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Francis Ettore Ponta (8 November 1935 – 1 June 2011) was an Australian Paralympic competitor and coach. He competed in several sports including basketball, pentathlon, swimming and fencing. A paraplegic, he lost the use of both his legs after a tumour was removed from his spinal column when he was a teenager. Ponta was a member of Australia's first national wheelchair basketball team, and is credited with expanding the sport of wheelchair basketball in Western Australia. At the end of his competitive career, he became a coach, working with athletes such as Louise Sauvage, Priya Cooper, Madison de Rozario, Bruce Wallrodt and Bryan Stitfall. He died on 1 June 2011 at the age of 75 after a long illness.

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rdfs:label	Frank Ponta (en) Frank Ponta (es) Francis Ponta (fr)
rdfs:comment	Francis Ettore Ponta (8 de noviembre de 1935-1 de junio de 2011) fue un competidor y entrenador paralímpico australiano. Compitió en deportes como baloncesto, pentatlón, natación y esgrima. Era parapléjico, perdió el uso de ambas piernas después de que le extirparon un tumor de la columna vertebral cuando era un adolescente. Fue miembro del primer equipo nacional de baloncesto en silla de ruedas de Australia y se le atribuye la expansión de este deporte en Australia Occidental. Al final de su carrera competitiva, se convirtió en entrenador, trabajando con atletas como Louise Sauvage, Priya Cooper, Madison de Rozario, Bruce Wallrodt y Bryan Stitfall. Falleció el 1 de junio de 2011 a la edad de 75 años después de una larga enfermedad. (es) Francis Ettore Ponta (8 November 1935 – 1 June 2011) was an Australian Paralympic competitor and coach. He competed in several sports including basketball, pentathlon, swimming and fencing. A paraplegic, he lost the use of both his legs after a tumour was removed from his spinal column when he was a teenager. Ponta was a member of Australia's first national wheelchair basketball team, and is credited with expanding the sport of wheelchair basketball in Western Australia. At the end of his competitive career, he became a coach, working with athletes such as Louise Sauvage, Priya Cooper, Madison de Rozario, Bruce Wallrodt and Bryan Stitfall. He died on 1 June 2011 at the age of 75 after a long illness. (en) Francis Ettore Ponta, dit Frank Ponta, né le 8 novembre 1935 à Subiaco et mort le 1er juin 2011 à Perth (Australie-Occidentale), est un athlète, basketteur, escrimeur et nageur handisport australien d'origine italienne. À la suite de sa carrière sportive, Ponta a entraîné plusieurs grands athlètes paralympiques, les plus importants étant Louise Sauvage et Priya Cooper. (fr)
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