Bruce Thwaite
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Bruce Thwaite is an Australian Paralympic competitor. During World War II, he sustained a spinal injury when he landed on a tree after parachuting from a bomber plane over Germany. [1] He was treated at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital. [1]
He first represented Australia at the 1957 International Stoke Mandeville Games in archery. [2] At the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, he won gold medals in the Men's Swimming 50 m Crawl Class B and Men's Swimming 50 m Breaststroke Class B events, a silver medal in the Weightlifting Class B Middleweight event and a bronze medal in the Men's Precision Archery event.[3] He competed at the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics in swimming and weightlifting. He then took up lawn bowls. [2] At the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Dunedin, he won a gold medal in the Men's Singles event and a silver medal in the Men's Pairs event. [2]At the 1976 Toronto Games, he teamed with Eric Magennis to win the gold medal in the Men's Pairs wh event.[4][5] The first New South Wales Paraplegic Sports Club meeting was held in his jewellery shop in the Sydney suburb of Concord.[6]
References
- 1 2 Grant, John (2005). Different theatres : from neurosurgery to sport for people with disabilities. St Leonards, N.S.W.: J.M.F Grant. ISBN 0646448803.
- 1 2 3 Reuben, Peter (22 February 1976). "Bowls". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ Report of the First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, Perth , Western Australia, 10–17 November 1962. Perth: Paraplegic Association of Western Australia. 1962.
- ↑ Results for Thwaite from the International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Lawn bowls pairs results for 1976". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "WS NSW HISTORY". Wheelchair Sports New South Wales website. Retrieved 18 July 2012.