The fast men of the track had one thing in common – beards!

Australian wheelchair track athlete Erich Hubel (centre, in green) competes in the men’s Class 5 100m at the 1980 summer Paralympics. Hubel won bronze in this event, one of his three wheelchair racing medals at the Games in distances from 100m to 1500m. He also played in the basketball team, which finished out of the medals.