Michael Dow was an Australia

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Paralympic Games

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 competitor. He won a gold medal in men's Class 3 Incomplete 50 m Breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

1964 Summer Paralympics

The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the 2nd Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, they were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics...

with a time of 0.59.6. He won a gold medal in the 50 M Class 3 Incomplete Backstroke. He won a bronze medal in the Class 3 Incomplete 25 m Freestyle event with a time of 0.50.9. He won a silver medal in the up to 57 kg weightlifting class in powerlifting with a score of 95.