Terry Biggs
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Terry Biggs is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player, athlete, and administrator. At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, he won a gold medal in the men's singles C1 table tennis event against from the United Kingdom,[1] came sixth in the men's slalom C3 event,[2] and came seventh in the men's club throw C3 event,[3][4] He was one of the first Paralympic gold medallists with cerebral palsy.[5] He was the Director of the Australian Paralympic Federation (now the Australian Paralympic Committee) from 1992 to 1995, and was the President of the Cerebral Palsy Australian Sport & Recreation Federation from 1992 to at least 2000.[5][6] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Men's Singles C1 Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Men's Slalom C3 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Men's Club Throw C3 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Biggs, Terry: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "1999 AUSTRALIAN SPORTS DIRECTORY C–F". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000.
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