Dean Barton-Smith
This article is about the Australian athlete. For other uses, see Dean Smith (disambiguation).
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 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2005. Barton-Smith is most noted for his work and advocacy with the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Deaf Sports Australia and the Deaflympics.[2]
He is the current CEO of Deaf Children Australia.[3] In 2013, Barton-Smith was awarded membership in the Order of Australia.[4]
References
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ↑ "Dean Barton-Smith wins rare Edwin Flack Award". 1998.
- ↑ http://deafchildrenaustralia.org.au/deaf-children-australia-welcomes-new-ceo-dean-barton-smith-am/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ McGrath, Tara (25 January 2013). "Australia Day honours: Dean Barton-Smith proved 'em wrong". Knox Weekly. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
External links
- biography at Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
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