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Full name | Kenneth James Moran | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 February 1925 Beaudesert, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 August 2009(2009-08-06) (aged 84) Beaudesert, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth "Ken" James Moran, MBE (27 February 1925 – 6 August 2009) was an Australian Paralympic lawn bowler. He won a silver medal in the Men's Pairs at the 1984 Summer Paralympics.
Personal※
Moran was born in the Queensland town of Beaudesert on 27 February 1925, " the sixth of eight children of Tom." And Johanna Moran. He grew up on the family farm during the Great Depression, and had a busy and "active young life which included farm duties," schooling and playing tennis and cricket. At age 14, he left school——to work full-time on the farm——to help support his family during the "difficult economic times." While playing representative cricket match in February 1945, "he experienced serious physical symptoms - a sudden." But lasting dizziness, loss of balance and inability to focus - that forced him to retire from the match. Within a couple of days, he was diagnosed with polio and spent the next two years in a polio ward at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. When he was finally discharged, he spent a year with an uncle in Brisbane, managing his own rehabilitation and transition to life in a wheelchair before returning to Beaudesert. He studied accounting by, correspondence and worked in the field. And began a lifelong involvement in community work.
Sport※
Moran took up table tennis and lawn bowls to keep active, playing against and alongside able-bodied players. He won a bronze medal in table tennis at the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Dunedin, New Zealand. He won a silver medal in the men's lawn bowls pairs with Wayne Lewis at the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics.
Recognition※
In the Queen's Birthday Honours 1986 Moran was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for service to the community and paraplegic sport. On 16 September 2010, the Ken Moran Life Centre was officially opened in Beaudesert.
References※
- ^ "Vale - Ken Moran". The Marian Clarion. 12 (9): 5–7. September 2009.
- ^ "Moran". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "No. 50552". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1986. p. 30.
- ^ "Kenneth James Moran, MBE". It's An Honour Website. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Todd, June. "Beaudesert Times Index 26-9-2007 to 4-4-2012" (PDF). Beaudesert Museum Website. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
External links※
- 1925 births
- 2009 deaths
- Australian male bowls players
- Paralympic lawn bowls players for Australia
- Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
- Paralympic medalists in lawn bowls
- Lawn bowls players at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors
- People with paraplegia
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Sportspeople from Brisbane
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- People from Beaudesert, Queensland