Alan Conn is an Australian Paralympian archer and table tennis player from New South Wales. He had an accident at 18 on his motorcycle that led to him becoming paraplegic.[1] At the 1968 Tel Aviv Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Columbia Round open archery event, with a world record score of 618,[1] and a silver medal in the Mixed Pairs open dartchery event.[2] He also competed but did not win a medal in the Men's Doubles B table tennis event.[2] At the time of the Games, he was 24 years old, and working as a shoe maker for the Commonwealth rehabilitation artificial limb plant. He started competing in archery three years before the Games.[1] At the 1972 Heidelberg Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's FITA Round Team open.[2]

Alan Conn
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Medal record
Archery
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv Men's Columbia Round open
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Heidelberg Men's FITA Round Team open
Dartchery
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Tel Aviv Mixed Pairs open

References

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  1. ^ a b c "World Record to Our Archer". The Age. Sydney, New South Wales. 13 November 1968. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 February 2012.