A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.

Australian Table Tennis player Ray Letheby at the 1976 summer Paralympics. Auastralia’s table tennis team of seven athletes failed to win a medal in 1976. In fact, after winning 6 medals in the sport at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia would pick up only one further medal in table tennis between 1968 and the Rio Games in 2016.

Date: August 1976

Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada.

From one green table to another, here are Australia’s table tennis winners. Ken Mouran a 1b quad from QLD won the bronze in his event. He plays in a able bodied competition at home and has remarkable control for a quadriplegic. Peter Marsh has the bat strapped to his hand as he is in class 1a, with very limited finger and hand movement. He won the silver medal in his class. A normal table is used and there is only minor modifications of able bodied rules. Players with limited balance normally anchor their chairs, whereas the more mobile lower legions can move their chairs around quite spectacularly during play. Barbara Worley teamed with Elaine Shriver to win the class 2 women’s doubles. Here she is playing her singles against Jill Matthews of England, who was he eventual runner up to Elaine in the singles final. This is Elaine’s match against Doherty of Northern Ireland. The table tennis results were encouraging for the Australian players as they were up against very experienced competitors from Great Britain. Our players get very little top class paraplegic match practice at home.

Date: January 1974

Australian Table Tennis player Bob McMillan competes at the 1972 summer Paralympics. After winning 6 medals in Table Tennis at the first 3 Paralympics, Australia missed out in 1972 and has since added just 2 medals in the sport in the years to the 2016 Rio Games.

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.

Interviewer: Robin Poke
Interviewee: Bill Mather-Brown
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Recorded: 3 June 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Listen to the full interview here.

Date: September 1960

Gary Hooper looks ready for business as he represents the Mount Wilga Rehabilitation Centre in the table tennis event at the first Royal North Shore Hospital sports day on 25 February 1960.

Date: February 1960

Author: Image donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee by the family of Ross Sutton.

Table tennis results at the summer Paralympics from 1960.

Date: January 1960

A far cry from the days when athletes competed in multiple sports, and Table Tennis was a popular choice, Csaba Bobary was the sole Australian Table Tennis player at the Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Date: September 1992

Author: Norman Bailey, photographer

Australian table tennis player Carmel Williams serves during a match at the 1988 Seoul Summer Paralympics. The 1988 Games marked the beginning of a drought of table tennis medals for the Australian Paralympic Team, with its next podium finish not coming for another 28 years, in Rio 2016.

Date: October 1988

Author: Image donated to Paralympics Australia by Donald Worley.