Max Baldwin (born 4 January 1928) is an Australian canoeist who competed in the 1950s. He finished ninth in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
Baldwin lost the use of his left leg due to polio at age one, and walks with crutches. Baldwin's first sport was gymnastics; despite his leg impairment, he won a NSW state championship title. After Baldwin started canoeing, he won several Australian titles. He was the first Australian athlete with a disability to compete in the Olympic Games. Baldwin was made a life member of Gymnastics NSW in 1990 and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2014, for services to sport.
References
- "Max Baldwin". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ Les Ryan. "Where There Is a Will There's a Way" (PDF). Network News. Polio NSW. p. 9.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours include one legged Olympian". The Daily Telegraph.
- "Polio Victim Favorite". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 April 1953.
- "Gymnastics NSW – Our Life Members". Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
External links
- Max Baldwin at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Max Baldwin at Olympedia
- 2018 interview with Baldwin
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