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At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
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| Competitors | 170 in 13 sports | |||||||||
| Officials | 121 | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Russell Short | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 5 |
Gold 23 |
Silver 29 |
Bronze 27 |
Total 79 |
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| Paralympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
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Australia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country sent 121 officials[1] and 170 athletes in 13 sports to Beijing. It was the country's largest ever Paralympic delegation.[2] The delegation's chef de mission was Darren Peters.[1]
Contents |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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| Gold | Christine Wolf | Athletics | Women's long jump (F42) |
| Gold | Kurt Fearnley | Athletics | Men's Marathon (T54) |
| Gold | Christopher Scott | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit (CP 4) |
| Gold | Michael Gallagher | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit (LC 1) |
| Gold | Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence |
Cycling | Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1-3) |
| Gold | Peter Leek | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly (S8) |
| Gold | Matthew Cowdrey | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle (S9) |
| Silver | Kurt Fearnley | Athletics | Men's 5000m (T54) |
| Silver | Kurt Fearnley | Athletics | Men's 800m (T54) |
| Silver | Felicity Johnson Katie Parker |
Cycling | Women's 1 km time trial (B&VI 1-3) |
| Silver | Matthew Cowdrey | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly (S9) |
| Silver | Ellie Cole | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly (S9) |
| Silver | Ben Demery Shaun Hopkins |
Cycling | Men's 1 km time trial (B&VI) |
| Silver | Madison de Rozario Chrisie Dawes Angela Ballard Gemima Moore |
Athletics | 4 x 100m Relay (T53 & T54) |
| Silver | Pauk Raison | Athletics | Men's shot put (F44) |
| Silver | Kathrine Proudfoot | Athletics | Women's discus throw - F35/36 |
| Bronze | Kurt Fearnley | Athletics | Men's 1500m (T54) |
| Bronze | Lindy Hou Toireasa Gallagher |
Cycling | Women's 1 km time trial (B&VI 1-3) |
| Bronze | Bryce Lindores George Steven |
Cycling | Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1-3) |
| Bronze | Greg Ball | Cycling | Men's 1 km time trial (LC 3-4) |
| Bronze | Annabelle Williams | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly (S9) |
| Bronze | Madeline Hogan | Athletics | Women's javelin throw (F42-46) |
| Bronze | Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence |
Cycling | Men's 1 km time trial (B&VI) |
| Bronze | Jayme Paris | Cycling | Women's 500 m time trial (LC3-4/CP 3) |
| Bronze | Jacqueline Freney | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle (S8) |
| Bronze | Peter Leek | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle (S8) |
| Bronze | Georgia Bruce | Equestrian | Individual championship test (Grade IV) |
| Bronze | Christopher Scott | Cycling | Men's 1 km time trial (CP 4) |
Representing Australia in athletics were be[3]:
Men
Damien Bowen, Matthew Cameron, Aaron Chatman, Richard Colman, Roy Daniell, Rodney Farr, Kurt Fearnley, Heath Francis, Gerrard Gosens, Greg Hibberd, Hamish McDonald, Wade McMahon, Christopher Mullins, Richard Nicholson, Evan O'Hanlon, Paul Raison, Michael Roeger, Brad Scott, Russell Short, Ian Speed, Tim Sullivan, Darren Thrupp, Stephen Wilson, and Brendan Hall. Women
Angela Ballard, Carlee Beattie, Jennifer Bryce, Gemma Buchholz, Kelly Cartwright, Christie Dawes, Madison De Rozario, Louise Ellery, Amanda Fraser, Jessica Gallagher, Courtney Harbeck, Madeline Hogan, Kirrilee McPherson, Elizabeth McIntosh, Brydee Moore, Jemima Moore, Kathryn Parrish, Katherine Proudfoot, Tahlia Rotumah, Charlotte Saville, Julie Smith, Noni Thompson, Jodi Willis-Roberts, and Christine Wolf.
Jodi Willis-Roberts, Russell Short, and Darren Thrupp will all be competing at the Paralympics for the sixth time. Evan O'Hanlon is described by The Age as the gold medal favourite for the 100m and 200m sprints in the men's cerebral palsy events.[3] Sprinter Christopher Mullins developed chicken pox while training in Hong Kong and was forced to remain behind as his teammates continued on to Beijing. His condition is currently being monitored, with the hope that he will recover before his events are to begin.[1]
Included on the Australian cycling is 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]
Australians will compete in the following events in sailing[7]:
In Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation provided television coverage of the games.