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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1957 (age 65–66) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Hill (born 1957) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer and athlete, who won two silver medals at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics.
Hill was born in Brisbane. [1] At the age of 18, a car accident left him a quadriplegic. [1] Before the accident, he was an apprentice plumber and was a sports champion at school. [1] Five years after the accident, he qualified as a dental technician. [1] He also designed and built wheelchairs. [1]
At the 1979 National Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Games in Perth Hill won gold medals in athletics events. [1] At the 1980 Arnhem Games, he competed in athletics and swimming events. He won silver medals in the Men's 25 m Backstroke 1C and Men's 25 m Breaststroke 1C events. [2]
In 1980, at the age of 23, he was named Young Australian of the Year. [1]
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