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Walter Dann

Walter Dann

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Walter Dann (born c. 1944) is a Canadian Wheelchair Athletics Athlete who has competed in the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Paralympics.[2] He won silver in the Men's 4x60m Wheelchair Relay (with F. Henderson, B. Simpson and Eugene Reimer) and the Novices 60m Wheelchair Dash C.[3]

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He was born in Vancouver, before moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia. He contracted polio when he was three. He won the highest badge in scouting when he was 15.[4]

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  1. [1]
    "Ability over disability for wheelchair athletes". Star-Phoenix. 30 October 1968. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. [2]
    "W Dann". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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    "Paralympics 2012 PDF" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Boy Scout, Polio Victim Wins Award". The Kingston Whig-Standard. 10 May 1960. Retrieved 2 November 2022.


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