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Staff in the Development and Alumni office send their condolences to the family and friends of one of the most experienced and decorated sports doctors in Australia, Dr Brian Sando AO, who passed away on 3 August 2012.
Some of the achievements of Dr Sando include his long involvement with the Australian Olympic team - as team doctor in Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984, head medic in Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 and as the Australian Olympic team swimming doctor in Athens 2004.
Dr Sando was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1995 for his services to sports medicine; appointed chairman of Australian Sports Drug Agency in 2000; inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2001 and was a life member and team doctor for the Adelaide Crows.
His passing was reported in an Adelaide Now news item here.
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