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Paralympics Australia, the Glossary

Paralympics Australia (PA) previously called the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) (1998–2019) is the National Paralympic Committee in Australia for the Paralympic Games movement.^[1]

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Australia at the Paralympics
Sports organizations established in 1990

Adrienne Smith

Adrienne Mary Elise Smith OAM (19 January 1934 – 20 February 2012) was a leading Australian sport administrator.

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Athletics Australia

Athletics Australia is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Sport Australia for the sport of athletics in Australia.

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Australia at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

The 1960 Summer Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy were the first Paralympic Games. Paralympics Australia and Australia at the 1960 Summer Paralympics are Australia at the Paralympics.

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Australia at the 1976 Winter Paralympics

Australia was represented by one non-competing athlete at the inaugural 1976 Winter Paralympics. The games were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden over seven days from 21 to 28 February 1976. Paralympics Australia and Australia at the 1976 Winter Paralympics are Australia at the Paralympics.

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Australia at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Australia competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States from 8 March to 19 March 2002. Paralympics Australia and Australia at the 2002 Winter Paralympics are Australia at the Paralympics.

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Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Australia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Games in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Paralympics Australia and Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics are Australia at the Paralympics.

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Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Australia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Paralympics Australia and Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics are Australia at the Paralympics.

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Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Australia participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. Paralympics Australia and Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics are Australia at the Paralympics.

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Australia at the Paralympics

Australia has participated officially in every Paralympic Games since its inauguration in 1960 except for the 1976 Winter Paralympics.

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Australia at the Winter Paralympics

Australia has competed in every Winter Paralympics. Paralympics Australia and Australia at the Winter Paralympics are Australia at the Paralympics.

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Australia Games

Australia Games was held in Melbourne, Victoria, from 26 January to 5 February 1985.

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Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests.

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Australian Government

The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or the Federal Government, is the national executive government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

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Australian Institute of Sport

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia.

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Australian Olympic Committee

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is the National Olympic Committee responsible for developing, promoting, and protecting the Olympic Movement in Australia.

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Australian Sailing

Australian Sailing is recognised by World Sailing as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Australia.

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Australian Sports Commission

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government commission responsible for supporting and investing in sport in Australia.

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Basketball Australia

BA Limited, trading as Basketball Australia,Unregistered trading name of BA Limited see https://abr.business.gov.au/ is a not-for-profit companyAustralian Securities and Investments Commission registers https://www.asic.gov.auBA Limited constitution April 2022, https://australia.basketball/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BA-Constitution-Effective-April-2022.pdf promoting basketball in Australia at all levels.

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Blind Sports Australia

Blind Sports Australia (BSA; 2010+), formerly the Australian Blind Sports Federation (ABSF) was formed in 1980 as the national body to coordinate sport for the blind and vision-impaired in Australia.

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Bob McCullough (sports administrator)

Robert McCullough OAM (12 October 1931 – 9 January 2017) was a leading Australian sport administrator particularly in the area of disability sport.

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Boccia

Boccia is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque.

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Brendan Flynn

Brendan Flynn (born 30 December 1953) was an Olympic women's basketball coach and Australian sports administrator.

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Catherine Clark (sports administrator)

Catherine Clark is an Australian sport administrator.

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Chris Nunn

Christopher John Nunn, OAM (born 18 December 1958) is an Australian athletics coach.

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Cycling Australia

Cycling Australia (CA), the trading name of the Australian Cycling Federation Inc, was the national governing body for bicycle racing in Australia, and represented the interests of affiliated cycling clubs and State federations.

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Darren Peters

Darren Peters was the CEO of the Australian Paralympic Committee and CEO of Rowing Australia.

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Disabled Wintersport Australia

Disabled Wintersport Australia (DWA) was established in 1978 as the Australian Disabled Skiers Federation. Paralympics Australia and Disabled Wintersport Australia are Australia at the Paralympics.

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Equestrian Australia

Equestrian Australia (EA) is the national governing body for equestrian sports in Australia.

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Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney.

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Frank Martin (sport administrator)

Frank Martin was Secretary-General of the Australian Paralympic Federation from 1994 to 1997.

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Glenn Tasker

Glenn Robert Tasker (10 November 1951 – 15 August 2019) was a leading Australian sport administrator particularly in swimming, tennis and the Paralympic movement.

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Goalball

Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment.

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Greg Hartung

Gregory Neil Hartung (born 3 June 1948) is a leading Australian and international sport administrator.

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International Paralympic Committee

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement.

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Jason Hellwig

Jason Scott Hellwig (born 27 September 1971) is a leading Australian sport administrator.

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Louise Sauvage

Alix Louise Sauvage, OAM (born 18 September 1973) is an Australian paralympic wheelchair racer and leading coach.

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Lynne Anderson (sports administrator)

Lynne Anderson (nee Moore) is an Australian sport administrator.

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Marcus Einfeld

Marcus Richard Einfeld (born 22 September 1938) is an Australian former judge of the Federal Court of Australia and was the inaugural president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.

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Marie Little

Marie Therese Little OAM (1 January 1933 – 17 August 2014) was a leading Australian sport administrator particularly in the area of disability sport.

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Michael Milton (skier)

Michael John Milton, OAM (born 21 March 1973) is an Australian Paralympic skier, Paralympic cyclist and paratriathlete with one leg.

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Miles Murphy

Miles Murphy (born 19 May 1967) is an Australian former sprinter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Minister for Sport (Australia)

In the Australian Government, the Minister for Sport is currently Anika Wells since 1 June 2022.

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National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people", thus functioning as a national library.

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National Paralympic Committee

A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Paralympics Australia and national Paralympic Committee are national Paralympic Committees.

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Northern Hemisphere

The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator.

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Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities.

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Perth

Perth (Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia.

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Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.

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Robert Steadward

Robert Daniel Steadward, (born May 26, 1946) is a Canadian retired sports administrator, professor, sports scientist, and author. Steadward helped organize the first Canadian wheelchair sport national championships in 1968, and later coached Canada in wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics. He became a professor at the University of Alberta in 1971, later served as chairman of the Department of Athletics, and published more than 150 papers about disability sport.

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Rodney Nugent

Rodney Francis Nugent, OAM (born 26 November 1967) is an Australian Paralympic athlete.

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Ron Finneran

Ronald James Finneran OAM (born 1944) is an Australian Paralympic athlete and sports administrator, from Merimbula, New South Wales.

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Rowing Australia

Rowing Australia (RA) is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Australia.

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Russell Short

Russell Luke Short, OAM (born 7 May 1969) is an Australian legally blind athlete, who has competed at eight Paralympics from 1988 to 2016 and won six gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the Games.

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Sallyanne Atkinson

Sallyanne Atkinson AO (born 23 July 1942, Kerr) was Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1985 to 1991 in Queensland, Australia.

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Scott Derwin

Scott Derwin is a leading Australian sport administrator.

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Snow Australia

Snow Australia is the national governing body for the sports of Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, Freestyle skiing, Snowboarding, Para-alpine and Para-snowboard in Australia.

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Summer Paralympic Games

The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete.

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Swimming Australia

Swimming Australia is the peak governing body for competitive swimming in Australia.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Table Tennis Australia

Table Tennis Australia is the National Sporting Organisation for the Sport of Table Tennis in Australia and is affiliated with both the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) which oversees the international governance and development of Table Tennis and the OTTF (Oceania Table Tennis Federation) which oversees the sport development at a regional level.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralympics_Australia

Also known as Australian Paralympic Committee, Australian Paralympic Federation, Australian Paralympics Committee.

, Ron Finneran, Rowing Australia, Russell Short, Sallyanne Atkinson, Scott Derwin, Snow Australia, Summer Paralympic Games, Swimming Australia, Sydney, Table Tennis Australia, Tennis Australia, University of Canberra, University of Queensland, Wheelchair rugby, Winter Paralympic Games, 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, 1977 FESPIC Games, 1984 Summer Paralympics, 1996 Summer Paralympics, 2000 Summer Paralympics.

Paralympics Australia, the Glossary

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See also

Australia at the Paralympics

Sports organizations established in 1990

References