Australia at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 138 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5081-2484-7
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1964 Summer Paralympics, held in Tokyo, were the second of their type and ran from the November 8 to November 12. In these Games, Australia finished fourth on the medal tally, with a total of 38 medals (12 gold, 11 silver, and 7 bronze). The Australian team left Sydney for Tokyo on 5 November, 1964, comprising 25 athletes, staff and others, having conducted final preparations and briefing at Prince Henry's Hospital. On 7 November, the team attended a reception hosted by the Governor of Tokyo Dr Royotaro Ayuimo. The opening ceremony was held the following day, involving 375 competitors and 144 medal events in 9 sports. The games were, in general, given a glowing review by members of the Australian Paralympic team. Although timing was tight, the entire program being run in just four days, events were well organised and the athletes were treated with a sense of legitimacy and professionalism that had so far been absent from disability...
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