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Orfeo Cecconato

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Orfeo Cecconato
Personal information
Full nameOrfeo Cecconato
Nationality Australia
Born1 November 1969
Melbourne, Victoria
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Men's wheelchair basketball

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

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  1. ^ a b "Cecconato, Orfeo, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
  3. ^ "Results – ATLANTA 1996 Paralympic Games – Wheelchair Basketball – Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Cecconato, Orfeo: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.