 Ross Sutton at the 1960 Paralympic Games in Rome | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ross Edward Sutton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1938 Guyra, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 July 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Watchmaker Small business owner - Suttle Medals & Militaria, Summer Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Archery Dartchery Fencing Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ross Edward Sutton (7 January 1938 – 22 July 2000) was the first Australian Paralympic gold medallist.[1] He represented Australia in archery at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy[1] and dartchery and fencing at the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2] Sutton also competed in table tennis at the Second National Paraplegic Games.[3]
- ^ a b Wake, Rebekka (2012). "Our first gold medallist - Ross Sutton". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games : Official Programme. Perth: Paraplegic Association of Western Australia. 1962.
- ^ The Second National Paraplegic Games. The Paraplegic Association of New South Wales. 1962. p. 6.