Amputee track athlete Joe Egan at the start of the men’s Class C 400m, in which he won bronze. His running leg, neatly fitted into a standard running shoe, is a far cry from the blades used by athletes since the 1990s.
Date: June 1980
Author: This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands.
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