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Valerie Woodbridge is an Australian Paralympic athlete. At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's Long Jump A2 event, a silver medal in the Women's Discus A2 event, and a bronze medal in the Women's Shot Put A2 event. [1]
Uruguay sent a team of 12 athletes to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
Para-archery has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1960. Separate individual and team events are held for men and women. Archers are classified according to the extent of their disability, with separate individual events for each of three classes.
Alicja Anna Jeromin is a Paralympic athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T46 sprint events.
Kerrod Glenn McGregor is an Australian Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category P42 pentathlon events.
The Philippines competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. The country was represented by two athletes: Andres Lubin in the men's javelin, and Adeline Dumapong in women's powerlifting, in the up to 82.5 kg category.
Qatar made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with a single representative in powerlifting. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics. Qatar's delegations have only ever consisted in male athletes before 2016 Summer Paralympics, and have always been small, containing no more than three competitors. All Qatari athletes have competed in field events or in powerlifting.
Saudi Arabia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with two competitors in powerlifting. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics but the nation first participated in the Winter Olympics in Beijing 2022 with Fayik Abdi who took part in Alpine skiing. All Saudis have competed in athletics or powerlifting.
South Africa was one of twenty-eight nations that sent athletes to compete at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from 4 to 13 November 1968. The team finished tenth in the medal table and won a total of twenty-six medals; nine gold, ten silver and seven bronze. Eight South African athletes competed at the Games; five men and three women.
Ireland was one of twenty-eight nations to send a delegation to compete at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished nineteenth in the medal table and won a total of nine medals; four silver and five bronze. Seven Irish athletes competed at the Games, five men and two women.
Wu Qing is a Paralympic athlete from China competing in throwing events in the F36 cerebral palsy classification. As of April 2014, Wu holds F36 World Records for shot put, discus and javelin.
Alan McLucas is an Australian Paralympian. At the 1964 Tokyo Games, he won a bronze medal in the table tennis men's singles A2 event. At the 1968 Tel Aviv Games, he won a gold medal in the men's slalom cervical class event and a silver medal in archery in the men's St. Nicholas round cervical event, and participated in table tennis. He also participated in swimming at both the 1964 and 1968 Paralympics.
Donna Maree Philp, OAM was an Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketballer, who won six medals at four Paralympics.
Clifford Swann is an Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player. At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's Pairs A2/4 event. At the 1988 Seoul Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's Pairs LB2 event with David Boldery.
Deborah Holland is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Games in the Women's 400 m Freestyle A2 event.
Malaysia competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 19 athletes, 15 men and 4 women, but won no medals. These were the first games where the country sent athletes to compete in sporting events other than athletics, powerlifting, and swimming. As recently as the 2024 Summer Paralympics, this was the only time that the Malaysian contingent sent athletes to compete in judo.
T42 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics, applying to athletes with single above the knee amputations or a disability that is comparable. This class includes ISOD classified A2 and A9 competitors.
David Boldery is an Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player. At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's Singles A2/4 event. At the 1988 Seoul Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's Pairs LB2 event with Clifford Swann.
Mozambique made its Paralympic Games début at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, sending two visually impaired athletes to compete in track events.
Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's tenth appearance at the Paralympic Games.
Rudolf Gandler is an Austrian Paralympic athlete. He competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in the men's discus throw A2 and men's shot put A2 events.
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