Maura Strange

Maura Strange
Maura Strange
Secretary General of International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation
	In office; 1993–2012

Maura Strange is the former secretary-general of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation from 1993 to 2012. She started her career in the 1970s volunteering with the Stoke Mandeville Hospital and remained working in disability sports until her retirement in 2012. Strange was awarded the Paralympic Order in 2009 and the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports's Pursuit Trophy in 2013.

Career

Strange began her career with the Stoke Mandeville Hospital as a fundraiser for the construction of the National Spinal Injuries Centre in the 1970s. She moved to become a part of the Stoke Mandeville Games as a volunteer administrator in the 1980s and became a member of Organisers of International Congresses on Disability Sport. While volunteering in wheelchair basketball, Strange joined the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation in 1988. With the ISMGF, Strange continued administrating before being promoted to coordinator.^[1]

In 1993, Strange was named the Secretary General of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation.^[2] Strange retired from her position of Secretary General in 2012.^[3] Outside of her administrating career, Strange was a flagbearer at the closing ceremony of the 2009 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports World Games.^[4] Strange was also part of the European Paralympic Committee^[5] and a member of the EPC's Women in Sports group in 2012.^[6]

In 2009, Strange received the Paralympic Order.^[7] In 2013, Strange was awarded the Pursuit Trophy by the IWAS.^[1]

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^ Steadward, Robert D.; Wheeler, Garry D.; Watkinson, E. Jane, eds. (2003). Adapted Physical Activity. University of Alberta Press. p. 486. ISBN 0888643756. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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^ "Chinese might to the fore". Deccan Herald. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ "Members". European Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "First Women in Sports Working Group in Vienna". European Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "The Paralympic Order". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2018.