Kevin Munro
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Kevin Munro is an Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketballer. At the 1968 Tel Aviv Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 100 m Wheelchair B event and a silver medal in the Men's 4x40 m Relay open event.[1]
Personal
Munro was born in
Career
At the 1966 Border Games, the paraplegic sporting event of the year for wheelchair athletes, held in
At eighteen years of age, he won a gold medal and set a world record for the 100 metre wheelchair sprint (21.7 seconds), at the 1968 Tel Aviv Games.[2] His Australian time of 20 seconds was not recognized as a world record due to the incorrect number of time watches used.[3] A member of the 160 metre relay team, he won a silver medal at the same Games.[2] At the South Australian's Sportsman's Association's Annual Lindy Awards, 1968, Munro was recognized for his outstanding achievements in Paralympic sports and in overcoming his disability. That same year he held the Australian Paraplegic records for Club and Discus throwing, and middleweight Weightlifting.[2]
Munro was selected to represent South Australia at the First FESPIC Games, Oita, Japan in 1975.[7]
At the 1980 Arnhem Games, he participated in the Men's 100 m 4- event and in the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team.[1][8]
In June 2013, Munro joined other
References
- ^ a b "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Munro Wins Gold Medal At 'Wheelchair Olympics'". The Recorder Port Pirie. 25 November 1968.
- ^ a b "Fastest man in a wheelchair". Adelaide Advertiser. 22 February 1969.
- ^ "Getting to know the staff at the RSB Industrial Services Factory" (PDF). The Royal Society for the Blind. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "News from South Australia". Australian Paraplegic. 4 (6). June 1966.
- ^ "Victoria Retains Paraplegic Trophy". Australian Paraplegic. June 1967.
- ^ Paranews. 13 (2). 7 May 1975.
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(help) - ^ Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1960–1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ a b Homfray, Reece (24 June 2013). "First SA Paralympians reunite 45 years on". Adelaide Advertiser.