Australia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Australia at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code AUS
NPC Australian Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralympic.org.au
in Beijing
Competitors 167 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Russell Short (Opening)
Matthew Cowdrey (Closing)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
23 29 27 79
Officials 122
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Australia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country sent 167 (95 male and 72 female) athletes in 13 sports (out of 20) and 122 officials.[1] It was the country's largest ever Paralympic delegation to an away Games.[2] The delegation's chef de mission was Darren Peters.[3]

Australian team enters the stadium at the opening ceremony
Australian team at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics opening ceremony

Australia won 23 gold, 29 silver and 27 bronze medals. It finished fourth on the total medal tally and fifth on the gold medal tally. Major sporting achievements for the Australian team included:

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold O'Hanlon, EvanEvan O'Hanlon Athletics Men's 100 m T38
 Gold O'Hanlon, EvanEvan O'Hanlon Athletics Men's 200 m T38
 Gold Francis, HeathHeath Francis Athletics Men's 100 m T46
 Gold Francis, HeathHeath Francis Athletics Men's 200 m T46
 Gold Francis, HeathHeath Francis Athletics Men's 400 m T46
 Gold Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley Athletics Men's marathon T54
 Gold McIntosh, LisaLisa McIntosh Athletics Women's 100 m T37
 Gold McIntosh, LisaLisa McIntosh Athletics Women's 200 m T37
 Gold Wolf, ChristineChristine Wolf Athletics Women's long jump F42
 Gold O'Hanlon, EvanEvan O'Hanlon, Darren Thrupp, Christopher Mullins, Timothy Sullivan Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m T35-T38
 Gold men's national wheelchair basketball team, AustraliaAustralia men's national wheelchair basketball team
Dylan Alcott Grant Mizens
Brendan Dowler Brad Ness
Justin Eveson Shaun Norris
Michael Hartnett Troy Sachs
Adrian King Tige Simmons
Tristan Knowles Brett Stibners
Wheelchair Basketball Men's tournament
 Gold Gallagher, MichaelMichael Gallagher Cycling Men's individual pursuit LC1
 Gold Modra, KieranKieran Modra, Tyson Lawrence Cycling Men's individual pursuit B&VI
 Gold Scott, ChristopherChristopher Scott Cycling Men's individual pursuit CP4
 Gold Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S9
 Gold Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S9
 Gold Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S9
 Gold Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM9
 Gold Leek, PeterPeter Leek Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S8
 Gold Leek, PeterPeter Leek Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM8
 Gold Pendleton, RickRick Pendleton Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM10
 Gold Porter, KatrinaKatrina Porter Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S7
 Gold Austin, BenBen Austin, Daniel Bell, Sam Bramham, Matthew Cowdrey, Peter Leek, Matthew Levy, Ricardo Moffatti, Rick Pendleton Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay (34 points)
 Silver Colman, RichardRichard Colman Athletics Men's 200 m T53
 Silver Scott, BradBrad Scott Athletics Men's 800 m T37
 Silver Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley Athletics Men's 800 m T54
 Silver Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley Athletics Men's 5000 m T54
 Silver Chatman, AaronAaron Chatman Athletics Men's high jump F44/46
 Silver Raison, PaulPaul Raison Athletics Men's shot put F44
 Silver Ballard, AngelaAngela Ballard, Christie Dawes, Madison de Rozario, Jemima Moore Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m T53-T54
 Silver Proudfoot, KathKath Proudfoot Athletics Women's shot put F35-36
 Silver Fraser, AmandaAmanda Fraser Athletics Women's shot put F37-38
 Silver Scott, ChristopherChristopher Scott Cycling Men's road time trial CP4
 Silver Demery, BenBen Demery, Shaun Hopkins Cycling Men's 1km time trial B&VI
 Silver Demery, BenBen Demery, Shaun Hopkins Cycling Men's sprint (B&VI 1–3)
 Silver Hou, LindyLindy Hou, Toireasa Gallagher Cycling Individual pursuit B&VI 1–3
 Silver Johnson, FelicityFelicity Johnson, Katie Parker Cycling Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)
 Silver Gardiner, DarrenDarren Gardiner Powerlifting Men's 100 +kg
 Silver Ross, KathrynKathryn Ross, John Maclean Rowing Mixed double sculls
 Silver Fitzgibbon, DanielDaniel Fitzgibbon, Rachael Cox Sailing 2-person keelboat SKUD 18
 Silver Anderson, MichaelMichael Anderson Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S10
 Silver Bowen, SarahSarah Bowen Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB6
 Silver Cochrane, BlakeBlake Cochrane Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke SB7
 Silver Cole, EllieEllie Cole Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly S9
 Silver Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S9
 Silver Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S9
 Silver Jonkers, MaraykeMarayke Jonkers Swimming Women's 150 m individual medley SM4
 Silver Leek, PeterPeter Leek Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S8
 Silver Leek, PeterPeter Leek Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S8
 Silver Leek, PeterPeter Leek Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S8
 Silver Austin, BenBen Austin, Sam Bramham, Matthew Cowdrey, Peter Leek Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (34 points)
 Silver national wheelchair rugby team, AustraliaAustralia national wheelchair rugby team
Bryce Alman George Hucks
Ryley Batt Steve Porter
Grant Boxall Ryan Scott
Shane Brand Greg Smith
Cameron Carr Scott Vitale
Nazim Erdem
Wheelchair Rugby Men's tournament
 Bronze Colman, RichardRichard Colman Athletics Men's 400 m T53
 Bronze Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley Athletics Men's 1500 m T54
 Bronze Wolf, ChristineChristine Wolf Athletics Women's 100 m T42
 Bronze Smith, JulieJulie Smith Athletics Women's 200 m T46
 Bronze Hogan, MadeleineMadeleine Hogan Athletics Women's javelin F42-46
 Bronze Willis-Roberts, JodiJodi Willis-Roberts Athletics Women's shot put F12-13
 Bronze Chatman, AaronAaron Chatman, Heath Francis, Paul Raison, Stephen Wilson Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay T42-46
 Bronze women's national wheelchair basketball team, AustraliaAustralia women's national wheelchair basketball team
Clare Burzynski Katie Hill
Shelley Chaplin Bridie Kean
Cobi Crispin Tina McKenzie
Melanie Domaschenz Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy
Kylie Gauci Sarah Stewart
Melanie Hall Liesl Tesch
Wheelchair Basketball Women's tournament
 Bronze Hou, LindyLindy Hou, Toireasa Gallagher Cycling Women's 1km time trial B&VI 1–3
 Bronze Modra, KieranKieran Modra, Tyson Lawrence Cycling Men's 1km time trial B&VI 1–3
 Bronze Lindores, BryceBryce Lindores, Steven George Cycling Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1–3
 Bronze Paris, JaymeJayme Paris Cycling Women's 500m time trial LC3–4/CP 3
 Bronze Scott, ChristopherChristopher Scott Cycling Men's 1km time trial CP 4
 Bronze Ball, GregGreg Ball Cycling Men's 1km time trial LC 3–4
 Bronze Gallagher, MichaelMichael Gallagher Cycling Men's road race LC 1–2/CP 4
 Bronze Bruce, GeorgiaGeorgia Bruce Equestrian Mixed Dressage – Championship grade IV
 Bronze Bruce, GeorgiaGeorgia Bruce Equestrian Mixed Dressage – Freestyle grade IV
 Bronze Boaden, RussellRussell Boaden, Colin Harrison, Graeme Martin Sailing 3-person keelboat Sonar
 Bronze Cole, EllieEllie Cole Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S9
 Bronze Cole, EllieEllie Cole Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S9
 Bronze Dohnt, JayJay Dohnt Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S7
 Bronze Freney, JacquelineJacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S8
 Bronze Freney, JacquelineJacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S8
 Bronze Freney, JacquelineJacqueline Freney Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S8
 Bronze Leek, PeterPeter Leek Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S8
 Bronze Lewis, KatKat Lewis Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S10
 Bronze Williams, AnnabelleAnnabelle Williams Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly S9
Medals by discipline
Discipline Total
Archery 0 0 0 0
Athletics 10 9 7 26
Wheelchair basketball 1 0 1 2
Boccia 0 0 0 0
Cycling 3 5 7 15
Equestrian 0 0 2 2
Wheelchair fencing 0 0 0 0
Football five-a-side 0 0 0 0
Football seven-a-side 0 0 0 0
Judo 0 0 0 0
Powerlifting 0 1 0 1
Rowing 0 1 0 1
Wheelchair rugby 0 1 0 1
Sailing 0 1 1 2
Shooting 0 0 0 0
Swimming 9 11 9 29
Table tennis 0 0 0 0
Wheelchair tennis 0 0 0 0
Total 23 29 27 79

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Events

Athletics

Representing Australia in athletics:
Men – Zac Ashkanasy (Guide runner), Jonathan Bernard, Damien Bowen, Matthew Cameron, Aaron Chatman, Richard Colman, Roy Daniell, Rodney Farr, Kurt Fearnley, Dennis Fitzgerald (Guide runner), Heath Francis, Gerrard Gosens, Greg Hibberd, Bruce Jones (Guide runner), Hamish MacDonald, Wade McMahon, Christopher Mullins, Richard Nicholson, Evan O'Hanlon, Paul Pearce (Guide runner), Paul Raison, Michael Roeger, Brad Scott, Russell Short, Ian Speed, Tim Sullivan, Christopher Tagg (Guide runner), Darren Thrupp, Julien Wicks (Guide runner), Stephen Wilson
WomenAngela Ballard, Carlee Beattie, Jennifer Bryce, Gemma Buchholz, Kelly Cartwright, Christie Dawes, Madison de Rozario, Louise Ellery, Amanda Fraser, Jessica Gallagher, Courtney Harbeck, Madeleine Hogan, Kirrilee McPherson, Lisa McIntosh, Brydee Moore, Jemima Moore, Katy Parrish, Kath Proudfoot, Tahlia Rotumah, Charlotte Saville, Julie Smith, Noni Thompson, Jodi Willis-Roberts, and Christine Wolf
CoachesScott Goodman (Head Coach), Alison O'Riordan, Andrew Dawes, Brett Jones, Louise Sauvage, Iryna Dvoskina, John Minns, John Eden, Alan Makin, Louise Sauvage, Cathy Raha-Lambert Officials – Gary Lees (Section Manager), Louise Mogg (Section Manager),Andrew Carter, Rowena Toppenberg, Sian Pugh, Mick Jordan, Phil Power, Steve Butler, Stephanie Martin, Jessica Gallagher

A medal won by O'Hanlon at the 2008 Summer Paralympics on display at the Australian Institute of Sport

Jodi Willis-Roberts, Russell Short, and Darren Thrupp competed at their sixth Paralympics. Jessica Gallagher was selected in the team but was classified ineligible to compete. She attended the Games as a member of staff.[1]

Australia won 10 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze medals. Australian athletes set six world records, a further three Paralympic records and 16 Australian records during the Games.[1] Heath Francis and Evan O'Hanlon won three gold medals.[1][4]

Cycling

Representing Australia in cycling:
MenGreg Ball, Ben Demery, Michael Gallagher, Steven George (Pilot), Shaun Hopkins (Pilot), Tyson Lawrence (Pilot), Mark Le Flohic, Bryce Lindores, Michael Milton, Kieran Modra, Christopher Scott
Women – Jane Armstrong, Toireasa Gallagher (Pilot), Lindy Hou, Felicity Johnson, Melissa Leckie, Jayme Paris, Katie Parker (Pilot)
Coaches – James Victor (Head Coach), Tom Skulander, Paul Martens Officials – Mark Fulcher (Section Manager), Brett Hidson, Anouska Edwards, Alan Downes, Mark Bullen, Stuart Smith, Murray Lydeamore.[1][4]

Included on the Australian team was Michael Milton, a four-time gold medalist as a skier in the Winter Paralympics.[5] Mark le Flohic, gold medalist at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics, was to take part in the Beijing Games but had to pull out due to injury. Le Flohic broke his collar bone during training one week before the Games were to begin.[6]

Australia won 3 gold, 5 and 7 bronze medals.

Equestrian

Representing Australia in equestrian:
WomenGrace Bowman, Georgia Bruce, Sharon Jarvis, Nicole Kullen, Jan Pike Coaches – Mary Longden (Head Coach),David Bowman, Sally Francis Officials – Ken Dagley (Section Manager), Doug Denby, Nicola Reynoldson, Michelle Goodrick, Judy Fyfe, Margaret Keyes, Emma Bardot, Ebony Tucker, Terrina Fairbrother, Liz Wright-Smith, Chris Elliott, Carolyn Lieutenant.[1][4]

Australia won 2 bronze medals through Georgia Bruce's performances. The competition was held in Hong Kong.

Judo

Representing Australia in judo:
Men - Anthony Clarke [4]

Powerlifting

Representing Australia in powerlifting:
MenDarren Gardiner, Abebe Fekadu WomenDeahnne McIntyre CoachesRay Epstein (Head Coach), Bill Nancarrow[1][4]

Australia won a silver medal with Darren Gardiner repeating his medal success from the Athens Games.

Rowing

Representing Australia in rowing: Single scull – Dominic Monypenny, Double scull – John Maclean, Kathryn Ross Coaches – Peter Albisser (Head Coach), Rik Bryan Officials – Adam Horner (Section Manager)[1][4]

Rowing made its debut at the Beijing Games and Australia competed in two of the four events and won a silver medal in the double scull.

Sailing

Representing Australia in sailing: TeamsRussell Boaden, Colin Harrison, Graeme Martin – 3-person keelboat Sonar ; Daniel Fitzgibbon, Rachel Cox – 2-person keelboat SKUD 18 ; 2.4mR (single-handed) – Aaron Hill Coaches – Greg Omay (Head Coach), Adrian Finglas Officials – Sarina Macpherson (Section Manager), Linnea Korssell, Sue Crafer, Geoff Milligan, Timothy Lowe[1][4]

Three of the team made their Paralympic debut. Australia won a silver and bronze medal.

Shooting

Representing Australia in shooting:
MenAshley Adams, Sebastian Hume, Jason Maroney
WomenLibby Kosmala Coaches – Miroslav Sipek (Head Coach), Michelle Fletcher Officials – Nick Sullivan (Section Manager), Anne Bugden[1][4]

Libby Kosmala competed at her tenth Paralympics. Australia did not win a medal. Australian shooters narrowly missed medals by finishing 4th twice.

Swimming

Representing Australia in swimming.
MenMichael Anderson, Ben Austin, Daniel Bell, Sam Bramham, Blake Cochrane, Matthew Cowdrey, Jay Dohnt, Alex Hadley, Brenden Hall, Peter Leek, Matt Levy, Jeremy McClure, Ricardo Moffatti, Stephen Osborne, Andrew Pasterfield, Rick Pendleton, Jeremy Tidy
WomenSarah Bowen, Ellie Cole, Amanda Drennan, Jacqui Freney, Samantha Gandolfo, Marayke Jonkers, Katrina Lewis, Sian Lucas, Hannah MacDougall, Tarryn McGaw, Rhiannon Oliver, Esther Overton, Katrina Porter, Shelley Rogers, Sarah Rose, Teigan Van Roosmalen, Prue Watt, Annabelle Williams
Coaches – Brendan Keogh (Head Coach), Graeme Carroll, Jackie Barck, Amanda Isaac, Jo Love, Rob Moon, Mel Tantrum Officials – Melanie Jenkins (Section Manager), Jon O'Neill-Shaw, Sandra Eccles, Claire Nichols, Brendan Burkett, Sacha Fulton, Penny Will, Vaughan Nicholson[1][4]

There were eight men and eleven women making their Paralympic debut. Australia won 9 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze medals placing it sixth on the swimming medal tally. It was Australia's most successful sport at the Games. Matthew Cowdrey (5 gold and 3 silver) and Peter Leek (3 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze) were the standout swimmers.

Table Tennis

Representing Australia in table tennis:
WomenRebecca Julian, Sarah Lazzaro, Cathy Morrow Coach – Brian Berry (Head Coach) Official – Barbara Talbot (Section Manager) . Catherine Morrow was selected but withdrew from the team.[1][4]

Australia did not win any medals.

Wheelchair Basketball

Men's tournament

Australian men's team known as the 'Rollers' won the gold medal defeating Canada 72–60 in the final

Team roster

Dylan Alcott, Brendan Dowler, Justin Eveson, Michael Hartnett, Adrian King, Tristan Knowles, Grant Mizens, Brad Ness, Shaun Norris, Troy Sachs, Tige Simmons, Brett Stibners
CoachesBen Ettridge (Head Coach), Craig Friday Officials – Kelvin Browner (section Manager), Ian Lowther

Group B Matches

7 September 2008
16:15
Australia  7372  Brazil


8 September 2008
20:45
Great Britain  4867  Australia

9 September 2008
11:30
Australia  7944  China

10 September 2008
15:30
Australia  6659  Israel

11 September 2008
20:45
United States  6861  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 18-16, 9-21, 17-4
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 9780
Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)

Group B Standings

Team
Pts Pld W L PF PA PD
 Australia 954134629155
 United States 9541378247131
 Great Britain 954133427163
 Israel 75233323257
 Brazil 6514291348-57
 China 5505203402-199

Quarter finals


13 September 2008
13:30
Australia  7252  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 21-15, 17-15, 19-13, 15-9
Pts: Brad Ness 18
Rebs: Brad Ness 14
Asts: Shaun Norris 4
Pts: Kazuyuki Kyoya, Tetsuya Miyajima 9
Rebs: Akimasa Suzuki, Shingo Fujii 6
Asts: Hiroaki Kozai 3
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (NED)

Semi finals


14 September 2008
19:00
 Great Britain 5467 Australia 
Scoring by quarter: 6-19, 14-17, 13-18, 21-13
Pts: Jon Pollock 18
Rebs: Simon Munn 11
Asts: Jon Pollock 3
Pts: Justin Eveson 22
Rebs: Brad Ness 11
Asts: Justin Eveson 2
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)


Gold medal game


16 September 2008
19:30
Canada  6072  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 15-12, 15-26, 13-18
Pts: Patrick Anderson 22
Rebs: Patrick Anderson, Joey Johnson 12
Asts: Patrick Anderson 6
Pts: Troy Sachs 19
Rebs: Troy Sachs, Justin Eveson 7
Asts: Brad Ness 8
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (NED)

Women's tournament

The women's team known as the 'Gliders' won the bronze medal defeating Japan in the playoff.[1][4]

Team roster

Clare Burzynski, Shelley Chaplin, Cobi Crispin, Melanie Domaschenz, Kylie Gauci, Melanie Hall, Katie Hill, Bridie Kean, Tina McKenzie, Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy, Sarah Stewart, Liesl Tesch CoachesGerry Hewson (Head Coach), Mark Hewish Officials – Sonia Healy (Section Manager), Emma Whiteside.[1][4]

Group A Standings'


7 September 2008
10:00
Australia  5930  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 24-2, 6-11, 18-4, 11-13
Pts: Cobi Crispin 16
Rebs: Cobi Crispin 8
Asts: Liesl Tesch 4
Pts: Sally Wager, Clare Strange 5
Rebs: Helen Freeman 7
Asts: Helen Freeman, Clare Strange 3
USTB Gymnasium, Beijing
Attendance: 2140
Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

8 September 2008
13:30
Brazil  3066  Australia

9 September 2008
15:30
Australia  4261  United States

10 September 2008
18:30
Germany  6456  Australia

Group A Table

Rank Team Pld W L PF:PA Pts
1  United States 4 4 0 227:149 8
2  Germany 4 3 1 214:174 7
3  Australia 4 2 2 223:185 6
4  Great Britain 4 1 3 166:194 5
5  Brazil 4 0 4 129:257 4

Quarter-finals


12 September 2008
21:15
Canada  4953  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 17-14, 10-12, 12-13
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12215
Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)

Semi-finals

13 September 2008
19:00
United States  6047  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 12-7, 14-18, 22-7
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Andre Bosveld (NED)

Bronze medal game


15 September 2008
19:00
Australia  5347  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 17-10, 14-13, 12-13, 10-11
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Rui David Marques (BRA)

Wheelchair Rugby

Representing Australia in wheelchair rugby:
MenBryce Alman, Ryley Batt, Grant Boxall, Shane Brand, Cameron Carr, Nazim Erdem, George Hucks, Steve Porter, Ryan Scott, Greg Smith, Scott Vitale CoachBrad Dubberley (Head Coach) Officials – Kim Ellwood (Section Manager), Rob Doidge, Noni Shelton, Angela Mansell[1][4]

Three of the team made their Paralympic debut and Steve Porter attended his fourth Games. The Australian team known as the 'Steelers' won the silver medal losing to the United States 53–44 in the final.

Group B Standing and Results

Group B
Rank Team Pld W L PF:PA Pts   AUS GBR NZL GER
1  Australia (AUS) 3 3 0 129:111 6 x 43:37 39:38 47:36
2  Great Britain (GBR) 3 2 1 115:116 5 37:43 x 39:38 39:35
3  New Zealand (NZL) 3 1 2 116:109 4 38:39 38:39 x 40:31
4  Germany (GER) 3 0 3 102:126 3 36:47 35:39 31:40 x
     Qualified for quarterfinals
     Eliminated

Source: Paralympic.org [7]

Medal round

Semifinals Gold medal match
15 September 2008 - 18:00
  United States  35  
  Great Britain  32  
 
16 September 2008 - 20:00
      United States  53
    Australia  44
Bronze medal match
15 September 2008 - 20:00 16 September 2008 - 18:00
  Australia  41   Great Britain  41
  Canada  40     Canada  47

Source: Paralympic.org [7]

Wheelchair Tennis

Representing Australia in wheelchair tennis:
Men – Michael Dobbie, Ben Weekes WomenDaniela Di Toro CoachGreg Crump (Head Coach) Officials – Geoff Quinlan (Section Manager)[1][4]

Daniela Di Toro competed at her fourth Games. Australia did not win a medal as no athletes progressed past the first round.

Administration

Athletes and coaches were supported by administrative and sports medicine and science staff. Administrative staffDarren Peters (Chef de Mission), Nick Dean (Deputy Chef de Mission), Paul Bird (Chef de Mission), Alison Keys, Jason Hellwig (General Manager), Steve Loader, Michael Hartung, Natalie Jenkins, Caroline Walker, Chris Nunn (Performance Consultant), Jenni Cole, Tony Naar (Chief Information Manager), Graham Cassidy (Media Manager), Margie McDonald, Jordan Baker, Karen Michelmore
Sports medicine and science staff – Larissa Trease, Alison Campbell (Medical Coordinator), Geoff Thompson, Ruben Branson, Sally Heads, John Camens, David Spurrier, Lily Chiu, Richard Bennett, Gary Slater, Jo Vaile[1][4]

Media coverage

In Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation provided television coverage of the Games. The Australian Paralympic Committee reported that there was a 65 per cent increase in Australian media coverage of the Games compared to the 2004 Games.[1] Australian athlete Gerrard Gosens commented on the television coverage "When I look back to 1996 and the coverage that was there, it was very minimal. Today when you're looking at over 100 hours of ABC television coverage, that really has brought inspiration not only to many Australians, but in particular people who do have a physical disability and looking at the opportunities, not necessarily the obstacles of sport."[8]

See also

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. 2007–2008. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. Murdoch, Alex (5 September 2008). "Beijing Paralympics lose friendly tone in gold hunt". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  3. "Missing chair provides Paralympic scare". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Media Guide Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
  5. Fitzgerald, Peter (2 September 2008). "Security's not peachy keen, but cycling hope Milton is". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  6. "Dual gold medallist withdraws from Paralympics". ABC News. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  7. 1 2 "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  8. "Paralympics coverage encouraging: Gosens". Australian Broadcasting Corporation News. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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