Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | NED |
NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
Website | paralympisch |
in London | |
Competitors | 91 in 11 sports |
Flag bearer | Ronald Hertog [1] |
Medals Ranked 10th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The Netherlands competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
Johan Wildeboer | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 588 | 13 | Wolfe (USA) L 0–6 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Henk Schuiling | T34 200 m | 31.10 PB | 10 | Did not advance | |
T34 100 m | 17.18 | 7 Q | 17.32 | 7 | |
Stefan Rusch | 16.79 | 4 Q | 16.74 PB | 6 | |
T34 200 m | 30.57 | 7 q | 30.63 | 6 | |
Jelmar Bos | T37 100 m | 12.23 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Kenny van Weeghel | T54 100 m | 14.21 | 6 q | 14.87 | 8 |
T54 400 m | 48.06 | 3 | 47.12 PB |
Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Amy Siemons | T34 200 m | 34.88 | 3 Q | 34.16 | |
T34 100 m | 19.94 | 2 Q | 19.49 | ||
Desiree Vranken | 20.69 | 5 q | 20.37 | 4 | |
T34 200 m | 35.56 | 4 Q | 34.85 PB | ||
Marije Smits | T42 100 m | — | 18.28 | 8 | |
Marlou van Rhijn | T44 100 m | 13.27 WR(T43) | 1 Q | 13.32 | |
T44 200 m | 26.97 WR(T43) | 1 Q | 26.18 WR(T43) | ||
Suzan Verduijn | T44 100 m | 14.45 SB | 9 | Did not advance | |
T44 200 m | 28.92 PB | 5 Q | 28.74 | 5 | |
Iris Pruysen | T44 100 m | 14.87 PB | 11 | Did not advance | |
T44 200 m | DNS | - | Did not advance |
Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
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Ronald Hertog | Javelin throw F44 | 55.83 SB |
Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
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Marije Smits | Long jump F42–44 | 881 points / 3.59 meter | 11 |
Suzan Verduijn | 912 points / 4.53 meter | 10 | |
Iris Pruysen | 976 points / 4.87 meter PB | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Rinne Oost (pilot: Patrick Bos) | B road race | 2:29:47 | 8 |
B time trial | 32:33.72 | 12 | |
Bastiaan Gruppen | C4-5 road race | 2:02:09 | 21 |
C5 time trial | 33:25.75 | 5 | |
Jetze Plat | H4 road race | 2:00:35 | 4 |
H4 time trial | 27:40.50 | 8 | |
Johan Reekers | 27:06.99 | 6 | |
H4 road race | 2:00:35 | 7 | |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Joleen Hakker (pilot: Samantha van Steenis) | B road race | DNF | - |
B time trial | 37:27.87 | 9 | |
Kathrin Goeken (pilot: Kim van Dijk) | 35:02.73 | ||
B road race | 2:12:56 | ||
Alyda Norbruis | C1-3 road race | DNS | |
C1-3 time trial | DNS | ||
Laura de Vaan | H4 road race | 1:41:21 | |
H4 time trial | 30:24.82 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Rinne Oost (pilot: Patrick Bos) | Men's B sprint | 10.535 | 4 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro L 1–2 | — | 5th/6th place Christos Stefanakis W 12.581 | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Alyda Norbruis | Women's C1-3 time trial | 39.174 | |
Rinne Oost (pilot: Patrick Bos) | Men's B time trial | 1:03.052 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
Alyda Norbruis | Women's C1-2-3 pursuit | 4:30.507 | 5 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
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Score | Rank | |||
Petra van de Sande | Valencia Z | Championship grade II | 74.476 | 4 |
Freestyle grade II | 61.450 | 18 | ||
Gert Bolmer | Milano de Flore & Vorman | Championship grade II | 70.143 | 7 |
Freestyle grade II | 71.650 | 7 | ||
Sanne Voets | Carraig Dubh & Vedet PB | Championship grade III | 68.767 | 5 |
Freestyle grade III | 75.400 | 4 | ||
Frank Hosmar | Alphaville | Championship grade IV | 73.097 | |
Freestyle grade IV | 78.600 |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Test round | Final round | Total | |||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
Petra van de Sande | See above | II team | 68.095 | 6 | 74.476 | 4 | 428.253 | 4 |
Gert Bolmer | 66.143 | 11 | 70.143 | 7 | ||||
Sanne Voets | III team | 72.037 | 4 | 68.767 | 5 | |||
Frank Hosmar | IV team | 71.781 | 3 | 73.097 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Qualified for the medal round |
2 | Iran (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | Qualified for the classification round |
4 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 |
Netherlands | 1–4 | Iran |
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Straatman 52' | Report | Mehri 4' Akbari 27' Karimizadeh 30' Ansari 60+6' |
Russia | 8–0 | Netherlands |
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Larionov 23' Ramonov 30', 50', 54' Van Altena 34' (o.g.) Murvanadze 36', 39' Potekhin 60+3' | Report |
Netherlands | 5–0 | United States |
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Straatman 16', 33' Visker 35' Swinkels 39' (pen.) Kooij 59' | Report |
Netherlands | 3–0 | Argentina |
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Visker 9', 12', 18' | Report |
Athlete | Event | Race | Total points | Rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Thierry Schmitter | 2.4 mR – 1 person keelboat | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | (10) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | X | 37 | |
Udo Hessels Mischa Rossen Marcel van de Veen | Sonar – 3 person keelboat | (8) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | X | 20 |
X = Due to a lack of wind sailing was cancelled.
Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Michael Schoenmaker | S4 50 m freestyle | 43.01 | 9 | Did not advance | |
S4 100 m freestyle | 1:30.23 | 8 Q | 1:28.63 | 8 | |
S4 200 m freestyle | 3:14.16 | 7 Q | 3:12.22 | 7 | |
SB3 50 m breaststroke | 51.39 | 3 Q | 50.00 | ||
SM4 150 m individual medley | DSQ | - | Did not advance | ||
Maurice Deelen | S8 50 m freestyle | 26.48 | 2 Q | 26.29 | |
S8 100 m freestyle | 59.88 | 4 Q | 58.65 | 4 | |
SB8 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.02 | 2 Q | 1:11.09 | ||
SM8 200 m individual medley | 2:27.44 | 1 Q | 2:27.17 | ||
Mike van der Zanden | S10 400 m freestyle | 4:21.12 | 10 | Did not advance | |
S10 100 m butterfly | 59.00 | 5 Q | 59.39 | 6 | |
Michel Tielbeke | SB12 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.93 Swim Off 1:11.60 | =8 | Did not advance | |
Marc Evers | S14 200 m freestyle | 2:03.03 | 6 Q | 2:00.76 | 4 |
S14 100 m backstroke | 1:03.42 | 5 Q | 1:01.85 | ||
SB14 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.46 | 3 Q | 1:08.43 |
Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lisette Teunissen | S5 50 m freestyle | 46.63 | 8 Q | 44.82 PB | 8 |
S5 200 m freestyle | 3:27.74 | 7 Q | 3:22.67 | 7 | |
S4 50 m backstroke | 52.90 | 1 Q | 51.51 | ||
Mirjam de Koning-Peper | S6 50 m freestyle | 35.05 | 1 Q | 34.77 PR | |
S6 100 m freestyle | DNS | - | Did not advance | ||
S6 400 m freestyle | 5:44.63 | 3 Q | 5:38.06 | 4 | |
S6 100 m backstroke | 1:29.86 | 3 Q | 1:29.04 | ||
SM6 200 m individual medley | DNS | - | Did not advance | ||
Lisa den Braber | SB7 100 m breaststroke | 1:37.61 | 3 Q | 1:37.02 | |
S8 400 m freestyle | 5:34.18 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
Romy Pansters | 5:19.80 | 7 Q | 5:30.71 | 8 | |
S8 50 m freestyle | 34.66 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
S8 100 m freestyle | 1:14.55 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
Chantal Molenkamp | S10 100 m freestyle | 1:06.52 | 11 | Did not advance | |
S10 50 m freestyle | 30.09 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Marije Oosterhuis | 30.24 | =12 | Did not advance | ||
S10 400 m freestyle | 5:03.80 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
S10 100 m backstroke | 1:14.42 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Magda Toeters | SB14 100 m breaststroke | 1:20.51 | 2 Q | 1:20.64 | |
S14 200 m freestyle | 2:17.11 | 7 Q | 2:17.70 | 7 | |
Marlou van der Kulk | 2:14.43 | 2 Q | 2:14.80 | ||
SB14 100 m breaststroke | 1:23.45 | 5 Q | 1:24.43 | 6 | |
S14 100 m backstroke | 1:09.98 | 2 Q | 1:09.50 |
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Tonnie Heijnen | Men's singles class 9 | Nozdrunov (RUS) L 1–3 Aulie (NOR) W 3–2 | 2 | Did not advance | |||
Gerben Last | BYE | Bouvais (FRA) W 3–1 | Frączyk (AUT) L 2–3 | Bronze medal match Cabestany (FRA) W 3–1 | |||
Tonnie Heijnen Gerben Last | Men's team class 9–10 | Egypt (EGY) Abdelwahab / Youssef W 3–2 | — | China (CHN) Ma L / Ge L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||
Wendy Schrijver | Women's singles class 7 | Safonova (UKR) L 1–3 Mahmoud (EGY) W 3–1 Ovsyannikova (RUS) L 0–3 | 3 | — | Did not advance | ||
Kelly van Zon | Munoz (ARG) W 3–1 Öçsoy (TUR) W 3–1 Barneoud (FRA) W 3–1 | 1 | Safonova (UKR) W 3–2 | Ovsyannikova (RUS) W 3–1 | |||
Wendy Schrijver Kelly van Zon | Women's team class 6–10 | Brazil (BRA) Alexandre / Rodrigues L 2–3 | — | Did not advance |
The following is the Dutch roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [2]
№ | Name | Date of birth | Position | 2012 club |
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1 | Elvira Stinissen | 26 March 1979 | Netwerk | |
2 | Marieke de Ruijter | 27 November 1988 | Netwerk | |
3 | Djoke van Marum | 22 September 1959 | Volleer | |
4 | Rika de Vries | 29 December 1974 | Kindercentrum/Alterno | |
5 | Karin van der Haar | 9 May 1977 | Sudosa/SC Bartje | |
6 | Karin Harmsen | 11 March 1962 | Volleer | |
7 | Sanne Bakker | 13 February 1992 | Surrey | |
8 | Paula List | 16 August 1972 | Allvo | |
9 | Jolanda Slenter | 15 June 1965 | Holyoke | |
12 | Josien Ten Thije | 24 December 1969 | Sudosa/SC Bartje | |
15 | Anne Raben | 17 May 1986 | Kindercentrum/Alterno |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 241 | 167 | 1.443 |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 251 | 201 | 1.249 |
3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 190 | 218 | 0.872 |
4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 129 | 225 | 0.573 |
31 August 2012 19:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Japan | ExCeL London, London Referees: Amin Al-Traifi (KSA), Dominik Raca (CRO) |
(22–25, 25–18, 25–13, 25–14) Report | ||||
1 September 2012 16:00 | Great Britain | 0–3 | Netherlands | ExCeL London, London Referees: Mourad El-Baroudy (EGY), Xin Xia (CHN) |
(13–25, 12–25, 15–25) Report | ||||
2 September 2012 11:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Ukraine | ExCeL London, London Referees: Jung Mal-Soon (KOR), Dimosthenis Kostopoulos (GRE) |
(24–26, 25–15, 11–25, 19–25) Report | ||||
5 September 2012 19:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | China | ExCeL London, London Referees: Glynn Archibald (GBR), Sari Mannersuo (FIN) |
(25–17, 14–25, 25–13, 16–25, 11–15) Report | ||||
7 September 2012 19:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Netherlands | ExCeL London, London Referees: Joe Campbell (GBR), France Marcoux (CAN) |
(25–14, 25–21, 25–16) Report | ||||
The Netherlands qualified for the women's team event in wheelchair basketball by finishing fifth at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. [3] [4]
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 211 | 180 | +31 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | Quarter-finals |
Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 236 | 194 | +42 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | |
Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 248 | 231 | +17 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | |
Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 151 | 217 | −66 | 5 | |
Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 190 | 214 | −24 | 4 | Eliminated |
30 August 2012 13:00 |
Netherlands | 62–35 | Great Britain |
Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 12–6, 18–10, 24–11 | ||
Pts: Bejer 26 Rebs: Bejer 19 Asts: Huitzing 9 | Pts: Conroy 15 Rebs: Freeman 12 Asts: Freeman 6 |
31 August 2012 19:00 |
Canada | 59–70 | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 17–9, 16–19, 16–17 | ||
Pts: McLachlan 26 Rebs: McLachlan 15 Asts: Harnock, Ferguson 5 | Pts: Bejer 34 Rebs: Bejer 14 Asts: Huitzing 11 |
2 September 2012 21:15 |
Netherlands | 49–58 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 8–12, 9–10, 20–18 | ||
Pts: Huitzing 14 Rebs: Huitzing 8 Asts: Huitzing 7 | Pts: Merritt 19 Rebs: Crispin 7 Asts: Chaplin 7 |
3 September 2012 18:30 |
Brazil | 42–55 | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 12–9, 10–20, 8–7 | ||
Pts: Soares Martins 28 Rebs: Soares Martins 14 Asts: Guimarães da Costa 6 | Pts: Beijer 27 Rebs: Beijer 12 Asts: Huitzing 7 |
4 September 2012 15:15 |
Netherlands | 59–37 | China |
Scoring by quarter:13–6, 8–13, 18–10, 20–8 | ||
Pts: Beijer 29 Rebs: Beijer 14 Asts: Huitzing 9 | Pts: Fu 18 Rebs: Long 6 Asts: Fu 12 |
6 September 2012 15:15 |
Netherlands | 46–49 | Germany |
Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 21–12, 8–12, 9–13 | ||
Pts: Huitzing 16 Rebs: Huitzing, Beijer 12 Asts: Huitzing 8 | Pts: Mohnen 20 Rebs: Schünemann 8 Asts: Zeyen 6 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Robin Ammerlaan | Men's singles | Chabrecek (SVK) W 6–2, 6–1 | Farkas (HUN) W 6–2, 6–1 | Jeremiasz (FRA) L 6–4, 0–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | |||
Tom Egberink | McCarroll (GBR) W 6–4, 6–3 | Weekes (AUS) W 6–2, 6–2 | Houdet (FRA) L 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Maikel Scheffers | Kruszelnicki (POL) W 6–3, 6–1 | Yusuf (NGR) W 6–2, 6–1 | Cattanéo (FRA) W 6–0, 6–2 | Reid (GBR) W 6–3, 6–3 | Houdet (FRA) L 3–6, 2–6 | Bronze medal match Vink (NED) L 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 | 4 | |
Ronald Vink | Merngprom (THA) W 6–1, 6–2 | Caverzaschi (ESP) W 6–1, 6–0 | Kellerman (AUS) W 6–3, 6–2 | Gérard (BEL) W 7–6, 2–6, 6–3 | Kunieda (JPN) L 2–6, 2–6 | Bronze medal match Scheffers (NED) W 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Marjolein Buis | Women's singles | — | Techamaneewat (THA) W 6–2, 6–1 | Soldan (USA) W 6–2, 6–0 | Ellerbrock (GER) L 6–2, 5–7, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||
Jiske Griffioen | Mayara (BRA) W 6–2, 6–0 | Montjane (RSA) W 6–2, 6–2 | Shuker (GBR) W 6–4, 6–2 | Vergeer (NED) L 0–6, 3–6 | Bronze medal match Ellerbrock (GER) W 6–2, 7–6 | |||
Aniek van Koot | Manns (AUS) W 6–0, 6–0 | Mardones (CHI) W 6–0, 6–0 | Kamiji (JPN) W 7–6, 7–5 | Ellerbrock (GER) W 7–5, 6–2 | Vergeer (NED) L 0–6, 3–6 | |||
Esther Vergeer | Domori (JPN) W 6–0, 6–0 | Krüger (GER) W 6–0, 6–0 | Khanthasit (THA) W 6–1, 6–0 | Griffioen (NED) W 6–0, 6–3 | van Koot (NED) W 6–0, 6–3 | |||
Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink | Men's doubles | BYE | Brazil (BRA) Pommê / Santos W 6–3, 6–0 | Japan (JPN) Miki / Sanada W 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 | France (FRA) Cattanéo / Peifer L 3–6, 2–6 | Bronze medal match France (FRA) Houdet / Jérémiasz L 0–6, 0–6 | 4 | |
Tom Egberink Maikel Scheffers | BYE | South Korea (KOR) Lee / Oh W 6–3, 6–2 | Sweden (SWE) Olsson / Vikstrom L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Marjolein Buis Esther Vergeer | Women's doubles | — | BYE | Colombia (COL) Bernal Villalobos Martinez Vega W 6–0, 6–1 | Thailand (THA) Khanthasit Techamaneewat W 6–0, 6–1 | Netherlands (NED) Griffioen / van Koot W 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot | BYE | South Korea (KOR) Hwang / Park J-Y W 6–0, 6–2 | Great Britain (GBR) Whiley / Shuker W 6–4, 6–3 | Netherlands (NED) Buis / Vergeer L 1–6, 3–6 |
Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the Basketball Arena, London from 5 September to 9 September. There was one event where 8 teams competed. Though a mixed gender event the vast majority of competitors at the games were male.
Football 7-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in London at the Olympic Hockey Centre, from 1 September to 9 September. Football 7-a-side is played by athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular coordination. 96 footballers are expected to compete for one set of medals.
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.
The United States competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Canada competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. A total of 145 athletes were sent by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to compete in 15 sports. The country won 31 medals in total and finished twentieth in the medals table, below the CPC's goal on a top eight finish in total gold medals. The total medals and total golds are the lowest totals for Canada since the 1972 Games.
Germany competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. 150 German athletes, 88 men and 62 women, participated in London.
France competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Turkey competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Sweden competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Brazil was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian segment was performed in Closing Ceremony.
China competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Argentina competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was the swimmer Guillermo Marro.
Russia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. A total of 182 athletes were sent by the Russian Paralympic Committee to compete in twelve disciplines: athletics, archery, cycling, swimming, wheelchair fencing, table tennis, powerlifting, shooting, rowing, judo, 7-aside football and sitting volleyball.
Spain competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Ukraine competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Japan competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Japan's team consisted of 116 competitors.
Iran competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
The women's tournament in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held from 30 August to 7 September. Competitions were held at the newly built Basketball Arena, which seated 10,000 spectators, and North Greenwich Arena.
Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.