Richard Oliver (Paralympian)

Richard Alden Oliver, OAM[1] (born 16 April 1955)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketball player. He was born in the South Australian town of Gawler.[2] He participated in athletics at both the 1976 Toronto and 1980 Arnhem Paralympics, winning a bronze medal in 1980 in the Men's 100 m 4 event.[3] He held the world records in the 100 m and 200 m events.[2] He was part of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at all Paralympics from 1976 to 1996.[3][4][5] He won a gold medal as part of the winning team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]

Richard Oliver
Richard Oliver is sprayed with water after being presented with the gold medal at the Atlanta Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameRichard Alden Oliver
NationalityAustralian
Born (1955-04-16) 16 April 1955
Gawler, South Australia
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Men's para-athletics
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Arnhem 100 m 4
Men's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition

References
  1. "Oliver, Richard Alden". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Wheelchair Basketballers". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  3. "Richard Oliver". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1960–1980" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. Labanowich, Stan; Thiboutot, Armand. "Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1984–2008" (PDF). Wheelchairs Can Jump. Retrieved 25 April 2012.


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