Elaine Schreiber

Elaine Schreiber
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Athletics
Paralympic Games
1964 Tokyo Club throw A
1964 Tokyo Javelin A
Table tennis
Paralympic Games
1968 Tel Aviv Doubles class B
1964 Tokyo Singles class B

Elaine Schreiber is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player and athlete. She contracted poliomyelitis.[1] At the 1964 Tokyo Games, she won a gold medal in the women's club throw A event, a silver medal in the women's javelin A event, and a bronze medal in the women's singles B event.[2] At the 1968 Tel Aviv Games, she won a silver medal in the women's doubles C event with Marion O'Brien;[3] she also competed but did not win any medals in athletic events at the 1968 games.[2] She participated without winning medals in athletics events at both the 1972 Heidelberg and 1976 Toronto Games, and also participated in table tennis at the latter games.[2]

In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "From Trauma to Rehabilitation and Elite Sport:" (PDF). Clearinghouse for Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Women's Doubles C Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "SCHREIBER, Elaine: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 2 May 2012.


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