Dean Bryan Barton-Smith, AM (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian former decathlete who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] He also won medals at the Deaflympics in 1989, 1993 and 2005.[2] Barton-Smith is most noted for his work and advocacy with the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Deaf Sports Australia and the Deaflympics.[3] Smith also holds world record in Decathlon and also represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and 1994.
He is the former CEO of Deaf Children Australia.[4] In 2013, Barton-Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.[5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dean Barton-Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Athletes | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Dean Barton-Smith wins rare Edwin Flack Award". 1998. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
- ^ "DCA Announces Roz Keenan As CEO For Coming 12 Months". 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ McGrath, Tara (25 January 2013). "Australia Day honours: Dean Barton-Smith proved 'em wrong". Knox Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
External links
edit- Dean Smith at World Athletics
- Dean Smith at Olympedia (archive)
- Dean Bryan Smith at Olympics.com
- Dean Bryan Smith at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Dean Bryan Smith at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Dean Barton-Smith at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Dean Barton-Smith at Deaflympics
- Dean Barton-Smith at Australian Federation of Disability Organisations at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 January 2014)
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