Max Baldwin
Introduction '''Max Baldwin''' (born 4 January 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, and walks with crutches. Baldwin's first sport was gymnastics; despite his leg impairment, he won a NSW state championship title. After Baldwin started canoeing, he won several Australian titles. He was the first Australian athlete with a disability to compete in the Olympic Games. Baldwin was made a life member of Gymnastics NSW in 1990 and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2014, for services to sport.
References
External links * * 2018 interview with Baldwin