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Great Britain At The 1960 Summer Paralympics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, competing as Great Britain, participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome. The 1960 Paralympics, now considered to have been the first Paralympic Games, were initially known as the ninth Stoke Mandeville Games, Games for athletes with disabilities founded in Great Britain in 1948. Great Britain fielded the second largest delegation at the 1960 Games (after Italy's), with 31 competitors (18 men and 13 women) in archery, athletics, snooker, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair basketball. It also fielded by far the greatest number of female athletes (13), whereas all other countries fielded four or less (with the exception of Austria, which sent seven). All British competitors won medals in every event they entered, putting Great Britain second on the medal table with 20 gold, 15 silver and 20 bronze. Britain's first ever Paralympic gold medal was won by Margaret Maughan, in archery. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Paralympic Association
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) is the National Paralympic Committee for ''Great Britain'' (GBR), and is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Paralympic Games. The BPA select, prepare, enter, fund and manage the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the Paralympic Games. This team is known as ParalympicsGB. Structure * Chief Executive Officer: Mike Sharrock * Chair: Nick Webborn, CBE Arms See also *Great Britain at the Paralympics *British Olympic Association The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both ... References External linksBPA Official Site National Paralympic Committees Paralympics 2012 Summer Paralympics 1989 establishments in the United Kingdom Disability organisations based in the United Kingdom {{UK-spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker At The 1960 Summer Paralympics
Snooker at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event. It was held at the Tre Fontane Sports Ground, Rome. There were four competitors, from three different countries: two from Great Britain, and one each from Italy and Malta. Cliff Keaton won the gold medal. The event was played outdoors, in a covered area of a running track, on a table brought over from Stoke Mandeville Hospital Stoke Mandeville Hospital is a large National Health Service (NHS) hospital located on the parish borders of Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England. It is managed by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. It was established i .... Medal summary References * {{Paralympic Games Snooker 1960 Summer Paralympics events 1960 Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Miles (swimmer)
Stanley Walter Miles, ''Stan'' Miles, (3 September 1913 – August 2004) was an English amateur cyclist who won the British Best All-Rounder competition in 1935 whilst also leading his club, 'Century Road' C.C., to the title of 'Best All-rounder' team in Great Britain. His victory tally in 1935 included winning the Anerley '12' hour; the Brighton Mitre '50' mile; the Highgate '100' mile; and the Ealing '50' miles. His achievements were further celebrated in 1936 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling. Personal life Miles lived in St Albans, Hertfordshire, where he ran a cycle shop in Victoria Street and customised both road and track frames. Career Throughout 1935 Miles competed in 15 events, winning four and finishing third seven times. His victory tally included: the ''Anerley '12' hour'' with a record distance of 239¼ miles; the ''Brighton Mitre '50' mile'' in 2 hours, 7 minutes 3 seconds; the ''Highgate '100' mile'' in 4 hours 34 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Shelton
Michael Shelton is a British sportsman who competed at the Summer Paralympic Games five times between 1960 and 1976 in snooker and other sports. He won six Paralympic medals, four gold, a silver and a bronze. He also won gold at the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games. Shelton was from Newstead, Nottinghamshire and had been a miner at Newstead Colliery. His back was injured in 1958 by a roof fall, and he was paralysed from the waist down. In 1969 he married Iris Turner, who had been a nursing sister on his ward when he was in hospital. He played for the Lodge Moor Hospital paraplegic snooker team, which in 1974 was refused entry to the Sheffield and District Works Sports Association league, on the basis that they would gain unfair advantage from playing all of their fixtures at their home venue, apparently failing to acknowledge that the team would be unable to play at other venues with stairs or limited space around the tables. The team was subsequently given the chance to par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Irvine (archer)
Robin Irvine (21 December 1901, in Stoke Newington, London, England – 28 April 1933, in Bermuda) was a British film actor. He was married to actress Ursula Jeans from 1931 until his death from pleurisy aged 31. Filmography * ''The Secret Kingdom'' (1925) * ''Downhill'' (1927) * ''Land of Hope and Glory'' (1927) * ''Confetti'' (1928) * '' Easy Virtue'' (1928) * '' Palais de danse'' (1928) * ''The Rising Generation'' (1928) * ''The Intruder'' (1928) – short * '' Young Woodley'' (1928) * ''A Knight in London'' (1929) * ''Come Back, All Is Forgiven'' (1929) * ''The Ship of Lost Souls'' (1929) * ''Mischievous Miss'' (1930) * '' Leave It to Me'' (1930) * ''Keepers of Youth'' (1931) * ''Above Rubies'' (1932) References External links * Robin Irvine obituaryin ''The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Comley where she won a silver medal in the Women's FITA round open event and a bronze medal in the Women's Windsor round open event.
Kathleen Comley is a British Paralympic archer. She competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics The 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, retroactively designated as the 1960 Summer Paralympics ( it, Giochi paralimpici estivi del 1960), References {{DEFAULTSORT:Comley, Kathleen[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Bradley
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually composed of rock that is resistant to weathering and erosion. The sedimentary rocks that are most likely to form cliffs include sandstone, limestone, chalk, and dolomite. Igneous rocks such as granite and basalt also often form cliffs. An escarpment (or scarp) is a type of cliff formed by the movement of a geologic fault, a landslide, or sometimes by rock slides or falling rocks which change the differential erosion of the rock layers. Most cliffs have some form of scree slope at their base. In arid areas or under high cliffs, they are generally exposed jumbles of fallen rock. In areas of higher moisture, a soil slope may obscure the talus. Many cliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 1960 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven events, six for men and five for women. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic Games Table tennis 1960 Summer Paralympics events 1960 Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Taylor (Paralympian)
Tommy Taylor was a British Paralympic athlete who won sixteen medals across five sports, including ten gold medals. Taylor was treated by Ludwig Guttmann after an accident in 1956 caused severe paralysis. He went on to compete at numerous Paralympic Games, finding particular success in para table tennis from Rome 1960 to Arnhem 1980. Eight of Taylor's gold medals came in table tennis, along with one in snooker and one in lawn bowls. Paralympics Taylor attended the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, competing in the para table tennis. He won gold in both the men's singles A and, with M. Beck, the men's doubles A. His table tennis successes continued at the 1964 Games in Tokyo as he defended the titles in the reclassified A2 doubles, again with Beck, and the A2 singles against his doubles partner in the final. In Tel Aviv in 1968 Taylor lost in the quarterfinals of the singles competition but won the doubles again, this time partnered with Stephen Bradshaw. Also at thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham Of Ilton
Susan Lilian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Dowager Countess of Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton, (''née'' Sinclair; born ) is a crossbench member of the House of Lords. She is the senior life peer. She is Vice President of the Snowdon Trust, founded by the Earl of Snowdon, which provides grants and scholarships for students with disabilities. Personal life She was the daughter of Major Sir Ronald Sinclair, 8th Baronet. She was educated at the Heathfield School and London Polytechnic. In 1959 she married Lord Masham (1937–2006), who became Earl of Swinton in 1972. By this marriage, she became entitled to the styles ''Lady Masham'', and later ''Countess of Swinton''. She was created a life peer in 1970 as the Baroness Masham of Ilton, of Masham in the North Riding of the County of York. She and her husband were one of the few couples to both hold titles in their own right. Lord and Lady Swinton adopted two children. She was widowed in 2006. She is a prominent Roman Cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Foulds
Pauline Foulds is a retired British swimmer who won five Paralympic gold medals representing Great Britain. Foulds, who was injured in a riding accident and paralysed from the waist down, won two golds in the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome and then three gold medals in Tokyo 1964 The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Foulds, Pauline Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1960 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain British female swimmers 20th-century British sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Anderson (athlete)
Barbara Anderson is a British athlete who won five gold medals at the Paralympic Games. A multi-discipline athlete, Anderson found particular success in class 1 swimming events in which she won three of her gold medals. Her other two gold medals came in table tennis both as an individual and with Jane Blackburn in the women's doubles. Anderson won a silver in the Mixed St. Nicholas Round Team tetraplegic archery event alongside Blackburn and Tommy Taylor Thomas Taylor (29 January 1932 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer, who was known for his aerial ability. He was one of the eight Manchester United players who died in the Munich air disaster. Career Taylor was born in Smithies, ... as well as a silver in the individual event. Anderson also represented Scotland at the 1970 and 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games. References British disabled sportspeople Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Sportswom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
