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Australia at the 1976 Winter Paralympics

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Swedish delegation put forward a bid for the games. The Swedish obliged and the bid was gratefully accepted by the other members of the assembly. This resulted in the Swedish Sports Organisation for the Disabled (SHIF) taking responsibility for the inaugural games and thus the Winter Paralympics was born.
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The IPC Winter Paralympic Games history book states that the first, unofficial idea for the Winter Paralympics arose in 1974 during a pause of the annual general meeting of the International Sports Organisation for the Disabled (ISOD). ISOD Vice President of the time, Bengt Nirije, suggested that the
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The 1976 Winter Paralympics had strict disability classifications, allowing only the blind and amputees to compete. This was unfortunate for Finneran who suffered limited mobility in his legs and arms due to polio that he contracted as an infant. Understandably, he was frustrated at being unable to
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Mr. Finneran left for Sweden six weeks before the beginning of the games, after receiving some funding from the Cabramatta Rotary Club. However, his Paralympic endeavor was largely at his own expense. Upon his arrival in Ornskoldsvik he was offered accommodation in a spare room at the local cinema
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became aware of the Winter Paralympics being held in Ornskoldsvik , Sweden. At the time, there was no governing body in Australia to organise qualifying events. Instead, Mr. Finneran took it upon himself to seek out the only other two Australian skiers with a disability and asked whether they would
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Because of this, the Winter Paralympic Games in Örnsköldsvik didn't permit athletes with spinal injuries to compete and therefore could not technically be referred to as 'Paralympic Games' in the literal sense. The International Sport Federation, more fittingly, chose to call the 1976 games the
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The literal translation of the word Ornskoldsvik is "eagle shields bay". Fittingly, the logo for the Ornskoldvik Paralympics consists of a large eagle carrying a shield over a body of water. Below, and on either side, is an alpine skier and a cross-country skier - the two sports featured in the
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Due to the limited number of athletes, events often had very few competitors and in some cases gold medals were won by default (i.e. only one athlete competing in the event). Because of these unusual circumstances, it is very difficult to measure the level of performance of many medalists in
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was disqualified as he failed to meet the disability requirements, as the Winter Paralympics at the time only allowed amputees, blind and vision impaired athletes. Finneran who had limb impairments due to childhood polio was excluded, as a result, Australia never officially competed at the
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Despite there being no official record as to why Sweden was encouraged to host the games, its rich history in winter sports was no doubt an influential factor. However, despite being the host country, Sweden only had 16 athletes compete which was the sixth largest delegation.
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compete which led to a heated argument with Dr Ludwig Guttman, the founder of the Paralympic movement. Despite being unable to compete, he had the honor of carrying the Australian flag at the opening ceremony and was given the role of ensuring course quality and safety
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Two of the founders of Disabled Wintersport Australia, Ron Finneran (L) and Nick Dean (R) at a function on 3 September 2013 in Thredbo during the first IPC alpine skiing world cup event to be held in Australia, conducted by the Australian Paralympic
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Through the successes of DWSA and Ron's work in talent recognition, and personal support for up-and-coming skiers, Australia is now the fifth ranked nation in the world in Alpine skiing, with two DWSA members holding current world records.
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be willing to take part in a "ski off" in order to qualify. Both of them declined the invitation due to family and work reasons, and thus Ron Finneran became the sole athlete representing Australia at the 1976 Winter Paralympics.
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In 1978 Ron returned to Australia filled with determination to rectify for future Australian disabled athletes the issues that he had at the 1976 games. He accepted a position as a ski instructor at the
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In 1976, there was no organisation to represent disabled Australian athletes in winter sports. Because of this, Australia was void of any official representative body or administration at the
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by the games organizing committee. In order to pay for this accommodation, he spent his days washing dishes at a local restaurant and trained at night on a slalom course with locals.
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and perhaps pushed for a spot on the podium. In fact, he remained in Sweden for two-years after the 1976 games in order to study and set up an alpine ski program for the disabled.
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Much like with the opening ceremony, very little is known about the closing ceremony in Ornskoldsvik. It is known that the ceremony featured an appearance by the King of Sweden,
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when he was only 20-months of age. Despite obviously being a disabled athlete, Mr. Finneran was neither blind nor an amputee and was therefore unable to compete at the
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The games were unsurprisingly dominated by European nations as they historically had a much larger exposure to winter sport recreationally and competitively at the
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The 1976 Winter Paralympics only permitted athletes to compete if they fell under one or both of the two disability classifications:
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Ski School where he met fellow ski instructor, Bruce Abel, with whom he co-founded the Disabled Skiing Federation - now known as
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Unsurprisingly, the medal tables were dominated by European nations that had a rich history in skiing at the
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being unable to compete. Had Mr. Finneran fit the disability classifications, he would have competed in
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Of the 16 competing nations, Australia is absent. Despite having been at the games, Australia's
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It is reported that 16 nations were represented in the ceremony and Australia's sole athlete,
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Info-graphic displaying the nations that officially competed at the 1976 Winter Paralympics.
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From Stoke Mandeville to Sochi : A History of the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games
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was ineligible. Ron lost the use of both of his legs and his right arm after contracting
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There is very little documentation regarding the opening and closing ceremonies of the
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These two sports were competed in by 198 athletes across a total of 53 medal events.
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aside from the fact that they were relatively small/simple by today's standards.
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Due to narrow disability requirements, Australia was unofficially represented by
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Each event had separate standing, or visually impaired classifications:
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The games also featured a non-medal demonstration in ice sledge racing.
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was offered a scholarship to live and study at a local university in
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The 1976 Winter Paralympics featured only two competitive sports:
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Ron Finneran at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria
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The following nations took part in the 1976 Winter Paralympics.
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Unfortunately for Australia, these classifications meant that
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was represented by one non-competing athlete at the inaugural
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IV A - standing, double leg amputation below the knee, mild
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due to a lack of other athletes in their respective event.
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The opening ceremony was held on Saturday 21 February in
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Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics
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Index


IPC code
NPC
Australian Paralympic Committee
www.paralympic.org.au
Örnsköldsvik
Medals
overview
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
Australia
1976 Winter Paralympics
Örnsköldsvik
Ron Finneran
Disabled Winter Sport Australia

Austria
Great Britain
Switzerland

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