Richard Oliver (Paralympian)

Richard Alden Oliver, OAM[1] (born 16 April 1955)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketball player. He was born in the South Australian town of Gawler.[2] He participated in athletics at both the 1976 Toronto and 1980 Arnhem Paralympics, winning a bronze medal in 1980 in the Men's 100 m 4 event.[3] He held the world records in the 100 m and 200 m events.[2] He was part of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at all Paralympics from 1976 to 1996.[3][4][5] He won a gold medal as part of the winning team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]

Richard Oliver

Richard Oliver is sprayed with water after being presented with the gold medal at the Atlanta Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Richard Alden Oliver
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1955-04-16) 16 April 1955 Gawler, South Australia
Medal record Athletics Paralympic Games 1980 Arnhem Men's 100 m 4 Wheelchair basketball Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta Men's wheelchair basketball

References

1. "Oliver, Richard Alden". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
2. "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Wheelchair Basketballers". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
3. Results for Oliver from the International Paralympic Committee (archived). Retrieved 10 November 2012.
4. Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1960–1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
5. Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1984–2008" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 25 April 2012.