Max Baldwin
Max Baldwin (born 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,[1] and walks with crutches.
Baldwin's first sport was gymnastics; despite his leg impairment, he won a NSW state championship title.[1][2]
After Baldwin started canoeing, he won several Australian titles.[3] He was the first Australian athlete with a disability to compete in the Olympic Games.[2]
Baldwin was made a life member of Gymnastics NSW in 1990[4] and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2014, for services to sport.[2]
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