Disability Sport History
Disability sport became more common after which major war?
World War 2
Which Australian athlete challenged stereotypes about disability through sport and media?
Dylan Alcott
What year was the first Mandeville games.
1948
What was the original purpose of many disability sports programs?
Rehabilitation
What is the term for winning all four Grand Slam titles and a Paralympic gold in one year?
Golden Slam
In 1960 the first Paralympic games was held in which city?
Rome
Who founded the Stoke Mandeville Games?
Sir Ludwig Guttman
What sport did Alcott win gold in at the 2008 Paralympics?
Wheelchair Basketball
What event eventually developed from the Stoke Mandeville Games?
Paralympic Games
What does the increase in media coverage of Dylan Alcott’s final Australian Open match suggest about the Paralympic movement?
That Paralympic sport has increased in visibility, popularity, and public recognition
Which city and what year saw a massive incline in media coverage an athlete participation?
Tokyo Paralympics & Athlete participation
Sir Ludwig Guttmann believed sport provided physical and ______ therapy.
Mental therapy
In the First Paralympic Games, how many athletes, countries and sports were involved?
400 athletes
23 Countries
8 Sports