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Rowing was added to the Paralympic program with the Australian doubles crew winning silver. [37] Timothy Sullivan became Australia's leading gold medallist in Paralympic History, winning 10 gold medals. [19] Australian Skier Jessica Gallagher (right) and guide Christian Geiger (left), 2014 Australian Paralympic Team Athlete.
2011 – APC established Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame. [41] 2011 – APC engaged the University of Queensland and the University of Canberra to write the History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia. This project is part of a larger project within the APC, to capture and archive valuable historical records of Australians at the ...
Australia won 10 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze medals. Australian athletes set six world records, a further three Paralympic records and 16 Australian records during the Games. Heath Francis and Evan O'Hanlon won three gold medals. [2] [10] Detailed Australian Results
Record Athlete Nationality Date Games Place Ref. F11: 40.13 Liangmin Zhang China 1 September 2012 XIV London, United Kingdom [91] F12: 45.06 Liudya Maso Belicer Cuba 19 August 1996 X Atlanta, United States [91] F13: 44.67 Liudya Maso Belicer Cuba 23 October 2000 XI Sydney, Australia [91] F32: Vacant [91] F33: Vacant [91] F34: Vacant [91] F35 ...
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
South Australia [9] Jayme Paris: 0 0 2 Cycling 2008, 2012: New South Wales [9] Katie Parker: 0 1 0 Cycling 2008 [9] Sarnya Parker: 2 0 0 Cycling 2000: South Australia [9] Craig Parsons: 0 1 0 Wheelchair Rugby 2000: Western Australia [9] Nigel Parsons: 2 0 0 Athletic 1988 [9] Wayne Patchett: 4 1 0 Athletics 1976, 1980 [9] Siobhan Paton: 6 ...
Australia had its largest ever swimming team and it won 14 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze medals. It finished fifth on the gold medal tally and second on the overall medal tally. During the competition, Australian swimmers set 42 Australian records, 14 Paralympic records and 7 world records. [4] [18] [19]
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 ...