1984 Summer Paralympics Australian Team List New York City/ Stoke Mandeville
The 1984 Summer Paralympic Games were split between two venues: New York City (USA) and Stoke Mandeville (UK).
New York City Games
The members of the 1984 Australian Paralympic Team for the New York Summer Paralympics were:
Athletes:
- Terry Biggs – Athletics, Table Tennis
- Paul Bird – Athletics, Swimming
- Craig Blackburn – Swimming
- Theo Bottom – Goalball
- Helena Brunner – Swimming
- Murray Buck – Athletics,
- Kingsley Bugarin Swimming
- Malcom Chalmers – Swimming
- Lynette Coleman – Athletics, Swimming
- Bailey Compton – Athletics,
- Graham Coulton – Goalball
- Paul Croft – Athletics,Table tennis
- Anne Currie Swimming
- Donald Dann – Athletics
- Mark Davies – Athletics
- Neil Dixon – Athletics
- Therese Donovan – Swimming
- Rosemary Eames – Swimming
- Joe Egan – Athletics
- Kerrie Engel – Swimming
- David Evans – Athletics
- Meredith Evans – Swimming
- Vernon Ezzy – Athletics
- Geoffrey Fowler Swimming
- Martin Furness – Goalball
- Nick Gleeson – Athletics, Goalball
- David Goodman – Athletics
- David Griffin – Swimming
- Gary Gudgeon – Swimming
- Gregory Hammond – Swimming
- James Hoggan – Athletics
- Brett Holcombe – Athletics,
- Deborah Holland – Swimming
- Meredith Jones – Athletics
- Michael Kelly – Swimming
- Peter Kirby – Athletics
- Warren Lawton – Athletics
- Tracey Lewis – Swimming
- Joe Marlow – Table tennis
- Kerrod McGregor – Athletics
- Jeff McNeil – Athletics,
- Jan Miller – Swimming
- Alan Morley – Swimming
- Michael Morley – Athletics
- Stephen Muir – Athletics
- Margaret Murphy – Athletics
- Panayiotis (Peter) Negropontis – Athletics
- John Payne – Athletics
- David Regan – Athletics
- Prue-Anne Reynalds – Athletics
- Stephen Sargolia – Athletics
- Greg Scott – Goalball
- Leigh Sloan – Goalball
- Darryl Smith – Athletics,
- Donna Smith – Athletics
- Errol Smith – Table tennis
- Peter Trotter – Athletics,
- Robert Walden – Swimming
- Mary-Anne Wallace – Swimming
- Catherine Watson – Athletics
- Valerie Woodbridge – Athletics
- Garry Woolgar – Athletics
- Carol Young – Swimming
Officials/coaches:
- Berry Rickard – Amputee Team Manager
- J Simon – Blind Team Manager
- J. Blackburn – Blind Swim Manager
- R. Carlton – Blind Athletics Manager
- Brian Neighbour – Amputee Athletics Coach/Manager
- G. Brown – Blind Swim Coach
- Peter Carroll – Amputee Swim Coach
- D. Reed – Blind Athletics Coach
- D. Regan – Blind Athletics Coach
- S. Bennett – Goalball Coach
- Jane Buckley – Physiotherapist
- Dr Les Cunningham – Sport Psychologist
- M. Downey – Goalball Official
- B. Dunk – Blind Athletics Official
- L. O’Brien – Blind Athletics Official
- Wayne Bradshaw – Amputee Athletics Assistant
- Mark Mannin – Media Officer
Click on the names to read their Wikipedia article.
Stoke Mandeville Games
The members of the 1984 Australian Paralympic Team for the Stoke Mandeville Summer Paralympics were:
Athletes:
- Troy Andrews – Shooting
- Stephen Austen – Archery
- Kevin Bawden – Shooting
- K. Bley – Athletics
- David Boldery – Lawn bowls
- Keith Bremner – Shooting
- Michael Callahan – Wheelchair basketball
- Don Campbell – Snooker
- Barbara Caspers – Shooting
- Allan Chadwick – Shooting
- Kevin Coombs – Wheelchair basketball
- Kerri-Anne Connor – Swimming
- Garry Croker – Table tennis
- Susan Davies – Archery
- Michael Desanto – Athletics
- Julie Dowling – Athletics
- Alan Dufty – Athletics
- John Federico – Athletics,
- John Forsberg – Lawn bowls
- Roy Fowler – Lawn bowls
- Ian Gainey – Athletics
- Terry Giddy – Athletics
- David Gould – Wheelchair basketball
- David Higgins – Archery
- Erich Hubel – Wheelchair basketball
- Ch. Ikstrum – Wheelchair basketball
- Ursula King – Swimming
- Eric Klein – Archery
- Elizabeth Kosmala – Shooting
- Wayne Lewis – Lawn bowls
- Eric Magennis – Lawn bowls
- Peter Marsh – Athletics
- Robert McIntyre – Athletics
- Michael McFaun- Wheelchair basketball
- Brian McNicholl – Weightlifting
- David McPherson – Athletics
- Ken Moran – Lawn bowls
- Bruno Moretti (playing coach) – Wheelchair basketball
- Nick Morozoff – Wheelchair basketball
- John Newton – Lawn bowls
- Michael Nugent – Athletics
- Richard Oliver – Wheelchair basketball
- Peter Parker – Shooting
- P. Peterson – Wheelchair basketball
- Mark Pope – Wheelchair basketball
- Michael Quinn – Athletics, Swimming
- Jan Randles – Athletics
- Andrew Rainbow – Shooting
- Amanda Rose – Athletics
- Julie Russell – Athletics
- Wayne Ryding – Swimming
- John Sheil – Athletics
- Russell Shinn – Archery
- Stanley Sims – Shooting
- Robert Staddon – Swimming
- Clifford Swann – Lawn bowls
- Phillip Tracey – Swimming
- Ian Trewhella – Archery
- Robert Turner – Athletics
- Grant Walker – Shooting
- Robert Wedderburn – Lawn bowls
- Carmel Williams – Table Tennis
- Jeff Wiseman – Athletics
- Keith Zotti – Lawn bowls
Officials/coaches:
- George Dunstan – Team Manager
- Don Perrriman – Assistant Team Manager and Section Manager Weighlifting
- Dr John Bourke – Doctor
- Norma Beer – Sister
- Maggie Bevan – Physiotherapist
- Michael Godfrey-Roberts – Orderly
- R. Leclerc – Dresser
- G. Frost – Lawn bowls Escort and Section Manager
- T. Hannan – Escort, Track
- C. Jarvis – Snooker Escort and Section Manager
- G. Maloney – Shooting Escort and Section Manager
- R. Quinlan – Swimming Escort and Section Manager
- V. Roofayel – Escort, Track
- D. Ross – Track Escort and Section Manager
- D. Thompson – Basketball Escort and bench coach
- M. Trewhella – Archery Escort and Section Manager
- M. Wardrop – Field Escort and Section Manager
- L. Matthews – Table Tennis Escort and Section Manager
Click on the names to read their Wikipedia article.
For more information on the 1984 Teams the following websites will help.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has a database of historical results and information and material about every Paralympic Games.
Australia at the 1984 summer Paralympics which has been created by contributors to the Australian Paralympic History Project and follow the links to the articles about Australia’s athletes and their sports.
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