Peter Marsh (athlete)

Peter James Marsh (19 October 1948 – 26 November 2012) was an Australian Paralympic athlete and table tennis player who competed at three Paralympic Games and won two bronze medals.

Peter Marsh
Personal information
Full namePeter James Marsh
NationalityAustralian
Born19 October 1948 (1948-10-19)
Died26 November 2012 (2012-11-27) (aged 64)
Brisbane, Australia
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1976 Toronto60 m 1A
Bronze medal – third place1976 TorontoPrecision club throw 1A–1B

Personal

In June 1970, at the age of 21, Marsh sustained a spinal injury playing rugby league for Wests Panthers at Lang Park.[1][2] He became a quadriplegic complete below C5–C6.[1] Before the injury he had participated in surf lifesaving, and he was working as a motor mechanic at the time.[2]

In 1976, the Paraplegic Welfare Association (now Spinal Injuries Association) employed him, their first employee with a disability, as a welfare officer.[2] He continued to work full-time for the organisation until 1983.[3] He was also involved as an administrator with wheelchair sports organisations and is a life member of Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association.[2] In 2008, he worked as a volunteer with the Marist College Ashgrove community service program.[1]

Marsh died on 26 November 2012. He is survived by his wife Anne and their son Kieran.[4][1]

Career

At the 1976 Toronto Games, Marsh competed in athletics and table tennis and won two bronze medals in the Men's 60 m 1A and Men's Precision Club Throw 1A–1B events.[5] He competed in athletics and table tennis at the 1980 Arnhem Games but did not win a medal.[5] At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, he competed in three athletics events but did not win a medal.[5]

References
  1. "In The Chair with Peter Marsh" (PDF). Spinal Outreach Team Newsletter. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. Marsh, Peter. "Save our shoulders" (PDF). Spinal Injuries Association website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Vale Peter Marsh". Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association. 27 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
  5. "P. Marsh". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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