{"id":432629,"date":"2020-05-20T00:21:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T07:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=432629"},"modified":"2020-05-21T02:42:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T09:42:55","slug":"first-british-paralympic-champion-margaret-maughan-dies-60-years-after-backstroke-gold-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/first-british-paralympic-champion-margaret-maughan-dies-60-years-after-backstroke-gold-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"First British Paralympic Champion Margaret Maughan Dies 60 Years After Backstroke Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first British Paralympic gold medallist, <strong>Margaret Maughan<\/strong>, has died aged 91 after a career that spanned five Games and 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Maughan\u2019s status as a pioneer and a tireless advocate for sport for the disabled led to her being invited to light the flame at the<strong> London Paralympic Games<\/strong> in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Maughan won her country\u2019s first title in archery at the 1960 Paralympics in Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>She also took gold in the pool in the Eternal City when she won the women\u2019s 50m backstroke complete class five.<\/p>\n<p>The sole entrant in the race, Maughan claimed her second trip to the podium in 1min 49.2secs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_432636\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-432636\" data-attachment-id=\"432636\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/first-british-paralympic-champion-margaret-maughan-dies-60-years-after-backstroke-gold-in-rome\/paragb-twitter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"paraGB twitter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;paraGB twitter&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: ParalympicsGB&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-432636\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter.jpg\" alt=\"paraGB twitter\" width=\"184\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/paraGB-twitter-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-432636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: ParalympicsGB<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maughan was paralysed from the waist down in a road accident in Malawi in 1959.<\/p>\n<p>She returned to Britain and was treated at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital by <strong>Dr Ludwig Guttmann<\/strong> who pioneered the use of sport in therapy and is acknowledged as the founder of the Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>During her rehabilitation Margaret took up archery and joined a club which led to her competing in Rome 60 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Maughan scored 484 points in the women\u2019s Columbia round open to win Britain\u2019s first gold but a mix-up in the scoring meant she was only informed she had won when she was about to leave the venue on the team bus.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release from Paralympics GB, Maughan recalled:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSomeone came on the bus and shouted: \u2018where\u2019s Margaret Maughan?\u2019 They had to lift me off, find my wheelchair and take me over to a very nice little podium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t realise I was in the middle until I got there and received a gold medal \u2013 it was in a very nice little leather box.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got back on the coach again and nobody said well done or anything because nobody realised what had gone on. It was only later I discovered I had won the first medal!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maughan competed at the 1960, 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Paralympic Games and represented Britain in archery, swimming, dartchery and bowls.<\/p>\n<p>After lighting the cauldron at London in 2012, she expressed her pride in the progress of Paralympic sport.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI felt very, very proud to be a part of such a huge movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a small beginning in the simple days to seeing what it had become with such large teams has been a marvellous feeling.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>British Para-Swimming<\/strong> National Performance Director <strong>Chris Furber<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOn behalf of British Para-Swimming we are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Margaret Maughan. She was a huge inspiration and helped to pave the way for what the Paralympic movement has now become.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Watching her light the cauldron in London was an incredible moment and she will be sorely missed by everyone involved in para sport.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Nick Webborn OBE<\/strong>, Chair of the <strong>British Paralympic Association<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe mourn today the loss of one of Great Britain\u2019s legends in Paralympic sport with the passing of Margaret Maughan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough her passing is extremely sad the fact that she lived until the age of 91 is testament to the work of Sir Ludwig Guttman who transformed the care of people with spinal cord injury, and that through sport people with disabilities can enjoy rich and fulfilling lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMargaret, we thank you and salute you for all that you did, and although we will miss you tremendously, we will never forget you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first British Paralympic gold medallist, Margaret Maughan, has died aged 91 after a career that spanned five Games and 20 years. 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