Commonwealth Paraplegic Games
The Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were an international, multi-sport event involving athletes with a disability from the Commonwealth countries. The event was sometimes referred to as the Paraplegic Empire Games and British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games. Athletes were generally those with spinal injuries or polio. The Games were an important milestone in the Paralympic sports movement as they began the decline of the Stoke Mandeville Games' dominating influence. The event was first held in 1962 and disestablished in 1974. The Games were held in the country hosting the Commonwealth Games for able-bodied athletes.
1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games1966 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games1971 New Year HonoursBill LeanBill Mather-BrownCherrie IrelandCommonwealth_GamesCommonwealth Winter GamesDon WattsEve RimmerGary Hooper (Paralympian)George BedbrookJohn Grant (neurosurgeon)Kevin BawdenKevin BettsKevin Cunningham (Paralympian)List of Commonwealth Games venuesLorraine GradwellParalympic GamesRay Barrett (athlete)Ross SuttonTerry MasonUniversity of Western Australia School of MedicineVictor Salvemini
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Commonwealth Paraplegic Games
The Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were an international, multi-sport event involving athletes with a disability from the Commonwealth countries. The event was sometimes referred to as the Paraplegic Empire Games and British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games. Athletes were generally those with spinal injuries or polio. The Games were an important milestone in the Paralympic sports movement as they began the decline of the Stoke Mandeville Games' dominating influence. The event was first held in 1962 and disestablished in 1974. The Games were held in the country hosting the Commonwealth Games for able-bodied athletes.
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Host cities of the Commonwealth Paraplegic Games
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— IPC President Sir Philip Craven
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