed in Women's 100m Freestyle and 100m Backstroke S7 events. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 event and also competed in the Women's 100m Freestyle and 100m Backstroke S7 events. She was an Australian Institute of Sport Athlete with a Disability scholar holder from 1994 to 1995. She works as a swimming coach in Bundaberg.
Chantal Benoit is a Canadian wheelchair basketball player. She is considered among the best female wheelchair basketball players of all time.
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