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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]
In the final medal tally, Australia was ranked first with 149 overall medals; 63 gold, 39 silver, and 47 bronze medals. [6] [20] Australia was represented by their largest team ever. The success of the team combined with extensive media coverage went a long way to changing public attitudes towards Paralympic athletes and understanding them as ...
Wheelchair Basketball 1996 [9] Daphne Ceeney: 3 5 6 Archery, Athletics, Swimming, Table Tennis, Wheelchair Fencing 1960, 1964 [9] Allan Chadwick: 1 0 0 Shooting 1984 [9] Lisa Chaffey: 0 1 0 Wheelchair Basketball 2004 [9] Malcom Chalmers: 1 1 2 Swimming 1984 [9] Shelley Chaplin: 0 2 1 Wheelchair Basketball 2004, 2008, 2012 [9] Aaron Chatman: 0 1 ...
The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers. Australia took the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games and 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
This medal table also includes the medals won at the 1992 Summer Paralympics for Intellectually Disabled, held in Madrid, who also organized by then International Coordenation Committee (ICC) and same Organizing Committee (COOB'92) who made the gestion of the 1992 Summer Paralympics held in Barcelona and also part of same event.
Australia finished first on the medal tally winning 149 medals – 63 gold, 39 silver and 47 bronze medals. It has been Australia's most successful summer Paralympics to date. [33] At the end of the Games, International Paralympic Committee, Robert Steadward declared Sydney the "best Games ever". [33]
There were eight men and eleven women making their Paralympic debut. Australia won 9 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze medals placing it sixth on the swimming medal tally. It was Australia's most successful sport at the Games. Matthew Cowdrey (5 gold and 3 silver) and Peter Leek (3 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze) were the standout swimmers.
The team consisted of 285 athletes in 18 sports with 148 officials. It was the country's largest ever Paralympic delegation to a Games. Australia has participated at every Summer Paralympic Games since its inception. Australia finished at the top of the medal tally with 63 gold, 39 silver and 47 bronze medals to total 149 medals for the games.