Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Great Britain at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
IPC code GBR
NPC British Paralympic Association
Website www.paralympics.org.uk
in Beijing
Competitors212 [1] in 18 sports
Flag bearers Danny Crates (opening) [2] [3]
David Roberts (closing) [4] [5]
Officialsapprox. 200 [1]
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
42
Silver
29
Bronze
31
Total
102
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Great Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Great Britain sent a delegation of around 400, of which 212 were athletes, to compete in eighteen sports at the Games. The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom; athletes from Northern Ireland, who may elect to hold Irish citizenship under the pre-1999 article 2 of the Irish constitution, are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland at the Paralympics. [6] Additionally some British overseas territories compete separately from Britain in Paralympic competition.

Contents

Britain finished second in the medal table, behind host nation China, winning 42 gold medals and 102 total medals, equalling the team's position in the medal table at the 2004 Athens Games. The number of medals won was an increase on the 94 medals and 35 golds in Athens. The team was the most successful in two decades, with 80 different athletes winning at least one medal. [7] The United Kingdom was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2012 Games in London.

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. [8] [9] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability. [10]

Medallists

The following British competitors won medals at the games, all dates are September 2008. [11] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.

Multiple medallists

Double gold medallist Jody Cundy Jody Cundy.jpg
Double gold medallist Jody Cundy

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games.

NameMedalSportEvents
Darren Kenny Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Cycling Men's individual pursuit – CP3
Men's 1 km time trial – CP3
Men's team sprint – LC1-4\CP3/4
Men's road race – CP3
Men's time trial – CP3
David Roberts Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle – S7
Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay – 34 points
Men's 400 m freestyle – S7
Men's 50 m freestyle – S7
Lee Pearson Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Equestrian Individual championship test – Grade Ib
Team event
Individual freestyle test – Grade Ib
David Weir Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Athletics Men's 800 m – T54
Men's 1500 m – T54
Men's 400 m – T54
Men's 5000 m – T54
Sophie Christiansen Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Equestrian Team event
Individual freestyle test – Grade Ia
Individual championship test – Grade Ia
Anne Dunham Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Equestrian Individual championship test – Grade Ia
Team event
Individual freestyle test – Grade Ia
Simon Richardson Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Cycling Men's individual 1 km time trial – LC3-4
Men's individual pursuit – LC3
Men's time trial – LC3
Sascha Kindred Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley – SM6
Men's 100 m breaststroke – SB7
Men's 50 m butterfly – S6
Mark Bristow Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Cycling Men's individual 1 km time trial – LC1
Men's team sprint – LC1-4\CP3/4
Jody Cundy Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Cycling Men's individual 1 km time trial – LC2
Men's team sprint – LC1-4\CP3/4
Ellen Hunter Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Cycling Women's individual 1 km time trial – B&VI
Women's individual pursuit – B&VI
Anthony Kappes Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Cycling Men's individual 1 km time trial – B&VI
Men's sprint – B&VI
Aileen McGlynn Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Cycling Women's individual 1 km time trial – B&VI
Women's individual pursuit – B&VI
Eleanor Simmonds Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle – S6
Women's 400 m freestyle – S6
David Stone Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Cycling Mixed road race – CP1/CP2
Mixed time trial – CP1/CP2
Barney Storey Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Cycling Men's individual 1 km time trial – B&VI
Men's sprint – B&VI
Sarah Storey Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Cycling Women's individual pursuit – LC1-2/CP4
Women's time trial – LC1-2/CP4
Matt Walker Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay – 34 points
Men's 50 m butterfly – S7
Men's 50 m freestyle – S7
Men's 200 m individual medley – SM7
Men's 100 m freestyle – S7
Heather Frederiksen Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke – S8
Women's 100 m freestyle – S8
Women's 400 m freestyle – S8
Women's 200 m individual medley – SM8
Simon Laurens Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Equestrian Team event
Individual freestyle test – Grade III
Nigel Murray Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Boccia Mixed individual – BC2
Mixed team – BC1/BC2
Robert Welbourn Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Swimming Men's 4x100 m freestyle relay – 34 points
Men's 400 m freestyle – S10
Sam Hynd Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle – S8
Men's 200 m individual medley – SM8
Peter Norfolk Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Tennis Quad singles – Open
Quad doubles – Open
Jim Anderson Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle – S2
Men's 50 m backstroke – S2
Men's 100 m freestyle – S2
Men's 50 m freestyle – S2
Louise Watkin Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle – S9
Women's 100 m breaststroke – SB9
Women's 200 m individual medley – SM9
Women's 50 m freestyle – S9
Fran Williamson Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Women's 50 m backstroke – S3
Women's 50 m freestyle – S3
Shelly Woods Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Athletics Women's 1500 m – T54
Women's 5000 m – T54
Ian Jones Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Athletics Men's 200 m – T44
Men's 400 m – T44
Natalie Jones Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley – SM6
Women's 50 m freestyle – S6
Hazel Simpson Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Athletics Women's 200 m – T36
Women's 400 m – T36
Matthew Whorwood Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke – SB6
Men's 400 m freestyle – S6

Targets

In July 2008, UK Sport, the body responsible for the distribution of National Lottery funding to elite sport, published its expectations for the Games. It identified a 112 "stretch" medal target and expected to win 95 of them, including around 35 gold medals to finish second in the medal table. [13]

The athletes met the expectations of UK Sport for total medals, gold medals and medal table position, finishing second behind hosts China with 42 gold and 102 total medals. [14] The medals claimed were not all ones that had been targeted, the team fell short of targets in some sports whilst it exceeded them in others; out of the fifteen sports set a target eight succeeded in meeting them.

SportAthens 2004 result"Stretch" Beijing target [15] WonTarget met
Archery 264Red x.svg
Athletics 173017Red x.svg
Wheelchair basketball 111Green check.svg
Boccia 022Green check.svg
Cycling 71420Green check.svg
Equestrian 8710Green check.svg
Wheelchair fencing 000
Football five-a-side 000
Football seven-a-side 000
Judo 111Green check.svg
Powerlifting 120Red x.svg
Rowing N/A13Green check.svg
Wheelchair rugby 010Red x.svg
Sailing 000
Shooting 111Green check.svg
Swimming 524141Green check.svg
Table tennis 240Red x.svg
Wheelchair tennis 212Green check.svg
Total94112102Red x.svg
Total expected95102Green check.svg
Total gold353542Green check.svg

Archery

Great Britain's archery squad for the Games included twelve athletes. [16] In all, four archery medals, two gold, one silver and one bronze, were won by British archers, which meant that they finished second in the archery medal table. [17] John Stubbs, a former England disabled cricketer, set a new world record score of 691 in the ranking round on the route to victory in the men's individual compound open. In the equivalent women's event Danielle Brown beat compatriot, and eventual bronze medallist, Mel Clarke before going on to win the gold. [18]

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinals
ScoreRankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mick Beard Ind. recurve standing 59711N/AFlag of Slovenia.svg  Majercuk  (SLO)
W 88–87
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Dambadondog  (MGL)
L 91–104
did not advance
Paul Browne Ind. recurve W1/W2 57619N/AFlag of Turkey.svg  Denir  (TUR)
W 104–90
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee  (KOR)
L 103–108
did not advance
John Cavanagh Ind. compound W1 6403N/AFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  An  (KOR)
W 106–104
Flag of the United States.svg  Fabry  (USA)
W 109–107
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Drahoninsky  (CZE)
L 103–108
Silver medal icon.svg
Michael Karaphillides Ind. recurve W1/W2 52030N/AFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee  (KOR)
L 80–105
did not advance
Fred Stevens Ind. compound open 6813ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Pemberton  (USA)
L 105–115
did not advance
John Stubbs Ind. compound open 691 WR1ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Bennett  (USA)
W 117–114
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Evans  (CAN)
W 111–110
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Horner  (SUI)
W 114–109
Flag of Italy.svg  Simonelli  (ITA)
W 116–111
Gold medal icon.svg
Mick Beard
Paul Browne
Michael Karaphillides
Team recurve N/AFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)
L 158–185
did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinals
ScoreRankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Pippa Britton Ind. compound 6435N/AFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Clarke  (GBR)
L 106–110
did not advance
Danielle Brown Ind. compound 676 WR1N/AFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang  (CHN)
W 107–81
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Clarke  (GBR)
W 113–107
Flag of Japan.svg  Kamiya  (JPN)
W 112–98
Gold medal icon.svg
Mel Clarke Ind. compound 6744N/AFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Britton  (GBR)
W 110–106
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Brown  (GBR)
L 107–113
Flag of Turkey.svg  Su  (TUR)
W 113–109
Bronze medal icon.svg
Kay Lucas Ind. recurve standing 53515Flag of Germany.svg  Schett  (GER)
W 85–70
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao  (CHN)
L 89(7)–89(9)
did not advance
Kate Murray Ind. recurve W1/W2 5458ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Saitoh  (JPN)
L 76–86
did not advance
Kathleen Smith Ind. recurve W1/W2 49815Flag of Ukraine.svg  Mikhnyeva  (UKR)
W 83–70
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fu  (CHN)
L 75–97
did not advance
Pippa Britton
Danielle Brown
Mel Clarke
Team recurve N/AFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 161–178
did not advance

Legend: WR – World record;W – Won;L – Lost;N/A – Round not applicable for the event;

Athletics

The GB Paralympic team included thirty–five competitors in the sport of athletics, amongst them reigning champions Kenny Churchill, Danny Crates, Daniel Greaves and Stephen Miller. [19] David Weir failed in his attempts to win five gold medals at the Games after suffering from a virus, [20] but did win four medals; two gold, one silver, one bronze; before pulling out of his final event. [21]

British participants were involved in a number of controversies regarding the reallocation of medals during the Games. [22] Shelly Woods was initially awarded the silver medal in the women's 5000 m T54, but a rerun was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after the Australian, US and Swiss teams protested the result because six competitors were involved in a crash on the penultimate lap. [12] When the race was rerun Woods won the bronze medal. [23] David Weir believed he had won the gold medal in the men's 800 m T54 but a rerun of the race was ordered after it was discovered that the Australian silver medallist, Kurt Fearnley, had begun the race in the wrong lane. Following a letter from Fearnley and the Australian authorities to the IPC, which asked that the result not be overturned in the spirit of sportsmanship, the rerun was cancelled and Weir's medal reinstated. [24] Discus thrower Rebecca Chin was originally awarded the silver medal in the women's F37–38, but her classification was challenged and Chin was deemed ineligible for the event, stripped of her medal, and her results were erased. [25] The decision was particularly controversial given that Chin had already been assessed earlier in the Games whilst she competed in the women's F37–38 shot put final. [22]

Men—Track
John McFall, bronze medallist in the men's 100 m T42 JohnMcFall-Manchester-20070513-cropped.jpg
John McFall, bronze medallist in the men's 100 m T42
AthleteEventsHeatSemi-finalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Brian Alldis 800 m T54 1:42.387N/Adid not advance
1500 m T54 3:20.286N/Adid not advance
5000 m T54 DNFN/Adid not advance
Marathon T54 N/A1:43:5034
Graeme Ballard 100 m T36 N/A12.658
200 m T36 N/A25.696
400 m T36 N/A59.228
Mickey Bushell 100 m T53 15.333 QN/A14.86 Silver medal icon.svg
200 m T53 27.856N/Adid not advance
Michael Churm 100 m T37 12.553 QN/A12.608
200 m T37 25.302 QN/A25.365
Danny Crates 800 m T46 DNSN/Adid not advance
Neil Fachie 100 m T13 11.535N/Adid not advance
200 m T13 23.175N/Adid not advance
Ian Jones 200 m T44 23.672 QN/A23.00 Bronze medal icon.svg
400 m T44 N/A51.69 Bronze medal icon.svg
John McFall 100 m T42 N/A13.08 Bronze medal icon.svg
Stephen Payton 200 m T38 24.896N/Adid not advance
400 m T38 N/A54.025
Ben Rushgrove 100 m T36 N/A12.35 Silver medal icon.svg
200 m T36 N/ADNS
David Weir 400 m T54 47.261 Q47.461 Q46.02 Silver medal icon.svg
800 m T54 1:36.241 Q1:34.271 Q1:36.61 Gold medal icon.svg
1500 m T54 3:09.552 Q3:10.412 Q3:10.34 Gold medal icon.svg
5000 m T54 10:21.271 QN/A10:23.03 Bronze medal icon.svg
Marathon T54 N/ADNS
Men—Field
AthleteEventsResultRank
Kenny Churchill Javelin F37–38 45.30 m
941 pts
6
Martin Crutchley Shot put F37 12.72 m
853 pts
5
David Gale Discus F32/51 8.88 m
904 pts
11
Daniel Greaves Discus F44 53.04 m
981 pts
Bronze medal icon.svg
Chris Martin Discus F33–34/52 28.37 m
1074 pts
Silver medal icon.svg
Stephen Miller Discus F32/51 15.44 m
887 pts
12
Club F32/51 34.37 m
1081 pts
Silver medal icon.svg
Kieron Murphy Club F32/51 29.03 m
913 pts
7
Dan Nobbs Shot F53–54 9.13 m
940 pts
10
Richard Schabel Discus F32/51 9.55 m
973 pts
8
Club F32/51 21.06 m
875 pts
10
Nathan Stephens Shot put F57–58 12.57 m
937 pts
8
Discus F57–58 38.89 m
834 pts
11
Javelin F57–58 38.56 m
994 pts
4
Dan West Shot put F33–34/52 10.39 m
963 pts
8
Discus F33–34/52 37.38 m
951 pts
6
Women—Track
AthleteEventsHeatSemi-finalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kate Arnold 100 m T46 14.049did not advance
200 m T46 28.839N/Adid not advance
Libby Clegg 100 m T12 12.711 Q12.691 Q12.51 Silver medal icon.svg
200 m T12 26.422 Q26.164did not advance
Katrina Hart 100 m T37 14.945 QN/A15.127
200 m T37 31.244 QN/ADNS
Tracey Hinton 100 m T11 13.142N/Adid not advance
200 m T11 26.582 QN/A26.684
400 m T12 58.892N/Adid not advance
Jenny McLoughlin 100 m T37 15.427N/Adid not advance
200 m T37 32.717N/Adid not advance
Hazel Simpson 100 m T36 N/A15.40 Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m T36 N/A32.43 Bronze medal icon.svg
Shelly Woods 800 m T54 1:55.523 QN/A1:50.035
1500 m T54 3:34.411 QN/A3:40.99 Silver medal icon.svg
5000 m T54 N/A12:29.32 Bronze medal icon.svg
Marathon T54 N/A1:40:034
Women—Field
AthleteEventsResultRank
Hollie Arnold Javelin F42–46 29.10 m
794 pts
11
Rebecca Chin Discus F37–38 *DSQ
Shot put F37–38 10.47 m
917 pts
10
Sophie Hancock Discus F40 21.53 m5
Shot put F40 7.48 m5
Beverley Jones Discus F37–38 27.27 m
928 pts
7
Shot put F37–38 10.35 m
1009 pts
5
Kim Minett Shot put F40 6.92 m7
Gemma Prescott Discus F32–34/51–53 11.01 m
993 pts
8
Shot put F32–34/52–53 4.77 m
938 pts
7
Claire Williams Discus F12–13 35.01 m
823 pts
5

* Originally awarded the silver medal but stripped of medal and results following a challenge to her classification. [25]

Key

Wheelchair basketball

Britain qualified teams in both the men's and women's events. The women's team finished eighth out of ten competing teams, [26] whilst the men, matching their achievement at 2004 Athens Games, won the bronze medal. [27]

Men

Squad listGroup stageQuarterfinalSemi-final
Final
(Bronze final)
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
From:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
W 81–34
3 QFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 71–64
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 54–67
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
W 85–77
Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 48–67
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
W 54–50
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
W 69–53
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
W 82–67
Pool B
TeamPtsPldWDLPFPAPD
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 95401378247131
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9540133427163
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9540134629155
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 752033323257
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 65104291348−57
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 55005203402−199

Legend: PTS – Points;Pld – Played;W – Games won;D – Games drawn;L – Games lost;PF – Points for;PA – Points against;PD – Points difference;  – Qualified for quarterfinals;

7 September
18:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3481Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 6–17, 12–27, 6–19
Pts: Yang 12
Rebs: Ding 10
Asts: Chen H., Chen Q., Ding, Guo 1
Pts: Munn 19
Rebs: Munn 11
Asts: Orogbemi 4
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 11,797
Referees: Jonathan Blake Burford (USA)
8 September
20:45
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4857Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 4–21, 12–14, 7–13
Pts: Bestwick, Munn 9
Rebs: Bestwick 8
Asts: Hall 3
Pts: Ness 16
Rebs: Ness 9
Asts: Ness 4
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 8,580
Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (Netherlands)
9 September
20:45
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5054Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter:18–14, 13–13, 8–8, 11–19
Pts: Chambers 14
Rebs: Chambers, Schulte 9
Asts: Schulte 3
Pts: Pollock 19
Rebs: Bestwick 15
Asts: Pollock 9
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 8,162
Referees: Rui David Marques (Brazil)
10 September
20:45
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg6953Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter:20–10, 13–14, 14–16, 22–13
Pts: Munn 26
Rebs: Munn 21
Asts: Finbow 6
Pts: Nunes 11
Rebs: Nunes 10
Asts: Lima 4
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 8,201
Referees: Max Kindervater (Germany)
11 September
10:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg6782Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 10–19, 16–21, 25–20
Pts: Rozenberg 17
Rebs: Phillips 11
Asts: Rozenberg 6
Pts: Munn 25
Rebs: Munn 20
Asts: Pollock 13
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,302
Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (Netherlands)
Quarterfinal
13 September
16:45
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg6471Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 13–17, 14–20, 20–13
Pts: Kohler-Lenz 18
Rebs: Kohler-Lenz 11
Asts: Christink 5
Pts: Munn 31
Rebs: Munn 20
Asts: Pollock 8
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)
Semi-final
14 September
19:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg5467Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 14–17, 13–18, 21–13
Pts: Pollock 18
Rebs: Munn 11
Asts: Pollock 3
Pts: Eveson 22
Rebs: Ness 11
Asts: Eveson 2
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (Spain)
Bronze medal final
16 September
17:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg7785Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 22–19, 11–24, 30–24
Pts: Chambers 25
Rebs: Chambers 6
Asts: Lade, Paye 3
Pts: Bywater 32
Rebs: Munn 13
Asts: Pollock 5
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Max Kindervater (Germany)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze

Women

Squad listGroup stageQuarterfinalSemi-final
(5–8 Classification semi-final)
Final
(7–8 Classification final)
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
From:Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 30–59
4 QFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
L 38–45
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L 39–49
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
L 38–57
8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
W 61–29
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 31–56
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 44–50
Pool B
TeamPtsPldWDLPFPAPD
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8440022714978
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7430121417440
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6420222318538
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 54103166194−28
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 44004129257−128

Legend: PTS – Points;Pld – Played;W – Games won;D – Games drawn;L – Games lost;PF – Points for;PA – Points against;PD – Points difference;  – Qualified for quarterfinals;

7 September
10:00
Australia  Flag of Australia.svg5930Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter:24–2, 6–7, 18–4, 11–13
Pts: Crispin 16
Rebs: Crispin, Tesch 8
Asts: Tesch 4
Pts: Strange, Wager 5
Rebs: Freeman 7
Asts: Freeman, Strange 3
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,140
Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)
9 September
17:45
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg6029Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter:14–5, 12–13, 18–6, 17–5
Pts: Strange 14
Rebs: Wager 13
Asts: Strange 6
Pts: Moraes 12
Rebs: Reis 8
Asts: Moraes 3
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,190
Referees: Sergio Giordano (Canada)
10 September
12:15
United States  Flag of the United States.svg5631Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter:16–7, 11–6, 16–11, 13–7
Pts: Gonzalez 14
Rebs: Gonzalez, Ruddell 6
Asts: Murray 3
Pts: Maclean 9
Rebs: Wager 7
Asts: Freeman 3
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Attendance: 964
Referees: Ho Shuet Mei (Singapore)
11 September
11:15
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4450Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 8–11, 11–12, 8–15, 14–12
Pts: Strange 12
Rebs: Turner, Wager 7
Asts: Strange, Wild 3
Pts: Mohnen 16
Rebs: Mohnen 10
Asts: Butterbrodt 3
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 7,684
Referees: Matias Quintana (Argentina)
Quarterfinal
12 September
16:45
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4538Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 9–10, 5–10, 12–6, 19–12
Pts: Takubo 17
Rebs: Takubo 12
Asts: Amimoto 5
Pts: Wager 14
Rebs: Wager 10
Asts: Freeman, Strange 3
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,215
Referees: Matthew Brian Wells (Australia)
5–8 Classification semi-final
14 September
11:15
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4639Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter:11–8, 12–13, 6–8, 17–10
Pts: van Oostrom 17
Rebs: Garnier 8
Asts: Corver 6
Pts: Freeman 10
Rebs: Freeman, Maclean, Turner 7
Asts: Maclean 5
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Adrianos Pavlopoulos (Greece)
7–8 Classification final
15 September
13:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5738Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 20–2, 12–10, 16–11
Pts: Fu 28
Rebs: Fu 14
Asts: Chen 5
Pts: Freeman 7
Rebs: Wager 6
Asts: Strange 3
Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Seppo Olavi Viljanen (Czech Republic)

Boccia

Paralympic Boccia is open to players with cerebral palsy and other major physical disabilities. Four players were selected to compete at the Games, including Sydney gold medallist Nigel Murray. [28] Murray advanced to the final where, despite at one stage taking a 3–1 lead, he was unable to beat Karen Hoi Ying Kwok and so won the silver medal. [29] Murray was also a part of the four-person team that won the gold medal in the mixed BC1/BC2 event, beating the defending champions Portugal in the final. [30]

AthleteEventPreliminary matchesQuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Rank [31] Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
David Smith Mixed individual BC1 Flag of Portugal.svg  Marques  (POR)
W 3–2

Flag of Norway.svg  Aandalen  (NOR)
W 6–1
Flag of Ireland.svg  Moran  (IRL)
L 0–9
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sanders  (NZL)
L 2–5

3did not advance
Dan Bentley Mixed individual BC2 Flag of Portugal.svg  Ferreira  (POR)
L 1–6

Flag of Japan.svg  Kainuma  (JPN)
W 5–2
Flag of Ireland.svg  Leahy  (IRL)
W 5–1

2did not advance
Nigel Murray Mixed individual BC2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Loung  (CHN)
W 9–1

Flag of Japan.svg  Hirose  (JPN)
W 10–0
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Bonner  (NZL)
W 17–0

1Flag of Spain.svg  Cordero  (ESP)
W 7–4
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Cortez  (ARG)
W 4–1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Kwok  (HKG)
L 3–5
Silver medal icon.svg
Zoe Robinson Mixed individual BC2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dukovich  (CAN)
L 2–4

Flag of Japan.svg  Uchida  (JPN)
L 2–6
Flag of Finland.svg  Ollikka  (FIN)
L 2–5

4did not advance
Dan Bentley ,
Nigel Murray ,
Zoe Robinson ,
David Smith
Mixed team BC1-2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
W 7–6

Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)
W 6–4

1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
W 11–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
W 7–3
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)
W 8–4
Gold medal icon.svg

Cycling

Great Britain's cycling team consisted of ten riders, including returning Paralympic gold medalists Aileen McGlynn, her tandem partner Ellen Hunter, and Darren Kenny. Former swimmers Jody Cundy and Sarah Storey were also named in the squad. [1] The Paralympic cycling team, coached by Chris Furber and managed Helen Mortimer, trained alongside the British Olympic cycling team. [32] Darren Kenny won five medals, four gold and one silver, more golds than any other British competitor at these Games. [33] Cundy set a new world record and won two gold medals on the track to add to his five swimming medals from previous Games; this meant he matched Rebecca Romero's achievement in the Olympics of becoming a medal winner in two different sports. [34] In all British cyclists won twenty medals, seventeen of them gold, to top the cycling medal tables for both road and track events. [35] [36]

Factor time

To ensure a fair event when athletes with differing disabilities compete, times achieved are sometimes modified by a percentage rate, to produce a result known as "Factor Time". It is this time that decides the result of the races, and is listed below. Where this differs from the actual time recorded, actual time is also listed. [37]

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Mark Bristow Men's individual road race LC1/LC2/CP4 2:01:4424
Darren Kenny Men's individual road race LC3/LC4/CP3 1:37:00 Gold medal icon.svg
Men's individual time trial CP3 37:38.42 Silver medal icon.svg
Rachel Morris Women's individual road race HC A/HC B/HC C 1:17:126
Women's individual time trial HC A/HC B/HC C FT: 20:57.09
AT: 25:39.22
Gold medal icon.svg
Simon Richardson Men's individual road race LC3/LC4/CP3 1:39:1410
Men's individual time trial LC3 38:23.73 Silver medal icon.svg
David Stone Mixed individual road race CP 1/CP 2 45:05.33 Gold medal icon.svg
Mixed individual time trial CP 1/CP 2 22:14.86 Gold medal icon.svg
Sarah Storey Women's individual time trial LC 1/LC 2/CP 4 37:16.65 Gold medal icon.svg
Key

Track

Men
AthleteEventHeatsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mark Bristow Ind. 1 km time trial LC1 N/A1:08.873 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Jody Cundy Ind. 1 km time trial LC2 N/A1:05.466 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Simon Richardson Ind. 1 km time trial LC3–4 N/A1:53.102 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Individual pursuit LC3–4 Flag of Spain.svg  Garcia  (ESP)
W 3:48.178 WR
1 QN/AFlag of Japan.svg  Fujita  (JPN)
W 3:49.214
Gold medal icon.svg
Rik Waddon Ind. 1 km time trial CP3 N/A1:11.161 Silver medal icon.svg
Darren Kenny Ind. 1 km time trial CP3 N/A1:08.668 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Individual pursuit CP3 Flag of Spain.svg  Ochoa  (ESP)
W 3.36.875 WR
1 QN/AFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jin  (KOR)
WOVL
Gold medal icon.svg
Antony Kappes,
Barney Storey
Tandem 1 km time trial B&VI N/A1:02.864 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Tandem men's sprint (B&VI 1–3) 10.5361 QFlag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Nattkemper ,
Ferrari  (ARG)
W 12.007
W 11.661
1 QFlag of Japan.svg  Oshiro ,
Takahashi  (JPN)
W 10.747
W 11.467
1 QFlag of Australia.svg  Demery ,
Hopkins  (AUS)
W 10.758
W 11.524
Gold medal icon.svg
Jody Cundy,
Darren Kenny,
Mark Bristow
Men's team sprint (LC1-4\CP3/4) 49.5611 QN/AFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
W 49.323
W 50.480
Gold medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Sarah Storey Ind. 500 m time trial LC1-2/CP 4 N/A38.3565
Ind. Pursuit LC1-2/CP 4 Flag of the United States.svg  Neimanas  (USA)
W 3:40.492 WR
2 QFlag of the United States.svg  Schuble  (USA)
W 3:36.637 WR
Gold medal icon.svg
Aileen McGlynn,
Ellen Hunter
Ind. 1 km time trial B&VI N/A1:09.066 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Individual pursuit B&VI Flag of New Zealand.svg  Parsons ,
Farrell  (NZL)
W 3:40.997
2 QFlag of Australia.svg  Hou ,
Gallagher  (AUS)
W 3:39.809
Gold medal icon.svg
Key

Equestrian

The only equestrian events held in the Paralympic Games are in the Dressage discipline. Seven British riders competed, in both individual and team events, winning five gold and five silver medals. Lee Pearson won three titles for the third successive Games, [38] and Anne Dunham, at the age of 59, won her first individual Paralympic Games gold medal, having previously won three team golds and been a five–time world champion. [29]

AthleteHorseEventTest roundFinal roundTotal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Ricky Balshaw Deacons Giorgi Ind. champ. test grade Ib N/A64.9535
Ind. freestyle test grade Ib N/A70.444 Silver medal icon.svg
Sophie Christiansen Lambrusco III Ind. champ. test grade Ia N/A72.800 Silver medal icon.svg
Ind. freestyle test grade Ia N/A76.166 Gold medal icon.svg
Felicity Coulthard Roffelaar Ind. champ. test grade II N/A65.5466
Ind. freestyle test grade II N/A71.056 Silver medal icon.svg
Debbie Criddle Pavaroti Ind. champ. test grade III N/A68.1605
Ind. freestyle test grade III N/A73.1104
Anne Dunham Teddy Ind. champ. test grade Ia N/A73.100 Gold medal icon.svg
Ind. freestyle test grade Ia N/A73.333 Silver medal icon.svg
Simon Laurens Ocean Diamond Ind. champ. test grade III N/A62.888
Ind. freestyle test grade III N/A73.499 Silver medal icon.svg
Lee Pearson Gentlemen Ind. champ. test grade Ib N/A73.238 Gold medal icon.svg
Ind. freestyle test grade Ib N/A77.057 Gold medal icon.svg
Simon Laurens
Sophie Christiansen
Lee Pearson
Anne Dunham
Ocean Diamond
Lambrusco III
Gentlemen
Teddy
team event 220.470
69.538
72.000
73.294
75.176
1219.138
62.880
72.800
73.238
73.100
1439.608 Gold medal icon.svg

Wheelchair fencing

Lee Fawcett was the sole British fencer to qualify for the Games, he competed in both the foil and sabre B classification events. Fawcett was the final British athlete to compete in Beijing, losing his sabre round of 16 match to Serhiy Shenkevych of Ukraine. [39]

AthleteEventPool matchesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lee Fawcett Men's ind. foil cat. B Flag of the United States.svg  Rodgers  (USA)
L 0–5

Flag of Kuwait.svg  Alsaedi  (KUW)
L 2–5
Flag of Poland.svg  Czop  (POL)
W 5–4
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Datsko  (UKR)
L 1–5
Flag of France.svg  Francois  (FRA)
L 1–5

5did not advance
Men's ind. sabre cat. B Flag of France.svg  Francois  (FRA)
L 0–5

Flag of Spain.svg  Arnau  (ESP)
W 5–0
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Shenkevych  (UKR)
L 3–5
Flag of Hungary.svg  Szekeres  (HUN)
L 3–5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mainville  (CAN)
W 5–3

4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Shenkevych  (UKR)
L 4–15
did not advance

Football five-a-side

The sport is classified as a B1 event, meaning that it is for blind athletes, however vision-impaired athletes are also able to take part as all competitors wear eyeshades to ensure they are equally disadvantaged. Goalkeepers may be sighted as long as they have not been registered with FIFA since 2003. Each team may also have a guide behind their opponents' goal to direct players.

Great Britain qualified through the International Blind Sports Federation European Championships, held in Greece in 2007, where the team won the silver medal. It was the first time Britain was represented in this sport at the Paralympics. [40] The team finished fifth out of the six teams that competed, having beaten South Korea on penalties in the fifth and sixth place classification match.

Preliminaries
Squad listGroup stageFinal
(5–6 Classification)
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Rank
From:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
L 0–3
5Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
W 1–1
(PSO 1–0)
5
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
W 2–1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
L 1–3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 0–5
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
L 1–3
TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 13541071+6
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 115320101+9
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 10531172+5
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4511357−2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 35104415−11
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 15014310−7

Legend: PTS – Points;Pld – Played;W – Games won;D – Games drawn;L – Games lost;GF – Goals for;GA – Goals against;GD – Goal difference;  – Qualification for gold medal match;  – Qualification for bronze medal match;

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Wang Yafeng (2)
Chen Shanyong
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 1,259
Referee: Ilias Mastoras (Greece)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg1–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Hur Suk David Clarke
Jonathan Gribbin
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Nelson Luis Glock (Brazil)
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg1–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
David Clarke Alfredo Cuadrado
Marcelo Rosado
Antonio Jesus Martin
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Nelson Luis Glock (Brazil)
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg0–5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Joao Batista Silva
Mizael Oliveira
Ajmal Maqsood Ahmed (O.G.)
Ricardo Alves (2)
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 1,277
Referee: Ilias Mastoras (Greece)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg3–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silvio Vela (2)
Ivan Figueroa
Lee Greatbatch
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 1,117
Referee: Ilias Mastoras (Greece)
5–6 Classification
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg1–1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
David Clarke Oh Yong-Kyun
Penalties
Seal Soccerball shade cross.svg
Clarke Soccerball shad check.svg
1–0Soccerball shade cross.svg Kim K-H
Soccerball shade cross.svg Kim J-H
Soccerball shade cross.svg Park M-S
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Ricardo Torino (Argentina)

Football seven-a-side

7-a-side football is for people with cerebral palsy only, so athletes who classify as CP5-CP8 can take part in this sport, with C5 being most disabled. At least one C5 or C6 player, and no more than three C8 players, may be on the field at a given time. Britain qualified a team in this sport through the 7th-place finish of the England team at the CPISRA World Championships in Brazil.; [40] their first appearance since the 1992 Barcelona Games

Pool B
Squad listGroup stageSemi-final
(5–8 Classification round)
Final
(7–8 Classification final)
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
From: 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
L 1–8
 
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L 2–4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
W 10–2
7
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
L 0–3
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
D 1–1
 
TeamPWDLGFGAGDScore
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3300191189
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 32017616
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3012312−91
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3012212−101

Legend: PTS – Points;Pld – Played;W – Games won;D – Games drawn;L – Games lost;GF – Goals for;GA – Goals against;GD – Goal difference;  – Qualified for semi-finals;  – Advanced to 5–8 Classification semi-final;

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg8–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ivan Shkvarlo (3)
Taras Dutko (2)
Denis Ponomaryov
Vol Antonyuk
Anatolii Shevchyk
Matthew Dimbylow
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 5,141
Referee: Kou Yadong (China)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–0Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Moslem Akbari
Abdolreza Karimzadeh (2)
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Yang Lingyu (China)
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg1–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Michael Barker Joseph Markey
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 11,365
Referee: Deng Qiang (China)
5–8 Classification semi-final
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Johannes Straatman (2)
Stephan Lokhoff
Joey Mense
(Report) Matthew Dimbylow
Matthew Ellis
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Attendance: 6,312
Referee: Fang Aijun (China)
7–8 Classification final
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg10–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Matthew Dimbylow
Michael Barker (4)
Mark Robertson
Roy Gordon
Graeme Paterson
Matthew Ellis
Jonathan Paterson
(Report) Fan Zhichao (2)
Olympic Green Hockey Field A
Attendance: 4,235
Referee: Fang Aijun (China)

Judo

Four British judokas qualified for the Games, all events were for visually impaired athletes. A single medal was won, by Sam Ingram, in the men's 90 kg category. [29]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Bronze
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Darren Harris Men's 66 kg Flag of Cuba.svg  Sanchez  (CUB)
L 0000–1001
did not advanceFlag of Venezuela.svg  Falcon  (VEN)
L 0001–0120
did not advance
Sam Ingram Men's 90 kg Flag of France.svg  Sevricou  (FRA)
L 0011–0021
did not advanceFlag of Japan.svg  Hatsuse  (JPN)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Germany.svg  Yunks  (GER)
W 0110–0010
Flag of Algeria.svg  Nine  (ALG)
W WDL
Bronze medal icon.svg
Ben Quilter Men's 60 kg ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li  (CHN)
L 0000–0001
did not advanceFlag of Brazil.svg  Araujo  (BRA)
W 1010–0000
Flag of Cuba.svg  Perez  (CUB)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Ibrahimov  (AZE)
L 0000–1000
N/A
Ian Rose Men's 100 kg Flag of Japan.svg  Hiroshi  (JPN)
L 0001–0002
did not advance

Powerlifting

Four British powerlifters qualified to compete at the Games. [1] Jason Irving and Natalie Blake had the best results, each finishing sixth, Blake was competing in the −48 kg division, having dropped down two weight categories since her fourth-place finish in Athens. [41]

AthleteEventTotal liftedRank
Natalie Blake Women's −48 kg 97.5 kg6
Jason Irving Men's −56 kg 177.5 kg6
Ali Jawad Men's −75 kg 182.5 kg9
Anthony Peddle Men's −48 kg No weight liftedN/A

Rowing

Rowing appeared as a Paralympic sport for the first time at the 2008 games. Briton Helene Raynsford became the first ever Paralympic champion in the sport, winning the women's single sculls. [42] Tom Aggar matched her success with victory in the men's single sculls. [42] A bronze medal for the mixed coxed four crew meant that GB won more medals in the sport than any other nation and topped the rowing medal table. [43]

Athlete(s)EventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tom Aggar Men's single sculls 5:12.251 QN/A5:22.09 Gold medal icon.svg
Helene Raynsford Women's single sculls 5:38.441 WBQN/A6:12.93 Gold medal icon.svg
Karen Cromie
James Roberts
Mixed double sculls 4:25.733 R4:41.742 Q4:32.525
Vicki Hansford
Naomi Riches
Alastair McKean
James Morgan
Alan Sherman
Mixed coxed four 3:36.812 R3:44.901 Q3:38.37 Bronze medal icon.svg
Key

Wheelchair rugby

At the Paralympics teams in the sport of wheelchair rugby are made up of mixed classification tetraplegic athletes of both sexes. [44] Great Britain qualified via the Europe Zonal Championship and went on to finish fourth out of eight teams, losing the bronze medal playoff to Canada. [45]

Squad listGroup stageSemi-final
(classification round)
Final
(bronze final)
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
From: 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W 39–38
 
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 32–35
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
L 41–47
4
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 39–35
 
 
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 37–43
 
Pool B
TeamPWDLGGAGDScore
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3300129111186
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3201115116−14
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 310211610972
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3003102126−240

Sailing

Great Britain entered crews in all three of the sailing events, held in the Qingdao International Sailing Centre. All three boats finished in the top ten places of their events, but none were in the medal positions. [18]

Athlete [46] [47] EventRaceTotal pointsRank
1234567891011
Helena Lucas 2.4 mR – 1 person keelboat (10)57734(12)285CAN417
Nicki Birrell
Alexandra Rickham
SKUD18 – 2 person keelboat 55(8)(8)414774CAN375
John Robertson
Stephen Thomas
Hannah Stodel
Sonar – 3 person keelboat (9)36(9)5786321416
Key

Shooting

British shooters won a single medal at the Games, a gold for Matt Skelhon in the mixed R3–10 m air rifle prone SH1. With his first six shots in the qualification round he equalled the world record with a perfect score of 600 out of 600. [48] Of the other six events in which there was a British competitor only Nathan Milgate, in the men's R1-10 m air rifle standing SH1, advanced to the final.

Rifle
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
James Bevis Mixed R5–10 m air rifle prone SH2 59419did not advance
Mixed R4–10 m air rifle standing SH2 58919did not advance
Di Coates Women's R2–10 m air rifle standing SH1 38510did not advance
Nathan Milgate Men's R1-10 m air rifle standing SH1 5877686.98
Mixed R3–10 m air rifle prone SH1 59912did not advance
Matt Skelhon Men's R1–10 m air rifle standing SH1 57818did not advance
Mixed R3–10 m air rifle prone SH1 600 =WR1=704.9 Gold medal icon.svg

Swimming

British Swimming selected a squad of 35 athletes to send to Beijing to compete in the swimming events. [49] The team contributed a total of forty-one medals to the ParalympicsGB medal total – eleven gold, twelve silver and eighteen bronze. David Roberts won gold in each of his three individual and one of his relay events, taking his personal Paralympics gold medal haul to eleven, equalling that of Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson. [4] [5] [50] Heather Frederiksen won four medals, including gold in the 100 m backstroke S8 where she set a new world record time, [51] and Matt Walker, competing in his third Paralympics, won four individual silver and bronze medals and a gold in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, [52] whilst James Anderson competed in his fifth Paralympics, taking his individual medal total to 17. Thirteen-year-old Eleanor Simmonds, the youngest of all the British athletes in Beijing, won two gold medals, making her Britains youngest ever individual Paralympic medallist. [53]

Men
AthleteEventsHeatsFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
James Anderson 50 m freestyle S2 1:10.732 Q1:06.09 Bronze medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle S2 2:26.232 Q2:24.32 Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m freestyle S2 5:13.203 Q5:00.03 Silver medal icon.svg
50 m backstroke S2 1:05.561 Q1:04.33 Silver medal icon.svg
Gareth Duke 100 m breaststroke SB6 1:31.542 Q1:28.20 Silver medal icon.svg
Graham Edmunds 50 m freestyle S10 25.105 Q25.118
100 m freestyle S10 55.648 Q55.637
David Ellis 50 m freestyle S13 26.4614did not advance
100 m freestyle S13 58.7213did not advance
100 m backstroke S13 1:11.4111did not advance
100 m butterfly S13 1:03.5813did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB13 1:10.926 Q1:09.817
200 m individual medley SM13 2:20.272 Q2:21.226
Jonathan Fox 50 m freestyle S7 31.17=6 Q31.538
100 m freestyle S7 1:08.165 Q1:08.825
400 m freestyle S7 4:31.789did not advance
100 m backstroke S7 1:14.782 Q1:14.34 Silver medal icon.svg
Sean Fraser 50 m freestyle S8 29.089did not advance
100 m freestyle S8 1:02.4510did not advance
100 m backstroke S8 1:10.773 Q1:11.28 Bronze medal icon.svg
100 m butterfly S8 1:07.427 Q1:08.368
Sam Hynd 50 m freestyle S8 29.2711did not advance
100 m freestyle S8 1:01.677 Q1:01.046
400 m freestyle S8 4:26.46 WR 1 Q4:26.25 WR Gold medal icon.svg
100 m breaststroke SB8 1:17.005 Q1:15.295
200 m individual medley SM8 2:31.962 Q2:29.93 Bronze medal icon.svg
Sascha Kindred 50 m freestyle S6 33.049did not advance
50 m butterfly S6 33.123 Q32.49 Bronze medal icon.svg
100 m breaststroke SB7 1:23.311 Q1:22.18 WR Gold medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley SM6 2:48.35 PR 1 Q2:42.19 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Dervis Konuralp 100 m butterfly S13 1:02.919did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB13 1:14.5511did not advance
200 m individual medley SM13 2:24.036 Q2:23.017
Andrew Lindsay 400 m freestyle S7 5:06.313 Q5:02.745
100 m backstroke S7 1:16.754 Q1:15.994
Simon Miller 50 m freestyle S9 27.4115did not advance
100 m freestyle S9 59.0814did not advance
David Roberts 50 m freestyle S7 28.33 PR 1 Q27.95 PR Gold medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle S7 1:00.82 PR 1 Q1:00.35 PR Gold medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle S7 5:04.311 Q4:52.35 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Anthony Stephens 50 m freestyle S5 35.827 Q34.976
100 m freestyle S5 1:19.106 Q1:16.074
200 m freestyle S5 N/A2:44.67 Bronze medal icon.svg
50 m backstroke S5 43.246 QDQ
Matthew Walker 50 m freestyle S7 28.752 Q28.60 Silver medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle S7 1:05.493 Q1:04.17 Bronze medal icon.svg
50 m butterfly S7 32.492 Q32.24 Silver medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley SM7 2:54.304 Q2:50.10 Bronze medal icon.svg
Robert Welbourn 100 m freestyle S10 54.573 Q54.404
400 m freestyle S10 4:18.191 Q4:07.61 Silver medal icon.svg
100 m butterfly S10 1:03.4112did not advance
200 m individual medley SM10 2:21.257 Q2:19.917
Matthew Whorwood 50 m freestyle S6 34.9411did not advance
100 m freestyle S6 1:12.518 Q1:11.626
400 m freestyle S6 5:20.033 Q5:20.45 Bronze medal icon.svg
100 m breaststroke SB6 1:30.521 Q1:29.96 Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley SM6 2:54.004 Q2:55.064
Matt Walker,
Graham Edmunds,
David Roberts,
Robert Welbourn
4×100 m freestyle relay 34 pts N/A3:51.43 WR Gold medal icon.svg
From:
Graham Edmunds,
Sean Fraser,
Sam Hynd,
David Roberts,
Robert Welbourn
4×100 m medley relay 34 pts 4:34.17
Fraser,
Hynd,
Edmunds,
Roberts
7 Q4:28.45
Fraser,
Hynd,
Welbourn,
Roberts
5

Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the next round as decided on a time only basis. Ranks shown are overall rank against competitors in all heats;DQ – Disqualified;WRWorld record;PRParalympic record;

Women
AthleteEventsHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Claire Cashmore 100 m backstroke S9 1:14.475 Q1:14.466
100 m breaststroke SB8 1:25.192 Q1:25.60 Bronze medal icon.svg
100 m butterfly S9 1:13.457 Q1:13.478
200 m individual medley SM9 2:42.114 Q2:42.094
Emma Cattle 50 m freestyle S10 32.5914did not advance
100 m backstroke S10 1:14.053 Q1:14.686
200 m individual medley SM10 DQdid not advance
Jennifer Coughlin 100 m freestyle S13 1:06.188 Q1:06.948
400 m freestyle S13 4:58.017 Q4:56.857
100 m backstroke S13 1:14.597 Q1:14.676
100 m butterfly S13 1:11.948 Q1:12.998
Heather Frederiksen 50 m freestyle S8 32.796 Q32.597
100 m freestyle S8 1:09.933 Q1:08.48 Silver medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle S8 4:58.112 Q4:54.49 Silver medal icon.svg
100 m backstroke S8 1:17.62 WR 1 Q1:16.74 WR Gold medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley SM8 2:53.954 Q2:53.15 Bronze medal icon.svg
Kate Grey 100 m breaststroke SB9 1:25.832 Q1:26.355
200 m individual medley SM9 2:48.1511did not advance
Rhiannon Henry 50 m freestyle S13 N/A28.597
100 m freestyle S13 1:03.027 Q1:01.797
400 m freestyle S13 4:53.986 Q4:41.505
100 m butterfly S13 1:10.397 Q1:07.515
Charlotte Henshaw 100 m breaststroke SB6 1:45.913 Q1:45.284
Elizabeth Johnson 50 m freestyle S6 39.718 Q39.408
50 m butterfly S6 45.9412did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB6 1:42.841 Q1:41.87 Gold medal icon.svg
Natalie Jones 50 m freestyle S6 38.133 Q37.21 Bronze medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle S6 1:23.435 Q1:21.535
50 m butterfly S6 44.6911did not advance
200 m individual medley SM6 3:21.344 Q3:15.20 Bronze medal icon.svg
Rachael Latham 100 m backstroke S8 1:22.714 Q1:22.385
100 m butterfly S8 1:17.727 Q1:18.617
200 m individual medley SM8 3:08.2513did not advance
Nyree Lewis 400 m freestyle S6 6:13.855 Q6:10.826
100 m backstroke S6 1:30.34 PR 1 Q1:29.35 Silver medal icon.svg
100 m breaststroke SB5 2:00.456 Q1:56.194
200 m individual medley SM6 3:26.946 Q3:23.936
Mhairi Love 100 m freestyle S6 1:29.769did not advance
400 m freestyle S6 6:20.317 Q6:15.317
Stephanie Millward 50 m freestyle S9 30.695 Q30.45=6
100 m freestyle S9 1:05.053 Q1:04.525
100 m backstroke S9 1:12.342 Q1:14.134
100 m butterfly S9 1:15.6213did not advance
Eleanor Simmonds 50 m freestyle S6 38.395 Q37.775
100 m freestyle S6 1:21.862 Q1:18.75 Gold medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle S6 5:56.241 Q5:41.34 WR Gold medal icon.svg
50 m butterfly S6 43.696 Q43.148
200 m individual medley SM6 3:19.913 Q3:18.415
Elizabeth Simpkin 100 m backstroke S9 1:15.656 Q1:14.385
100 m butterfly S9 1:13.205 Q1:12.196
Lauren Steadman 50 m freestyle S9 31.199did not advance
100 m freestyle S9 1:08.4615did not advance
400 m freestyle S9 5:10.1012did not advance
Louise Watkin 50 m freestyle S9 30.064 Q29.80 Bronze medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle S9 1:04.912 Q1:03.85 Silver medal icon.svg
400 m freestyle S9 4:54.463 Q4:47.145
100 m breaststroke SB9 1:27.797 Q1:26.10 Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m individual medley SM9 2:42.083 Q2:40.31 Bronze medal icon.svg
Danielle Watts 50 m freestyle S3 1:28.74 PR (S1)13did not advance
50 m backstroke S2 1:27.50 PR (S1)6 Q1:27.287
Fran Williamson 50 m freestyle S3 1:05.393 Q1:04.22 Bronze medal icon.svg
50 m backstroke S3 1:06.752 Q1:06.07 Silver medal icon.svg

Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the next round as decided on a time only basis. Ranks shown are overall rank against competitors in all heats;DQ – Disqualified;WRWorld record;PRParalympic record;

Table tennis

Eleven table tennis players were selected for the GB Paralympic squad. [1] Included in the squad was 50-year-old Dzaier Neil who had previously taken part in the 1984 Los Angeles Games before taking a ten-year break from the sport. [54] In the individual events only Neil Robertson progressed as far as the round of 16 whilst the four teams entered won a total of just two matches between them. The squad therefore failed to win any of the four medals that were targeted by UK Sport. [15]

Men
David Wetherill competed in the men's C6 event David Wetherill.jpg
David Wetherill competed in the men's C6 event
AthleteEventGroup matchesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
Bronze final
Opposition
Result
Rank [55] Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Will Bayley Singles C7 Flag of Germany.svg  Wollmert  (GER)
L 0–3

Flag of Israel.svg  Shur  (ISR)
W 3–1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Popov  (UKR)
L 2–3

3N/Adid not advance
Arnie Chan Singles C3 Flag of Spain.svg  Piñas  (ESP)
L 2–3

Flag of Sweden.svg  Kylevik  (SWE)
L 0–3

3did not advance
Paul Karabardak Singles C7 Flag of Spain.svg  Morales  (ESP)
L 3–2

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ye  (CHN)
L 0–3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Lambert  (CZE)
W 3–1

3N/Adid not advance
James Rawson Singles C3 Flag of Austria.svg  Unger  (AUT)
L 0–3

Flag of Brazil.svg  Silva  (BRA)
W 3–1

3did not advance
Scott Robertson Singles C4/5 Flag of the United States.svg  Scott  (USA)
W 3–0

Flag of Germany.svg  Kobar  (GER)
L 0–3

2did not advance
Neil Robinson Singles C3 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Abuajela  (LBA)
W WO

Flag of France.svg  Guilhem  (FRA)
W 3–1

1Flag of Brazil.svg  Silva  (BRA)
L 0–3
did not advance
David Wetherill Singles C6 Flag of Germany.svg  Schmidt  (GER)
W 3–1

Flag of Poland.svg  Kowalski  (POL)
L 2–3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Michell  (BRA)
W 3–0

1N/Adid not advance
Arnie Chan
James Rawson
Neil Robinson
Team C3 N/AFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya  (LBA)
W 3–0
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
L 0–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
L 1–3
4
Will Bayley
Paul Karabardak
David Wetherill
Team C6-8 N/AFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
L 0–3
did not advance
Women
Cathy Mitton competed in the women's C1-2 event Catherine Mitton.jpg
Cathy Mitton competed in the women's C1–2 event
AthleteEventGroup matchesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
Bronze final
Opposition
Result
Rank [55] Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sue Gilroy Singles C4 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matic  (SLO)
W 3–1

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou  (CHN)
L 1–3
Flag of South Africa.svg  Almeida  (RSA)
W 3–0

2N/Adid not advance
Cathy Mitton Singles C1/2 Flag of France.svg  Sireua-Gossiaux  (FRA)
W 3–1

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lui  (CHN)
L 1–3

2N/Adid not advance
Dzaier Neil Singles C1/2 Flag of Italy.svg  Podda  (ITA)
L 2–3

Flag of France.svg  Clot  (FRA)
L 0–3

3N/Adid not advance
Claire Robertson Singles C4 Flag of Italy.svg  Zorzetto  (ITA)
L 1–3

Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Moon  (KOR)
L 0–3
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Obiora  (NGR)
L 1–3

4N/Adid not advance
Cathy Mitton
Dzaier Neil
Team C1-3 N/AFlag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)
W 3–2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
L 0–3
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
L 0–3
4
Sue Gilroy
Claire Robertson
Team C4/5 N/AFlag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia  (SRB)
L 0–3
did not advance

Wheelchair tennis

Team Paralympic GB had competitors in four of the six wheelchair tennis disciplines; men's, women's and mixed quads singles and mixed quad doubles. Peter Norfolk, nicknamed the 'Quadfather', won gold in the mixed quad singles, successfully defending the title he had won in Athens. [22]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinals
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jamie Burdekin Mixed quad singles N/AFlag of Israel.svg  Weinberg  (ISR)
L 2–6 4–6
did not advance
Alex Jewitt Men's singles Flag of Japan.svg  Kunieda  (JPN)
L 0–6 1–6
did not advance
Peter Norfolk Mixed quad singles N/AFlag of the Netherlands.svg  de Beer  (NED)
W 6–1 6–1
Flag of Japan.svg  Kimura  (JPN)
W 6–0 6–1
Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor  (USA)
W 6–0 6–3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Andersson  (SWE)
W 6–2 6–2
Gold medal icon.svg
David Phillipson Men's singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mathieu  (CAN)
W 6–3 6–1
Flag of Austria.svg  Legner  (AUT)
L 0–6 0–6
did not advance
Gordon Reid Men's singles Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ammerlaan  (NED)
L 3–6 0–6
did not advance
Lucy Shuker Women's singles N/AFlag of Japan.svg  Domori  (JPN)
W 6–1 6–3
Flag of France.svg  Gravellier  (FRA)
L 6–2 1–6 4–6
did not advance
Kevin Simpson Men's singles Flag of Italy.svg  Gatelli  (ITA)
L 1–6 7–6(4) 4–6
did not advance
Jordanne Whiley Women's singles N/AFlag of France.svg  Racineux  (FRA)
L 4–6 4–6
did not advance
Alex Jewitt
Kevin Simpson
Men's doubles N/AFlag of Italy.svg  Gatelli ,
Mazzei  (ITA)
L 4–6 4–6
did not advance
Peter Norfolk
Jamie Burdekin
Mixed quad doubles N/Alost 22–1Flag of Israel.svg  Kramer ,
Weinberg  (ISR)
L 4–6 4–6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  van Erp ,
Timmermans  (NED)
W 6(4)–7 7–5 6–1
Bronze medal icon.svg
Lucy Shuker
Jordanne Whiley
Women's doubles N/AByeFlag of the United States.svg  Arnoult ,
Verfuerth  (USA)
L 7–5 5–7 2–6
did not advance
David Phillipson
Gordon Reid
Men's doubles N/AFlag of Slovakia.svg  Felix ,
Gergely  (SVK)
L 2–6 2–6
did not advance

Media coverage

As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, the BBC aired coverage of the Games in the UK. The Games were broadcast in high-definition for the first time. BBC Red Button and bbc.co.uk showed live coverage throughout the Games, with a nightly highlights programme on BBC Two (simulcast on BBC HD), anchored by Clare Balding and Steve Cram. Live coverage was also shown on BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC HD on Saturdays and Sundays. Both the opening and closing ceremonies were broadcast live. [56] [57] Radio coverage was provided by BBC Radio 5 Live. [56]

See also

Notes

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Graham Edmunds is a British swimmer who has competed in three Paralympic Games, winning two gold medals in world record times. He was a member of the Reading Swimming Club where he was also a part-time lifeguard and coached the Cygnets, Reading's club for swimmers with learning difficulties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Great Britain sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. Teams from the nation are referred to by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as Great Britain despite athletes from the whole of the United Kingdom, including those from Northern Ireland, being eligible. They sent seventy two competitors, forty seven male and twenty five female. The team won fifty-two medals—sixteen gold, fifteen silver and twenty-one bronze—to finish third in the medal table behind West Germany and the United States. Philip Craven, the former President of the IPC, competed in athletics, swimming and wheelchair basketball for Great Britain at these Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Great Britain competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012 as the host nation. A total of 288 athletes were selected to compete along with 13 other team members such as sighted guides. The country finished third in the medals table, behind China and Russia, winning 120 medals in total; 34 gold, 43 silver and 43 bronze. Multiple medallists included cyclist Sarah Storey and wheelchair athlete David Weir, who won four gold medals each, and swimmer Stephanie Millward who won a total of five medals. Storey also became the British athlete with the most overall medals, 22, and equal-most gold medals, 11, in Paralympic Games history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed, under the name Great Britain, at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places for which the team qualified were for six athletes in sailing events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Argentina at the 2016 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morocco at the 2016 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Great Britain, or in full Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the team of the British Olympic Association (BOA), which represents the United Kingdom, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Great Britain competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place between 21 August and 6 September 2020, the Games were postponed to 24 August to 5 September 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. British athletes have competed at all sixteen consecutive Summer Paralympics since 1960.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israel at the 2020 Summer Paralympics</span> Israels competition at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Israel competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021. The delegation includes 33 athletes – 18 women and 15 men – competing in 11 sports: athletics, badminton, boccia, goalball, paracanoeing, powerlifting, rowing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair tennis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Great Britain competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. The Great Britain team consists of 50 athletes. Eve Muirhead and Dave Ryding were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile curler Bruce Mouat was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.