Paul Bird (Paralympian)
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Paul Bird,
Personal
Paul Bird was born in
Career
He won a number of events in the pool and on the field as well, earning him a place in the Queensland state squad. In Sydney he won the Australian
He was appointed to the Australian Paralympic Team staff as a Section Manager for the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul in 1988. He was Assistant Chef de Mission for Australian Paralympic team at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and was Chef de Mission for the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. He was also the Chef de Mission for the Australian team at the 1999 FESPIC Games in Bangkok and the 2002 FESPIC Games in Pusan, and was Assistant Chef de Mission for the 2006 FESPIC Games in Kuala Lumpur. He was one of the torchbearers at the 2000 Summer Olympics torch relay. He was elected President of the Oceania Paralympic Committee in December 2005.
In November 2000 he was awarded the
References
- ^ a b c d "Paul Bird". NQ Sports Foundation. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b "APC Board". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Australian Sports Medal - Paul Bird". Australian Government. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Order of Australia Medal - Paul Bird". Australian Government. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Paralympic Order awarded to four trailblazers of the Paralympic Movement". International Paralympic Committee. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.