Donald Dann
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald William Dann | |||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1949 Wynyard, Tasmania | |||||||||||
| Died | 31 July 2005 (aged 56) Burnie, Tasmania | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
Donald "Doc" William Dann, OAM[1] (12 February 1949 – 31 July 2005)[2][3] was an Australian Paralympic athlete and table tennis player. He was born in the Tasmanian town of Wynyard.[3] He lost a leg to a land mine in the Vietnam War,[4] where he served in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment from 3 December 1968 to 2 June 1969.[3] He competed in athletics and table tennis at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics and won a silver medal in the Men's Javelin A4 event at the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics.[5]
He founded the Tasmanian Amputee Sporting Association, was involved with several charity military and civilian organisations, and was involved with local football. He was awarded life membership of the Burnie sub-branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia(RSL) in 2002, due to his strong involvement in the organisation.[6] In 2004, he received a Medal of the Order of Australia primarily for his service to the Burnie RSL.[1] He died on 31 July 2005 in Burnie.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Dann, Donald William, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ a b "The Banelis Family". Family Tree Maker. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Dann, Donald William". Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "'These are the real thing'". The Courier-Mail. 26 October 2000. p. 37.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Farewell to 'Doc' Dan". On Service. Tasmanian branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia. October 2005.
External links
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Paralympic athletes of Australia
- Paralympic table tennis players of Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Amputee category Paralympic competitors
- Australian amputees
- Sportsmen from Tasmania
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Australian military personnel of the Vietnam War
- Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
- 1949 births
- 2005 deaths