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Patricia Hill is a New Zealand Paralympian who competed in athletics. At the 1980 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Slalom 2; a silver medal in the 200m 2; and a bronze medal in the 400m 2. [1] At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Slalom 2, and silver medals in the Marathon 2 and Pentathlon 2. [2] At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, she won bronze medals in the Marathon 2 and Slalom 3. [3]
Graham Thomas Condon was a disabled athlete who won seven medals for New Zealand competing in Paralympic swimming and athletic events and a total of 36 medals in international competition overall. He was also a local-body politician and a disability advocate.
Australia has participated officially in every Paralympic Games since its inauguration in 1960 except for the 1976 Winter Paralympics.
Switzerland made its Paralympic Games début at the inaugural Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, and has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics. It also took part in the inaugural Winter Paralympics in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, and has competed in every edition of the Winter Games.
Madison de Rozario, is an Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair racer who specialises in middle and long-distance events. She competed at the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics, winning two gold medals, three silver and a bronze. She has also won ten medals at the World Para Athletics Championships and four gold at the Commonwealth Games. De Rozario holds the world record in the Women's 800m T53 and formerly in the Women's 1500m T53/54.
Australia competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea in 16 sports, winning medals in 6 sports. Gold medals were won in three sports – athletics, lawn bowls and swimming. Australia won 95 medals – 23 gold, 34 silver and 38 bronze medals. Australia finished 10th on the gold medal table and 7th on the combined medal table. Australian Confederation of Sports for the Disabled reported another medal ranking after Games with Australia being 2nd ranked in amputee sports, 8th in wheelchair sports, 11th in blind sports and 12th in cerebral palsy sports.
Jessica Gallagher is an Australian Paralympic alpine skier, track and field athlete, tandem cyclist and rower. She was Australia's second female Winter Paralympian, and the first Australian woman to win a medal at the Winter Paralympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. She competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, where she won a bronze medal in the Women's Giant Slalom Visually Impaired.
Robert Lindon McIntyre nicknamed "Macca", was an Australian Paralympic athlete, wheelchair basketball player and coach.
Juana Soto is a paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category TW4 sprint events.
Melissa Perrine is a B2 classified visually impaired para-alpine skier from Australia. She has competed at the four Winter Paralympics from 2010 to 2022. At the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, she won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals. At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, she won two bronze medals.
Paul van Winkel is a Belgian former wheelchair racer and multiple Paralympic gold medallist.
Lynda Chyzyk is a Canadian para-alpine skier. She represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics. In total she won one gold medal, one silver medal and two bronze medals.
Dennis Miller is a New Zealand Paralympian who competed in athletics and table tennis. At the 1976 Summer Paralympics, he won gold medals in the 60m 1C and Slalom 1C. At the 1980 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Slalom 1C, and a bronze medal in the 60m 1C. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Slalom 1C. He also competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics.
Ronald "Roly" Crichton is a New Zealand para-swimmer and coach. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the 50m Freestyle 2, silver medals in the 200m Freestyle 2 and 25m Butterfly 2, and a bronze medal in the 100m Individual Medley 2. At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the 200m Freestyle 2 and a bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle 2.
Michelle Kalivati is a New Zealand Paralympian who competed in athletics. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, she won gold medals in the 200m 3 and Pentathlon 3, and silver medals in the 100m 3 and Slalom 3.
Ingrid Lauridsen is a Danish TW3 classified wheelchair racer who competed in the Paralympic Games and the IPC Athletics World Championships. She won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem and took six gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in New York and Stoke Mandeville. Lauridsen finished third in the women's 800 metres wheelchair event at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. She took two gold medals and three bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul and four silver medals at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. Lauridsen won three medals at the 1994 IPC Athletics World Championships in Berlin.
Gabriele Berghofer is an Austrian Paralympic skier and athlete. She represented Austria in alpine skiing, Nordic skiing and athletics at both Winter and Summer Paralympic Games. She won a total of seven medals including one gold, three silver medals and three bronze medals.
Janet Penn is an American Paralympic skier, specialized in para-alpine skiing and para-Nordic skiing. She represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Paralympics, 1984 Winter Paralympics, and 1988 Winter Paralympics. She won three medals in alpine skiing: a gold medal and two bronze medals.
Waltraud Hagenlocher was a German paralympic athlete. She won fourteen medals.
Ayala Malchan-Katz is an Israeli Paralympic athlete. Between the years 1968-1988 she participated in six Paralympic competitions and won 12 medals, of which 4 were gold.
Batia Shviki is an Israeli Paralympic athlete. She won two gold medals and one bronze medal. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
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