Australian wheelchair basketballer John Martin (#11, in green) during the game against the USA at the 1972 summer Paralympics. The USA won 85-29 and went on to win the tournament and Australia finished 5th. Australia has competed in men’s Wheelchair Basketball at every Paralympics except 1964, but the Rollers didn’t finish among the medals until 1996.
Date: August 1972
Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, Germany.
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