Orfeo Cecconato

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Orfeo Cecconato
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Personal information
Full nameOrfeo Cecconato
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born1 November 1969
Melbourne, Victoria
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Men's wheelchair basketball

Orfeo Cecconato, OAM [1] (1 November 1969) [2] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria. [2] He was part of the gold medal-winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team [3] at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, [4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. [1] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cecconato, Orfeo, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
  3. ↑ "Results – ATLANTA 1996 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Basketball – Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Cecconato, Orfeo: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.


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