Margaret Ross (Paralympian)

Margaret Ross
OAM
Personal information
Full nameMargaret Winifred Ross
Nationality Australia
Medal record
Dartchery
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1976 TorontoMixed Teams Open

1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, she won a silver medal in the Women's Swimming 50 m Crawl Class E event and bronze medals in the Women's Shot Put Class D and Women's Swimming 50 m Breaststroke Class E events.

Margaret Winifred Ross is an Australian Paralympic archer. At the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, she won a silver medal in the Women's Swimming 50 m Crawl Class E event and bronze medals in the Women's Shot Put Class D and Women's Swimming 50 m Breaststroke Class E events.[1]

She competed at the 1972 Heidelberg Paralympics in the Women's FITA Round Open finishing 5th.[2][3] At the 1976 Toronto Paralympics, she competed in archery and dartchery events. She teamed with John Kestel to win the gold medal in the dartchery Mixed Teams Open event.[2][4] In 1982, she received a Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to the disabled particularly in the field of sport".[5]

References

  1. ↑ Report of the First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, Perth, Western Australia, 10–17 November 1962. Perth: Paraplegic Association of Western Australia. 1962.
  2. 1 2 "M. Ross". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "1972 Women's FITA Round Open Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "1976 Mixed Teams Open Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ross, Margaret Winifred, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 10 August 2012.


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