Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete (1941–2023)
Kevin Coombs
OAM PLY
Coombs carries the Paralympic torch as part of the torch relay at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Personal information
Full name
Kevin Richard Coombs
Nationality
Australian
Born
(1941-05-30)30 May 1941 Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
Died
5 October 2023(2023-10-05) (aged 82)
Sport
Country
Australia
Sport
Wheelchair basketball
Kevin Richard CoombsOAM PLY[1][2] (30 May 1941 – 5 October 2023) was an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960.[3][4] He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.[3]
^"The Paralympic pioneers who helped create a PLY legacy". International Paralympic Committee.
^"Coombs, Kevin Richard, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
^ abCite error: The named reference DEEWR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Roberts, Michael, ed. (2008). Great Australian Sporting Moments. Melbourne, Victoria: The Miegunyah Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-522-85547-0.
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gold and 3 bronze medals. Australia represented by: Men - Kevin Bawden, Alan Conn, KevinCoombs, John Martin, Bill Mather-Brown, Allan McLucas, Bruno Moretti...
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