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sandy sydney paralympics blythe in action during competition at the 2000 robert alexander blythe 18 november 2005 melbourne , australia geelong , australia 24 february 1962 141100 - 2000 sydney match photo.jpg - wheelchair basketball sandy blythe action - 3b sandy blythe
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sandy blythe

robert alexander `` sandy '' blythe , oam -lrb- 24 february 1963 -- 18 november 2005 -rrb- was an australian wheelchair basketball player .
he became a paraplegic due to a car accident in 1981 , and went on to participate in the australia men 's national wheelchair basketball team at four paralympic games , captaining the gold-medal-winning team at the 1996 atlanta paralympics .
he committed suicide in 2005 at the age of 43 after a long illness .
