Full name Donald William Dann Nationality Australia | Name Donald Dann | |
Born 12 February 1949 Wynyard, Tasmania Died 31 July 2005(2005-07-31) (aged 56)
Burnie, Tasmania | ||
Donald "Doc" William Dann, OAM (12 February 1949 – 31 July 2005) was an Australian Paralympic athlete and table tennis player. He was born in the Tasmanian town of Wynyard. He lost a leg to a land mine in the Vietnam War, where he served in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment from 3 December 1968 to 2 June 1969. He competed in athletics and table tennis at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics and won a silver medal in the Men's Javelin A4 event at the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics.
He founded the Tasmanian Amputee Sporting Association, was involved with several charity military and civilian organisations, and was involved with local football. He was awarded life membership of the Burnie sub-branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia(RSL) in 2002, due to his strong involvement in the organisation. In 2004, he received a Medal of the Order of Australia primarily for his service to the Burnie RSL. He died on 31 July 2005 in Burnie.