Ron Finneran

Ronald James Finneran (born 1944) is an Australian Paralympic athlete and sports administrator, from Merimbula, New South Wales.

Skiing career

Finneran was born in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra. He lost the full use of both his legs and his right arm after contracting polio aged about 20 months. He was Australia's only participant at the 1976 Winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, where he marched in the opening ceremony. However, he did not compete, as there were no events for his disability. He remained in Sweden after the Games until 1978 to study and train.

In 1989, he was a member of a working group that helped to establish the Australian Paralympic Federation in January 1990. In 1993, he was Chairman of the Bid Committee for the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. 2004 – OAM for service to sport for people with disabilities as an administrator and competitor. 2021 - Snow Australia Medal Life Member of Northcott Society