Mike Nugent (centre, green), crosses the line to win the Class 3 200m event at the 1980 summer Paralympics, ahead of second place finisher Marc De Vos (Belgium, white). Australian Chris Alp (out of picture on the left) won bronze and teammate Fred Pointer (right in yellow) was fourth. Nugent raced in a chair of his own design, one of the first with cambered wheels, a feature of every modern racing chair.
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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