Gary Leslie Hooper
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Gary Leslie Hooper was an Australia
n Paralympic
competitor. He won a silver medal in Men's Up to 65 KG Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
. He won a gold medal at the same games in the athletics 60 m wheelchair above t. 10 event and a silver medal in the 4x40 wheelchair relay event.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Paralympic
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
competitor. He won a silver medal in Men's Up to 65 KG Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
1964 Summer Paralympics
The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the 2nd Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, they were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics...
. He won a gold medal at the same games in the athletics 60 m wheelchair above t. 10 event and a silver medal in the 4x40 wheelchair relay event.