Frank Ponta
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Francis Ettore Ponta (8 de noviembre de 1935-1 de junio de 2011) fue un competidor y entrenador paralímpico australiano. Compitió en deportes como baloncesto, pentatlón, natación y esgrima. Era parapléjico, perdió el uso de ambas piernas después de que le extirparon un tumor de la columna vertebral cuando era un adolescente. Fue miembro del primer equipo nacional de baloncesto en silla de ruedas de Australia y se le atribuye la expansión de este deporte en Australia Occidental. Al final de su carrera competitiva, se convirtió en entrenador, trabajando con atletas como Louise Sauvage, Priya Cooper, Madison de Rozario, Bruce Wallrodt y Bryan Stitfall. Falleció el 1 de junio de 2011 a la edad de 75 años después de una larga enfermedad.
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Francis Ettore Ponta (8 November 1935 – 1 June 2011) was an Australian Paralympic competitor and coach. He competed in several sports including basketball, pentathlon, swimming and fencing. A paraplegic, he lost the use of both his legs after a tumour was removed from his spinal column when he was a teenager. Ponta was a member of Australia's first national wheelchair basketball team, and is credited with expanding the sport of wheelchair basketball in Western Australia. At the end of his competitive career, he became a coach, working with athletes such as Louise Sauvage, Priya Cooper, Madison de Rozario, Bruce Wallrodt and Bryan Stitfall. He died on 1 June 2011 at the age of 75 after a long illness.
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Francis Ettore Ponta, dit Frank Ponta, né le 8 novembre 1935 à Subiaco et mort le 1er juin 2011 à Perth (Australie-Occidentale), est un athlète, basketteur, escrimeur et nageur handisport australien d'origine italienne. À la suite de sa carrière sportive, Ponta a entraîné plusieurs grands athlètes paralympiques, les plus importants étant Louise Sauvage et Priya Cooper.
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Sport has been a big part of my life with many ups and downs. An outlet for frustration and a challenge either in playing, coaching or administration. I enjoyed my time as a competitor, but have had almost as much pleasure watching people that I have trained become achievers.
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Sometimes Rita and other parents thought I was too tough on kids. 'You push them too hard.' they'd say. 'Bloody rubbish,' I'd respond. 'If we don't do it this way we're never going to get anything out of them and they're never going to learn and improve.' Yes, I've pushed kids through the barriers that exist. Mainly I just give them the facts: 'You've got to work hard … you've got to train four or five days a week'.
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Francis Ettore Ponta (8 de noviembre de 1935-1 de junio de 2011) fue un competidor y entrenador paralímpico australiano. Compitió en deportes como baloncesto, pentatlón, natación y esgrima. Era parapléjico, perdió el uso de ambas piernas después de que le extirparon un tumor de la columna vertebral cuando era un adolescente. Fue miembro del primer equipo nacional de baloncesto en silla de ruedas de Australia y se le atribuye la expansión de este deporte en Australia Occidental. Al final de su carrera competitiva, se convirtió en entrenador, trabajando con atletas como Louise Sauvage, Priya Cooper, Madison de Rozario, Bruce Wallrodt y Bryan Stitfall. Falleció el 1 de junio de 2011 a la edad de 75 años después de una larga enfermedad.
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Francis Ettore Ponta (8 November 1935 – 1 June 2011) was an Australian Paralympic competitor and coach. He competed in several sports including basketball, pentathlon, swimming and fencing. A paraplegic, he lost the use of both his legs after a tumour was removed from his spinal column when he was a teenager. Ponta was a member of Australia's first national wheelchair basketball team, and is credited with expanding the sport of wheelchair basketball in Western Australia. At the end of his competitive career, he became a coach, working with athletes such as Louise Sauvage, Priya Cooper, Madison de Rozario, Bruce Wallrodt and Bryan Stitfall. He died on 1 June 2011 at the age of 75 after a long illness.
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Francis Ettore Ponta, dit Frank Ponta, né le 8 novembre 1935 à Subiaco et mort le 1er juin 2011 à Perth (Australie-Occidentale), est un athlète, basketteur, escrimeur et nageur handisport australien d'origine italienne. Rendu paraplégique par une opération à l'âge de dix-sept ans, il fait partie de la première équipe d'Australie de basket-ball en fauteuil roulant. Mais c'est dans trois autres disciplines qu'il décroche ses cinq principales médailles internationales. La première aux Jeux de Stoke Mandeville, précurseur des Jeux paralympiques, au fleuret par équipes. À Tokyo, en 1964, il ramène une médaille d'or des Jeux en natation. Il décroche aussi deux médailles d'argent, en escrime et en athlétisme, et une de bronze, la dernière en 1968, en natation. À la suite de sa carrière sportive, Ponta a entraîné plusieurs grands athlètes paralympiques, les plus importants étant Louise Sauvage et Priya Cooper.
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