Caz Walton OBE was born on Carol Bryant; 1 February 1947 and is a British retired wheelchair athlete and former Great Britain Paralympic team manager.
16 Facts About Caz Walton
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Caz Walton was a multi-disciplinary gold medallist who competed in numerous Paralympic Games.
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Caz Walton took a break from the Paralympics, entering the basketball and fencing competitions in 1988.
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In total Walton won ten gold medals during her Paralympic career, making her one of the most successful British athletes of all time.
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Caz Walton should have been awarded gold in the 1968 Tel Aviv Women's Pentathlon incomplete but, due to a miscalculation of her total score which went unnoticed at the time, she was given third place and a bronze medal.
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Caz Walton enjoyed a lengthy competitive career, winning medals in European, Commonwealth, and World Championships.
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Caz Walton competed in a wide range of events, including athletics, table tennis, swimming, fencing, and basketball.
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Caz Walton began her Paralympic career at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
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Caz Walton took part in two athletics events, the slalom and the wheelchair dash, winning gold in both.
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At the 1968 Games in Tel Aviv Caz Walton competed in numerous track and field disciplines, the breaststroke and backstroke in swimming, and singles and doubles in table tennis.
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Caz Walton won at least a silver medal in all three areas, finishing the Games with six medals three of which were gold.
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Caz Walton won two gold and one bronze medal in the athletics events and gold in the table tennis singles.
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Caz Walton entered the fencing event rather than the swimming, winning the novice foil individual event.
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Caz Walton became the manager of Great Britain's Paralympic fencing team in 1996, reprising the role for the Games of 2000 and 2008.
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In 1970 Caz Walton received the Bill McGowran Trophy for Disabled Sports Personality of the Year from the Sports Journalists' Association.
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Caz Walton was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Birthday Honours for her services to disability sport.