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Dr Ludwig Guttmann | British Paralympic Association

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With thanks to Cathy Wood and Carlton Publishing for their assistance with these pages. Born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Tost, Upper Silesia, Germany in 1899 Ludwig Guttmann was the eldest of four children and the only boy. At the age of 18, he volunteered to be an orderly at the local Accident Hospital for Coalminers where he witnessed an incident which left a profound impression. As time passed, and war progressed, the Government felt an influx of paralysed servicemen, as a result of a push on th...

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Paralympic Equestrian - overview, rules and classification | British Paralympic Association

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Great Britain has been at the forefront of the sport since its inception at the Paralympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and has won team gold at every Paralympic Games since. Outside of the Paralympic arena, the team also have an unbeaten record on the European and World stage. In 2008 the GB team brought home 10 medals from the Beijing Paralympic Games and have consistently maintained their position as the leading nation in the team event. First year at a Paralympic Games:. All physical impairment groups and v...

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Paralympic Football 7-a-side - overview, rules and classification | British Paralympic Association

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The ParalympicsGB football 7-a-side team that will compete at Rio 2016 comprises players from the English, Scottish and Northern Irish teams. GB finished 7th in Beijing, where they were making their first appearance in the sport since 1992. The team for 2012 set a target of a top 6 finish in the rankings, but unfortunately just narrowly missed it, finishing 7th overall. Outside of Paralympic competition, the players compete for their home nations and draw experience from recent European and World Champio...

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Paralympic Athletics - overview, rules and classification | British Paralympic Association

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At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, athletics contributed a total of 29 medals to ParalympicsGB’s medal tally at the Olympic Stadium, including 11 gold. Lsquo;Thriller Thursday’ will be a night that will go down in athletics folklore, as Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft and David Weir all claimed gold in front of a capacity crowd. Weir’s feats will go down in history, as the Londoner claimed four gold medals and covered an astonishing 35.3 miles in 10 days of track and road action. Bull; Brief history:.

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Overview of each Paralympic Games from Rome 1960 to Beijing 2008 Paralympics | British Paralympic Association

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This section contains information on each Paralympic Games, from 1960 to 2012. Rome, Italy 1960. In 1960 the International Stoke Mandeville Games for the Paralysed - as the Games were called - were held for the ninth time. But, for the first time, they took place away from the hospital where they started and moved to Rome, Italy beginning a week after the XXVII Olympic Games ended. It was only retrospectively the event became known as the first Paralympic Games. Tokyo, Japan 1964. The 1960 Games were suc...

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Public urged to ‘Supercharge ParalympicsGB’ in major new fundraising campaign. ParalympicsGB statement on Mel Clarke. National Paralympic Heritage Trust wins Heritage Lottery Fund support. Page 1 of 132 pages 1. Public urged to ‘Supercharge ParalympicsGB’ in major new fundraising campaign. The British Paralympic Association today urged the British public to help ‘Supercharge ParalympicsGB’ and show their support for our athletes over the course of 2016 and beyond. ParalympicsGB statement on Mel Clarke.

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British Paralympic Association

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Page 1 of 3 pages 1. Over the course of the last three Paralympic Games, Archery has proved to be a sport in which Britain excel. At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, athletics contributed a total of 29 medals to ParalympicsGB’s medal tally at the Olympic Stadium, including 11 gold. ParalympicsGB had never competed in Football 5-a-side until Beijing 2008. The GB team qualified for Beijing by virtue of their 2nd place finish at the 2007 European Championships, in which they lost out to six-time Europe...

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Ola made his Paralympic debut at London 2012, where he won bronze in the T46 100m. Jonathan made his Paralympic debut at London 2012, competing in the F34 Shot Put. Tom was a Paralympic gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in the Arms and Shoulders only men’s Single Scull boat class (ASM1x). He competed at his second Games in London. Kenny made his Paralympic debut at London 2012. Gemma made her first Games appearance at London 2012, after more than 11 years of competing in Swimming.

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Ade retired from basketball after the Athens Games where his bronze medal was sweet pay back. Mark competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Paralympics, taking part in Athletics distances of 100m up to 1500M. Vicki Aggar (nee Hansford). Vicki has had a remarkably successful sporting career to date. After representing Great Britain at Powerlifting at the Barcelona Games in 1992, Jon coached GB at 7 European and 4 World championships. Rob became disabled through an accident at work in January 1983.

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Paralympic Goalball - overview, rules and classification | British Paralympic Association

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ParalympicsGB did not take a Goalball team to Beijing, but both the GB men’s and women’s teams made many improvements to their performance programme in the 2008-2012 cycle and moved strongly towards London 2012, following their successful bid to achieve their home nation slots for the Games. Goalball is a sport for athletes with visual impairments. It is played by two teams of three using a ball with bells inside. The ball is the size of a basketball but twice the weight. First year at a Paralympic Games:.