Ludwig Guttmann

German-British neurologist who created the Paralympic Games (1899-1980) · United Kingdom · On the map · Doctors · Died at 80

Sir Ludwig Guttmann was a German-British neurologist who established the Stoke Mandeville Games, the sporting event for people with disabilities (PWD) that evolved in England into the Paralympic Games.

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Guttmann presenting gold medal to Tony South at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv

Guttmann on a 2013 Russian stamp from the series "Sports Legends"

Ludwig Guttmann Statue, Stoke Mandeville, 2025

Awards

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1972

Fellow of the Royal Society

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Germany's Sports Hall of Fame

Knight Bachelor

About this person

A Jewish doctor who fled Nazi Germany just before the start of the Second World War, Guttmann was a founding father of organized physical activities for people with disabilities.

Country

United Kingdom

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