Wayne Lanham competed in the 1980 Arnhem Paralympics for Australia. He was part of the athletics team and competed in several events, including: Men's Javelin F, Men's Long Jump F, Men's Shot Put F, Men's 100m F, Men's 400m F.His efforts resulted in a gold medal in the Men's 100m F and a Silver medal in the Men's 400m F. He set a world record both in the first round and then beat this in the final round finishing with a time of 11.93 beating the next competitor by 0.12.