Australia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | AUS |
NPC | Paralympics Australia |
Website | www |
in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
Competitors | 159 (89 men and 70 women) in 17 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Madison de Rozario Brenden Hall |
Flag bearers (closing) | Lauren Parker James Turner |
Medals Ranked 9th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
In June 2022, Paralympics Australia announced Kate McLoughlin as the Chef de Mission, her third Summer Paralympics in this role. [1] Assistant Chef de Missions: Bridie Kean, Tim Mannion and Ben Troy. [2] Curtis McGrath and Angie Ballard were appointed team captains. [3]
On 2 July 2024, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton showed bipartisan support for the 2024 Australian Paralympic Team with the official team launch in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra. [4]
On 12 July 2024, wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario and swimmer Brenden Hall were announced as Opening Ceremony flag bearers at a ceremony at Admiralty House in Kirribilli, Sydney. Both will be five-time Paralympians. [5]
The team's uniforms are designed and supplied by R.M. Williams, Belgravia, Birkenstock, Mizuno and Speedo. [6]
The Australian government announced that gold medallists would be awarded $20,000, silver medallists $15,000 and bronze medallists $10,000. It brings Australian Paralympic medallists in line with Australian Olympic medallists who receive similar medal reward payments by the Australian Olympic Committee. [7]
The 159 strong team was finalised on 8 August 2024. [8] Dual individual gold medallists - Lauren Parker (paratriathlon and cycling) and James Turner (athletics) carried the flag at the Closing Ceremony. [9]
The following is the list of number of selected competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Athletics | 17 | 17 | 34 |
Badminton | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Boccia | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Cycling | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Equestrian | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Paracanoeing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Powerlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Rowing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swimming | 15 | 15 | 30 |
Table tennis | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Triathlon | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Wheelchair basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Wheelchair rugby | 9 | 3 | 12 |
Wheelchair tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 89 | 70 | 159 |
Australia secured seven quota places in all of the individual event, and two quotas in mixed team event, by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic; and at the 2024 Africa–Oceania Qualification Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [10] Six athletes were selected by Paralympics Australia on 21 June 2024: Men - Jonathon Milne, Taymon Kenton-Smith, Patrick French ; Women - Amanda Jennings, Ameera Lee, Melissa Tanner [11] Reigning W1 men's World Champion Christopher Davis was forced to withdraw from the team due to injury.
Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | |
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Jonathon Milne | Individual compound | 693 | 10 | Oe (JPN) W 147-142 | Polish (USA) L 142-144 | Did not advance | |||
Patrick French | 684 | 21 | Swagumilang (INA) L 138-140 | Did not advance | |||||
Taymon Kenton-Smith | Individual recurve | 596 | 23 | Gan (CHN) W 6-2 | Molina (MEX) W 6-4 | Kwak (KOR) W 6-4 | Ciszek (POL) L 2-6 | Arab Ameri (IRI) L 0-6 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | |
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Ameera Lee | Individual compound | 649 | 22 | Alim (SIN) W (135-133) | Rigault Chupin (FRA) L (132-140) | Did not advance | |||
Melissa Tanner | 646 | 23 | Riveros (CRC) W (137–133) | Paterson Pine (GBR) L (136-140) | Did not advance | ||||
AJ Jennings | Individual recurve | 531 | 16 | Wulandari (INA) W 7-3 | Mijno (ITA) L 0-6 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | |
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Jonathon Milne Ameera Lee | Team compound | 1342 | 10 | Guerin Rigault Chupin (FRA) W 142-134 | Grinham MacQueen (GBR) L 141-150 | Did not advance | ||
Taymon Kenton-Smith AJ Jennings | Team recurve | 1127 | 12 | Singh / Jatyan (IND) L 4-5 | Did not advance |
Australian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Luke Bailey | 100 m T54 | 14.39 | 4 q | 14.39 | 7 |
800 m T54 | 1:51.34 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
400 m T54 | 48.11 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Jaryd Clifford Matthew Clarke & Tim Logan (guides) | 1500 m T13 | — | 3:44.95 SB | 4 | |
5000 m T13 | — | DQ | |||
Angus Hincksman | 1500 m T38 | — | 4:14.14 | 4 | |
Reece Langdon | 1500 m T38 | — | 4:13.13 | ||
Rheed McCracken | 100 m T34 | 15.62 SB | 5 Q | 15.31 SB | 4 |
800 m T34 | 1:41.51 | 4 q | 1:40.13 | ||
Sam McIntosh | 100 m T52 | 17.88 | 9 | Did not advance | |
400 m T52 | 1:10.33 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Chad Perris | 100 m T13 | 10.87 | 4 Q | 10.80 | 4 |
Sam Rizzo | 800 m T54 | 1:45.33 | 12 | Did not advance | |
1500 m T54 | 3:02.92 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
5000 m T54 | 11:19.32 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Michael Roeger | 1500 m T46 | — | 3:51.19 | ||
James Turner | 100 m T36 | 12.09 | 4 Q | 11.85 PR | |
400 m T36 | — | 51.54 WR |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Angela Ballard | 400 metres T53 | — | 59.12 | 6 | |
800 metres T53 | — | 1:56.83 | 6 | ||
Telaya Blacksmith | 400 metres T20 | 57.96 | 5 q | 59.37 | 8 |
Rhiannon Clarke | 100 metres T38 | 12.78 AR | 4 q | 12.72 AR | 4 |
400 metres T38 | 1:01.39 AR | 5 Q | 1:00.81 AR | 5 | |
Annabelle Colman | 1500 m T20 | — | 4:31.54 AR | 4 | |
Abby Craswell | 100 metres T36 | 15.28 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Madison de Rozario | 1500 m T54 | 3:20.09 | 2 Q | 3:20.32 | 5 |
5000 m T54 | 11:43.64 | 2 Q | 11:10.20 | ||
Marathon T53 | — | 1:46:13 | |||
Mali Lovell | 100 metres T36 | 14.57 | 3 Q | 14.80 | 5 |
200 metres T36 | 30.08 | 3 Q | 29.82 | ||
Ella Pardy | 100 metres T38 | 13.15 | 6 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Position | ||
Corey Anderson | Javelin throw F38 | 49.34 | 6 |
Michal Burian | Javelin throw F64 | 64.89 | |
Jackson Hamilton | Javelin throw F13 | 59.20 AR | 6 |
Guy Henley | Discus throw F37 | 48.58 | 8 |
Nicholas Hum | Long jump T20 | 6.97 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Position | ||
Telaya Blacksmith | Long jump T20 | 5.21 AR | 9 |
Sarah Clifton-Bligh | Shot put F32 | 4.85 | 10 |
Club throw | 14.70 | 16 | |
Dayna Crees | Javelin throw F34 | 17.65 | |
Shot put F34 | 6.30 PB | 9 | |
Sarah Edmiston | Discus throw F44 | 34.33 SB | 7 |
Ella Hose | Shot put F37 | 11.25 | 4 |
Discus throw F38 | 28.36 SB | 11 | |
Rosemary Little | Shot put F32 | 5.91 | 6 |
Club throw | 16.65 AR | 13 | |
Vanessa Low | Long jump T63 | 5.45 WR | |
Samantha Schmidt | Discus throw F38 | 33.05 SB | 7 |
Maria Strong | Shot put F33 | 6.35 | 8 |
Sarah Walsh | Long jump T64 | 4.88 | 8 |
Two athletes were selected on 23 May 2024– Celine Vinot and Mischa Ginns. [12] Ginns withdrew due to illness in Paris. [13]
Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Mischa Ginns | Women's singles WH2 | Withdrew | |||||||
Celine Vinot | Women's singles SL3 | Bolaji (NGR) L 0-2 | Mandeep Kaur (IND) L 1-2 | — | 3 | Did not advance |
Daniel Michel and Jamieson Leeson, and their respective ramp operators Ash Maddern and Jasmine Haydon were selected on 11 June 2024. [14]
Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Daniel Michel | Men's individual BC3 | Morapedi (RSA) W 10–2 | Wilson (GBR) W 7–2 | Arnott (GBR) W 3–2 | 1 Q | Romero (ARG) W 5–0 | Polychronidis (GRE) W 6–1 | Jeong H-w (KOR) L 2–5 | |
Jamieson Leeson | Women's individual BC3 | Kang S-h (KOR) L 1–6 | Kidson (GBR) W 6–1 | Oliveira (BRA) W 4–3 | 2 Q | Ferrando (ARG) W 4–3 | Calado (BRA) W 7–1 | Ho (HKG) L 2–4 | |
Daniel Michel Jamieson Leeson | Mixed pairs BC3 | France W 5–2 | Japan W 5–2 | — | 1 Q | South Korea L 2–4 | Did not advance | 6 |
Thirteen athletes selected on 31 July 2024 with Korey Boddington, Kane Perris and Alana Forster making their Paralympics debut. [15]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
Alana Forster | Individual pursuit C5 | 3:41.497 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Jessica Gallagher Pilot:Caitlin Ward | Women's individual pursuit B | 3:46.294 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Women's 1km time trial B | 1:07.214 | 2 Q | 1:07.533 | ||
Meg Lemon | Individual pursuit C4 | 3:49.703 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Emily Petricola | Individual pursuit C4 | 3:35.856 WR | 1 QG | OVL | |
Amanda Reid | 500 m time trial C1-3 | 38.663 | 1 Q | 38.811 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
Gordon Allan | Time trial C1-3 | 1:09.403 | 5 Q | 1:09.803 | 5 |
Korey Boddington | Time trial C4-5 | 1:02.021 PR | 1 Q | 1:01.650 | |
Darren Hicks | Individual pursuit C2 | 3:33.098 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Kane Perris Pilot:Luke Zaccaria | Men's 1 km time trial B | 59.628 | 3 Q | 1:00.940 | 4 |
Men's individual pursuit B | 5:42.837 | 14 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
Korey Boddington Alistair Donohoe Gordon Allan | Mixed team sprint C1-5 | 49.569 | 3 QB | 49.036 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Alana Forster | Women's road time trial C5 | 21:00.48 | |
Women's road race C4-5 | 2:00:49 | 7 | |
Meg Lemon | Women's road time trial C4 | 21:44.16 | |
Women's road race C4-5 | 2:07:48 | 12 | |
Lauren Parker | Women's road time trial H1-3 | 24:24.09 | |
Women's road race H1-4 | 52:04 | ||
Emily Petricola | Women's road time trial C4 | 21:48.44 | 4 |
Women's road race C4-5 | 2:01:23 | 11 | |
Amanda Reid | Women's road time trial C1-3 | 25:19.73 | 13 |
Women's road race C1-3 | 1:57:02 | 13 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Grant Allen | Men's road race H4 | 2:03:01 | 22 |
Korey Boddington | Men's road race C4-5 | DNF | |
Alistair Donohoe | Men's road time trial C5 | 36:18.66 | |
Men's road race C4-5 | 2:25:58 | 6 | |
Darren Hicks | Men's road time trial C2 | 19:40.08 | |
Men's road race C1-3 | 1:51:30 | 13 |
Four riders selected on 4 July 2024 with Lisa Martin competing at her second Games. [16]
Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
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Score | Rank | |||
Stella Barton | Lord Lamarque | Individual championship test grade I | 70.833 | 8 Q |
Dressage individual team test grade I | 73.960 | 7 | ||
Bridget Murphy | Penmain Promise | Individual championship test grade II | 66.724 | 7 Q |
Dressage individual team test grade II | 70.154 | 7 | ||
Dianne Barnes | Sorena | Individual championship test grade IV | 65.444 | 12 |
Dressage individual team test grade IV | Did not advance | |||
Lisa Martin | Vilaggio | Individual championship test grade V | 70.436 | 5 Q |
Dressage individual team test grade V | 71.905 | 6 |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |
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TT | Score | Rank | |||
Stella Barton | See above | Team | 70.375 | 206.343 | 12 |
Bridget Murphy | 67.100 | ||||
Lisa Martin | 68.868 |
On 24 July 2024, Taylor Gosens was selected as Australia's first female judoka since 2004 Athens Paralympics. [17]
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage Quarter final | Repechage Final | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Taylor Gosens | Women's +70 kg J2 | — | Hernández (CUB)L 0-10 | — | Raifova (KAZ)L 0-10 | Did not advance |
Australia earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semi-Final | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Curtis McGrath | Men's KL2 | 42.66 | 1 FA | — | 41.31 | ||
Men's VL3 | 48.97 PGB | 1 FA | — | 48.34 | 4 | ||
Dylan Littlehales | Men's KL3 | 42.21 | 1 FA | — | 40.68 | ||
Susan Seipel | Women's KL2 | 1:01.29 | 3 SF | 57.17 | 1 FA | 56.57 | 5 |
Women's VL2 | 1:04.03 | 3 SF | 1:02.17 | 1 FA | 1:01.39 |
Qualification legend: FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to non-medal final; SF - Qualify to semifinal
A team of twelve athletes and one guide was selected on 2024 July 2021. Seven athletes will be making their Paralympics Games debut and Sam Harding competing in triathlon after being a distance runner at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [18] Men
Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
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Tom Goodman | PTS2 | 19:05 | 2:04 | 36:49 | 1:17 | 21:57 | 1:21:12 | 9 |
Justin Godfrey | PTS3 | 17:15 | 2:15 | 36:54 | 0:55 | 35:30 | 1:32:49 | 11 |
Jeremy Peacock | PTS4 | 11:42 | 1:00 | 32:43 | 0:33 | 19:03 | 1:05:01 | 8 |
Liam Twomey | PTS4 | 10:45 | 1:11 | 33:20 | 0:48 | 21:55 | 1:07:59 | 13 |
David Bryant | PTS5 | 12:45 | 0:58 | 30:27 | 0:32 | 18:05 | 1:02:47 | 8 |
Jack Howell | PTS5 | 10:54 | 0:54 | 31:20 | 0:41 | 10 | 1:02:21 | 7 |
Nic Beveridge | PTWC | 12:31 | 1:29 | 37:27 | 0:48 | 12:56 | 1:05:11 | 6 |
Sam Harding Guide: Aaron Royle | PTVI | 13:40 | 0:58 | 29:19 | 0:34 | 16:50 | 1:01:21 | 5 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
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Anu Francis | PTS2 | 14:38 | 2:03 | 36:27 | 1:00 | 23:40 | 1:17:48 | 4 |
Grace Brimelow | PTS4 | 11:42 | 1:07 | 38:14 | 0:52 | 26:29 | 1:18:24 | DSQ |
Sally Pilbeam | PTS4 | 17:45 | 1:27 | 37:30 | 0:30 | 22:28 | 1:19:40 | 7 |
Lauren Parker | PTWC | 13:19 | 1:48 | 36:39 | 0:49 | 13:48 | 1:06:23 |
For the first time since 2012, Australia sent two powerlifters based on quotas as of 25 July 2024. [19]
Athlete | Event | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | Rank | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Ben Wright | Men's 88 kg | 184 | 192 | — | 192 | 7 | |
Hani Watson | Women's +86 kg | 133 | — | 133 | 6 |
Australian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Erik Horrie | PR1 men's single sculls | 10:00.59 | 3 R | 9:22.15 | 1 FA | 9:23.37 | |
Jed Altschwager Nikki Ayers | PR3 mixed double sculls | 7:11.30 | 1 FA | — | 7:26.74 | ||
Tom Birtwhistle Hannah Cowap (C) Tobiah Goffsassen Susannah Lutze Alexandra Viney | PR3 mixed coxed four | 7:02.74 | 3 R | 6:55.47 | 1 FA | 7:14.78 | 5 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Two shooters were selected on 22 July 2024. [20]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Natalie Smith | R2 Women's 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 | 614.1 | 12 | Did not advance | |
R8 Women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1156-40x | 8 Q | 396.2 | 8 | |
Anton Zappelli | R3 Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH1 | 631.9 | 15 | Did not advance | |
R6 Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH1 | 616.5 | 18 | Did not advance |
Paralympics Australia named thirty athletes - fifteen men and fifteen women on 14 June 2024. [21] Eight athletes – four women and four men – were selected to make their Paralympic Games debut.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jesse Aungles | 100 m backstroke S8 | 1:08.87 | 7 Q | 1:08.36 | 6 |
Ricky Betar | 200 m freestyle S14 | 2:04.01 | 10 | Did not advance | |
100 m backstroke S14 | 1:00.51 | 5 Q | 1:00.33 | 6 | |
200 m individual medley SM14 | 2:11.41 | 2 Q | 2:08.69 | ||
Lewis Bishop | 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:01.5 | 4 Q | 1:01.08 | |
Rowan Crothers | 50 m freestyle S10 | 23.88 | 4 Q | 23.79 | |
100 m freestyle S10 | 51.51 | 1 Q | 51.55 | ||
Thomas Gallagher | 50 m freestyle S10 | 23.33 | 1 Q | 23.40 | |
100 m freestyle S10 | 52.70 | 2 Q | 51.86 | ||
100 m backstroke S10 | 1:03.14 | 5 Q | 1:01.34 | ||
Brenden Hall | 400 m freestyle S9 | 4:19.49 | 2 Q | 4:15.61 | |
100 m backstroke S9 | 1:06.90 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly S9 | 1:04.36 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Benjamin Hance | 100 m backstroke S14 | 56.52 WR | 1 | 57.04 | |
100 m butterfly S14 | 55.71 | 3 Q | 56.48 | 4 | |
Timothy Hodge | 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:00.61 | 2 Q | 1:00.03 | |
400 m freestyle S9 | 4:19.31 | 1 Q | 4:16.17 | 4 | |
100 m backstroke S9 | 1:03.02 | 3 Q | 1:02.52 | 4 | |
100 m breaststroke SB9 | 1:12.17 | 5 Q | 1:12.11 | 5 | |
200 m individual medley SM9 | 2:14.36 | 1 Q | 2:13.31 PR | ||
Jack Ireland | 200 m freestyle S14 | 1:55.33 | 3 Q | 1:53.77 OC | |
Ahmed Kelly | 50 m backstroke S3 | 56.97 | 8 Q | 54.96 OC | 8 |
50 m freestyle S3 | 52.48 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
150 m individual medley SM3 | 3:08.25 | 2 Q | 3:02.16 | ||
Jake Michel | 100 m breaststroke SB14 | 1:04.66 | 1 Q | 1:04.27 OC | |
Grant Patterson | 200 m freestyle S3 | 3:56.20 | 8 Q | 3:57.72 | 8 |
50 m breaststroke SB2 | 1:03.86 | 2 Q | 1:04.54 | ||
150 m individual medley SM3 | 3:07.88 | 1 Q | 3:06.94 | ||
Col Pearse | 100 m butterfly S10 | 58.11 | 2 Q | 57.24 | 4 |
200 m individual medley SM10 | 2:16.19 | 1 Q | 2:12.79 | ||
Alex Saffy | 100 m butterfly S10 | 58.13 | 3 Q | 56.61 OC | |
100 m freestyle S10 | 55.12 | 8 Q | 54.55 | 7 | |
200 m individual medley SM10 | 2:20.22 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Callum Simpson | 100 m freestyle S8 | 58.49 | 1 Q | 58.23 | |
400 m freestyle S8 | 4:35.79 | 6 Q | 4:34.79 | 6 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Emily Beecroft | 100 m freestyle S9 | 1:04.12 | 4 Q | 1:03.36 | 4 |
100 m butterfly S9 | 1:08.88 | 4 Q | 1:07.96 | ||
Katja Dedekind | 50 m freestyle S13 | 28.23 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Jasmine Greenwood | 50 m freestyle S10 | 28.23 | 7 Q | 28.49 | 8 |
100 m backstroke S10 | 1:11.93 | 8 Q | 1:10.26 | 6 | |
100 m butterfly S10 | 1:08.52 | 4 Q | 1:07.35 | 4 | |
200 m individual medley SM10 | 2:36.59 | 6 Q | 2:34.66 | 6 | |
Ella Jones | 400 m freestyle S8 | 5:03.74 | 3 Q | 5:02.86 | 6 |
100 m backstroke S8 | 1:24.48 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Jenna Jones | 100 m freestyle S12 | 1:04.21 | 8 Q | 1:04.40 | 8 |
100 m backstroke S12 | 1:13.96 | 5 Q | 1:13.81 | 6 | |
100 m breaststroke SB12 | 1:23.39 OC | 5 | 1:22.04 OC | 6 | |
Alexa Leary | 50 m freestyle S10 | 27.69 | 3 Q | 27.79 | 6 |
100 m freestyle S9 | 59.60 WR | 1 Q | 59.53 WR | ||
Paige Leonhardt | 100 m butterfly S14 | 1:06.73 | 6 Q | 1:07.49 | 7 |
100 m breaststroke SB14 | 1:17.23 | 3 Q | 1:16.55 | 4 | |
200 m individual medley SM14 | 2:34.98 | 8 Q | 2:35.33 | 8 | |
Madeleine McTernan | 100 m freestyle S14 | 2:12.71 | 5 Q | 2:12.48 | 5 |
100 m backstroke S14 | 1:09.99 | 4 Q | 1:09.70 | 5 | |
Chloe Osborn | 100 m freestyle S7 | 1:13.79 | 6 Q | 1:13.76 | 7 |
400 m freestyle S7 | 5:19.43 | 3 Q | 5:17.69 | 4 | |
Lakeisha Patterson | 100 m freestyle S9 | 1:05.47 | 9 | Did not advance | |
400 m freestyle S9 | 4:48.74 | 1 Q | 4:40.14 | ||
200 m individual medley SM9 | 2:42.05 | 7 | 2:39.99 | 5 | |
Keira Stephens | 50 m freestyle S9 | 28.36 | 10 | Did not advance | |
100 m breaststroke SB9 | 1:18.01 | 4 Q | 1:17.64 | 4 | |
200 m individual medley SM10 | 2:39.06 | 8 Q | 2:36.28 | 7 | |
Ruby Storm | 100 m butterfly S14 | 1:09.78 | 9 | Did not advance | |
200 m freestyle S14 | 2:15.21 | 8 Q | 2:13.13 | 7 | |
100 m breaststroke SB14 | 1:21.91 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Holly Warn | 100 m freestyle S7 | 1:17.19 | 14 | Did not advance | |
400 m freestyle S7 | 5:33.35 | 7 Q | 5:26.71 | 7 | |
Rachael Watson | 50 m freestyle S5 | 41.34 OC | 4 Q | 41.17 OC | |
100 m freestyle S5 | 1:37.84 OC | 3 Q | 1:38.92 | ||
Poppy Wilson | 100 m freestyle S10 | 1:03.28 | 13 | Did not advance | |
400 m freestyle S10 | 4:55.99 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly S10 | 1:08.96 | 5 Q | 1:07.52 | 5 |
Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Grant Patterson Ahmed Kelly Holly Warn Chloe Osborn | 4 x 50 m freestyle 20pts | 2:52.55 OC | 8 Q | DSQ | |
Jack Ireland Madeleine McTernan Ruby Storm Benjamin Hance | 4 x 100 m freestyle S14 | — | 3:46.37 | ||
Alexa Leary Callum Simpson Chloe Osborn Rowan Crothers | 4 x 100 m freestyle 34 pts | — | 4:01.90 OC | ||
Jesse Aungles Timothy Hodge Emily Beecroft Alexa Leary Keira Stephens (heat) Callum Simpson (heat) | 4 x 100 m medley 34 pts | 4:33.32 | 2 Q | 4:27.08 PR |
Australia entered 12 athletes for the Paralympic games. Six of them qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective class, through the 2023 Oceanian Championships in Honiara, Solomon Islands; [22] meanwhile the other athletes qualified through the allocations of ITTF final world ranking.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Jessy Chen | Individual C3 | Baek (KOR) L 0-3 | Did not advance | ||||
Chris Addis | Individual C4 | — | Chaiwut (THA) L 0-3 | Did not advance | |||
Jimmy Huo | Individual C5 | — | Cao (CHN) L 0-3 | Did not advance | |||
Trevor Hirth | Individual C6 | — | Parenzan (ITA) L 0-3 | Did not advance | |||
Nathan Pellissier | Individual C8 | Csejtey (SVK) L 1-3 | Did not advance | ||||
Ma Lin | Individual C9 | — | Stacey (GBR) W 3-0 | Didier (FRA) L 2-3 | — | ||
Samuel Von Einem | Individual C11 | — | — | Takemori (JPN) W 3-0 | Kim (KOR) L 1-3 | — |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Hayley Sands | Individual C1–2 | — | — | Buclaw (POL) L 0-3 | Did not advance | ||
Daniela Di Toro | Individual C4 | — | Zhou (CHN) L 0-3 | Did not advance | |||
Lei Lina | Individual C9 | — | — | Kavas (TUR) W 3-0 | Xiong (CHN) L 2-3 | — | |
Yang Qian | Individual C10 | — | — | Lin (TPE) W 3-0 | Alexandre (BRA) W 3-2 | Partyka (POL) W 3-0 | |
Melissa Tapper | — | — | Alexandre (BRA) L 2-3 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Chris Addis Jessy Chen | Men's doubles MD8 | — | Saito / Shichino (JPN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||
Ma Lin Nathan Pellissier | Men's doubles MD18 | — | Boheus / Bouvais (FRA) L 2-3 | Did not advance | |||
Daniela Di Toro Hayley Sands | Women's doubles WD10 | — | Saint-Pierre / Vautier (FRA) L 1-3 | Did not advance | |||
Lei Lina Yang Qian | Women's doubles WD20 | — | — | Liu / Mao (CHN) W 3-0 | Alexandre / Rauen (BRA) W 3-0 | Lin / Tian (TPE) W 3-1 | |
Chris Addis Hayley Sands | Mixed doubles XD7 | Flores / Leonelli (CHI) L 0-3 | Did not advance | ||||
Jessy Chen Daniela Di Toro | Matthews / Shackelton (GBR) L 1-3 | Did not advance | |||||
Nathan Pellissier Lei Lina | Mixed doubles XD17 | — | Zohl / Lucic (CRO) L 2-3 | Did not advance | |||
Trevor Hirth Melissa Tapper | Hansson / Handen (SWE) L 1-3 | Did not advance |
Australia men have qualified to compete at Paris 2024, following the triumph of the nations gold medal results at the 2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. [23]
Summary
Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | 5th-8th | 5th-6th | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Australia men's | Men's tournament | Netherlands L 55–66 | Spain L 60–68 | United States L 69–76 | 4 | Great Britain L 64–84 | Spain W 78–74 | Netherlands W 82–75 | 5 |
Roster
The following is the Australia roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [24]
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 159 | +43 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 192 | 179 | +13 | 5 | |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 183 | −30 | 4 | |
4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 210 | −26 | 3 |
29 August 2024 21:30 |
Australia | 55–66 | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 14–16, 10–16, 15–22 | ||
Pts: Latham 16 Rebs: Latham 13 Asts: Norris, Knowles 5 | Pts: Op den Orth 26 Rebs: Op den Orth 12 Asts: Zantinghe 9 | |
30 August 2024 12:45 |
Spain | 68–60 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–13, 19–5, 16–30 | ||
Pts: Zarzuela 25 Rebs: Zarzuela 9 Asts: Ortega 9 | Pts: Brown 22 Rebs: Knowles, Brown 6 Asts: Knowles 8 | |
1 September 2024 10:30 |
Australia | 69–76 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–23, 18–23, 12–8 | ||
Pts: O'Neill-Thorne 14 Rebs: Latham 9 Asts: Leard, Knowles 5 | Pts: Williams 24 Rebs: Bell, Fitzpatrick 5 Asts: Serio 9 | |
Quarterfinal
3 September 2024 19:15 |
Great Britain | 84–64 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 21-19, 18-16, 28-13 | ||
Pts: Fox 26 Rebs: Manning 16 Asts: Pratt 18 | Pts: Latham 20 Rebs: Latham 7 Asts: Knowles 5 | |
4 September 2024 10:30 |
Spain | 74–78 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 18–22, 16–21, 16–19 | ||
Pts: A. Zarzuela 16 Rebs: A. Zarzuela 8 Asts: P. Zarzuela, Ortega 10 | Pts: Latham 33 Rebs: Latham 6 Asts: Norris, O'Neill-Thorne 8 | |
6 September 2024 19:15 |
Netherlands | 75–82 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 18–25, 18–19, 19–16 | ||
Pts: Op den Orth 22 Rebs: Op den Orth 13 Asts: Poggenwisch 12 | Pts: Knowles 21 Rebs: Latham 8 Asts: Norris 8 | |
Australia has qualified to compete at the Paralympic games, by virtue of their top three highest ranked team results, at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Wellington, New Zealand. [25]
Summary
Team | Event | Pool round | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Australia national team | Mixed tournament | Great Britain L 55–58 | France W 55–53 | Denmark W 53-49 | 2 | Japan L 51-52 | Great Britain W 50-48 |
Team roster
On 10 July 2024, Australia selected twelve players.
Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 157 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 160 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | France (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 156 | −1 | 2 | Placings rounds |
4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 161 | −8 | 0 |
Australia | 55–58 | Great Britain |
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Ryley Batt – 36 Chris Bond – 12 Beau Vernon – 3 Ella Sabljak – 1 Andrew Edmondson – 1 | Report | Aaron Phipps – 25 Stuart Robinson – 23 Gavin Walker – 3 Jonathan Coggan – 2 Jack Smith – 1 Kieran Flynn – 1 |
Australia | 55–53 | France |
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Chris Bond – 27 Ryley Batt – 26 Beau Vernon – 1 Andrew Edmondson – 1 | Report | Jonathan Hivernat – 34 Sebastien Verdin – 10 Rodolph Jarlan – 4 Cedric Nankin – 2 |
Denmark | 49–53 | Australia |
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Mark Peters – 22 Sebastian Frederiksen – 11 Leon Jorgensen – 7 Jakob Mortensen – 4 Kaare Momme Nielsen – 3 | Report | Ryley Batt – 41 Chris Bond – 11 Beau Vernon – 1 |
Japan | 52–51 | Australia |
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Daisuke Ikezaki– 17 Yukinobu Ike– 16 Katsuya Hashimoto– 14 Ryuji Kusaba– 2 Seiya Norimatsu– 1 Hitoshi Ogawa– 1 | Report | Ryley Batt – 22 Chris Bond – 18 Beau Vernon – 5 Ella Sabljak – 2 Andrew Edmondson – 2 |
Australia | 50–48 | Great Britain |
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Ryley Batt – 28 Chris Bond – 15 Beau Vernon – 3 Andrew Edmondson – 2 | Report | Stuart Robinson – 28 Aaron Phipps – 14 Jack Smith – 3 Jamie Stead – 1 |
Three players selected on 5 August 2024. Heath Davidson withdrew on 26 August 2024 due to an illness in his family. [26]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Anderson Parker | Men's singles | Casco (ARG) L 5–7, 4–6 | Did not advance | =33 | ||||
Ben Weekes | Rodrigues (BRA) L 0–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | =33 | |||||
Anderson Parker Ben Weekes | Men's doubles | — | Carneiro / Rodrigues (BRA) L 5–7, 6–2, [8–10] | Did not advance | =17 |
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