Australia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Games in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. The London Games were the biggest Games with 164 nations participating, 19 more than in the 2008 Beijing Paralympic.[1] [2] Summer Paralympic Games and hosted the 2000 Sydney Games . As such, the 2000 Sydney Games, regarded as one of the more successful Games, became a point-of-reference and an inspiration in the development of the 2012 London Games.[3]
Australia finished 5th in the final medal count with 85 medals: 32 gold medals, 23 silver medals and 30 bronze medals.[2]
Australian team portrait taken at Cardiff Castle during pre Games training camp Context edit The 2012 London Paralympic Games were officially opened on Wednesday 29 August by Queen Elizabeth II at The Olympic Stadium in London. The Games had a record number of participating athletes at 4327, made up of 2736 men and 1501 women. London hosted 503 medal-winning events in 20 different sports.[2] [4] [2]
During the Games, 2.7 million tickets were sold with most events and sessions selling out. Media coverage of the Paralympic Games was high. The Games were shown in more countries than previous Games, attracting the biggest international audience yet.[2]
The Australian team edit An interview with Michael Hartung, assistant Chef de Mission for Australia while in London The Australian Paralympic Team launch was held at Parliament House, Canberra on 25 June 2012. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott farewelled the team. Julia Gillard told the athletes that they were "the fastest, the strongest, the best".[5] [5] [5] Australian Paralympic Committee organised a Staging Camp in Cardiff , Wales from 1 to 28 August 2012 to allow the Australian team to prepare for the Games.[4]
The 2012 Australian Paralympic team had 161 athletes, 90 men and 71 women, competing in 13 sports.[4] [6] Libby Kosmala , at the age of 70, was Australia's oldest competitor.[7] Maddison Elliott , at the age of thirteen, was the youngest.[8]
Greg Smith wraps himself in the Australian Flag outside Cardiff Castle after the announcement that he would be the 2012 Australian Flag BearerJason Hellwig, the Australian Paralympic Committee's chief executive, was the Chef de Mission. While Michael Hartung and Kate McLoughlin were the Deputy Chefs de Mission.[1]
On 21 August 2012, Greg Smith , a wheelchair rugby player and former track and field athlete, was announced as the Australian flag bearer for the London 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.[4] [9] Cardiff Castle in Wales.[4] [9]
The Australian Paralympic Committee worked to classify each Australian Paralympian's individual disability well before the London Games. This was to ensure that each Paralympian qualified for their event and to "minimise any effect on [each Paralympian’s] Games preparation”. As such, the number of classifiers in the Australian Paralympic Committee, with the capacity to classify an athlete's impairment group, increased to 176 from 166 during 2011–2012.[4]
2012 Paralympians of the Year Awards edit Australian Paralympian of the Year: Jacqueline Freney APC President's Medal for Excellence in Sportsmanship: Libby Kosmala (shooting)/ Kieran Modra (cycling) Male Athlete of the Year: Evan O’Hanlon (athletics) Female Athlete of the Year: Jacqueline Freney (swimming) Junior Athlete of the Year: Maddison Elliott (swimming)/ Rheed McCracken (athletics) Team of the Year: The Steelers (wheelchair rugby)/ SKUD18 crew (sailing) Coach of the Year: Peter Day (cycling) Paralympic Achievement Award: Matthew Cowdrey (swimming)[4] Notable Australian performances edit A cerebral palsy swimmer and the highest achieving individual athlete of the Games, winning eight gold medals. This is the most gold medals won by an Australian athlete at a single Paralympic Games.
- Awards: Australian Paralympian of the Year 2012 and Australian Female Athlete of the Year.
- The most successful individual medallist of any nation in London.
- Ranked equal first on total medals won at a single Paralympic Games with fellow Australian swimmer Matthew Cowdrey and USA swimmer Jessica Long, with eight medals in total.
- Events where Freney won a gold medal:
100 m backstroke (S7) 50 m butterfly (S7) 100 m freestyle (S7) 50 m freestyle (S7) 400 m freestyle (S7) 200 m individual medley (SM7) Women's 4x100 m freestyle relay (34 pts) with Ellie Cole, Katherine Downie, Maddison Elliott Women's 4x100 m medley relay (34 pts) with Ellie Cole, Katherine Downie, Annabelle Williams[4] Cowdrey, gold medallist. at the 2012 London Paralympics An arm amputee swimmer, winning eight medals – five gold, two silver and one bronze medal. During the Games, he became Australia's greatest Paralympian in terms of gold and total medals. He finished the Games with 13 gold medals.
- Awards: Paralympic Achievement Award
-Events where Cowdrey won a gold medal:
100 m backstroke (S9) 50 m freestyle (S9) 100 m freestyle (S9) 200 m individual medley (SM9) Men's 4x100 m freestyle relay (34 pts) with Michael Anderson, Michael Auprince, Blake Cochrane, Matthew Haanappel Brenden Hall, Matthew Levy, Andrew Pasterfield - Events where Cowdrey won a silver medal:
100 m butterfly (S9) 100 m breaststroke (SB8) - Events where Cowdrey won a silver medal:
Men's 4x100 m medley relay (34 pts) with Michael Anderson, Michael Auprince, Matthew Haanappel, Brenden Hall, Matthew Levy, Andrew Pasterfield, Rick Pendleton[4] A cerebral palsy athletics sprinter, winning two gold medals.
- Awards: Australian Male Athlete of the Year
- Events where O’Hanlon won a gold medal:
100 m (T38) 200 m (T38)[4] A leg amputee swimmer, winning 4 gold medals and 2 bronze medals.
- Events where Cole won a gold medal:
100 m backstroke (S9) 100 m freestyle (S9) Women's 4x100 m freestyle relay (34 pts) with Katherine Downie, Maddison Elliott, Jacqueline Freney Women's 4x100 m medley relay (34 pts) with Katherine Downie, Jacqueline Freney, Annabelle Williams - Events where Cole won a bronze medal:
50 m freestyle (S9) 400 m freestyle (S9)[4] Elliott at the 2012 Summer Paralympics A cerebral palsy swimmer, at the age of thirteen, became Australia's youngest gold medalist and medalist.[2]
- Awards: Australian Junior Athlete of the Year
- Event where Elliott won a gold medal:
Women's 4x100 m freestyle relay (34 pts) with Ellie Cole, Katherine Downie, Jacqueline Freney - Event where Elliott won a silver medal:
- Events where Elliott won a bronze medal:
100 m freestyle (S8) 400 m freestyle (S8)[4] The wheelchair rugby team won its first Paralympic Games gold medal and the SKUD 18 sailing team won the first sailing gold medal since the Sydney Games in 2000.
- Awards: Team of the Year – Australian wheelchair rugby team, The Steelers, and the SKUD 18 sailing team, Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch.
- Events where they won a gold medal:
Wheelchair rugby SKUD 18 sailing[4] Media coverage edit The International Paralympic Committee said that "the London Paralympic 2012 Games were watched by a cumulative international audience of 3.4 billion (excluding the host nation), which is an increase of around 37 percent on the last summer Games in Beijing".[2]
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) was the official Australian broadcaster.[4] [10]
The ABC provided over 100 hours of free to air coverage on ABC1.[11] [11] [11]
The average number of audience viewers per day was 1.6 million people. The Australian Paralympic Team's Facebook page grew by 16,000 fans and its YouTube channel reached close to 474,000 views.[4] [11]
The Australian Government declared that the coverage was “the most comprehensive ever implemented by the Australian Paralympic Committee Communications division”.[4]
Statistics show that the number of media stories about the Paralympic Games has increased each time since the 2004 Athens Summer Paralympic Games.[4] [12]
Radio Television Print Internet Total Athens 2004 8426 8915 2037 288 19666 Beijing 2008 14829 11646 4084 1450 31986 London 2012 26849 30032 4178 2284 63343 Number of media articles on various platforms
The number of media stories increased over time because of interest. The table below shows the increased interest by the Australian public as it shows the increasing number of viewers in millions.[4] [12]
Radio Television Print Total Athens 2004 156.68 204.39 204.82 565.89 Beijing 2008 158.75 265.28 345.89 769.84 London 2012 229.11 302.86 398.59 924.81 Number of viewers in millions
Effects of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Australian society edit The media coverage on the Paralympic Games had an effect on Australian society. The increased coverage and increased audiences showed Australia's increased interest in Paralympic sport.
Light-hearted panel shows aided this interest. For instance, Australian comedian, Adam Hills, created a show called The Last Leg. Hills hosts the show with Alex Brooker, both of whom are disabled, and with comedian Josh Widdicombe. Broadcast on the ABC in Australia and on Channel 4 in the UK, the show recapped each day's competition at the London 2012 Paralympics, engaging in feedback from the public, which “facilitated dialogue… [and encouraged the exploration of] issues of disability in an open and respectful but also playful way”.[13] [14]
These panel shows and high-profile Paralympic athletes are using their position for political activism. Consequently, it is argued that the media and individual Paralympic athletes have “helped change societal perspectives… [as] para-athletes are now increasingly being judged alongside other sporting peers with or without a disability”.[14]
As such, Paralympians are now beginning to have commercial success. For instance, Paralympians Kelly Cartwright, Ahmed Kelly, Dylan Alcott, Kurt Fearnley and Evan O’Hanlon featured in Qantas’ London 2012 Ambassador Program and the airline's in-flight safety message, which ran from June 2012.[4]
Paralympians Kurt Fearnley, Matt Cowdrey, Kelly Cartwright and Toby Kane made eleven public appearances for Telstra.[4]
While Paralympians Dylan Alcott, Grace Bowman, Matthew Cowdrey and Jessica Gallagher appeared in the Swisse Vitamins television commercials.[4]
On a broader level, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suggest that the Olympics and Paralympics provide inspiration for ordinary people to get motivated to participate in sport, known as the “trickle-down effect”.[15]
However, research by the Australian Centre for Olympic Studies refutes their statement. They argue that data from the Exercise Recreation and Sport survey shows that “no increase of participation in Olympic sports was found”, which suggests that Olympic sport does not inspire the “trickle-down effect”. However, they also note that a similar study “cannot be carried out for Paralympic sports” because Commonwealth and State departments of sport “never included a disability module”.[15]
A report by Disability Rights Now suggests that “support for grassroots participation and pathways to elite level competition is lacking”. They argue against relying on the Australian Paralympic Committee's (APC) Talent Search Program and the APC's emphasis on elite development over grassroots participation.[15]
However, the Australian Government argues that the Talent Search Program is successful. For the 2012 London Paralympics, 43 Paralympic athletes on the Australian team were found using this program. Of these athletes, twenty-five won a medal at the 2012 Games – ten gold, seven silver and eleven bronze – which is 32.9 per cent of Australia's total medal tally.[4]
Also, the program has achieved better results than the previous Talent Search period, as demonstrated in the table below:
Talent Search Program table[4]
Talent Search period Period Identified tier-1 and -2 athletes Paralympic Preparation Programs Shadow Squad members Australian Paralympic Team Paralympic podium athletes 2005–2008 940 423 53 27 15 2009–2012 1031 623 92 43 23
Medalists edit Medals by date Day Date Total 1 30 Aug 3 3 3 9 2 31 Aug 4 1 5 10 3 1 Sep 4 1 5 10 4 2 Sep 3 6 5 14 5 3 Sep 2 2 1 5 6 4 Sep 2 0 2 4 7 5 Sep 4 3 2 9 8 6 Sep 3 2 3 8 9 7 Sep 4 2 0 6 10 8 Sep 2 3 3 8 11 9 Sep 1 0 1 2 Total 32 23 30 85
Medal Name Sport Event Date Kelly Cartwright Athletics Women's long jump F42/44 Evan O'Hanlon Athletics Men's 100 m T38 Evan O'Hanlon Athletics Men's 200 m T38 Richard Colman Athletics Men's 800 m T53 Todd Hodgetts Athletics Men's shot put F20 Susan Powell Cycling Women's individual pursuit C4 Kieran Modra Scott McPhee (pilot) Cycling Men's individual pursuit B Felicity Johnson Stephanie Morton (pilot) Cycling Women's 1km time trial B David Nicholas Cycling Men's individual C 3 Road Time Trial Carol Cooke Cycling Mixed T 1–2 Road Time Trial Michael Gallagher Cycling Men's individual C5 pursuit Joann Formosa Equestrian Grade 1B individual Championship Daniel Fitzgibbon Liesl Tesch Sailing Two Person Keelboat SKUD 18 Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S9 Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S9 Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM9 Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S9 Ellie Cole Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S9 Ellie Cole Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S9 Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S7 Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly S7 Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley SM7 Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S7 Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S7 Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S7 Brenden Hall Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S9 Blake Cochrane Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke SB7 Prue Watt Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB13 Andrew Pasterfield Matthew Levy , Blake Cochrane , Matthew Cowdrey (Final)Brenden Hall , Michael Auprince , Michael Anderson , Matthew Haanappel (Heat) Swimming Men's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 34 points Ellie Cole Maddison Elliott , Katherine Downie , Jacqueline Freney (Final) Swimming Women's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 34 points Ellie Cole Katherine Downie , Annabelle Williams , Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 4 x 100 m medley relay 34 points Australia national wheelchair rugby team Wheelchair rugby Mixed tournament Carlee Beattie Athletics Women's long jump F46 Kurt Fearnley Athletics Men's 5000 m T54 Brad Scott Athletics Men's 1500 m T37 Kelly Cartwright Athletics Women's 100 m T42 Louise Ellery Athletics Women's shot put F32–34 Angie Ballard Athletics Women's 200 m T53 Angie Ballard Athletics Women's 400 m T53 Scott Reardon Athletics Men's 100 m T42 Rheed McCracken Athletics Men's 100 m T34 Simone Kennedy Cycling Women's individual pursuit C1–3 Bryce Lindores Sean Finning (pilot) Cycling Men's individual pursuit B Susan Powell Cycling Women's individual C 4 Road Time Trial Nigel Barley Cycling Men's individual H 3 Road Time Trial Erik Horrie Rowing Men's Single Sculls ASM1x Taylor Corry Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S14 Taylor Corry Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle S14 Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S9 Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke SB8 Daniel Fox Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle S14 Maddison Elliott Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S8 Matthew Levy Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S7 Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team Wheelchair basketball Women's tournament Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team Wheelchair basketball Men's tournament Rosemary Little Athletics Women's 100 m T34 Kath Proudfoot Athletics Women's Discus F35-36 Madeleine Hogan Athletics Women's javelin throw F46 Georgia Beikoff Athletics Women's javelin throw F37/38 Brad Scott Athletics Men's 800 m T37 Angie Ballard Athletics Women's 100 m T53 Christie Dawes Athletics Women's 5000 m T54 Richard Colman Athletics Men's 400 m T53 Simon Patmore Athletics Men's 200 m T46 Russell Short Athletics Men's shot put F11–12 Rheed McCracken Athletics Men's 200 m T34 Kurt Fearnley Athletics Men's Marathon- T54 Richard Colman Nathan Arkley , Richard Nicholson , Matthew Cameron Athletics Men's 4 x 400 m relay T53/54 Alexandra Green Cycling Women's individual pursuit C4 Jayme Paris Cycling Women's individual C1-2-3 500 m Time Trial Michael Gallagher Cycling Men's individual C 5 Road Time Trial David Nicholas Cycling Men's individual C1-3 Road Race Natalie Smith Shooting Women's R2-10 m air rifle standing SH1 Tim Antalfy Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S13 Maddison Elliott Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S8 Maddison Elliott Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S8 Matthew Levy Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke SB7 Matthew Levy Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM7 Andrew Pasterfield Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S10 Andrew Pasterfield Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S10 Rick Pendleton Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM10 Ellie Cole Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S9 Ellie Cole Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S9 Prue Watt Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S13 Michael Anderson Matthew Cowdrey , Brenden Hall , Matthew Levy (Final)Michael Auprince , Rick Pendleton , Andrew Pasterfield , Matthew Haanappel (Heat) Swimming Men's 4 x 100 m medley relay 34 points
Events edit Athletics edit Athletics team Selected team of 43 athletes.
Men Women Nathan Arkley , Damien Bowen , Gabriel Cole , Matthew Cameron , Richard Colman , Kurt Fearnley , Sam Harding , Todd Hodgetts , Jake Lappin , Hamish MacDonald , Richard Nicholson , Evan O'Hanlon , Rheed McCracken , Sam McIntosh , Simon Patmore , Scott Reardon , Michael Roeger , Brad Scott , Russell Short , Matthew Silcocks , Tim Sullivan , Lindsay Sutton , Jack Swift Angela Ballard , Carlee Beattie , Georgia Beikoff , Kelly Cartwright , Christie Dawes , Madison de Rozario , Rachael Dodds , Jodi Elkington , Louise Ellery , Michelle Errichiello , Jessica Gallagher , Madeleine Hogan , Torita Isaac , Rosemary Little , Brydee Moore , Katy Parrish , Kristy Pond , Kath Proudfoot , Stephanie Schweitzer , Erinn Walters
Support staff – Administration -Andrew Faichney (Section Manager), Don Elgin (Section Manager), Lynda Gusbeth (Section Manager), Stephanie Martin (Personal Care Assistant), Janet Rerden; Coaches – Steve Butler, Andrew Dawes , Iryna Dvoskina , John Eden , Aaron Holt, Brett Jones, Tim Matthews , Fred Periac, Brett Robinson, Louise Sauvage ; Physiotherapists – Victoria Moore, Bernadette Petzel, Soft Tissue Therapist – Mick Jordan, Phil Power; Mechanic – Andrew Carter[16] [17] [18]
Hodgetts at the 2012 London Paralympics Australia finished 10th on the athletics medal table winning 27 medals – 5 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze. Gold medalists were – Evan O'Hanlon (gold), Richard Colman , Kelly Cartwright and Todd Hodgetts . Russell Short attended his 7th Games, Hamish MacDonald his 6th Games and Christine Dawes and Richard Nicholson their 5th Games.
Colman at the 2012 London Paralympics Results key Note –Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat onlyQ = Qualified for the next roundWR = World recordPR = Paralympic recordOC = Oceania recordN/A = Round not applicable for the event Gold medallist Kelly Cartwright Gold medallist Todd Hodgetts Gold medallist Richard Co9lman Track events – men edit Track events – women edit Dawes at the 2012 London Paralympics Field events – women edit Field events – men edit Cycling edit Members of the Australian Paralympic cycling team for 2012 at the team's announcement in Adelaide, South Australia. From left to right: Felicity Johnson and her pilot, Stephanie Morton; Jayme Paris; Scott McPhee and Kieran Modra (McPhee piloted for Modra). Selected team of 15 athletes. Kieran Modra was attending his 7th Games.
Support staff – Administration – Murray Lydeamore (Section Manager) ; Coaches – Peter Day (Head), Jenni Banks, Paul Martens, Tom Skulander ; Mechanic – Peter Giessauf, Mike Winter ; Physiotherapist – Anouska Edwards, Soft tissue therapist – Alan Downes[18]
Equestrian edit Formosa wearing her gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics Selected team of 4 athletes.
Support staff – Administration – Sally Francis (Section Manager) ; Coach – Julia Battams (Head) ; Physioptherapist – Victoria Kahn ; Grooms – Elsa Davis, Nicole King, Fay Mendez, Kate O'Brien ; Veterinarian – Janine Dwyer[18] [19] 2000 Sydney Games with Joann Formosa 's medal.
Goalball edit Women's tournament edit Selected Australian women's team of 6 athletes
Support staff – Administration – Peter Corr (Section Manager); Coach – Georgina Kenaghan ; Physiothyerapist – Eliza Kwan[18]
The team went into the Games ranked eight in the world and is the first Australian goalball team to qualify for the Paralympic sport since Atlanta in 1996.[20] [21]
Group play Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 Quarterfinals Japan 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Sweden 4 2 1 1 11 11 0 7 United States 4 2 0 2 9 4 +5 6 Australia 4 0 0 4 7 17 −10 0 Eliminated
Source: "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Goalball results" (PDF) . Paralympic.org . 3 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2024 – via Goalball.sport.
Powerlifting edit Selected team of 2 athletes. Men – Darren Gardiner and Abebe Fekadu . Support staff – Administration – Scott Upston (Section Manager) ; Coach – Ray Epstein [18]
Gardiner, a previous Games medallist, competed at his fourth Games and Fekadu and a refugee from Ethiopia competed at his second Games. Australia did not win any medals.
Rowing edit Single scull – Erik Horrie Pair – Gavin Bellis , Kathryn Ross [22] Support staff – Administration – Dean Oakman (Section Manager); Coach – Chad King (Head) ; Boat Technician – Urs Graf ; Physiotherapist – Erin Smyth [18]
Australia won a silver medal through Erik Horrie .
Qualification Legend: FA =Final A (medal); FB =Final B (non-medal); R =Repechage
Sailing edit Selected team of 6 athletes
Support staff – Administration – Sarah Karsten (Section Manager), Peter Conde (Support staff) ; Coaches – Grant Alderson, Tim Lowe, Richard Scarr ; Physiotherapist – Sarah Ross, Technical Support – Adrian Finglas, Boat Technician – Jeffery Milligan ; Personal Care Attendant – Kumi Sasaki[18]
Lisel Tesch attendedg her sixth Games but the first as sailor. She previously captained Australian women's wheelchair basketball team to medals at previous Games. Tesch won her first Paralympic gold medal in combination with Daniel Fitzgibbon to win Two Person Keelboat.
Shooting edit Selected team of 6 athletes.
Support staff – Admionistration – Nick Sullivan (Section Manager) ; Coach – Miro Sipek ; Technical Support – Stuart Smith ; Personal Care Attendant – Anne Bugden, Yvonne Cain, Margaret Zubcic[18]
Libby Kosmala competed at her 11th Paralympic Games at the age of 70. Ashley Adams competed at his 4th Games.[7]
Swimming edit Selected team of 35 athletes.
Men Women Michael Anderson , Tim Antalfy , Michael Auprince , Blake Cochrane , Matthew Cowdrey , Jay Dohnt , Richard Eliason , Daniel Fox , Matthew Haanappel , Brenden Hall , Ahmed Kelly , Mitchell Kilduff , Matthew Levy , Jeremy McClure , Andrew Pasterfield , Grant Patterson , Rick Pendleton , Aaron Rhind , Sean Russo , Reagan Wickens Kayla Clarke , Ellie Cole , Taylor Corry , Katherine Downie , Maddison Elliott , Amanda Fowler , Jacqueline Freney , Tanya Huebner , Kara Leo , Esther Overton , Katrina Porter , Sarah Rose , Teigan Van Roosmalen , Prue Watt , Annabelle Williams
Men's events edit Antalfy at the 2012 London Paralympics Legend: Q = Qualified for final; OC = Oceania Record; PR = Paralympic Record; WR = World Record
Women's events edit Jacqueline Freney at the 2012 London Paralympics Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for final; OC = Oceania Record; PR = Paralympic Record; WR = World Record
Support staff – Administration – Karyn Burgess (Section Manager) ; Coaches – Brendan Keogh (Head), Angelo Basalo, Tom Davis, Michael Freney, Rob Hindmarsh, Jon O'Neil-Shaw, Chris Phillips, Bash Zidan ; Personal Care Attendant – Tara Andrews ; Physiotherapist – David Spurrier, Jo Evershed ; Sport Scientists – Brendan Burkett , Sacha Fulton ; Soft tissue therapist – Penny Will ; Psychologist – Jason Patchell[18]
Australia finished second on the gold medal table and won a total of 37 medals 18 gold, 7 silver and 12 bronze. Leading swimmers were – Jacqueline Freney won 8 gold medals, Matthew Cowdrey won 5 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal and Ellie Cole won 4 gold medals and 2 bronze medals.
Table tennis edit Selected team of 2 athletes. Women - Melissa Tapper and Rebecca McDonnell . Support staff – Administration – Roger Massie (Section Manager); Coach – Alois Rosario (Head)[18]
Australia did not win any medals.
Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Opposition Opposition Opposition Opposition Opposition Opposition Rank Melissa Tapper Singles class 10 Audrey Le Morvan (FRA ) W 3–0 (11–7, 11–2, 11–4) Fan Lei (CHN ) L 3–0 (7–11–7, 6–11, 6–11) Bruna Alexandre (BRA ) W 3–2 (10–12, 8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–9) n/a Natalia Partyka (POL ) L 0–3 (9–11, 2–11, 4–11); Fan Lei (CHN ) L 2–3 (11–8, 11–9, 5–11. 6–11, 7–11) 4 Rebecca McDonnell Singles class 6 Stephanie Grebe (GER ) W 0–3 (5–11, 1–11, 4–11) Alicja Eigner (POL ) L 0–3 (9–11, 9–11, 8–11) (UKR ) L 0–3 (3–11, 3–11, 6–11) Did not advance Melissa Tapper Rebecca McDonnell Team class 6–10 Bye France (FRA) L 2–3 Did not advance
Wheelchair basketball edit Men's tournament edit Mizens at the 2012 London Paralympics The Australian men's wheelchair basketball team were in Group A with the United States, Spain, South Africa, Italy and Turkey. Australia won the silver medal, losing to Canada in the final.
The following is the Australia roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[23]
Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team – 2012 Summer Paralympics roster Players Coaches No. Name Age – Date of birth Pts. Club Ctr. 4 Justin Eveson (1980-06-10 ) 10 June 1980 Be Active Perth Wheelcats 5 Bill Latham (1989-10-20 ) 20 October 1989 RSL Qld Spinning Bullets 6 Brett Stibners (1979-06-25 ) 25 June 1979 Woolongong Roller Hawks 7 Shaun Norris (1985-04-02 ) 2 April 1985 Be Active Perth Wheelcats 8 Michael Hartnett (1982-06-03 ) 3 June 1982 Be Active Perth Wheelcats 9 Tristan Knowles (1983-04-25 ) 25 April 1983 Woolongong Roller Hawks 10 Jannik Blair (1992-02-03 ) 3 February 1992 Vic Dandenong Rangers 11 Tige Simmons (1977-05-05 ) 5 May 1977 RSL Qld Spinning Bullets 12 Grant Mizens (1977-04-19 ) 19 April 1977 Woolongong Roller Hawks 13 Dylan Alcott (1990-12-04 ) 4 December 1990 Vic Dandenong Rangers 14 Nick Taylor (1980-01-18 ) 18 January 1980 Woolongong Roller Hawks 15 Brad Ness (1974-11-24 ) 24 November 1974 Be Active Perth Wheelcats
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Matteo Feriani Thomas Kyle Legend Club – describes lastAge – describes age
Group stage Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) Table points, 2) Head-to-head score differential
Notes:
^ a b c Head-to-head score differential: TUR: +6; USA: −1; ESP: −5 Quarter-final Semi-final Gold medal match Support staff – men – administration – Leigh Gooding (section manager); coaches – Ben Ettridge (head), Matteo Feriani (assistant), Thomas Kyle (assistant), physiotherapist – Jesse Adams.[18]
Women's tournament edit Australian women's wheelchair basketball team in the match with Canada. Australian women's wheelchair basketball team in the match with Canada. The Australian women's wheelchair basketball team were in Group A with the Netherlands, Great Britain, Brazil and Canada. Australia won the silver medal, losing to Germany in the final.
The following is the Australia roster in the women's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[24]
Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team – 2012 Summer Paralympics roster Players Coaches No. Name Age – Date of birth Pts. Club Ctr. 4 Sarah Vinci (1991-12-04 ) 4 December 1991 Western Stars 5 Cobi Crispin (1988-12-22 ) 22 December 1988 Vic Dandenong Rangers 6 Bridie Kean (1987-02-27 ) 27 February 1987 Minecraft Comets 7 Amanda Carter (1964-07-16 ) 16 July 1964 Vic Dandenong Rangers
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Australia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Games in London United Kingdom from 29 August to 9 September 2012 The London Games were the biggest Games with 164 nations participating 19 more than in the 2008 Beijing Paralympic 1 2 Australia has participated at every Summer Paralympic Games and hosted the 2000 Sydney Games As such the 2000 Sydney Games regarded as one of the more successful Games became a point of reference and an inspiration in the development of the 2012 London Games 3 Australia at the2012 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeAUSNPCAustralian Paralympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr paralympic wbr org wbr auin LondonCompetitors161 in 13 sportsFlag bearersGreg Smith opening and Evan O Hanlon closing MedalsRanked 5thGold 32 Silver 23 Bronze 30 Total 85Summer Paralympics appearances overview 19601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024 Australia finished 5th in the final medal count with 85 medals 32 gold medals 23 silver medals and 30 bronze medals 2 Australian team portrait taken at Cardiff Castle during pre Games training camp Contents 1 Context 2 The Australian team 3 2012 Paralympians of the Year Awards 4 Notable Australian performances 4 1 Jacqueline Freney 4 2 Matthew Cowdrey 4 3 Evan O Hanlon 4 4 Ellie Cole 4 5 Maddison Elliott 4 6 Australian wheelchair rugby team and the SKUD 18 sailing team 5 Media coverage 6 Effects of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Australian society 7 Medalists 8 Events 8 1 Athletics 8 1 1 Track events men 8 1 2 Track events women 8 1 3 Field events women 8 1 4 Field events men 8 2 Cycling 8 3 Equestrian 8 4 Goalball 8 4 1 Women s tournament 8 5 Powerlifting 8 6 Rowing 8 7 Sailing 8 8 Shooting 8 9 Swimming 8 9 1 Men s events 8 9 2 Women s events 8 10 Table tennis 8 11 Wheelchair basketball 8 11 1 Men s tournament 8 11 2 Women s tournament 8 12 Wheelchair rugby 8 13 Wheelchair tennis 9 Administration and support 10 Welcome home celebrations 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksContext editThe 2012 London Paralympic Games were officially opened on Wednesday 29 August by Queen Elizabeth II at The Olympic Stadium in London The Games had a record number of participating athletes at 4327 made up of 2736 men and 1501 women London hosted 503 medal winning events in 20 different sports 2 4 The Paralympians competed under six different impairment groups amputees blind and visually impaired cerebral palsied intellectually disabled Les Autres and spinal cord injuries These athletes set 251 new world records and 314 Paralympic Games records 2 During the Games 2 7 million tickets were sold with most events and sessions selling out Media coverage of the Paralympic Games was high The Games were shown in more countries than previous Games attracting the biggest international audience yet 2 The Australian team edit source source An interview with Michael Hartung assistant Chef de Mission for Australia while in London The Australian Paralympic Team launch was held at Parliament House Canberra on 25 June 2012 Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott farewelled the team Julia Gillard told the athletes that they were the fastest the strongest the best 5 Tony Abbott said you are best of the best In fact you are better than that because each one of you has mastered a significant disability to be in this team 5 Gillard stated that the Australian Government has invested A 13 million in team funding during the last year 5 The Australian Paralympic Committee organised a Staging Camp in Cardiff Wales from 1 to 28 August 2012 to allow the Australian team to prepare for the Games 4 The 2012 Australian Paralympic team had 161 athletes 90 men and 71 women competing in 13 sports 4 About half the team attended their first Games 6 Shooter Libby Kosmala at the age of 70 was Australia s oldest competitor 7 Swimmer Maddison Elliott at the age of thirteen was the youngest 8 nbsp Greg Smith wraps himself in the Australian Flag outside Cardiff Castle after the announcement that he would be the 2012 Australian Flag Bearer Jason Hellwig the Australian Paralympic Committee s chief executive was the Chef de Mission While Michael Hartung and Kate McLoughlin were the Deputy Chefs de Mission 1 On 21 August 2012 Greg Smith a wheelchair rugby player and former track and field athlete was announced as the Australian flag bearer for the London 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony 4 9 The announcement was made at a special ceremony for the Australian Paralympic Team in front of Cardiff Castle in Wales 4 9 The Australian Paralympic Committee worked to classify each Australian Paralympian s individual disability well before the London Games This was to ensure that each Paralympian qualified for their event and to minimise any effect on each Paralympian s Games preparation As such the number of classifiers in the Australian Paralympic Committee with the capacity to classify an athlete s impairment group increased to 176 from 166 during 2011 2012 4 2012 Paralympians of the Year Awards editAustralian Paralympian of the Year Jacqueline Freney APC President s Medal for Excellence in Sportsmanship Libby Kosmala shooting Kieran Modra cycling Male Athlete of the Year Evan O Hanlon athletics Female Athlete of the Year Jacqueline Freney swimming Junior Athlete of the Year Maddison Elliott swimming Rheed McCracken athletics Team of the Year The Steelers wheelchair rugby SKUD18 crew sailing Coach of the Year Peter Day cycling Paralympic Achievement Award Matthew Cowdrey swimming 4 Notable Australian performances editJacqueline Freney edit A cerebral palsy swimmer and the highest achieving individual athlete of the Games winning eight gold medals This is the most gold medals won by an Australian athlete at a single Paralympic Games Awards Australian Paralympian of the Year 2012 and Australian Female Athlete of the Year The most successful individual medallist of any nation in London Ranked equal first on total medals won at a single Paralympic Games with fellow Australian swimmer Matthew Cowdrey and USA swimmer Jessica Long with eight medals in total Events where Freney won a gold medal 100 m backstroke S7 50 m butterfly S7 100 m freestyle S7 50 m freestyle S7 400 m freestyle S7 200 m individual medley SM7 Women s 4x100 m freestyle relay 34 pts with Ellie Cole Katherine Downie Maddison Elliott Women s 4x100 m medley relay 34 pts with Ellie Cole Katherine Downie Annabelle Williams 4 Matthew Cowdrey edit nbsp Cowdrey gold medallist at the 2012 London Paralympics An arm amputee swimmer winning eight medals five gold two silver and one bronze medal During the Games he became Australia s greatest Paralympian in terms of gold and total medals He finished the Games with 13 gold medals Awards Paralympic Achievement Award Events where Cowdrey won a gold medal 100 m backstroke S9 50 m freestyle S9 100 m freestyle S9 200 m individual medley SM9 Men s 4x100 m freestyle relay 34 pts with Michael Anderson Michael Auprince Blake Cochrane Matthew Haanappel Brenden Hall Matthew Levy Andrew Pasterfield Events where Cowdrey won a silver medal 100 m butterfly S9 100 m breaststroke SB8 Events where Cowdrey won a silver medal Men s 4x100 m medley relay 34 pts with Michael Anderson Michael Auprince Matthew Haanappel Brenden Hall Matthew Levy Andrew Pasterfield Rick Pendleton 4 Evan O Hanlon edit A cerebral palsy athletics sprinter winning two gold medals Awards Australian Male Athlete of the Year Events where O Hanlon won a gold medal 100 m T38 200 m T38 4 Ellie Cole edit A leg amputee swimmer winning 4 gold medals and 2 bronze medals Events where Cole won a gold medal 100 m backstroke S9 100 m freestyle S9 Women s 4x100 m freestyle relay 34 pts with Katherine Downie Maddison Elliott Jacqueline Freney Women s 4x100 m medley relay 34 pts with Katherine Downie Jacqueline Freney Annabelle Williams Events where Cole won a bronze medal 50 m freestyle S9 400 m freestyle S9 4 Maddison Elliott edit nbsp Elliott at the 2012 Summer Paralympics A cerebral palsy swimmer at the age of thirteen became Australia s youngest gold medalist and medalist 2 Awards Australian Junior Athlete of the Year Event where Elliott won a gold medal Women s 4x100 m freestyle relay 34 pts with Ellie Cole Katherine Downie Jacqueline Freney Event where Elliott won a silver medal 50 m freestyle S8 Events where Elliott won a bronze medal 100 m freestyle S8 400 m freestyle S8 4 Australian wheelchair rugby team and the SKUD 18 sailing team edit The wheelchair rugby team won its first Paralympic Games gold medal and the SKUD 18 sailing team won the first sailing gold medal since the Sydney Games in 2000 Awards Team of the Year Australian wheelchair rugby team The Steelers and the SKUD 18 sailing team Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch Events where they won a gold medal Wheelchair rugby SKUD 18 sailing 4 Media coverage editThe International Paralympic Committee said that the London Paralympic 2012 Games were watched by a cumulative international audience of 3 4 billion excluding the host nation which is an increase of around 37 percent on the last summer Games in Beijing 2 The Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC was the official Australian broadcaster 4 10 The ABC provided over 100 hours of free to air coverage on ABC1 11 This coverage had a broadcast team of veteran Olympic and Paralympic athletes ABC2 broadcast live panel programs at night These programs aimed to look at the lighter side of the games 11 The ABC also had regular updates on News 24 and on their website ABC online Through this website and ABC s iView Australians were able to access Paralympic coverage at any time 11 The average number of audience viewers per day was 1 6 million people The Australian Paralympic Team s Facebook page grew by 16 000 fans and its YouTube channel reached close to 474 000 views 4 11 The Australian Government declared that the coverage was the most comprehensive ever implemented by the Australian Paralympic Committee Communications division 4 Statistics show that the number of media stories about the Paralympic Games has increased each time since the 2004 Athens Summer Paralympic Games 4 12 Radio Television Print Internet Total Athens 2004 8426 8915 2037 288 19666 Beijing 2008 14829 11646 4084 1450 31986 London 2012 26849 30032 4178 2284 63343 Number of media articles on various platforms The number of media stories increased over time because of interest The table below shows the increased interest by the Australian public as it shows the increasing number of viewers in millions 4 12 Radio Television Print Total Athens 2004 156 68 204 39 204 82 565 89 Beijing 2008 158 75 265 28 345 89 769 84 London 2012 229 11 302 86 398 59 924 81 Number of viewers in millionsEffects of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Australian society editThe media coverage on the Paralympic Games had an effect on Australian society The increased coverage and increased audiences showed Australia s increased interest in Paralympic sport Light hearted panel shows aided this interest For instance Australian comedian Adam Hills created a show called The Last Leg Hills hosts the show with Alex Brooker both of whom are disabled and with comedian Josh Widdicombe Broadcast on the ABC in Australia and on Channel 4 in the UK the show recapped each day s competition at the London 2012 Paralympics engaging in feedback from the public which facilitated dialogue and encouraged the exploration of issues of disability in an open and respectful but also playful way 13 14 These panel shows and high profile Paralympic athletes are using their position for political activism Consequently it is argued that the media and individual Paralympic athletes have helped change societal perspectives as para athletes are now increasingly being judged alongside other sporting peers with or without a disability 14 As such Paralympians are now beginning to have commercial success For instance Paralympians Kelly Cartwright Ahmed Kelly Dylan Alcott Kurt Fearnley and Evan O Hanlon featured in Qantas London 2012 Ambassador Program and the airline s in flight safety message which ran from June 2012 4 Paralympians Kurt Fearnley Matt Cowdrey Kelly Cartwright and Toby Kane made eleven public appearances for Telstra 4 While Paralympians Dylan Alcott Grace Bowman Matthew Cowdrey and Jessica Gallagher appeared in the Swisse Vitamins television commercials 4 On a broader level the International Olympic Committee IOC and the International Paralympic Committee IPC suggest that the Olympics and Paralympics provide inspiration for ordinary people to get motivated to participate in sport known as the trickle down effect 15 However research by the Australian Centre for Olympic Studies refutes their statement They argue that data from the Exercise Recreation and Sport survey shows that no increase of participation in Olympic sports was found which suggests that Olympic sport does not inspire the trickle down effect However they also note that a similar study cannot be carried out for Paralympic sports because Commonwealth and State departments of sport never included a disability module 15 A report by Disability Rights Now suggests that support for grassroots participation and pathways to elite level competition is lacking They argue against relying on the Australian Paralympic Committee s APC Talent Search Program and the APC s emphasis on elite development over grassroots participation 15 However the Australian Government argues that the Talent Search Program is successful For the 2012 London Paralympics 43 Paralympic athletes on the Australian team were found using this program Of these athletes twenty five won a medal at the 2012 Games ten gold seven silver and eleven bronze which is 32 9 per cent of Australia s total medal tally 4 Also the program has achieved better results than the previous Talent Search period as demonstrated in the table below Talent Search Program table 4 Talent Search period Period Identified tier 1 and 2 athletes Paralympic Preparation Programs Shadow Squad members Australian Paralympic Team Paralympic podium athletes 2005 2008 940 423 53 27 15 2009 2012 1031 623 92 43 23Medalists editFurther information 2012 Summer Paralympics medal table Medals by sport Sport nbsp nbsp nbsp Total Athletics 5 9 13 27 Cycling 6 4 4 14 Equestrian 1 0 0 1 Goalball 0 0 0 0 Powerlifting 0 0 0 0 Rowing 0 1 0 1 Sailing 1 0 0 1 Shooting 0 0 1 1 Swimming 18 7 12 37 Table tennis 0 0 0 0 Wheelchair basketball 0 2 0 2 Wheelchair rugby 1 0 0 1 Wheelchair tennis 0 0 0 0 Total 32 23 30 85 Medals by date Day Date nbsp nbsp nbsp Total 1 30 Aug 3 3 3 9 2 31 Aug 4 1 5 10 3 1 Sep 4 1 5 10 4 2 Sep 3 6 5 14 5 3 Sep 2 2 1 5 6 4 Sep 2 0 2 4 7 5 Sep 4 3 2 9 8 6 Sep 3 2 3 8 9 7 Sep 4 2 0 6 10 8 Sep 2 3 3 8 11 9 Sep 1 0 1 2 Total 32 23 30 85 Medal Name Sport Event Date nbsp Gold Kelly Cartwright Athletics Women s long jump F42 44 2 September nbsp Gold Evan O Hanlon Athletics Men s 100 m T38 1 September nbsp Gold Evan O Hanlon Athletics Men s 200 m T38 8 September nbsp Gold Richard Colman Athletics Men s 800 m T53 5 September nbsp Gold Todd Hodgetts Athletics Men s shot put F20 7 September nbsp Gold Susan Powell Cycling Women s individual pursuit C4 30 August nbsp Gold Kieran Modra Scott McPhee pilot Cycling Men s individual pursuit B 30 August nbsp Gold Felicity Johnson Stephanie Morton pilot Cycling Women s 1km time trial B 31 August nbsp Gold David Nicholas Cycling Men s individual C 3 Road Time Trial 5 September nbsp Gold Carol Cooke Cycling Mixed T 1 2 Road Time Trial 5 September nbsp Gold Michael Gallagher Cycling Men s individual C5 pursuit 1 September nbsp Gold Joann Formosa Equestrian Grade 1B individual Championship 1 September nbsp Gold Daniel Fitzgibbon Liesl Tesch Sailing Two Person Keelboat SKUD 18 6 September nbsp Gold Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men s 100 m backstroke S9 31 August nbsp Gold Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men s 50 m freestyle S9 5 September nbsp Gold Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men s 200 m individual medley SM9 6 September nbsp Gold Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men s 100 m freestyle S9 7 September nbsp Gold Ellie Cole Swimming Women s 100 m freestyle S9 7 September nbsp Gold Ellie Cole Swimming Women s 100 m backstroke S9 31 August nbsp Gold Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women s 100 m backstroke S7 30 August nbsp Gold Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women s 50 m butterfly S7 31 August nbsp Gold Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women s 200 m individual medley SM7 2 September nbsp Gold Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women s 100 m freestyle S7 3 September nbsp Gold Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women s 50 m freestyle S7 4 September nbsp Gold Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women s 400 m freestyle S7 6 September nbsp Gold Brenden Hall Swimming Men s 400 m freestyle S9 4 September nbsp Gold Blake Cochrane Swimming Men s 100 m breaststroke SB7 1 September nbsp Gold Prue Watt Swimming Women s 100 m breaststroke SB13 9 September nbsp Gold Andrew Pasterfield Matthew Levy Blake Cochrane Matthew Cowdrey Final Brenden Hall Michael Auprince Michael Anderson Matthew Haanappel Heat Swimming Men s 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 34 points 2 September nbsp Gold Ellie Cole Maddison Elliott Katherine Downie Jacqueline Freney Final Swimming Women s 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 34 points 3 September nbsp Gold Ellie Cole Katherine Downie Annabelle Williams Jacqueline Freney Swimming Women s 4 x 100 m medley relay 34 points 7 September nbsp Gold Australia national wheelchair rugby team Ryley BattChris BondCameron CarrNazim ErdemJosh HoseJason LeesAndrew HarrisonCody MeakinBen NewtonRyan ScottGreg Smith Wheelchair rugby Mixed tournament 9 September nbsp Silver Carlee Beattie Athletics Women s long jump F46 2 September nbsp Silver Kurt Fearnley Athletics Men s 5000 m T54 2 September nbsp Silver Brad Scott Athletics Men s 1500 m T37 3 September nbsp Silver Kelly Cartwright Athletics Women s 100 m T42 5 September nbsp Silver Louise Ellery Athletics Women s shot put F32 34 6 September nbsp Silver Angie Ballard Athletics Women s 200 m T53 6 September nbsp Silver Angie Ballard Athletics Women s 400 m T53 8 September nbsp Silver Scott Reardon Athletics Men s 100 m T42 7 September nbsp Silver Rheed McCracken Athletics Men s 100 m T34 8 September nbsp Silver Simone Kennedy Cycling Women s individual pursuit C1 3 30 August nbsp Silver Bryce Lindores Sean Finning pilot Cycling Men s individual pursuit B 30 August nbsp Silver Susan Powell Cycling Women s individual C 4 Road Time Trial 5 September nbsp Silver Nigel Barley Cycling Men s individual H 3 Road Time Trial 5 September nbsp Silver Erik Horrie Rowing Men s Single Sculls ASM1x 2 September nbsp Silver Taylor Corry Swimming Women s 100 m backstroke S14 31 August nbsp Silver Taylor Corry Swimming Women s 200 m freestyle S14 2 September nbsp Silver Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men s 100 m butterfly S9 30 August nbsp Silver Matthew Cowdrey Swimming Men s 100 m breaststroke SB8 1 September nbsp Silver Daniel Fox Swimming Men s 200 m freestyle S14 2 September nbsp Silver Maddison Elliott Swimming Women s 50 m freestyle S8 2 September nbsp Silver Matthew Levy Swimming Men s 100 m freestyle S7 3 September nbsp Silver Australia women s national wheelchair basketball team Amanda CarterShelley ChaplinCobi CrispinLeanne del TosoKylie GauciKatie HillBridie KeanTina McKenzieAmber MerrittClare NottSarah StewartSarah Vinci Wheelchair basketball Women s tournament 7 September nbsp Silver Australia men s national wheelchair basketball team Dylan AlcottJannik BlairJustin EvesonMichael HartnettTristan KnowlesBill LathamGrant MizensBrad NessShaun NorrisTige SimmonsBrett StibnersNick Taylor Wheelchair basketball Men s tournament 8 September nbsp Bronze Rosemary Little Athletics Women s 100 m T34 31 August nbsp Bronze Kath Proudfoot Athletics Women s Discus F35 36 31 August nbsp Bronze Madeleine Hogan Athletics Women s javelin throw F46 1 September nbsp Bronze Georgia Beikoff Athletics Women s javelin throw F37 38 8 September nbsp Bronze Brad Scott Athletics Men s 800 m T37 1 September nbsp Bronze Angie Ballard Athletics Women s 100 m T53 2 September nbsp Bronze Christie Dawes Athletics Women s 5000 m T54 2 September nbsp Bronze Richard Colman Athletics Men s 400 m T53 2 September nbsp Bronze Simon Patmore Athletics Men s 200 m T46 2 September nbsp Bronze Russell Short Athletics Men s shot put F11 12 3 September nbsp Bronze Rheed McCracken Athletics Men s 200 m T34 4 September nbsp Bronze Kurt Fearnley Athletics Men s Marathon T54 9 September nbsp Bronze Richard Colman Nathan Arkley Richard Nicholson Matthew Cameron Athletics Men s 4 x 400 m relay T53 54 8 September nbsp Bronze Alexandra Green Cycling Women s individual pursuit C4 30 August nbsp Bronze Jayme Paris Cycling Women s individual C1 2 3 500 m Time Trial 1 September nbsp Bronze Michael Gallagher Cycling Men s individual C 5 Road Time Trial 5 September nbsp Bronze David Nicholas Cycling Men s individual C1 3 Road Race 6 September nbsp Bronze Natalie Smith Shooting Women s R2 10 m air rifle standing SH1 30 August nbsp Bronze Tim Antalfy Swimming Men s 100 m butterfly S13 31 August nbsp Bronze Maddison Elliott Swimming Women s 100 m freestyle S8 6 September nbsp Bronze Maddison Elliott Swimming Women s 400 m freestyle S8 31 August nbsp Bronze Matthew Levy Swimming Men s 100 m breaststroke SB7 1 September nbsp Bronze Matthew Levy Swimming Men s 200 m individual medley SM7 2 September nbsp Bronze Andrew Pasterfield Swimming Men s 50 m freestyle S10 31 August nbsp Bronze Andrew Pasterfield Swimming Men s 100 m freestyle S10 6 September nbsp Bronze Rick Pendleton Swimming Men s 200 m individual medley SM10 30 August nbsp Bronze Ellie Cole Swimming Women s 400 m freestyle S9 4 September nbsp Bronze Ellie Cole Swimming Women s 50 m freestyle S9 5 September nbsp Bronze Prue Watt Swimming Women s 50 m freestyle S13 1 September nbsp Bronze Michael Anderson Matthew Cowdrey Brenden Hall Matthew Levy Final Michael Auprince Rick Pendleton Andrew Pasterfield Matthew Haanappel Heat Swimming Men s 4 x 100 m medley relay 34 points 8 SeptemberEvents editAthletics edit See also Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletics team Selected team of 43 athletes Men Women Nathan Arkley Damien Bowen Gabriel Cole Matthew Cameron Richard Colman Kurt Fearnley Sam Harding Todd Hodgetts Jake Lappin Hamish MacDonald Richard Nicholson Evan O Hanlon Rheed McCracken Sam McIntosh Simon Patmore Scott Reardon Michael Roeger Brad Scott Russell Short Matthew Silcocks Tim Sullivan Lindsay Sutton Jack Swift Angela Ballard Carlee Beattie Georgia Beikoff Kelly Cartwright Christie Dawes Madison de Rozario Rachael Dodds Jodi Elkington Louise Ellery Michelle Errichiello Jessica Gallagher Madeleine Hogan Torita Isaac Rosemary Little Brydee Moore Katy Parrish Kristy Pond Kath Proudfoot Stephanie Schweitzer Erinn Walters Support staff Administration Andrew Faichney Section Manager Don Elgin Section Manager Lynda Gusbeth Section Manager Stephanie Martin Personal Care Assistant Janet Rerden Coaches Steve Butler Andrew Dawes Iryna Dvoskina John Eden Aaron Holt Brett Jones Tim Matthews Fred Periac Brett Robinson Louise Sauvage Physiotherapists Victoria Moore Bernadette Petzel Soft Tissue Therapist Mick Jordan Phil Power Mechanic Andrew Carter 16 17 18 nbsp Hodgetts at the 2012 London Paralympics Australia finished 10th on the athletics medal table winning 27 medals 5 gold 9 silver and 13 bronze Gold medalists were Evan O Hanlon gold Richard Colman Kelly Cartwright and Todd Hodgetts Russell Short attended his 7th Games Hamish MacDonald his 6th Games and Christine Dawes and Richard Nicholson their 5th Games nbsp Colman at the 2012 London Paralympics Results key Note Ranks given for track events are within the athlete s heat only Q Qualified for the next round WR World record PR Paralympic record OC Oceania record N A Round not applicable for the event nbsp Gold medallist Kelly Cartwright nbsp Gold medallist Todd Hodgetts nbsp Gold medallist Richard Co9lman Track events men edit Athlete Events Heat Final Time Rank Time Rank Nathan Arkley 1500 m T54 11 33 18 22 Did not advance Marathon T54 N A 1 49 37 17 Matthew Cameron 100 m T54 14 51 10 Did not advance Gabriel Cole 100 m T46 17 82 20 Did not advance Richard Colman 200 m T53 26 75 8 Q 26 67 OC 7 400 m T53 49 79 2 Q 50 24 nbsp 800 m T53 1 41 86 1 Q 1 41 13 nbsp Sam Harding 800 m T13 DNS Did not advance Kurt Fearnley 800 m T54 1 38 62 8 Did not advance 1500 m T54 3 19 18 15 Q 3 13 23 7 5000 m T54 10 56 58 2 Q 11 07 90 nbsp Marathon T54 N A 1 30 21 nbsp Jake Lappin 400 m T54 DSQ Did not advance 800 m T54 1 41 23 20 Did not advance Rheed McCracken 100 m T34 16 84 OC 5 Q 16 30 OC nbsp 200 m T34 28 89 OC 2 Q 29 08 nbsp Sam McIntosh 100 m T52 18 70 9 Did not advance 200 m T52 34 09 1 4 SB 12 Did not advance Richard Nicholson 100 m T54 15 23 17 Evan O Hanlon 100 m T38 22 68 5 Q 10 79 WR nbsp 200 m T38 23 10 3 Q 21 82 WR nbsp Simon Patmore T46 200 m T46 22 68 5 Q 22 36 nbsp Scott Reardon T42 100 m T42 12 45 2 Q 12 43 PB nbsp 200 m T42 N A 26 03 PB 4 Michael Roeger 800 m T46 DNF Did not advance Brad Scott 800 m T37 N A 2 02 04 OC nbsp 1500 m T37 N A 4 14 47 nbsp Matthew Silcocks 800 m T46 1 58 51 9 Did not advance 1500 m T46 4 05 48 Q 10 Q 3 59 79 6 Tim Sullivan 200 m T38 23 48 5 Q 23 57 5 400 m T38 53 67 5 Q 52 39 5 Jack Swift 200 m T44 24 88 16 Did not advance Richard NicholsonNathan Arkley Matthew Cameron Richard Colman 4 x 400 m T53 54 3 17 28 4 Q 3 13 42 nbsp Track events women edit nbsp Dawes at the 2012 London Paralympics Athlete Events Heat Final Time Rank Time Rank Angela Ballard 100 m T53 N A 17 14 OC nbsp 200 m T53 N A 29 35 PB nbsp 400 m T53 N A 56 87 nbsp 800 m T53 N A 1 53 80 5 Carlee Beattie 100 m T46 13 16 6 Q DNS Kelly Cartwright 100 m T42 N A 16 14 nbsp Christie Dawes 800 m T54 1 56 14 Q 1 58 77 8 1500 m T54 3 43 36 11 Did not advance 5000 m T54 12 51 77 5 Q 12 28 24 nbsp 5000 m T54 N A 1 49 37 6 Madison de Rozario 100 m T53 N A 17 60 5 200 m T53 N A 30 33 6 400 m T53 N A 58 42 6 800 m T53 N A 1 53 65 4 Rachael Dodds 100 m T35 N A 17 03 5 200 m T35 N A 36 75 7 Jodi Elkington 400 m T37 1 11 12 Q 6 1 11 49 6 Michelle Errichiello 100 m T42 N A 17 20 5 Torita Isaac 100 m T38 14 67 8 Q 14 50 PB 7 200 m T38 29 36 PB 7 Q 29 78 7 Rosemary Little 100 m T34 20 65 4 Q 19 95 OC nbsp 200 m T34 34 69 2 35 08 4 Katy Parrish 100 m T38 14 75 9 Did not advance 200 m T38 30 94 9 Did not advance Kristy Pond 100 m T34 24 58 11 Did not advance 200 m T34 AUS 43 92 11 Did not advance Erinn Walters 100 m T35 N A 18 09 8 200 m T35 N A 36 31 6 Field events women edit Athlete Events Result Rank Carlee Beattie Long jump F46 5 57 m nbsp Georgia Beikoff F37 Javelin throw F37 38 914pts 29 84 m nbsp Kelly Cartwright Long jump F42 44 1030pts 4 38 m 0 5 nbsp Louise Ellery Club throw F31 32 51 818pts 15 24 m 8 Shot put F32 34 5 90 m PR nbsp Jessica Gallagher F13 Javelin throw F12 13 882pts 33 50 m 6 Long jump F13 5 03 m 5 Madeleine Hogan Javelin throw F46 38 85 m PB nbsp Brydee Moore F33 Javelin throw F33 34 52 53 585pts 10 55 m 10 Shot put F32 34 6 05 m 6 Katy Parrish Long jump F37 38 3 81 m 0 8 11 Kath Proudfoot F36 Discus throw F35 36 956pts 25 22 m nbsp Shot put F35 36 984pts 9 76 m 4 Stephanie Schweitzer Long jump F20 4 79 m 4 Field events men edit Athlete Events Result Rank Damien Bowen F34 Javelin throw F33 34 35 72 m OC 6 Shot put F34 10 21 m 12 Todd Hodgetts Shot put F20 16 29 m WR nbsp Hamish MacDonald Shot put F34 10 34 m 11 Russell Short Shot put F11 12 950 pts 14 73 m SB nbsp Cycling edit nbsp Members of the Australian Paralympic cycling team for 2012 at the team s announcement in Adelaide South Australia From left to right Felicity Johnson and her pilot Stephanie Morton Jayme Paris Scott McPhee and Kieran Modra McPhee piloted for Modra See also Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Selected team of 15 athletes Kieran Modra was attending his 7th Games Athlete Event Qualification time Rank Final time Rank Nigel Barley Men s road race H1 3 N A 1 58 03 4 Men s time trial H1 3 N A 26 18 34 nbsp Carol Cooke Women s road race T2 N A 51 22 7 Women s time trial T1 2 N A 13 50 54 nbsp Mixed individual road race T1 2 N A 51 22 7 Michael Gallagher Men s road race C4 5 N A 1 56 06 9 Men s time trial C5 N A 33 12 03 nbsp Men s individual pursuit C5 4 30 012 Q WR 1 4 35 297 nbsp Mixed C1 5 team sprint 55 347 5 Did not advance Alexandra Green C4 Women s road race C4 5 N A DNF Women s time trial C4 N A 27 43 57 4 Women s individual pursuit C4 4 07 152 Q 3 4 07 921 nbsp Women s individual 500 m C4 N A 42 095 8 Felicity JohnsonStephanie Morton pilot Women s individual pursuit B1 3 3 51 103 9 Did not advance Women s individual 1 km B1 3 N A 1 08 919 PR nbsp Simone Kennedy C3 Women s road race C1 3 N A 1 52 32 6 Women s time trial C3 N A 33 39 02 9 Women s individual pursuit C1 3 4 23 450 Q 2 4 24 893 nbsp Women s individual 500 m C3 N A 43 892 6 Bryce LindoresSean Finning pilot Men s road race B1 3 N A 2 28 48 7 Men s road time trial B1 N A 33 12 27 13 Men s individual pursuit B1 3 4 21 219 Q 2 4 22 269 nbsp Men s individual 1 km B1 3 N A 1 03 896 5 Kieran ModraScott McPhee pilot Men s road race B1 3 N A DNF Men s road time trial B1 N A DNF Men s individual pursuit B1 3 4 18 752 Q 1 4 17 756 WR nbsp Men s individual 1 km B1 3 N A 1 03 120 4 David Nicholas C3 Men s road race C1 3 N A AUS 1 42 51 nbsp Men s road time trial C3 N A 23 22 13 nbsp Men s individual pursuit C1 3 3 36 757 Q 3 3 38 800 4 Men s individual 1 km C1 3 N A 1 13 087 15 Mixed C1 5 team sprint 55 347 5 Did not advance Jayme Paris C1 Women s road race C1 3 N A DNF Women s road time trial C1 N A 30 52 13 7 Women s individual pursuit C1 4 30 507 WR 8 Did not advance Women s individual 500 m C1 N A 40 476 WR nbsp Susan Powell C4 Women s road race C4 5 N A 1 56 12 9 Women s road time trial C4 N A 26 31 30 nbsp Women s individual pursuit C4 4 03 306 WR Q 1 4 05 200 nbsp Women s individual 500 m C4 N A 39 702 6 Mixed C1 5 team sprint 55 347 5 Did not advance Stuart Tripp Men s road race H4 5 N A 2 00 35 8 Men s road time trial H4 N A 27 47 62 9 Support staff Administration Murray Lydeamore Section Manager Coaches Peter Day Head Jenni Banks Paul Martens Tom Skulander Mechanic Peter Giessauf Mike Winter Physiotherapist Anouska Edwards Soft tissue therapist Alan Downes 18 Equestrian edit See also Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics nbsp Formosa wearing her gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics Selected team of 4 athletes Athlete Horse Event Total Score Rank Grace Bowman Kirby Park Joy Individual championship test grade II EL Dressage individual team test grade II 57 048 21 Hannah Dodd Waikiwi Individual championship test grade IV 65 161 12 Dressage individual team test grade IV 66 156 11 Joann Formosa Worldwide PB Individual championship test grade Ib 75 826 nbsp Dressage individual team test grade Ib 71 955 3 Rob Oakley Stratford Montopvani Individual championship test grade Ia 67 300 12 Dressage individual team test grade Ib 57 588 14 Support staff Administration Sally Francis Section Manager Coach Julia Battams Head Physioptherapist Victoria Kahn Grooms Elsa Davis Nicole King Fay Mendez Kate O Brien Veterinarian Janine Dwyer 18 m Three athletes attended Games for the first time 19 Australia won its first gold medal since the 2000 Sydney Games with Joann Formosa s medal Goalball edit Main article Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Women s tournament edit Main articles Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Women s tournament and 2011 12 Australia women s national goalball team Selected Australian women s team of 6 athletes Australian women s team Jennifer Blow Meica Christensen Captain Tyan Taylor Nicole Esdaile Rachel Henderson Michelle Rzepecki Head Coach Georgina Kenaghan Support staff Administration Peter Corr Section Manager Coach Georgina Kenaghan Physiothyerapist Eliza Kwan 18 The team went into the Games ranked eight in the world and is the first Australian goalball team to qualify for the Paralympic sport since Atlanta in 1996 20 It competed in Group B against China United States Sweden Japan and Canada The Australian men s team did not qualify after losing the Africa Oceania Goalball Regional Championships 5 4 against Algeria 21 Group play Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification nbsp Canada 4 3 0 1 6 3 3 9 Quarterfinals nbsp Japan 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 7 nbsp Sweden 4 2 1 1 11 11 0 7 nbsp United States 4 2 0 2 9 4 5 6 nbsp Australia 4 0 0 4 7 17 10 0 EliminatedSource London 2012 Paralympic Games Goalball results PDF Paralympic org 3 October 2012 Retrieved 27 April 2024 via Goalball sport 31 August 2012 09 00 Australia nbsp 1 3 nbsp Japan Copper Box London Referees Hooshang Shariati IRI Yasser Omar EGY Esdaile 1 Report Adacho 2Komiya 1 2 September 2012 10 15 Australia nbsp 1 3 nbsp Canada Copper Box London Referees Juha Vuokila FIN Dina Murdie GBR Christensen 1 Report Kneebone 2Morin 1 3 September 2012 18 30 United States nbsp 3 0 nbsp Australia Copper Box London Referees Thomas Baerz GER Bulent Kimyon TUR Armbruster 3 Report 4 September 2012 12 30 Sweden nbsp 8 5 nbsp Australia Copper Box London Referees Hooshang Shariati IRI Janne Ahokas FIN Gustavsson 5Naesstrom 2Jalmestal 1 Report Esdaile 3Christensen 2 Powerlifting edit See also Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Selected team of 2 athletes Men Darren Gardiner and Abebe Fekadu Support staff Administration Scott Upston Section Manager Coach Ray Epstein 18 Gardiner a previous Games medallist competed at his fourth Games and Fekadu and a refugee from Ethiopia competed at his second Games Australia did not win any medals Athlete Event Total lifted Rank Abebe Fekadu Men s 56 kg 158 kg 8 Darren Gardiner Men s 100 kg 231 kg 4 Rowing edit See also Rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Single scull Erik Horrie Pair Gavin Bellis Kathryn Ross 22 Support staff Administration Dean Oakman Section Manager Coach Chad King Head Boat Technician Urs Graf Physiotherapist Erin Smyth 18 Australia won a silver medal through Erik Horrie Athlete s Event Heats Repechage Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Erik Horrie Men s single sculls 4 52 75 3 R 4 56 75 1 FA 4 55 85 nbsp Gavin BellisKathryn Ross Mixed double sculls 4 05 10 3 R 4 06 19 2 FA 4 06 17 5 Qualification Legend FA Final A medal FB Final B non medal R Repechage Sailing edit See also Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Selected team of 6 athletes Australian team Matthew Bugg Single person 2 4mR Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch Two person Skud 18 Colin Harrison Stephen Churm Jonathan Harris Three person Sonar Support staff Administration Sarah Karsten Section Manager Peter Conde Support staff Coaches Grant Alderson Tim Lowe Richard Scarr Physiotherapist Sarah Ross Technical Support Adrian Finglas Boat Technician Jeffery Milligan Personal Care Attendant Kumi Sasaki 18 Lisel Tesch attendedg her sixth Games but the first as sailor She previously captained Australian women s wheelchair basketball team to medals at previous Games Tesch won her first Paralympic gold medal in combination with Daniel Fitzgibbon to win Two Person Keelboat Athlete Event Race Net points Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Matthew Bugg Single person 2 4mR 8 4 6 8 7 5 7 7 7 17 DNS C 56 7 Daniel Fitzgibbon Liesl Tesch SKUD 18 2 person keelboat 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 C 14 nbsp Colin Harrison Stephen Churm Jonathan Harris Sonar 3 person keelboat 1 3 15 DSQ 2 8 9 7 3 6 9 C 47 6 Shooting edit See also Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Selected team of 6 athletes Men Women Ashley Adams Luke Cain Jason Maroney Bradley Mark Head Coach Miro Sipek Libby Kosmala Natalie Smith Support staff Admionistration Nick Sullivan Section Manager Coach Miro Sipek Technical Support Stuart Smith Personal Care Attendant Anne Bugden Yvonne Cain Margaret Zubcic 18 Libby Kosmala competed at her 11th Paralympic Games at the age of 70 Ashley Adams competed at his 4th Games 7 Australia won one bronze medal through Natalie Smith Athlete Event Qualification Final Score Rank Score Rank Ashley Adams Men s 10 m air rifle standing SH1 583 15 Did not advance Mixed R3 10 m air rifle prone SH1 598 16 Did not advance Men s 50 m air rifle 3 positions SH1 1127 10 Did not advance Mixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1 583 20 Did not advance Luke Cain Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 586 27 Did not advance Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 594 28 Did not advance Libby Kosmala Women s 10 m air rifle standing SH1 391 8 Q 488 7 8 Mixed R3 10 m air rifle prone SH1 597 24 Did not advance Bradley Mark Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 598 9 Did not advance Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 600 10 Did not advance Jason Maroney Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 598 7 Q 702 6 7 Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 594 27 Did not advance Natalie Smith Women s 10 m air rifle standing SH1 392 4 Q 492 4 nbsp Mixed R3 10 m air rifle prone SH1 597 22 Did not advance Swimming edit See also Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and Australian Paralympic Swim Team Selected team of 35 athletes Men Women Michael Anderson Tim Antalfy Michael Auprince Blake Cochrane Matthew Cowdrey Jay Dohnt Richard Eliason Daniel Fox Matthew Haanappel Brenden Hall Ahmed Kelly Mitchell Kilduff Matthew Levy Jeremy McClure Andrew Pasterfield Grant Patterson Rick Pendleton Aaron Rhind Sean Russo Reagan Wickens Kayla Clarke Ellie Cole Taylor Corry Katherine Downie Maddison Elliott Amanda Fowler Jacqueline Freney Tanya Huebner Kara Leo Esther Overton Katrina Porter Sarah Rose Teigan Van Roosmalen Prue Watt Annabelle Williams Men s events edit nbsp Antalfy at the 2012 London Paralympics Athlete Events Heats Final Time Rank Time Rank Michael Anderson 50 m freestyle S10 0 25 32 11 Did not advance 100 m backstroke S10 1 01 21 OC 2 Q 1 01 40 5 100 m freestyle S10 0 54 70 6 Q 0 54 73 8 Timothy Antalfy 50 m freestyle S13 24 33 OC 2 Q 24 26 OC 4 100 m backstroke S13 1 04 26 5 Q 1 04 03 5 100 m butterfly S13 0 56 03 PR 1 Q 0 56 48 nbsp 100 m freestyle S13 0 53 37 3 Q 0 53 63 4 Michael Auprince 50 m freestyle S9 0 27 24 11 Did not advance 100 m backstroke S9 1 03 86 1 Q 1 03 98 4 100 m butterfly S9 1 05 33 14 Did not advance 100 m freestyle S9 0 58 94 10 Did not advance 200 m individual medley SM9 2 26 36 10 Did not advance Blake Cochrane 50 m freestyle S8 0 27 81 7 Q 0 27 64 6 100 m breaststroke SB7 1 20 76 PR 1 Q 1 18 77 WR nbsp 100 m freestyle S8 1 01 72 7 Q 1 01 07 8 200 m individual medley SM8 2 35 33 8 Q 2 33 66 7 Matthew Cowdrey 50 m freestyle S9 0 25 63 1 Q 25 13 WR nbsp 100 m backstroke S9 1 05 47 7 Q 1 02 39 PR nbsp 100 m breaststroke SB8 1 11 53 3 Q 1 09 88 OC nbsp 100 m butterfly S9 1 02 31 5 Q 0 59 91 nbsp 100 m freestyle S9 0 56 58 1 Q 55 84 nbsp 200 m individual medley SM9 2 19 79 1 Q 2 15 95 nbsp Jay Dohnt 100 m breaststroke SB6 1 32 79 8 Q 1 33 53 7 200 m individual medley SM7 2 54 18 10 Did not advance 400 m freestyle S7 5 22 30 14 Did not advance Richard Eliason 100 m breaststroke SB14 1 09 92 4 Q 1 09 96 5 Daniel Fox 100 m backstroke S14 1 05 58 5 Q 1 05 76 4 200 m freestyle S14 2 00 11 1 Q 1 59 79 OC nbsp Matthew Haanappel 50 m butterfly S6 0 38 69 12 Did not advance 50 m freestyle S6 0 32 58 OC 7 Q 0 32 13 OC 6 100 m backstroke S6 1 24 02 OC 5 Q 1 21 25 OC 5 100 m freestyle S6 1 10 95 OC 4 Q 1 09 88 5 200 m individual medley SM6 2 57 27 OC 6 Q 2 55 60 OC 7 Brenden Hall 50 m freestyle S9 0 27 27 12 Did not advance 100 m backstroke S9 1 06 33 11 Did not advance 100 m butterfly S9 1 01 82 4 Q 1 01 31 6 100 m freestyle S9 0 57 45 3 Q 0 57 29 5 200 m individual medley SM9 2 23 42 6 Q 2 21 48 6 400 m freestyle S9 4 21 69 1 Q 4 10 88 WR nbsp Ahmed Kelly 50 m backstroke S4 0 57 91 10 Did not advance 50 m breaststroke SB3 0 51 86 4 Q 0 52 54 4 100 m freestyle S4 2 10 72 16 Did not advance 150 m individual medley SM4 3 08 32 10 Did not advance Mitchell Kilduff 100 m backstroke S14 1 08 49 14 Did not advance 100 m breaststroke SB14 1 19 16 16Q Did not advance 200 m freestyle S14 2 04 64 8 Q 2 01 09 5 Matthew Levy 50 m freestyle S7 0 28 63 OC 3 Q 0 28 58 OC 4 50 m butterfly S7 0 31 68 OC 2 Q 0 31 54 OC 4 100 m breaststroke SB7 1 23 09 3 Q 1 22 62 nbsp 100 m freestyle S7 1 02 87 3 Q 1 01 38 OC nbsp 200 m individual medley SM7 2 37 69 OC 2 Q 2 37 18 OC nbsp 400 m freestyle S7 4 57 68 6 Q 4 58 12 7 Jeremy McClure 50 m freestyle S12 0 28 77 17 Did not advance 100 m backstroke S12 1 07 17 8 Q 1 07 11 4 100 m breaststroke SB12 1 24 19 14 Did not advance Andrew Pasterfield 50 m freestyle S10 0 24 14 OC 4 Q 0 23 89 OC nbsp 100 m backstroke S10 1 02 94 6 Q 1 02 84 7 100 m butterfly S10 0 59 47 7 Q 0 59 49 7 100 m freestyle S10 0 53 01 1 Q 0 52 77 nbsp Grant Patterson 50 m backstroke S3 0 58 87 9 Did not advance 50 m breaststroke SB2 1 05 86 8 Q 1 07 52 8 50 m freestyle S4 0 55 49 14 Did not advance 100 m freestyle S4 1 54 53 14 Did not advance 150 m individual medley SM3 3 10 73 6 Q 3 08 66 OC 6 Rick Pendleton 50 m freestyle S10 0 26 26 17 Did not advance 100 m breaststroke SB9 1 11 94 6 Q 1 10 96 5 100 m butterfly S10 1 01 30 14 Did not advance 100 m freestyle S10 0 56 62 15 Did not advance 200 m individual medley SM10 2 17 17 4 Q 2 14 77 nbsp Aaron Rhind 50 m butterfly S6 0 34 29 8 Q 34 03 OC 7 50 m freestyle S6 0 34 64 14 Did not advance 100 m backstroke S6 1 25 36 8 Q 1 29 28 8 100 m freestyle S6 1 14 48 12 Did not advance 200 m individual medley SM6 2 59 01 9 Did not advance Sean Russo 50 m freestyle S13 25 48 11 Did not advance 100 m backstroke S13 1 01 98 OC 4 Q 1 02 59 4 100 m breaststroke SB13 1 16 81 9 Did not advance 100 m butterfly S13 1 01 24 8 Q 1 01 57 8 100 m freestyle S13 0 55 97 13 Did not advance 200 m individual medley SM13 2 18 46 OC 7 Q 2 17 80 OC 8 400 m freestyle S13 4 22 83 6 Q 4 18 25 6 Reagan Wickens 50 m butterfly S6 0 35 46 10 Did not advance 50 m freestyle S6 0 37 19 16 Did not advance 100 m backstroke S6 1 32 94 10 Did not advance 100 m freestyle S6 1 17 15 15 Did not advance 200 m individual medley SM6 3 11 87 14 Did not advance 400 m freestyle S6 5 28 56 OC 4 5 26 67 OC 4 Heats Brenden HallMichael AuprinceMichael AndersonMatthew HaanappelFinals Andrew PasterfieldMatthew LevyBlake CochraneMatthew Cowdrey 4x100 m freestyle relay 34 pts 4 00 91 4 Q 3 50 17 PR nbsp Heats Michael AuprinceRick PendletonAndrew PasterfieldMatthew Haanappel Finals Michael AndersonMatthew CowdreyBrenden HallMatthew Levy 4x100 m medley relay 34 pts 4 24 70 3 Q 4 14 97 nbsp Legend Q Qualified for final OC Oceania Record PR Paralympic Record WR World Record Women s events edit nbsp Jacqueline Freney at the 2012 London Paralympics Athlete Events Heats Final Time Rank Time Rank Kayla Clarke 100 m backstroke S14 1 11 29 5 Q 1 11 04 6 100 m breaststroke SB14 1 23 36 4 Q 1 22 87 4 200 m freestyle S14 2 16 52 6 Q 2 15 29 4 Ellie Cole 50 m freestyle S9 0 29 75 4 Q 0 29 28 OC nbsp 100 m backstroke S9 1 10 74 1 Q 1 09 42 OC nbsp 100 m butterfly S9 1 14 37 8 Q 1 10 40 OC 4 100 m freestyle S9 1 04 58 2 Q 1 02 77 OC nbsp 200 m individual medley SM9 2 44 31 9 Did not advance 400 m freestyle S9 4 53 01 3 Q 4 42 87 OC nbsp Taylor Corry 100 m backstroke S14 1 11 70 6 Q 1 09 46 nbsp 100 m breaststroke SB14 1 30 89 15 Did not advance 200 m freestyle S14 2 14 99 3 Q 2 13 18 nbsp Katherine Downie 50 m freestyle S10 0 29 40 7 Q 29 10 OC 7 100 m backstroke S10 1 12 50 5 Q 1 11 40 4 100 m breaststroke SB9 1 27 41 12 Did not advance 100 m butterfly S10 1 11 37 4 Q 1 10 20 5 100 m freestyle S10 1 03 16 4 Q 1 02 34 5 200 m individual medley SM10 2 35 21 4 Q 2 34 64 4 400 m freestyle S10 4 57 28 6 Q 4 53 59 6 Maddison Elliott 50 m freestyle S8 0 31 57 OC 1 Q 0 31 44 OC nbsp 100 m backstroke S8 1 24 34 8 Q 1 23 25 6 100 m butterfly S8 1 15 30 OC 5 Q 1 15 06 OC 6 100 m freestyle S8 1 07 62 OC 3 Q 1 08 37 nbsp 200 m individual medley SM8 2 59 33 6 Q 2 59 26 7 400 m freestyle S8 5 13 34 3 Q 5 09 36 nbsp Amanda Fowler 100 m breaststroke SB14 1 24 79 7 Q 1 23 30 5 Jacqueline Freney 50 m butterfly S7 0 36 03 OC 1 Q 0 35 16 OC nbsp 50 m freestyle S7 0 32 92 PR 1 Q 0 32 63 PR nbsp 100 m backstroke S7 1 23 34 PR 1 Q 1 22 84 PR nbsp 100 m freestyle S7 1 09 74 PR 1 Q 1 09 39 PR nbsp 200 m individual medley SM7 2 56 00 1 Q 2 54 42 WR nbsp 400 m freestyle S7 5 01 04 PR 1 Q 4 59 02 WR nbsp Tanya Huebner 50 m butterfly S6 44 78 13 Did not advance 50 m freestyle S6 0 38 78 11 Did not advance 100 m breaststroke SB6 1 43 64 4 Q 1 42 45 4 100 m freestyle S6 1 30 76 14 Did not advance 200 m individual medley SM6 3 39 12 12 Did not advance Kara Leo 100 m backstroke S14 1 17 15 9 Did not advance 200 m freestyle S14 2 17 28 8 Q 2 18 04 8 Esther Overton 50 m freestyle S3 DNS Katrina Porter 50 m freestyle S7 0 39 14 14 Did not advance 100 m backstroke S7 1 27 80 6 Q 1 26 64 7 100 m breaststroke SB6 1 53 63 5 Q 1 54 54 5 100 m freestyle S7 1 21 95 9 Did not advance 400 m freestyle S7 5 44 50 6 Q 5 41 58 7 Sarah Rose 50 m butterfly S6 40 39 6 Q 40 43 6 50 m freestyle S6 0 39 37 14 Did not advance 200 m individual medley SM6 3 36 84 11 Did not advance Teigan Van Roosmalen 50 m freestyle S13 0 29 40 6 Q 0 29 40 6 100 m breaststroke SB13 1 24 41 5 Q 1 24 03 7 100 m freestyle S13 1 04 31 7 Q 1 04 87 7 200 m individual medley SM13 2 37 21 5 Q 2 35 61 6 Prue Watt 50 m freestyle S13 0 27 75 OC 2 Q 0 27 94 nbsp 100 m breaststroke SB13 1 20 36 OC 1 Q 1 19 19 OC nbsp 100 m freestyle S13 1 01 61 3 Q 1 02 32 5 200 m individual medley SM13 2 35 45 3 Q 2 34 77 5 Annabelle Williams 50 m freestyle S9 0 30 03 5 Q 0 29 76 6 100 m freestyle S9 1 05 47 5 Q 1 05 73 7 Ellie ColeMaddison ElliottKatherine DownieJacqueline Freney 4x100 m freestyle relay 34 points 4 20 29 WR nbsp Ellie ColeKatherine DownieJacqueline FreneyAnnabelle Williams 4x100 m medley relay 34 points 4 53 95 OC nbsp Qualification Legend Q Qualified for final OC Oceania Record PR Paralympic Record WR World RecordSupport staff Administration Karyn Burgess Section Manager Coaches Brendan Keogh Head Angelo Basalo Tom Davis Michael Freney Rob Hindmarsh Jon O Neil Shaw Chris Phillips Bash Zidan Personal Care Attendant Tara Andrews Physiotherapist David Spurrier Jo Evershed Sport Scientists Brendan Burkett Sacha Fulton Soft tissue therapist Penny Will Psychologist Jason Patchell 18 Australia finished second on the gold medal table and won a total of 37 medals 18 gold 7 silver and 12 bronze Leading swimmers were Jacqueline Freney won 8 gold medals Matthew Cowdrey won 5 gold medals 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal and Ellie Cole won 4 gold medals and 2 bronze medals Table tennis edit See also Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Selected team of 2 athletes Women Melissa Tapper and Rebecca McDonnell Support staff Administration Roger Massie Section Manager Coach Alois Rosario Head 18 Australia did not win any medals Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank Melissa Tapper Singles class 10 nbsp Audrey Le Morvan FRA W 3 0 11 7 11 2 11 4 nbsp Fan Lei CHN L 3 0 7 11 7 6 11 6 11 nbsp Bruna Alexandre BRA W 3 2 10 12 8 11 11 5 11 7 11 9 n a nbsp Natalia Partyka POL L 0 3 9 11 2 11 4 11 nbsp Fan Lei CHN L 2 3 11 8 11 9 5 11 6 11 7 11 4 Rebecca McDonnell Singles class 6 nbsp Stephanie Grebe GER W0 3 5 11 1 11 4 11 nbsp Alicja Eigner POL L 0 3 9 11 9 11 8 11 nbsp Yuliya Klymenko UKR L 0 3 3 11 3 11 6 11 Did not advance Melissa TapperRebecca McDonnell Team class 6 10 Bye nbsp France FRA L 2 3 Did not advance Wheelchair basketball edit Main article Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Men s tournament edit Main article Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Men s tournament nbsp Mizens at the 2012 London Paralympics The Australian men s wheelchair basketball team were in Group A with the United States Spain South Africa Italy and Turkey Australia won the silver medal losing to Canada in the final The following is the Australia roster in the men s wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics 23 Australia men s national wheelchair basketball team 2012 Summer Paralympics roster Players Coaches No Name Age Date of birth Pts Club Ctr 4 Justin Eveson 32 1980 06 10 10 June 1980 Be Active Perth Wheelcats nbsp 5 Bill Latham 22 1989 10 20 20 October 1989 RSL Qld Spinning Bullets nbsp 6 Brett Stibners 33 1979 06 25 25 June 1979 Woolongong Roller Hawks nbsp 7 Shaun Norris 27 1985 04 02 2 April 1985 Be Active Perth Wheelcats nbsp 8 Michael Hartnett 30 1982 06 03 3 June 1982 Be Active Perth Wheelcats nbsp 9 Tristan Knowles 29 1983 04 25 25 April 1983 Woolongong Roller Hawks nbsp 10 Jannik Blair 20 1992 02 03 3 February 1992 Vic Dandenong Rangers nbsp 11 Tige Simmons 35 1977 05 05 5 May 1977 RSL Qld Spinning Bullets nbsp 12 Grant Mizens 35 1977 04 19 19 April 1977 Woolongong Roller Hawks nbsp 13 Dylan Alcott 21 1990 12 04 4 December 1990 Vic Dandenong Rangers nbsp 14 Nick Taylor 32 1980 01 18 18 January 1980 Woolongong Roller Hawks nbsp 15 Brad Ness 37 1974 11 24 24 November 1974 Be Active Perth Wheelcats nbsp Head coach nbsp Ben Ettridge Assistant coach es nbsp Matteo Feriani nbsp Thomas Kyle Legend Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 30 August 2012 Group stage Teamvte Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification nbsp Australia 5 5 0 372 259 113 10 Quarter finals nbsp Turkey 5 3 2 331 302 29 8 a nbsp United States 5 3 2 330 259 71 8 a nbsp Spain 5 3 2 322 292 30 8 a nbsp Italy 5 1 4 260 309 49 6 Eliminated nbsp South Africa 5 0 5 204 398 194 5Source citation needed Rules for classification 1 Table points 2 Head to head score differentialNotes a b c Head to head score differential TUR 6 USA 1 ESP 5 30 August 201220 45 Report Australia nbsp 93 39 nbsp South Africa Scoring by quarter 27 16 20 4 26 10 20 9Pts Eveson 21Rebs Eveson 7Asts Eveson Norris 5 Pts Nortje 14Rebs Nortje 10Asts three players 2 Basketball Arena LondonReferees Saskia Warmerdam NED 31 August 201218 30 Report Turkey nbsp 64 71 nbsp Australia Scoring by quarter 15 17 20 22 16 16 13 16Pts Gurbulak 20Rebs Gezinci 12Asts Dalay 7 Pts Eveson Knowles 17Rebs Ness 11Asts Norris 8 Basketball Arena LondonReferees Sebastien Gauthier CAN 1 September 201220 45 Report Australia nbsp 75 59 nbsp Spain Scoring by quarter 20 15 24 12 16 23 15 9Pts Norris 25Rebs Eveson Latham 8Asts Eveson 7 Pts Garcia Pereiro 23Rebs Garcia Pereiro 6Asts De Paz Pazo Muino Gamez 5 Basketball Arena LondonReferees Valerie Farrugia FRA 2 September 201219 00 Report Australia nbsp 65 49 nbsp United States Scoring by quarter 13 12 14 8 18 13 20 16Pts Norris 16Rebs Eveson 16Asts Eveson 9 Pts Turek Nelms 8Rebs Jenifer Scott 7Asts Serio 7 North Greenwich Arena LondonReferees Sergio Giordano CAN 3 September 201215 15 Report Italy nbsp 48 68 nbsp Australia Scoring by quarter 11 15 10 18 17 24 10 11Pts Cavagnini 16Rebs Pellegrini 12Asts Moukhariq 5 Pts Stibners 17Rebs Eveson Latham 6Asts Norris 5 Basketball Arena LondonReferees Saskia Warmerdam NED Quarter final 5 September 201221 15 Report Australia nbsp 76 53 nbsp Poland Scoring by quarter 26 11 13 17 21 18 16 7Pts Ness 26Rebs Norris Ness 5Asts Eveson 6 Pts Filipski 26Rebs Filipski 10Asts Filipski 8 North Greenwich Arena LondonReferees Sergio Giordano CAN Semi final 6 September 201219 00 Report Australia nbsp 72 63 nbsp United States Scoring by quarter 18 8 17 23 17 14 20 18Pts Eveson 21Rebs Eveson 10Asts Norris 8 Pts Chambers 12Rebs Lade Waller 4Asts Serio Schulte 5 North Greenwich Arena LondonReferees Cris Salguero ARG Gold medal match 8 September 201221 15 Report Australia nbsp 58 64 nbsp Canada Scoring by quarter 15 14 12 12 15 20 16 18Pts Norris 19Rebs Eveson 8Asts Eveson 5 Pts Anderson 34Rebs Anderson 10Asts Anderson 8 North Greenwich Arena LondonReferees Juan Urunuela ESP Support staff men administration Leigh Gooding section manager coaches Ben Ettridge head Matteo Feriani assistant Thomas Kyle assistant physiotherapist Jesse Adams 18 Women s tournament edit Main article Australia women s national wheelchair basketball team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics nbsp Australian women s wheelchair basketball team in the match with Canada nbsp Australian women s wheelchair basketball team in the match with Canada The Australian women s wheelchair basketball team were in Group A with the Netherlands Great Britain Brazil and Canada Australia won the silver medal losing to Germany in the final The following is the Australia roster in the women s wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics 24 Australia women s national wheelchair basketball team 2012 Summer Paralympics roster Players Coaches No Name Age Date of birth Pts Club Ctr 4 Sarah Vinci 20 1991 12 04 4 December 1991 Western Stars nbsp 5 Cobi Crispin 23 1988 12 22 22 December 1988 Vic Dandenong Rangers nbsp 6 Bridie Kean 25 1987 02 27 27 February 1987 Minecraft Comets nbsp 7 Amanda Carter 48 1964 07 16 16 July 1964 Vic Dandenong Rangers span, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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