The History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia/Chapter 2 topics

Topics

International Competitions

International Stoke Mandeville Games/Paralympics

• Paralympic Games (Rome 1960)*
• Paralympic Games (Tokyo 1964)*
• Paralympic Games (Tel Aviv 1968)*
• Paralympic Games (Heidelberg 1972)*

Commonwealth Paraplegic Games (joint WP page)

• Perth 1962
• Kingston, Jamaica 1966
• Edinburgh 1970
• Dunedin 1974

National Competitions (Australian Paraplegic Games/National Wheelchair Games/National Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Games)

• Melbourne 1960
• Sydney 1962
• South Australia (1964)
• Brisbane (1966)
• Perth (1968)
• Melbourne (1970)
• Sydney (1972)

International Stoke Mandeville Games/Paralympics

Prominent Identities (athletes and support staff)

1960

• Daphne Ceeney (NSW)*
• Ross Sutton (NSW)*
• Robin Tourrier (QLD)
• Gary Hooper (NSW)*
• Kevin Coombs*
• Frank Ponta**
• Bill Mather-Brown*
• Bruno Moretti*
• Chris O’Brien
• Kevin Cunningham
• Roger Cockerill
• John Turich

Support –

• Kevin Betts*
• Dr David Cheshire
• John ‘Johno’ Johnston
• Fred Ring(?)

1964

• Bruce Thwaites (Captain) (NSW)
• Gary Hooper (NSW)*
• Trevor French (NSW)
• John Martin (NSW)*
• Allan McLucas (NSW)*
• Daphne Ceeney (NSW)*
• Elizabeth Edmondson (WA)**
• Marion O’Brien (WA)*
• Lionel Cousens (WA)
• Bill Mather-Brown (WA)*
• Frank Ponta (SA)**
• Roy Fowler (QLD)*
• Vic Renalson (QLD)**
• Michael Dow (VIC)*
• Elaine Schreiber (VIC)*
• Rerserves – M. Tamminen (QLD), J. Gidney (NSW)
• Leader: George Bedbrook**
• Manager: ‘Johno’ Johnston
• Attendants: Kevin Betts* and William (Bill) Gibb
• Nurse, Miss M Buzacott
• Baggage master: Cyril C. Thomas
• Volunteers: K. Pinchers (fencing coach) and Tim Timmermans (swim coach)

1968

• P Smith
• D Workman
• Sally Lamb
• Cherrie Ireland (nee Loydstrom)
• Elaine Schreiber*
• Marion O’Brien*
• Daphne Hilton*
• Elizabeth Edmonson*
• Lorraine Dodd*
• Kevin Coombs *
• Bill Mather-Brown*
• Bruno Moretti*
• Frank Ponta** (Basketball Captain?)
• Gary Hooper*
• Kevin Betts
• Vic Renalson** (Team Captain?)
• K Munro
• Roy Fowler*
• K Bawden
• B Chambers
• Kevin Cunningham
• Robert McIntyre**
• John Beattie
• Peter Burt
• Allan McLucas*
• A South
• Alan Conn*
• F Blums
• N Simmonds
• D Watts
• J Newton
• John Martin*
• Team Manager – ‘Johnno’ Johnston
• Senior Medical Officer (and International Stoke Mandeville Games Committee member) – George Bedrock**
• Attendants – Kevin Betts*, M Wilson, William (Bill) Gibb, J McCafferty, Miss J Tyler, Miss N Noyce
• Nursing Aids – Mrs A Coops, Mrs Gary Cooper, Mrs Kevin Cunningham

1972

• Eric Bolter*
• Alan Conn*
• Kevin Coombs (Basketball team captain)*
• Pauline English*
• Pam Foley
• Roy Fowler*
• Tracey Freeman*
• Terry Giddy**
• Cherrie Ireland (nee Loydstrom)
• Libby Kosmala**
• Eric Magennis
• John Martin*
• Rob McIntyre**
• Bob McMillan
• Brian McNicoll**
• Frank Ponta**
• Vic Renalson**
• Cliff Rickard
• Eric Russell**
• Victor Salvemini
• Elaine Schreiber*
• Tony South*
• Team Nurse – Nadine Mather-Brown
• Team Physio – Don Perriman

� Other Identities

• Jeff Wiseman (admin NSW)
• Dr John Grant (Medico, Sydney)
• Dr John Yeo (Medico, Sydney)
• Herb Sanderson (remedial gymnast Vic)
• Geoff Luke (remedial gymnast Vic)
• Fred Gibbs (remedial gymnast Qld)
• Vernon Hill (physio Qld)