| Richard Oliver | |
| Full Name: | Richard Alden Oliver |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Gawler, South Australia |
Richard Alden Oliver, OAM[1] (born 16 April 1955)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketball player. He was born in the South Australian town of Gawler.[2] He participated in athletics at both the 1976 Toronto and 1980 Arnhem Paralympics, winning a bronze medal in 1980 in the Men's 100 m 4 event.[3] He held the world records in the 100 m and 200 m events.[2] He was part of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at all Paralympics from 1976 to 1996.[3] [4] [5] He won a gold medal as part of the winning team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]