Orfeo Cecconato
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| Full name | Orfeo Cecconato | |||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1969 Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Orfeo Cecconato, OAM[1] (1 November 1969)[2] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria.[2] He was part of the gold medal-winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team[3] at the 1996 Summer Paralympics,[4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Cecconato, Orfeo, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ a b Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
- ^ "Results – ATLANTA 1996 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Basketball – Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Cecconato, Orfeo: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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