Wayne Patchett was Australia’s most successful athlete in Arnhem
Australian athlete Wayne Patchett competed in the Men’s Class 1A discus event, for athletes with quadriplegia, at the 1980 summer Paralympics. Compared with the photo of Eric Russell – an athlete with paraplegia – at the same Games, Patchett obviously has much less strength and control in his trunk, arms and hands. Patchett won three gold medals in field events – the Class 1A shot put, discus and club throw events. He was Australia’s most successful athlete at the 1980 Games.
Date: June 1980
Author: Video by permission of Don Worley, from the National Film and Sound Archive.
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