| 词条 | Robert McIntyre (Paralympian) |
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| name = Robert McIntyre | image = Robert McIntyre.jpg | imagesize = | caption =Robert McIntyre in his trademark Brisbane Breakers No. 4 team shirt | fullname = Robert Lindon McIntyre | nicknames = Macca | nationality = {{AUS}} | club = Brisbane Breakers | collegeteam = | birth_date =1952/1953 | birth_place = | death_date =23 December 1995 (age 42) | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates={{MedalSport |Athletics}}{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}{{MedalGold|1968 Tel Aviv|Men's Slalom B}}{{MedalSilver|1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville|Men's 800 m 5}}{{MedalBronze|1972 Heidelberg|Men's Slalom 5}}{{MedalBronze|1980 Arnhem|Men's Slalom 5}}{{MedalBronze|1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville|Men's 1500 m 5}}{{MedalBronze|1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville|Men's 5000 m 5}} }} Robert Lindon McIntyre (1952/1953 – 23 December 1995)[1][2] nicknamed "Macca",[1] was an Australian Paralympic athlete, wheelchair basketball player and coach. BiographyMcIntyre was born in Victoria, and was injured do to a shooting accident when he was nine years old.[2] His wheelchair basketball career began in 1968 when he represented Victoria at the National Wheelchair Games, where he was voted "best and fairest".[2] He was then selected for the 1968 Tel Aviv Paralympics, where he won a gold medal in the Men's Slalom B event and participated in the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team; he would go on to win medals at athletics events at every Paralympics until 1984, and participate in Australia's wheelchair basketball squad at every games until 1980.[2][3][4] At the 1972 Heidelberg Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's Slalom 5 event, but did not win any medals at the 1976 Toronto Games.[3] He also represented Australia at the 1970 Edinburgh and 1974 Dunedin Commonwealth Paraplegic Games.[2] In 1977, he moved to Queensland, and began coaching and playing in the bottom-of-the-ladder Queensland wheelchair basketball team, the Brisbane Breakers. They lost the grand final match of the National Basketball Championships in 1978 by one point, and had back-to-back wins in 1980 and 1981.[2] At the 1980 Arnhem Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's Slalom 5 event, and coached the national wheelchair basketball team.[3][4] At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's 800 m 5 event and two bronze medals in the Men's 1,500 m 5 and Men's 5,000 m 5 events.[3] He also participated in the marathon at the 1984 games; he was part of a bloc of Australian, Canadian, American and new Zealand athletes. The person in front of him, New Zealand's Graham Condon, hit a pothole near the {{convert|20|km|adj=on}} mark, causing McIntyre to lose his balance and turn upside down in his wheelchair. Condon helped him get back into position, and he ended up finishing equal fourth.[5][6] During his athletic career, he broke several national records, and held the world record for the 800 m event.[2] McIntyre was part of the first two Australian teams for the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in 1983 and 1986.[2] He was involved in wheelchair basketball at a national level until his retirement after the 1993 National Basketball Games on the Gold Coast.[2] In 1995 he was inducted into the Australian Wheelchair Association's Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame.[2] He died suddenly on 23 December 1995 at the age of 42.[1][2] He was survived by his wife, Lee.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Robert Lindon McIntyre|work=M.O.D.E|publisher=Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association|page=19}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcintyre, Robert}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite book|title=Step by Step We Conquer|publisher=Keeaira Press|isbn=0958529191|first=Vicki|last=Epstein|page=62}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Mcintyre&fname=R.&gender=all|title=Athlete Search Results|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=21 April 2012}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://wheelchairscanjump.com/rosters/WCJ_TR01_Paralympics-Men_A.pdf|title=Team Rosters:Paralympic Games (Men) 1960–1980|publisher=Wheelchairs Can Jump|first1=Stan|last1=Labanowich|first2=Armand|last2=Thiboutot|accessdate=21 April 2012|format=PDF}} 5. ^{{cite book|last=Gray|first=Alison|title=Against the Odds: New Zealand Paralympians|year=1997|publisher=Hodder Moa Beckett|isbn=978-1-86958-566-2|page=31}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results.php?eclass=5&sport=athletics&competition=1984PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Marathon|title=1984 Marathon Class 5 Results|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=11 August 2012}} 26 : Paralympic athletes of Australia|Paralympic wheelchair basketball players of Australia|Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair basketball players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics|Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair basketball players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair basketball players at the 1976 Summer Paralympics|Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair basketball players at the 1980 Summer Paralympics|Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics|Medalists at the 1968 Summer Paralympics|Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics|Medalists at the 1980 Summer Paralympics|Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics|Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors|Paralympic gold medalists for Australia|Paralympic silver medalists for Australia|Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia|Paralympic wheelchair basketball coaches|Paralympic coaches of Australia|Coaches at the 1980 Summer Paralympics|Sportspeople from Victoria (Australia)|Sportspeople from Queensland|1950s births|1995 deaths |
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