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14 unusual facts about 2012 Summer Paralympics


Ballinahown

Mark Rohan from Ballinahown, a former Under 21 footballer with Westmeath until a car accident, won a gold medal in the 2012 Summer Paralympics on 5 September 2012 in the individual H1 time trial.

Crystal Palace Park

In 2005 the Mayor of London and the London Development Agency (LDA) took control of the NSC as part of London's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, and it is now managed by Greenwich Leisure on their behalf.

High-definition television in the United Kingdom

For the duration of the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Channel 4 operated three high-definition channels dedicated to the Paralympics on Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media, as well as one channel on Freeview.

Keysoe

The venue was used by equestrian teams training for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics.

London 2012 Olympic Torch

The London 2012 Paralympic Torch is the same design, albeit with a mirror-finish.

Martin Losu

In June 2012 he began training to represent Indonesia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, together with two other athletics competitors (including Setyo Budi Hartanto), a powerlifter, a swimmer, and a table tennis player.

Michael Bates, Baron Bates

Bates has been campaigning for the Olympic Truce for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games to be taken seriously by the signatories to the Olympic Truce Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly.

Minister for the Olympics

Until the conclusion of The London 2012 Paralympics, Jowell continued to have responsibility for the Olympics portfolio in Labour's Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, serving as the Shadow Minister for the Olympics.

Mount Tabor, West Yorkshire

A post box in the hamlet is painted gold, to commemorate one of Hannah Cockroft's 2012 Summer Paralympics gold medals.

Own the Podium

The goal for RTE is for Canada to place top 12 at the 2012 Summer Olympics and top five at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

Paula Dunn

After London 2012, she was promoted to the position of Paralympic head coach, replacing Peter Eriksson.

Spain men's national wheelchair basketball team

The team competed in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

Stoke Mandeville

The London 2012 Summer Paralympics mascot, Mandeville, is named after the village due to its legacy with the Games.

The Last Leg

The Last Leg (known during its first series as The Last Leg with Adam Hills and its end of year special as The Last Leg of the Year) is a UK TV show that originally ran alongside the 2012 Summer Paralympics every night following the main coverage on Channel 4.


Alan Oliveira

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won gold in the T44 200m, ahead of Oscar Pistorius who was a favorite to win.

Charles Rozoy

Charles Rozoy (born in Chenôve on 4 March 1987) is a Paralympic swimmer of France who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the men's S8 100m butterfly.

Copper Box

Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from handball, it hosted modern pentathlon (fencing) during the Olympics and was the goalball venue for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Esther Overton

She has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the S2 50 metres backstroke and the S3 50 metres freestyle swimming events.

Greg Crump

He was selected to coach Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the wheelchair tennis.

Ivan Potekhin

Ivan Potekhin (Paralympic footballer), Russian 7-a-side footballer who participated in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics

Jack Swift

He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics in the 400m and 4x100m events.

Philip Shallcrass

The closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics included text from a 1997 Gorsedd ritual written by Philip Shallcrass and Emma Restall Orr.

Royal Artillery Barracks

The shooting events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were held at a temporary venue at the Barracks.

Sitting volleyball

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics the men's competition was won by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the gold medal in the women's contest went to the People's Republic of China.