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The 2000 Sydney Summer Paralympic Games are Australia's most successful Paralympic games to date. 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 ...
Paralympics Australia (PA) previously called the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) (1998–2019) [1] is the National Paralympic Committee in Australia for the Paralympic Games movement. It oversees the preparation and management of Australian teams that participate at the Summer Paralympics and the Winter Paralympics .
South Australia [9] Peter Marsh: 0 0 2 Athletics 1976: Queensland [9] Graeme Martin: 1 0 1 Sailing 2000, 2008: Western Australia [9] John Martin: 0 1 0 Archery 1964 [9] Terry Mason: 0 0 2 Athletics, Weightlifting 1972, 1976 [9] Bill Mather-Brown: 0 2 0 Table tennis 1960, 1968 [9] Tim Matthews: 3 0 2 Athletics 1996, 2000 [9] Marty Mayberry: 0 1 ...
Athletics events have been held at every Paralympic Games. 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:
Bruno Moretti interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project, National Library of Australia, 2010; Chris O'Brien interviewed by Ian Jobling in the Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project, National Library of Australia,2011; Reflections by team members
Australia has competed in every Winter Paralympics. In 1976, the first Games, Australia's sole competitor was Ron Finneran , but he was not an official entrant. [ 1 ] In 1980, Kyrra Grunnsund and Peter Rickards became the first official competitors, in alpine and cross-country skiing.
0–9. Australia at the 1960 Summer Paralympics; Australia at the 1964 Summer Paralympics; Australia at the 1968 Summer Paralympics; Australia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
Competing in his first Paralympics, Magennis' gold medal was also the first for Australia in the men's singles event. [20] Magennis went on to win further gold medals in the lawn bowls pairs at the 1976 and 1984 Paralympics .