Ludwig Guttmann, father of the Paralympic movement
Ludwig Guttmann, father of the Paralympic movementOur stories
The Spinal Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital opened on 1 February 1944. It was the start of a new era.
The world’s first spinal unit
The world’s first spinal unitOur stories
The 1951 Stoke Mandeville Games was the first Games to include international athletes. One of them was Australian Charlene Todman.
An Australian at the 1951 Stoke Mandeville Games
An Australian at the 1951 Stoke Mandeville Games
Charlene Todman – Australia’s first Stoke Mandeville Games competitor
Charlene Todman – Australia’s first Stoke Mandeville Games competitorOur stories
For the second time in its short history, an Australian patient at Stoke Mandeville Hospital competed in the Stoke Mandeville Games.
At the 1953 Stoke Mandeville Games, another Australian
At the 1953 Stoke Mandeville Games, another Australian
WA ‘Paras’ vs the police cadets on the streets of Perth
WA ‘Paras’ vs the police cadets on the streets of PerthOur stories
The 1957 Stoke Mandeville Games was the first time an Australian disability sports team competed at an international games.
Australia at the 1957 Stoke Mandeville Games
Australia at the 1957 Stoke Mandeville GamesOur stories
List of the members of the 1957 Australian team to the Stoke Mandeville Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles.
1957 Stoke Mandeville Games Australian Team list
1957 Stoke Mandeville Games Australian Team list
Pan Am Jets representing the USA at the 1957 Stoke Mandeville Games
Pan Am Jets representing the USA at the 1957 Stoke Mandeville Games
Basketball controversy at the 1957 Stoke Mandeville Games
Basketball controversy at the 1957 Stoke Mandeville Games
Ross Sutton, Australia’s first Paralympic gold medallist, starts his rehab
Ross Sutton, Australia’s first Paralympic gold medallist, starts his rehab
Sir Ludwig Guttman performing medical examinations on athletes
Sir Ludwig Guttman performing medical examinations on athletes
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Australia took a team of 58 athletes to the VII World Wheelchair Games, in Stoke Mandeville, and a team of 66 to the International Games for the Disabled, in New York.
Australia at the Stoke Mandeville and New York Summer Paralympics 1984
Australia at the Stoke Mandeville and New York Summer Paralympics 1984
The wheelchair competition was an ocean away, in England
The wheelchair competition was an ocean away, in England
GALLERY: Handwritten congratulations to the selected team
GALLERY: Handwritten congratulations to the selected team
Just the one Aussie flag carried at the Stoke Mandeville opening
Just the one Aussie flag carried at the Stoke Mandeville opening
The Games opens, and Kevin Coombs gives Prince Charles a hat
The Games opens, and Kevin Coombs gives Prince Charles a hat
The satisfaction of a world record for Mike Nugent
The satisfaction of a world record for Mike Nugent
A famous victory at the home of the Paralympic movement
A famous victory at the home of the Paralympic movement
Always good to have your teammates behind you, especially in javelin
Always good to have your teammates behind you, especially in javelin
Reclassification of several players affected the basketball team’s line-ups
Reclassification of several players affected the basketball team’s line-ups
Libby Kosmala lets nothing distract her from dominating her sport
Libby Kosmala lets nothing distract her from dominating her sport
And Barbara Caspers chimed in with four shooting golds of her own
And Barbara Caspers chimed in with four shooting golds of her own
Wayne Ryding was one of just two Aussie gold medalists in the Stoke Mandeville pool
Wayne Ryding was one of just two Aussie gold medalists in the Stoke Mandeville pool
“Marathon runners, on your marks…” for the first Paralympic marathon
“Marathon runners, on your marks…” for the first Paralympic marathon
The full Beijing team was launched by a new Prime Minister at Parliament House
The full Beijing team was launched by a new Prime Minister at Parliament House© 2024 Australian Paralympic Committee
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