Shooting has been included in the Summer Paralympic Games from the 1976 Games. Australia has been represented at each Games since 1976.
Notable Australian athletes:
See also: List of Australian Paralympic shooting medalists.
See main article: article and Shooting at the 1976 Summer Paralympics.
Australia represented by:
Men – Kevin Bawden, J. Handbridge
Women – Elizabeth Richards
[1] Australia won 1 gold medal through Elizabeth Richard's performance in Mixed rifle shooting 2–5.
See also: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented by:
Men – Peter Pascoe
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
Australia won 6 medals - 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal [1]
See also: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented by:
Men – Troy Andrews, Kevin Bawden, Keith Bremner, Allan Chadwick, Peter Parker, Andrew Rainbow, Stanley Sims, Grant Walker
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
[1] Australian team won 9 gold medals - Barbara Caspers and Elizabeth Kosmala both won 4 gold medals and Allan Chadwick one gold medal.
See also: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented by:
Men – Robert Bakker, Keith Bremner, Allan Chadwick, Andrew Rainbow, Stanley Simms, Grant Walker
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala[1]
Elizabeth Kosmala won all Australia's shooting medals - 3 gold medals and one silver medal.
See also: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented by:
Men – Keith Bremner, Andrew Rambow
Women – Elizabeth Kosmala[1] [2]
See also: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented by:
Men – Ashley Adams, Keith Bremner, Iain Fischer, James Nomarhas, Peter Worsley
Women – Patricia Fischer, Libby Kosmala
Coach – Yvonne Hill (Head), Raymund Brummell
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See also: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented in shooting by:Men – Ashley Adams, Stephen Guy, Stan Kosmala, Jeff Lane, James Nomarhas, Paul Schofield, Peter Shannon, Peter Tait, Peter Worsley
Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
Coaches – Yvonne Hill (Head), Anne Bugden, Evangelos Anagnostou
Officials – Andre Jurich
Australia won a silver medal with Peter Tait's performance in the pistol. Six shooters made finals.[1]
See also: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented in shooting:
Men - Ashley Adams, James Nomarhas, Peter Worsley, David Ziebarth Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
Coaches - Miroslav Sipek (Head), Hans Heiderman
Officials - Michelle Fletcher (Manager), Craig Jarvis, Elizabeth Ziebarth
Australia won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal through Ashley Adams' performances.[1] [6]
Detailed Australian Results
See main article: article and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Ashley Adams, Sebastian Hume, Jason Maroney
Women - Libby Kosmala
Coaches - Miro Sipek (Head Coach), Michelle Fletcher
Officials - Nick Sullivan (Section Manager), Anne Bugden
[1] [7]
Australia did not win a medal.
Detailed Australian Results
See main article: article and Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Ashley Adams, Luke Cain, Jason Maroney, Bradley Mark
Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
Coach - Miro Sipek
Officials – Section Manager – Nick Sullivan, Technical Support – Stuart Smith, Personal Care Attendant – Anne Bugden, Yvonne Cain, Margaret Zubcic [8]
Libby Kosmala competed at her 11th Paralympic Games at the age of 70. Ashley Adams competed at his 4th Games.[9] Natalie Smith won a bronze medal.
Detailed Australian Results
See main article: article and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Luke Cain, Bradley Mark, Chris Pitt (d), Anton Zappelli (d)
Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
'Coach - Head Coach - Miro Sipek, Assistant Coach - Margret Bugden,
Officials - Team Leader - Tim Mahon, Carers - Yvonne Cain, Stuart Smith, Maragret Zubcic [10]
Australia did not win any medals. Australia's best placing was Christopher Pitt's fourth.
Detailed Australian Results
See main article: article and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Chris Pitt, Anton Zappelli
Women - Natalie Smith
Officials - Team Leader - Kurt Olsen, Technical Support - Catherine Berry [11]
Australia did not win any medals.
Detailed Australian Results
(d) Paralympic Games debutAustralia did not win any medals. Australia's best placing was Christopher Pitt's fourth.