Donald Dann

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| fullname = Donald William Dann

| nicknames = Doc

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| birth_date =12 February 1949

| birth_place = Wynyard, Tasmania

| death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|2005|7|31|1949|2|12}}

| death_place =Burnie, Tasmania

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{{MedalSport |Athletics}}

{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville|Men's Javelin A4}}

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Donald "Doc" William Dann, OAM{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1056192|title=Mr Donald William Dann, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=7 March 2020}} (12 February 1949 – 31 July 2005){{cite web|url=http://www.tribalpages.com/family-tree/elenabanelis|title=The Banelis Family|publisher= Family Tree Maker|accessdate=15 June 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au/VeteranDetails.aspx?VeteranId=1260520|title=Dann, Donald William|publisher=Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans|accessdate=15 June 2012}} was an Australian Paralympic athlete and table tennis player. He was born in the Tasmanian town of Wynyard. He lost a leg to a land mine in the Vietnam War,{{cite news|title={{text|'These are the real thing'}}|work=The Courier-Mail|date=26 October 2000|page=37}} where he served in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment from 3 December 1968 to 2 June 1969. He competed in athletics and table tennis at the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics and won a silver medal in the Men's Javelin A4 event at the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Dann&fname=Donald&gender=all|title=Athlete Search Results|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=14 June 2012|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130415132748/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Dann&fname=Donald&gender=all|archivedate=15 April 2013}}

He founded the Tasmanian Amputee Sporting Association, was involved with several charity military and civilian organisations, and was involved with local football. He was awarded life membership of the Burnie sub-branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia in 2002, along with a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2004, due to his strong involvement in the organisation.{{cite news|title=Farewell to 'Doc' Dan|work=On Service|publisher=Tasmanian branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia|date=October 2005}} He died on 31 July 2005, aged 56, in Burnie.