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Caz Walton

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in Seoul, Walton opted to compete in the wheelchair basketball and fencing events. Great Britain did not progress beyond the preliminaries of the basketball having lost all four matches, but Watson achieved what would be her final medal when she won gold in the ÊpÊe individual 4–6. This took her
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in Tel Aviv Walton competed in numerous track and field disciplines, the breaststroke and backstroke in swimming, and singles and doubles in table tennis. She won at least a silver medal in all three areas, finishing the Games with six medals three of which were gold.
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Walton retired from international competitions in 1994. She became the manager of Great Britain's Paralympic fencing team in 1996, reprising the role for the Games of 2000 and 2008. For the 2004 Games she was the team administrator for Great Britain.
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Walton enjoyed a lengthy competitive career, winning medals in European, Commonwealth, and World Championships. She competed in a wide range of events, including athletics, table tennis, swimming, fencing, and basketball.
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in Heidelberg. She won two gold and one bronze medal in the athletics events and gold in the table tennis singles. She entered the fencing event rather than the swimming, winning the novice foil individual event. At the
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Women's Pentathlon incomplete but, due to a miscalculation of her total score which went unnoticed at the time, she was given third place and a bronze medal.
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in Tokyo. She took part in two athletics events, the slalom and the wheelchair dash, winning gold in both. At the
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In 1970 Walton received the Bill McGowran Trophy for Disabled Sports Personality of the Year from the
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in Toronto Watson entered similar events, winning bronze in athletics, table tennis, and fencing.
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Recipients of the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
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manager. She was a multi-disciplinary gold medallist who competed in numerous
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Wheelchair basketball players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
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Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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Table tennis players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
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Table tennis players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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She was appointed an 540:1988 Summer Paralympics 516:1964 Summer Paralympics 871:British female fencers 565:2010 Birthday Honours 291:Women's Pentathlon 4 113:Wheelchair basketball 551:Awards and accolades 405:Women's Singles 4–5 168:Women's Slalom open 97:Paralympic athletics 39:Personal information 749:on 25 December 2012 105:Paralympic swimming 35: 796:The London Gazette 366:Women's Singles C 349:Women's Singles 4 332:Women's Doubles C 109:Wheelchair fencing 473: 472: 467: 466: 221:Women's Slalom C 101:Para table tennis 33: 1033: 827: 826: 824: 822: 807: 801: 800: 787: 781: 780: 778: 776: 765: 759: 758: 756: 754: 739: 730: 729: 727: 725: 716:. Archived from 706: 700: 699: 697: 695: 686:. Archived from 676: 665: 664: 662: 660: 651:. 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Index

OBE
United Kingdom
Paralympic athletics
Para table tennis
Paralympic swimming
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
1964 Tokyo
1968 Tel Aviv
1972 Heidelberg
1976 Toronto
1988 Seoul
OBE
Great Britain Paralympic team
Paralympic Games
1968 Tel Aviv
1964 Summer Paralympics
1968 Games
1972 Games
1976 Games
1988 Summer Paralympics
Sports Journalists' Association
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
2010 Birthday Honours
"Caz Walton honoured by SWOTY Lifetime Achievement Award"
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"Hall of Fame"

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