| 词条 | Bob McCullough |
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Robert "Bob" McCullough OAM[1] (1931 – 9 January 2017) was a leading Australian sport administrator particularly in the area of disability sport. He was President of the Australian Paralympic Federation and the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation. PersonalMcCullough was born in 1931.[2] He was an aircraft engineer and worked for the Australian Public Service.[3] He died on 9 January 2017.[4] Sport administration careerIn 1983, McCullough was the inaugural Chairperson of the North Queensland Sports Foundation.[5] He held this position until 1986. From 1989 to 1999, he was President of Wheelchair Sports Australia (now Australian Athletes with a Disability).[6] In 1994, he was appointed President of the Australian Paralympic Federation.[6] He took over the Federation at a time when it had limited funds and near bankruptcy. McCullough put in place a marketing and fundraising strategy that aimed to raise $1.5 million for the team to compete at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games.[6] An outcome of this approach was the Motor Accident Authority of New South Wales providing $100,000 and employment for 10 athletes in the promotion of disabilities through motor vehicle accidents.[6] Whilst President, he negotiated an agreement with the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee so that the Federation received $5.5 million for marketing rights over the four years leading to the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.[6] These financial arrangements coupled with the Australian Governments Paralympic Preparation Program led to the Australian team finishing 2nd on the medal tally at the 1996 Atlanta Games. McCullogh was replaced as President in 1997 by Marie Little. He was a Director of the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (1997–2000).[6] McCullough’s contribution to international sport included his roles as President of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (1996–2001), International Paralympic Committee Executive (1996–2002), and representative of the Paralympics in the IOC Evaluation Commission for the 2008 Bidding Cities (2001).[6] In 2001, he was unsuccessful in his bid to become President of the International Paralympic Committee.[7] RecognitionMcCullough was recognized for his service to disability sport and regional sport development.
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Robert McCullough|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au|work=It's An Honour Website|accessdate=17 April 2013}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McCullough, Bob}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7290309|title=Bob McCullough interviewed by Madonna Grehan in the Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project|publisher=National Library of Australia|accessdate=2 September 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Bob McCullough OAM|url=http://www.gamesbids.com/english/archives/2008eval.shtml|work=Games Bid Website|accessdate=17 April 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/iwas-news/iwas-announces-the-sad-passing-of-ismwsf-president-1996-2001-bob-mccullough1/|title=IWAS Announces the Sad Passing of ISMWSF President (1996–2001), Bob McCullough|publisher=International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation|date=9 January 2017|accessdate=11 January 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Chaipersons Past and Present Light Up|url=http://www.nqsports.com.au/images/SPORTS%20POST_JUNE08-web.pdf|work=Sports Post June 2008|accessdate=17 April 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=The thoughts of Bob McCullough, past ISMWSF President – IWAS Conference on Disability Sport ;|url=http://www.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/iwas-news/the-thoughts-of-bob-mccullough-past-ismwsf-president/|work=International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation News|accessdate=17 April 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Craven elected President of IPC|url=http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/756|work=UK Sport News, 10 December 2001|accessdate=17 April 2013}} 8. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|title=Bob McCullough|url=http://www.sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame/member-profile/?memberID=141&memberType=athlete|work=Sport Australia Hall of Fame website|accessdate=17 April 2013}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=The Paralympic Order|url=http://www.paralympic.org/TheIPC/HWA/TheParalympicOrder|work=International Paralympic Committee Website|accessdate=17 April 2013}} 10. ^{{cite web|last=Nilbet|first=Cathy|title=A history of the North Queensland Sports Foundation|url=http://www.nqsports.com.au/images/NQSF%20History.pdf|work=North Queensland Sports Foundation website|accessdate=17 April 2013}} 7 : Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia|Australian Paralympic Committee officials|Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees|Recipients of the Paralympic Order|1931 births|2017 deaths|Place of birth missing |
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