1996 Summer Paralympics Australian Team List

The members of the 1996 Australian Paralympic Team for the Atlanta summer Paralympics were:

Athletes:

• Ashley Adams – Shooting
• Julianne Adams – Wheelchair basketball
• Troy Andrews – Wheelchair basketball
• Petrea Barker – Swimming
• Anthony Biddle – Athletics
• Kris Bignall – Boccia
• Fabian Blattman – Athletics
• Robert “Sandy” Blythe – Wheelchair basketball
• Raelene Bock – Goalball
• Rodney Bonsack – Swimming
• Willem Bos – Powerlifting
• Brett Boylan – Wheelchair rugby
• Keith Bremner – Shooting
• Scott Brockenshire – Swimming
• Kingsley Bugarin – Swimming
• Brendan Burkett – Swimming
• Damien Burroughs – Athletics
• Pauline Cahill – Lawn bowls
• Melissa Carlton – Swimming
• Amanda Carter – Wheelchair basketball
• Orfeo Cecconato – Wheelchair basketball
• Anthony Clarke – Judo
• Geoffrey Clarke – Athletics
• June Clark – Lawn bowls
• Paul Clohessy – Cycling
• Lynette “Lyn” Coleman – Boccia
• Dominic Collins – Swimming
• Mick Connell – Wheelchair tennis
• Priya Cooper – Swimming
• Leroi Court – Athletics
• Benjamin Cox – Wheelchair basketball
• Robert Crestani – Goalball
• Garry Croker – Wheelchair rugby
• Paul Cross – Swimming
• Tracey Cross – Swimming
• Gemma Dashwood – Swimming
• Mark Davies – Athletics
• Cameron de Burgh – Swimming
• Daniela Di Toro – Wheelchair tennis
• Michael Dowling – Athletics
• Stephen Eaton – Athletics
• John Eden – Athletics
• Don Elgin – Athletics
• Scott Elsworth – Boccia
• Stuart Erwin – Wheelchair basketball
• David Evans – Athletics
• Paula Ewin – Wheelchair basketball
• Janelle Falzon – Swimming
• Michael Farrell – Powerlifting
• Melissa Ferrett – Wheelchair basketball
• Iain Fischer – Shooting
• Patricia Fischer – Shooting
• Grant Fitzpatrick – Swimming
• John Forsberg – Lawn bowls
• Kevin Frew – Goalball
• Neil Fuller – Athletics
• Colin George – Goalball
• Terry Giddy – Athletics
• Fiona Given – Boccia
• Paul Gockel – Swimming
• Kerry Golding Cycling
• David Goodman – Athletics
• Gerrard Gosens – Goalball
• David Gould – Wheelchair basketball
• Matthew Gray – Cycling
• Steve Gray – Cycling
• Marsha Green – Athletics
• Andrew Greenaway – Wheelchair rugby
• Adrian Grogan – Athletics
• Alex Hadley – Swimming
• David Hall – Wheelchair tennis
• Rodney Hamilton – Wheelchair rugby
• Jeff Hardy – Swimming
• Sean Harris – Swimming
• Brian Harvey – Athletics
• Susan Haydon – Equestrian
• Gerry Hewson – Wheelchair basketball
• Randa Hinson – Wheelchair tennis
• Eddie Hollands Cycling
• Peter Homann Cycling
• Tu Huyhn – Boccia
• David Jacka – Wheelchair rugby
• Alicia Jenkins – Swimming
• Lachlan Jones – Athletics
• Sarah Kennedy – Goalball
• Sharon Konemann – Equestrian
• Libby Kosmala – Shooting
• Rachel Lahl – Goalball
• Paul Lake – Cycling
• Paul Lamond – Cycling
• Warren Lawton – Goalball
• Sue Lee – Equestrian
• Lyn Lepore – Cycling
• Karni Liddell – Swimming
• John Lindsay – Athletics
• Lisa Llorens – Athletics
• Peter Lock – Wheelchair rugby
• Hamish MacDonald – Athletics
• Vicky Machen – Swimming
• Gregory Madson – Cycling
• Timothy Maloney – Wheelchair basketball
• Tim Matthews – Athletics
• Kerrod McGregor – Athletics
• Brian McNicholl – Powerlifting
• Neville Millington – Lawn bowls
• Marilyn Mills – Goalball
• Kieran Modra Cycling
• Nick Morris – Wheelchair basketball
• Alison Mosely – Wheelchair basketball
• Richard Nicholson – Powerlifting
• James Nomarhas – Shooting
• Tamara Nowitzki – Swimming
• Paul Nunnari – Athletics
• Lisa O’Nion – Wheelchair basketball
• Richard Oliver – Wheelchair basketball
• Lesly Page – Swimming
• Donna Philp – Wheelchair basketball
• Teresa Poole – Cycling
• Steve Porter – Wheelchair rugby
• Alison Quinn – Athletics
• Sharon Rackham – Athletics
• Brett Reid – Swimming
• Margaret Reynolds – Equestrian
• John Richardson – Boccia
• Sam Rickard – Athletics
• Donna Ritchie – Wheelchair basketball
• Jaime Romaguera – Athletics
• Amanda Rose – Wheelchair basketball
• Troy Sachs – Wheelchair basketball
• Louise Sauvage – Athletics
• Jennette Saxberg – Goalball
• Brett Scarr – Goalball
• Sarah-Jane Schulze – Swimming
• Christopher Scott – Cycling
• David Selby – Wheelchair basketball
• Russell Short – Athletics
• Christie Skelton – Athletics
• Sharon Slann – Wheelchair basketball
• Frances Stanley – Athletics
• Robyn Stephens – Goalball
• Alastair Smales – Swimming
• Greg Smith – Athletics
• Sandra Smith – Cycling
• Cara Sullivan – Swimming
• Liesl Tesch – Wheelchair basketball
• Bradley Thomas – Athletics
• Darren Thrupp – Athletics
• Robert Tinker – Lawn bowls
• Matthew van Eldik – Athletics
• Leana Viero – Athletics
• Mandy Waalwyk – Equestrian
• Jane Webb – Wheelchair basketball
• Katrina Webb – Athletics
• Bruce Wallrodt – Athletics
• Baden Whitehead – Wheelchair rugby
• Paul Wiggins – Athletics
• Jodi Willis-Roberts – Athletics
• Amy Winters – Athletics
• Peter Worsley – Shooting
• Elizabeth Wright – Swimming
• Judith Young – Swimming

Officials/coaches:

• George Dunstan – Chef de Mission
• Paul Bird – Assistant Chef de Mission
• Michael Godfrey-Roberts – Assistant Chef de Mission
• Tony de Leede – Team Attache
• Susan Mathew – Administration Assistant
• Cornelis van Eldik  – Administration Assistant
• Jenni Banks – Director of Sport
• Dawn Fraser – Athlete Liaison Officer
• Peter Kelly – Media Director
• John Sherwell – Photographer
• Dr Susan White – Director of Medical Services
• Norma Beer – Senior Nurse
• Joanne Sayers – Nurse
• Jane Buckley – Chief Physiotherapist
• Don Perriman – Physiotherapist
• Barbara Denson – Physiotherapist
• Greg Ungerer – Physiotherapist
• Alan Thomas – Massage Therapist
• Jo-anne Hare – Personal Care Attendant
• Craig Jarvis –  Personal Care Attendant
• Trevor Goddard – Personal Care Attendant
•  Andre Juricich – Personal Care Attendant
•  Rod Stubbs – Personal Care Attendant
• Joan Stevens – Personal Care Attendant
• Joanne Titterton – Personal Care Attendant
• Don Blackman – Personal Care Attendant
• Jodie Worrall – Personal Care Attendant
• Patricia Bignall  – Personal Care Attendant
• Kathryn Lee  – Head Coach Athletics
• Chris Nunn – Assistant Coach Athletics
• Lyndall Warry – Assistant Coach Athletics
• Andrew Dawes – Assistant Coach Athletics
• Scott Goodman – Assistant Coach Athletics
• Thomas Organ – Head Coach Boccia
• Ricky Grant – Assistant Coach Boccia
• Kenneth Norris  – Head Coach Cycling
• David Woodhouse – Assistant Coach Cycling
• Mary Longden – Coach Equestrian
• Sally Francis – Chef d’equipe Equestrian
• Sam Theodore – Head Coach Men’s Goalball
• Heather Gossens – Assistant Coach Men’s Goalball
• Terry Kenaghan – Coach Women’s Goalball
• Robert Apps  – Assistant Coach Women’s Goalball
• Trevor Kschammer – Coach Judo
• Graeme Clark  – Coach Lawn Bowls
• Blagoi Blagoev  – Coach Powerlifting
• Yvonne Hill – Head Coach Shooting
• Raymund Brummell – Assistant Coach Shooting
• Ian Findlay  – Head Coach Swimming
• Matthew Brown – Assistant Coach Swimming
• Helen Cox – Assistant Coach Swimming
• Kathryn Rogers – Assistant Coach Swimming
•  Mark Walker – Head Coach Men’s Wheelchair Basketball
•  Evan Bennett – Assistant Coach Men’s Wheelchair Basketball
•  Graham Gould – Mechanic/Operations Men’s Wheelchair Basketball
•  Peter Corr – Head Coach Women’s Wheelchair Basketball
•  Tracy York – Assistant Coach Women’s Wheelchair Basketball
•  Shona Casey – Mechanic/Operations Women’s Wheelchair Basketball
•  Darryl Wingard  – Head Coach Wheelchair Rugby
•  Greg Crump – Coach Wheelchair Tennis

Click on the names to read their Wikipedia article.

For more information on the 1996 Team 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 1996 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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