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Paralympic athletics 2008 [9] Ken Moran: 0 1 0 Lawn bowls 1984 [9] Bruno Moretti: 1 3 0 Table tennis, Athletics 1968 [9] Michael Morley: 1 0 1 Athletics 1984 [9] Nick Morris: 1 0 0 Men's wheelchair basketball 1996 [9] Alison Mosely: 0 2 0 Wheelchair basketball 2000, 2004 [9] Christopher Mullins: 1 0 0 Athletics 2008 [9] David Munk: 0 0 2 Alpine ...
Australia's first ever gold medal at an Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games was won by Michael Milton when he won the LW2 Slalom event. [20] There are no accurate results for the Australian Paralympic team performances at Winter Games previous to 1992; however, it is known that no-one medalled for Australia until the 1992 Paralympics. [29]
Australian Paralympic Sailing Team [7] Matthew Bugg (Single person 2.4mR), Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (Two person Skud 18), Colin Harrison, Russell Boaden, Jonathan Harris (Three person Sonar) 2020 Women’s Table Tennis (Class 9-10) Team Melissa Tapper, Qian Yang, Lina Lei [2] 2024
At the end of the Beijing Games, athletics was Australia's most successful medal sport. Since 2001, Athletics Australia has the responsibility of preparing the Australian athletics team for the Paralympic Games. . [1] Notable Australian athletes include: Neil Fuller, a leg amputee sprinter, has won 15 medals (6 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals)
1998 – The Australian Paralympic Federation changed its name to the Australian Paralympic Committee. A new logo was created. [32] 2000 – Sydney hosted the 11th Summer Paralympics, the first Games held outside the Northern Hemisphere. Australia finished first on the medal tally winning 149 medals – 63 gold, 39 silver and 47 bronze medals.
In 1993, Michael Milton was the first Winter Paralympian to receive a scholarship from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). [23] In 2001, the AIS and Australian Paralympic Committee formally established a skiing program for athletes with a disability. [24] All Australian Winter Paralympic Games medals have been won by AIS scholarship ...
Boccia won it first medal since 1996 and second only medal with Daniel Michel's bronze medal. Table tennis had its greatest medal success at a Paralympics - 2 gold and 4 silver medals. Australian team joint flagbearers Ryley Batt (left) and Daniela di Toro, just prior to entering the stadium for the parade of athletes during the opening ceremony.
Cycling has been contested at the Summer Paralympic Games since 1984. Australia first competed at the Seoul Games and won its first cycling medals at the Atlanta Games. [1] Cycling is Australia's third most successful Paralympic medal sport behind athletics and swimming.