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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 ]
Paracanoe was debuted at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics and resulted in Curtis McGarth becoming Australia's first gold medallist in the sport. [44] Paratriathlon also debuted, resulting in Katie Kelly and her guide Michellie Jones won the gold medal.
The medal table of the 2016 Summer Paralympics ranks the participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the competition. The 2016 Paralympics was the fifteenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities.
The 2016 Summer Paralympics (Portuguese: Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão de 2016), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
The 2016 Summer Paralympics are running from Wednesday 7 September to Sunday 18 September, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is a chronological summary of the major events that took place during the course of the Games.
Pages in category "Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics" The following 179 pages are in this category, out of 179 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics where she won a silver medal. [2] [3] Personal. Murphy was born on 9 April 1994 in Wellington, New Zealand.
2016 – Australia participated in the 15th Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Australian team of 176 athletes won 22 gold, 30 silver and 29 bronze medals; 2019 – Changed named to Paralympics Australia (PA) with a new logo.