Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Great Britain at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
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IPC code GBR
NPC Paralympics GB
in Paris
August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024
Competitors127 in 14 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Great Britain are scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This will be Great Britain's seventeenth consecutive time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games.

Contents

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors participating in the Games in each sport for Great Britain & Northern Ireland:

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 134
Athletics 131629
Badminton 213
Boccia 225
Cycling 112
Equestrian TBDTBD4
Paracanoeing 257
Rowing 5510
Shooting TBDTBD3
Swimming 31013
Table tennis 628
Taekwondo 123
Wheelchair basketball 121224
Wheelchair rugby TBDTBD12
Total4859127

Please note that guides in athletics and paratriathlon, ramp operators and sports assistants in boccia and pilots in cycling are counted as athletes at the Paralympics.

Archery

Great Britain secured a quota place in the mixed team compound event at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic. [1] This also earned places in the men's and women's individual events for the two selected archers. A second quota was gained in the women's individual compound competition.

Men
AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
  Individual compound open
Women
AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
  Individual W1
  Individual compound open
 
Mixed
AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 
 
Mixed team compound

Athletics

British 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). An NPC can enter an eligible athlete in an unlimited number of individual events within their classification (or, on occasion, in a higher classification if its open to lower classifications) - as long as the athlete has achieved an MES (minimal entry standard) performance in each respective event.

The table below reflects only the event the quota was obtained in.

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
  100 m T12
  100 m T47
  200 m T35
  1500 m T20
  5000 m T54
Women
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
  100 m T34
 
 
  100 m T38
  200 m T35
  800 m T53
  1500 m T20
  5000 m T54
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
 
 
 
 
Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay
Field events
Men
AthleteEventFinal
Distance/
height
Rank
  High jump T64
  Long jump T13
  Long jump T38
  Discus throw F64
  Javelin throw F13
  Shot put F63
Women
AthleteEventFinal
Distance/
height
Rank
  Long jump T38
  Javelin throw F46
  Shot put F12
  Shot put F20
  Shot put F35
  Shot put F64

Badminton

Great Britain has qualified three para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Daniel Bethell Men's singles SL3
Jack Shephard Men's singles SH6
Rachel Choong Women's singles SH6
Jack Shephard
Rachel Choong
Mixed doubles SH6

Boccia

Great Britain secured a place in the mixed BC1-2 team event based on the rankings at 31 December 2023. This also guaranteed places in the individual competitions for the 3 team members. The Great Britain BC3 pair qualified - to compete as a pair and also generating one individual place in the male and female BC3 events - via winning gold at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament held in Coimbra, Portugal.

AthleteEventPool matchesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 
 
 
Mixed team BC1/BC2
 
 
Mixed pairs BC3

Cycling

Great Britain has qualified two para-cyclists (one of each gender) based on the UCI Nations Rankings for 2022. [2]

Equestrian

Great Britain has qualified 4 riders for the team event after finishing in fourth place at the 2022 FEI World Equestrian Games.

Team
AthleteHorseEventIndividual scoreTotal
TTScoreRank
  Team
 
 
 

Paracanoeing

Great Britain earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
  Men's KL3
 
  Men's VL3
 
  Women's KL1
  Women's KL2
 
  Women's KL3
 
  Women's VL2
 
  Women's VL3
 

Rowing

British rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
  PR1 men's single sculls
 
 
PR2 mixed double sculls
 
 
PR3 mixed double sculls
 
 
 
 
PR3 mixed coxed four

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

British shooters' achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cups, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [3]

Mixed
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
  P3 – 25 m pistol SH1
  R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1
  R9 – 50 m rifle prone SH2

Swimming

Great Britain secured thirteen quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Men
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
  200 m freestyle S14
  100 m backstroke S12
  200 m individual medley SM14
Women
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
  100 m freestyle S5
  200 m freestyle S14
 
  50 m backstroke S3
  100 m backstroke S8
  100 m backstroke S14
  100 m breaststroke SB5
  100 m breaststroke SB13
  100 m butterfly S10
  200 m individual medley SM6

Table tennis

Great Britain entered eight para table tennis players to compete at Paris 2024. Will Bayley secured a quota for himself by virtue of winning a gold medal in the C7 classification at the 2023 European Para Championships held in Sheffield, Great Britain; [4] meanwhile the other six players qualified for the games through the allocation of ITTF final ranking.

Men
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rob Davies Individual C1
Thomas Matthews
Martin Perry Individual C6
Will Bayley Individual C7
Aaron McKibbin Individual C8
Billy Shilton
Women
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Felicity Pickard Individual C6
Bly Twomey Individual C7

Taekwondo

Great Britain entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in their respective class. They included Tokyo2020 medallists Beth Munro and Amy Truesdale.

AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Matt Bush Men's +80 kg
Beth Munro Women's –65 kg
Amy Truesdale Women's +65 kg

Wheelchair basketball

Great Britain's men and women have qualified to compete by being finalists at the 2023 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Rotterdam. [5]

Men's tournament

SquadGroup stageSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Great Britain men

Women's tournament

SquadGroup stageSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Great Britain women

Wheelchair rugby

Great Britain has qualified to compete by being finalists at the 2023 European Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Cardiff. [6]

Standings
SquadGroup stageSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Great Britain national team

See also

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References

  1. "Nine countries qualify for Paris as first Paralympic quotas won in Pilsen". World Archery. 19 July 2023.
  2. "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
  3. "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics . 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. "21 men and women qualify for 2024 Paralympics with victories in European Para Table Tennis Championship". European Table Tennis Union. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. "2023 Wheelchair Basketball European Championships". IWBF. 6 April 2023.
  6. "2023 Wheelchair Rugby European Championships". Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby. 6 April 2023.