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1980

Only the wheelchair team marched in the opening ceremony

Only the wheelchair team marched in the opening ceremony

Back at the athletics, it was a wet, wet track

Back at the athletics, it was a wet, wet track
Australian wheelchair athlete Sue Hobbs (centre) pursues eventual gold medallist Juana Soto of Mexico and to win a silver medal in the women's Class 5 1500m at the 1980 summer Paralympics. Behind Hobbs is Curtiss of the USA, who finished third. Hobbs won three silver medals in athletics at the Games.This image is a still from a film made by Donald Worley about Australia's participation at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands.

But there was a silver lining for Sue Hobbs

But there was a silver lining for Sue Hobbs

And you could see the race up close if you wanted to stand trackside

And you could see the race up close if you wanted to stand trackside

GALLERY: The weird and the wonderful world of sport wheelchair design in 1980

GALLERY: The weird and the wonderful world of sport wheelchair design in 1980
1992

Hobbs and Carter tangle in Barcelona

Hobbs and Carter tangle in Barcelona

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