John Kestel is an Australian Paralympic athlete and archer. At the 1976 Toronto Games, he won a gold medal in the Mixed Pairs open dartchery event with Margaret Ross and a bronze medal in the Men's Javelin 2 event.[1][2] In August 2000, before the arrival of the Olympic Torch for the 2000 Sydney Games, volunteers from the Scone area planted 2,000 trees in honour of four former Olympians or Paralympians, including Kestel, who were from the town.[3]

John Kestel
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Toronto Men's Javelin 2
Dartchery
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Toronto Mixed Pairs open

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. ^ "1976 Mixed Teams Open Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Olympic trees under threat". The Scone Advocate. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2012.[permanent dead link]