| Npc: | AUS |
| Npcname: | Australian Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Competitors: | 176 |
| Sports: | 16 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Brad Ness |
| Flagbearer Close: | Curtis McGrath |
| Rank: | 5 |
| Gold: | 22 |
| Silver: | 30 |
| Bronze: | 29 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Australia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Australia repeated its 2012 Summer Paralympics achievement in finishing fifth of the medal tally.
Notable achievements at the Games:
In May 2015, the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) announced Kate McLoughlin as the Chef de Mission. She replaced Jason Hellwig, the former APC CEO, who stepped down from the role.[6] The APC appointed Kurt Fearnley and Daniela Di Toro as team captains. 2004 Athens Games was the last time the team had captains.[7] Wheelchair basketballer Brad Ness was announced as the Opening Ceremony flag bearer at a ceremony at the Paralympic Village on 5 September 2016.[8] Curtis McGrath who lost his legs in the Afghanistan war and won Australia's first gold medal in paracanoe at the Games carried the Australian flag in the closing ceremony.[9]
The APC stated that it needed to raise $7 million to fund its Rio 2016 campaign. The majority of APC's funding to send Australian teams to major events originates from fundraising. In January 2016, it launched the Australian Paralympic Foundation to manage its fundraising. Cadbury made the first major donation of $1 million.[10] In the four-year period leading up to Rio, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) provided $62 million in funding.[11] At the Team Launch, Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull stated that the Australian Government had provided close to $65 million direct funding to support the 167 athletes with a disability in the lead-up to Rio."[12] To assist with funding raising, its broadcast partner Seven Network organized a Parathon on 5 March 2016.[11]
The Official Australian Paralympic Team Launch was held in Sydney on 20 June 2016.[13] The major dignitaries present were Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, Federal Minister for Sport, Sussan Ley, the Shadow Minister for Sport, Jim Chalmers and the New South Wales Minister for Sport, Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres.[13] The Launch was held during the 2016 Australian Federal Election. There were more than 30 Rio hopefuls and representatives from each Australian Paralympic Team since 1960 in attendance.[13] Glenn Tasker, Australian Paralympic Committee President stated that "We are not just chasing medals, we are aspiring to shape attitudes and perceptions of disability and to build on the huge momentum and growth that the Paralympic movement is experiencing.”[13] Prime Minister Turnbull said: "I want to salute the achievements of all of our Paralympians past and present. I want to wish you all the best on the road to Rio. you are doing our nation such great service. We are with you, we are with you all the way, we back you all the way, all the way to Rio."[13]
The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"|
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual pursuit C3 | ||||||
| Women's Time Trial T1-2 | ||||||
| Swimming | Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 points | |||||
| Women's Road Race T1-2 | ||||||
| , Liesl Tesch | Sailing | SKUD 18 – 2 person keelboat | ||||
| Sailing | Sonar – 3 person keelboat | |||||
| Wheelchair Rugby | Wheelchair Rugby | |||||
| Athletics | Women's 800 m T53 | |||||
| Rowing | ||||||
| Swimming | Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 points | |||||
| Table tennis | ||||||
| Athletics | ||||||
| , Madison de Rozario, Jemima Moore, Christie Dawes | Athletics | Women's 4x400m Relay - T53-54 | ||||
| Sailing | Single person 2.4mR | |||||
| Athletics | ||||||
| Archery | Men's Individual Compound - Open | |||||
| Athletics | Women's long jump T45/46/47 | |||||
| Athletics | Women's 100 m T53 | |||||
| Athletics | Women's 400 m T53 | |||||
| Athletics | Men's 100 m T13 | |||||
| Athletics | Women's Shot Put F41 | |||||
| Athletics | Men's Shot Put F20 | |||||
| Athletics | Women's Long Jump - T37 | |||||
| , Isis Holt, Jodi Elkington-Jones, Erin Cleaver | Athletics | Women's 4x100m Relay - T35-38 | ||||
| Athletics | ||||||
| Madison Janssen (pilot) | ||||||
| David Edwards (pilot) | ||||||
| Athletics | ||||||
| Athletics | ||||||
| Athletics | ||||||
| Athletics | Women's Shot Put F36 | |||||
| Athletics | Women's Shot Put F32 |
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| Medals by sport | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | ||||
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Athletics | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | ||||
| Cycling | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Paracanoe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Sailing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Swimming | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | ||||
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Wheelchair rugby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Wheelchair tennis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 30 | 29 | 81 | ||||
| Medals by date | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| 8 Sep | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 9 Sep | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 10 Sep | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 11 Sep | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 12 Sep | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 13 Sep | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 14 Sep | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||
| 15 Sep | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 16 Sep | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 17 Sep | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 17 Sep | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Total | 22 | 30 | 29 | 81 | |||
| Medals by gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Total | ||||
| Male | 13 | 14 | 13 | 37 | |
| Female | 9 | 24 | 16 | 39 | |
| Mixed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 30 | 29 | 81 | |
The following Australian athletes won multiple medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games:
List of team members as of 17 September 2016.
In the by discipline sections below, medallists' names are bolded.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total | width=55 | Paralympics debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Athletics | 23 | 22 | 45 | 20 | |||||
| Boccia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Cycling | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | |||||
| Equestrian | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Goalball | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Paracanoe | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Paratriathlon | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||
| Rowing | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |||||
| Sailing | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Shooting | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Swimming | 21 | 15 | 36 | 22 | |||||
| Table tennis | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Wheelchair basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |||||
| Wheelchair rugby | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |||||
| Wheelchair tennis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 103 | 73 | 176 | 88 |
Australia was given additional qualification slots in the sports of goalball (six athletes), athletics (two athletes) and wheelchair tennis (one athlete) after Russia was suspended from the Games by the International Paralympic Committee.[14] Two athletes from the original team of 178 did not attend - Emily Tapp due to injury and Michael Gallager due to doping violation.
Several team members have changed their previous Paralympic sports at these Games: Dylan Alcott (wheelchair tennis), Jessica Gallagher (cycling), Daniela Di Toro (table tennis) and Claire McLean (paratriathlon).
See main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Jonathon Milne earned Australia a spot at the Rio Games following his performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships and he was selected to make his debut in the Australian team on 29 July 2016.[15]
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Milne won Australia first archery medal since 1984 by winning a bronze medal.
See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Australian Paralympic Committee announced a team of 44 athletes on 2 August 2016.[16] An additional two athletes - Tamsin Colley and Jessee Wyatt were added after the Russian suspension.[14] Emily Tapp was selected but forced to withdraw after a burnt leg did not heal in time for the Games.[17]
(d) Paralympic Games debut| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Angie Ballard | 100 m T53 | 16.80 | 3 Q | 16.59 | |
| 400 m T53 | 55.26 | 1 Q | 55.28 | ||
| 800 m T53 | 1:48.74 | 2 Q | 1:47.97 | 4 | |
| 1500 m T54 | 3:33.05 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Tamsin Colley | 200 m T36 | 37.80 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Brianna Coop | 100 m T35 | N/A | 15.56 | 4 | |
| 200 m T35 | N/A | 33.08 | 5 | ||
| Christie Dawes | 1500 m T54 | 3:28.57 | 5 Q | 3:26.00 | 8 |
| 5000 m T54 | 12:15.95 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Marathon T54 | N/A | 1:42:59 | 7 | ||
| Madison de Rozario | 800 m T53 | 1:54.14 | 8 Q | 1:47.64 | |
| 1500 m T54 | 3:31.54 | 9 Q | 3:24.33 | 5 | |
| 5000 m T54 | 11:49.71 | 5 Q | 11:54.46 | 4 | |
| Isis Holt | 100 m T35 | N/A | 13.75 | ||
| 200 m T35 | N/A | 28.79 | |||
| Torita Isaac | 400 m T38 | N/A | 1:04.47 | 4 | |
| Rosemary Little | 100 m T34 | N/A | 19.05 | 5 | |
| 400 m T34 | N/A | 1:01.91 | 4 | ||
| 800 m T34 | N/A | 2:04.10 | 4 | ||
| Jemima Moore | 100 m T54 | 18.39 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m T54 | 1:00.24 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| 800 m T54 | 1:54.37 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Ella Pardy | 100 m T38 | 13.30 | 6 Q | 13.22 | 6 |
| Erin Cleaver Jodi Elkington-Jones Isis Holt Ella Pardy | 4 × 100 m T35-38 | N/A | 55.09 | ||
| Angie Ballard Christie Dawes Madison de Rozario Jemima Moore Emily Tapp | 4 × 400 m T53-54 | N/A | 3:46.63 | ||
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sam Carter | 100 m T54 | 14.59 | 7 Q | 14.46 | 6 |
| 400 m T54 | 49.24 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Jaryd Clifford | 1500 m T13 | N/A | 3:56.67 | 7 | |
| 5000 m T13 | N/A | 15:06.64 | 7 | ||
| Gabriel Cole | 100 m T47 | 11.14 | 4 | 11.17 | 7 |
| Richard Colman | 400 m T53 | 52.59 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| 800 m T53 | 1:43.79 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Kurt Fearnley | 1500 m T54 | 3:05.47 | 4 Q | 3:01.35 | 5 |
| 5000 m T54 | 10.36.53 | 8 Q | 11:02.37 | ||
| Marathon T54 | N/A | 1:26:17 | |||
| Deon Kenzie | 1500 m T38 | N/A | 4:14.95 | ||
| Jake Lappin | 400 m T54 | 48.88 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 800 m T54 | DNS | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 m T54 | 3:06.73 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Rheed McCracken | 100 m T34 | 15.50 PR | 2 Q | 15.34 | |
| 800 m T34 | 1:46.31 | 3 Q | 1:41.25 | ||
| Sam McIntosh | 100 m T52 | 17.92 | 4Q | 18.13 | 4 |
| - | 400 m T52 | DNS | Did not advance | ||
| Evan O'Hanlon | 100 m T38 | 11.25 | 2 Q | 10.98 | |
| Chad Perris | 100 m T13 | 10.91 | 3 Q | 10.83 | |
| Scott Reardon | 100 m T42 | 12.26 PR | 1 Q | 12.26 PR | |
| Michael Roeger | 1500 m T46 | N/A | 4:01.34 | ||
| Brad Scott | 1500 m T37 | N/A | 4:25.98 | 6 | |
| James Turner | 800 m T36 | N/A | 2:02.39 WR | ||
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rae Anderson | Shot put F38 | 28.46 | 5 |
| Discus F37 | 27.14 | 8 | |
| Carlee Beattie | Long jump T47 | 5.57 | |
| Erin Cleaver | Long jump T38 | 4.51 | 5 |
| Taylor Doyle | Long jump T38 | 4.62 | |
| Jodi Elkington-Jones | Long jump T37 | 4.30 | |
| Louise Ellery | Shot put F32 | 4.19 | |
| Nicole Harris | Shot put F20 | 11.53 | 7 |
| Madeleine Hogan | Javelin throw F46 | 39.75 | 5 |
| Claire Keefer | Shot put F41 | 8.16 | |
| Discus F41 | 23.27 | 7 | |
| Brydee Moore | Shot put F33 | 5.08 | 4 |
| Kath Proudfoot | Shot Put F36 | 9.70 | |
| Sarah Walsh | Long jump T44 | 4.82 | 6 |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chatman | High jump T47 | 1.99 | |
| Brayden Davidson | Long jump T36 | 5.62 PR | |
| Guy Henly | Discus F37 | 51.97 | 4 |
| Todd Hodgetts | Shot put F20 | 15.82 | |
| Nicholas Hum | Long jump T20 | 6.89 | 5 |
| Jayden Sawyer | Javelin F38 | 45.63 | 5 |
| Russell Short | Shot put F12 | 15.01 | 7 |
| Jessee Wyatt | Shot put F33 | 8.71 | 4 |
Legend: Q= Qualified for final; OC= Oceania Record; PR= Paralympic Record; WR= World Record
See main article: Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Australia selected Daniel Michel and his ramp assistant Ashlee McClure for their debut Games. Michel is the first player since the 2000 Sydney Paralympics
[18]
See main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The cycling team was announced on 30 May 2016. The team consisted of 13 athletes and three sighted pilots:[19] For Modra, this would be his eighth Paralympic Games. Michael Gallagher was originally selected but on 2 September 2016 he was withdrawn from the team due to a positive doping test sample.[20]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Jessica Gallagher (Madison Janssen - pilot) | Women's individual pursuit B | 3:45.744 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 1km time trial B | 1:08.171 | ||||
| Simone Kennedy | Women's individual pursuit C1-3 | 4:33.815 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 500 m time trial C1-3 | 44.961 | 9 | |||
| Alexandra Lisney | Women's individual pursuit C4 | 4:11.087 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 500 m time trial C4-5 | 40.823 | 12 | |||
| Susan Powell | Women's individual pursuit C4 | 4:01.964 | 2 Q | 4:04.794 | |
| Women's 500 m time trial C4-5 | 38.979 | 8 | |||
| Amanda Reid | Women's 500 m time trial C1-3 | 37.581 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Kyle Bridgwood | Men's individual pursuit C4 | 4:38.639 | 2 Q | 2:19.920 Overlapped | |
| Alistair Donohoe | Men's individual pursuit C5 | 4:38.050 | 2 Q | 4:44.520 | |
| Matthew Formston (Nick Yallouris - pilot) | Men's individual pursuit B | 4:14.258 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 1 km time trial B | 1:02.546 | 6 | |||
| Kieran Modra (David Edwards - pilot) | Men's individual pursuit B | 4:14.339 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| David Nicholas | Men's individual pursuit C3 | 3:32.336 PR | 1 Q | 3:33.028 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Cooke | Women's road time trial T1-2 | 26:11.40 | |
| Women's road race T1-2 | 1:07:51 | ||
| Simone Kennedy | Women's road time trial C1-3 | 34:31.32 | 10 |
| Women's road race C1-3 | 1:30:49 | 8 | |
| Alexandra Lisney | Women's road time trial C4 | 30:28.39 | 4 |
| Women's road race C4-5 | 2:22:56 | 7 | |
| Susan Powell | Women's road time trial C4 | 30:19.29 | |
| Women's road race C4-5 | 2:25:50 | 9 | |
| Amanda Reid | Women's road time trial C1-3 | 35:55.81 | 11 |
| Women's road race C1-3 | 1:39:12 | 11 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Bridgwood | Men's road time trial C4 | 38:23.21 | |
| Men's road race C4-5 | 2:15:41 | 6 | |
| Alistair Donohoe | Men's road time trial C4 | 37:33.36 | |
| Men's road race C4-5 | 2:14:03 | 5 | |
| Matthew Formston (Nick Yallouris - pilot) | Men's road time trial B | 36:55.25 | 13 |
| Men's road race B | 2:41:48 | 13 | |
| Kieran Modra (David Edwards - pilot) | Men's road time trial B | 35:09.06 | |
| Men's road race B | 2:27:15 | 5 | |
| David Nicholas | Men's road time trial C3 | 40:15.96 | 4 |
| Men's road race C1-3 | 1:51:48 | 5 | |
| Stuart Tripp | Men's road time trial H5 | 28:36.81 | |
| Men's road race H5 | 1:37:51 | 7 | |
On 28 June 2014, four riders were selected.[21]
Women - Emma Booth (d), Sharon Jarvis, Lisa Martin (d), Katie Umback (d)
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Emma Booth | Zidane | Individual championship test grade II | 69.914 | 5 |
| Dressage individual team test grade II | 65.765 | 13 | ||
| Sharon Jarvis | Maquis | Individual championship test grade III | 68.537 | 9 |
| Dressage individual team test grade III | 65.921 | 15 | ||
| Lisa Martin | Ceasy | Individual championship test grade IV | 72.310 | 4 |
| Dressage individual team test grade IV | 71.476 | 4 | ||
| Individual Freestyle Test - Grade IV | 72.250 | 4 | ||
| Katie Umback | First Famous | Individual championship test grade III | 67.902 | 12 |
| Dressage individual team test grade III | 68.000 | 8 | ||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Score | Rank | |||||
| from Emma Booth | See above | Team | 65.765 | 69.914 | 135.679 | 415.367 | 9 |
| Sharon Jarvis | 65.921 | 68.537 | 134.458 | ||||
| Lisa Martin | 72.310 | 71.476 | 143.786 | ||||
| Katie Umback | 68.000 | 67.902 | 135.902 | ||||
See main article: Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Australian women's team (Belles) originally failed to qualify after finishing third at the IBSA Goalball Asia Pacific Championships in Hangzhou, China.[22] Australian men's team failed to qualify after finishing fifth at the IBSA Goalball Asia Pacific Championships in Hangzhou, China.[23] Following the re-allocation of Russia's spot, Australia's women found themselves getting a last minute invite to Rio. Australia's women enter the tournament ranked ninth in the world.[24]
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See main article: Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. On 16 June 2016, six athletes were selected to compete in the new Paralympic Games sport of paracanoe.[25]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semi-Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Colin Sieders (d) | Men's KL1 | 59.732 | 8 | 57.176 | 4 FA | 55.437 | 8 |
| Curtis McGrath (d) | Men's KL2 | 44.104 | 1 FA | N/A | 42.190 PR | ||
| Dylan Littlehales (d) | Men's KL3 | 46.305 | 8 | 45.258 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Jocelyn Neumueller (d) | Women's KL1 | 1:03.658 | 4 | 1:03.666 | 2 FA | 1:03.361 | 5 |
| Susan Seipel (d) | Women's KL2 | 58.314 | 3 FA | N/A | 56.796 | ||
| Amanda Reynolds (d) | Women's KL3 | 53.412 | 1 FA | N/A | 51.378 | ||
See main article: Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Australian Paralympic Committee announced a team of seven athletes on 3 August 2016.[26] Paratriathlon makes its debut at the Rio Games.
(d) Paralympic Games debut
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Doughty | align=left | Women's PT4 | 11:42 | 1:18 | 28.09 | 0:53 | 23.48 | 1:15:50 | 5 |
| Claire McLean | align=left | Women's PT4 | 15:09 | 1:35 | 37.12 | 1:09 | 24:41 | 1:19:46 | 9 |
| Katie Kelly Michellie Jones (guide) | align=left | Women's PT5 | 16:09 | 1:24 | 33:15 | 0:53 | 10:37 | 1:12:18 | |
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Chaffey | align=left | Men's PT1 | 11:21 | 1:27 | 37.17 | 0.48 | 12.08 | 1:03:01 | 4 |
| Nic Beveridge | align=left | Men's PT1 | 11:57 | 1:43 | 42:55 | 1:00 | 13:00 | 1:10:35 | 9 |
| Brant Garvey | align=left | Men's PT2 | 10:45 | 1:36 | 40:40 | 1:56 | 24:24 | 1:19:21 | 10 |
See main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. On 11 July 2016, Australian Paralympic Committee announced a team of 8 athletes. Australia will have a boat in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four for the first time.[27]
(d) Paralympic Games debut| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Erik Horrie | Men's single sculls | 4:45.87 | 1 Q | Bye | 4:42.94 | |||
| Gavin Bellis Kathryn Ross | Mixed double sculls | 4:03.25 | 4 | 4:08.57 | 3 FB | 4:05.61 | 2 | |
| Brock Ingram Jeremy McGrath Davinia Lefroy Kathleen Murdoch Jo Burnand (cox) | Mixed coxed four | 3:32.88 | 3:37.29 | 3 FB | 3:30.59 | 1 | ||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
See main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Selected team of 6 athletes - Matthew Bugg (Single person 2.4mR), Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (Two person Skud 18), Colin Harrison, Russell Boaden, Jonathan Harris (Three person Sonar). This will be the last Games for sailing has been taken off the 2020 Tokyo Games program.[28]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Rank | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||
| Matthew Bugg | Single person 2.4mR | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 36 | |||
| Daniel Fitzgibbon, Liesl Tesch | SKUD 18 – 2 person keelboat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Colin Harrison, Russell Boaden, Jonathan Harris | Sonar – 3 person keelboat | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | |||
See main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Shooting Australia nominated six athletes in May 2016.[29] Libby Kosmala was selected for her twelfth Games. The team was missing Paralympian Ashley Adams who was killed in 2015 accident.[29]
[30](d) Paralympic Games debut
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Luke Cain | Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 | 619.9 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | 623.0 | 33 | Did not advance | ||
| Libby Kosmala | Women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 396.0 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed R3-10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 622.0 | 37 | Did not advance | ||
| Bradley Mark | Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 | 627.2 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | 627.3 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Christopher Pitt | Men's 10 metre air pistol SH1 | 557-12x | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed 25 metre pistol SH1 | 566-15x | 7 | 8 pts - 4 | 3pts - 4 | |
| Natalie Smith | Women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 406.1 | 7 Q | 142.5 | 5 |
| Mixed R3-10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 626.4 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 | 558-10x | 8 Q | 389.5 | 8 | |
| Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH1 | 608.8 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
| Anton Zappelli | Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH1 | 629.9 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH1 | 598.3 | 36 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. 36 athletes were selected on 1 August 2016.[31] Three athletes were selected for their fourth Games - Matthew Levy, Jeremy McClure and Rick Pendleton[31] 22 athletes were selected for their debut Paralympics with two 14-year-olds Tiffany Thomas-Kane and Katja Dedekind being selected.[31]
Australian won 29 medals including 10 gold. Maddison Elliott won three gold and Lakeisha Patterson and Ellie Cole won two gold.Legend: Q= Qualified for final; OC= Oceania Record; PR= Paralympic Record; WR= World Record
See main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Five athletes were selected to represent Australia. Daniela Di Toro previously represented Australia in wheelchair tennis and Melissa Tapper was set to become the first Australian to compete at both the Summer Paralympics and Summer Olympics in the same year.[32]
Samuel Von Einem in winning the silver medal won Australia's first medal since Terry Biggs won gold in 1984.(d)= Paralympic Games debut
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
| Barak Mizrachi | Singles class 8 | L 0-3 (2-11, 2-11, 4-11) | L 0-3 (10-12, 5-11, 6-11) | Did not advance | |||
| Samuel Von Einem | Singles class 11 | W 3–1 (14-12, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9) | W 3–2 (12-14, 1-11, 11-2, 11-9, 11-9) | W 3–2 (8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8) | L 2-3 (8-11, 18-16, 13-11, 5-11, 8-11) | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
| Daniela Di Toro | Singles class 4 | L0-3 (2-11, 5-11, 5-11) | L0-3 (2-11, 3-11, 3-11) | Did not advance | |||
| Andrea McDonnell | Singles class 10 | L 0-3 (3-11, 5-11, 2-11) | L 1-3 (8-11, 3-11, 11-4, 7-11) | L 1-3 (7-11, 3-11, 2-11) | Did not advance | ||
| Melissa Tapper | Singles class 10 | W3–1 (11-2, 11-4, 10-12, 11-9) | L0-3 (6-11, 3-11, 4-11) | L2-3 (11-5, 11-5, 8-11, 10-12, 8-11) | Did not advance | ||
| Andrea McDonnell Melissa Tapper | Team class 6–10 | W 2-0 (3-2, 3-1) | L 0-2 (1-3, 0-3) | L 0-2 (2-3, 0-3) | 4 | ||
See main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
The Rollers qualified by winning the 2015 Asia Oceania Qualifying Tournament.[33] On 19 July 2016, the APC announced a team of twelve players with five of them making their Paralympic debut.[34] During the draw, Brazil had the choice of which group they wanted to be in. They were partnered with Spain, who would be in the group Brazil did not select. Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria. That left Spain in Group A with Australia, Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands and Japan.[35]
The Gliders did not qualify after finishing second to China at the 2015 Asia Oceania Qualifying Tournament.[33]
See main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Australia won the 2014 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, thereby automatically qualifying to defend the Paralympic title they won in London.[36] [37] On 25 July 2016, the APC announced a team of 12 players.[38] Australia entered the tournament ranked number two in the world.[39]
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See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Selected team of 4 athletes on 28 July 2016.[40] Sarah Calati was added to the team as a result of Russia's selection. Ben Weekes was competing at his fourth Games and wheelchair basketball gold medallist Dylan Alcott was competing in wheelchair tennis for the first time. Sarah Calati was a late inclusion due to the banning of the Russian team.[41]
| Athlete (seed) | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Dylan Alcott | Men's singles | N/A | N/a | W 2-0 (6-0, 6-0) | W 2-0 (6-2, 6-0) | W 2-0 (6-0, 6-3) | W 2-0 (6-3, 6-4) | ||
| Heath Davidson | N/A | N/A | W 2-1 (2-6, 7-5, 6-1) | L '0-2 (1-6, 2-6) | Did not advance | ||||
| Adam Kellerman | Bye | W 2-0 (7-5, 6-1) | L 0-2 (1-6, 2-6) | Did not advance | |||||
| Ben Weekes | W 2-0 (7-5, 6-3) | L 0-2 (0-6, 3-6) | Did not advance | ||||||
| Adam Kellerman Ben Weekes | Men's doubles | L 1-2 (5-7, 6-3, 3-6) | Did not advance | ||||||
| Dylan Alcott Heath Davidson | Men's quad doubles | W 2-0 (6-1, 6-4) | W 2-0 (6-1, 6-2) | W 2-1 (4-6, 6-4, 7-5) | |||||
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Team Executive – Kate McLoughlin (Chef de Mission), Paul Bird (Deputy Chef de Mission), Phil Borgeaud (head of performance), Chris Nunn (Head of Operations)Media Team – Tim Mannion (Head of Media and Broadcast), Sascha Ryner (Digital Coordinator and Media Liaison Officer - Table Tennis, Boccia), Margie McDonald (Media Liaison Officer – Athletics, Archery), Gennie Sheer (Media Liaison Officer – Cycling), Amanda Shalala (Media Liaison Officer– Rowing, Canoe), Alexandra Factor (Media Liaison Officer – Equestrian, Shooting), Neil Cross (Broadcast Liaison Officer), Alice Wheeler (Broadcast Liaison Officer), Brett Frawley (Videographer), Simon Christie (Videographer), Jeff Crow (Chief Photographer), Jacqueline Chartres (Media Manager Sydney Office)
Medical Staff -
The Australian Paralympic Committee purchased the broadcast rights to the Socchi Winter and Rio Summer Games for less than $400,000. It then sold the rights to the Seven Network.[42] Previously the Australian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast the Games. Seven Network broadcast the Games on 7Two as well as via digital channels, including the 7Live app.[42] There were 20 per cent more hours broadcast than the London Paralympics. Broadcast statistics included:
Major advertisers and sponsors were: Optus, Samsung, Visa Inc, Swisse, Woolworths Supermarkets and Toyota.[42]