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Grant Buchanan
Grant Buchanan is a former New Zealand Paralympic athlete. In the 1988 Summer Paralympics he won two gold medals in the discus throw and shot put. References External links * * Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic athletes for New Zealand New Zealand male discus throwers New Zealand male shot putters Wheelchair discus throwers Wheelchair shot putters Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic shot putters {{NewZealand-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para Athletics
Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair racing and the club throw, which are specific to the division. The sport is known by various names, including disability athletics, disabled track and field and Paralympic athletics. Top-level competitors may be called elite athletes with disability. Competitors are typically organised into three broad categories: deaf sports, athletes with a physical disability, and athletes with an intellectual disability. Deaf athletes typically compete among themselves, while athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities are usually assessed and given a para-athletics classification, which groups together athletes with similar ability levels. These classifications are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and comprise a single le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
