Paralympic shooting, also known as shooting Para sport, is an adaptation of shooting sports for competitors with disabilities. Shooting is a test of accuracy and control, in which competitors use pistols or rifles to fire a series of shots at a stationary target. Each shot is worth a maximum score of 10 or a decimal value of 10.9 points. Athletes use .22 caliber rifles, pistols and .177 caliber air guns. Paralympic shooting first appeared in the Summer Paralympics at the 1976 Toronto Games.
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.
Elizabeth "Libby" Dudley Kosmala, OAM is an Australian shooter with paraplegia. She has represented Australia at twelve Paralympics from 1972 to 2016, and has won thirteen medals, nine of them gold.
Ashley Phillip Adams was an Australian Paralympic shooting medallist and cattle grazier.
Luke Cain is an SH2-classified Australian shooter who became a paraplegic after an accident while playing Australian rules football. He started competing in 2007, as the sport suited his disability, and has been a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder since 2008. He first represented Australia internationally in 2009 at a World Cup event in South Korea. He has also represented Australia in two Paralympic Games including the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Bradley Mark is a New Zealand born Australian shooter who has represented Australia in two Paralympic Games.
Natalie Smith is an Australian Paralympic shooter. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she won a bronze medal. She also represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich from 30 August to 6 September.
The Women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 9 at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall.
The Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 shooting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 19 September. It was won by Jonas Jacobsson, representing Sweden.
The Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 shooting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 21 September. It was won by Jonas Jacobsson, representing Sweden.
The Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 shooting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 19 September. It was won by Isabel Newstead MBE, representing Great Britain.
The Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 shooting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 18 September. It was won by Manuela Schmermund, representing Germany.
The Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 shooting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 22 September. It was won by Jonas Jacobsson, representing Sweden.
The Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 shooting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 20 September. It was won by Minna Leinonen, representing Finland.
The Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 shooting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 22 September. It was won by Mike Johnson, representing New Zealand.
The Mixed 50m Free Rifle Prone SH1 shooting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 23 September. It was won by Jonas Jacobsson, representing Sweden.
The Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1 shooting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 21 September. It was won by Muharrem Korhan Yamac, representing Turkey.
Norway competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They won a total of eight medals; three gold, two silver and three bronze. Sarah Louise Rung led the team by winning five medals in swimming; two gold, one silver and two bronze.
The United Arab Emirates is planning to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
