Australia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Australia at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Australia IPC code  AUS NPC Australian Paralympic Committee
At the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona
Competitors	134 in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Terry Giddy (Opening) Priya Cooper (Closing)
Medals Rank: 7	Gold 24	Silver 27	Bronze 25	Total 76
Paralympic history (summary)
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Australia competed at the 1992 Games in Barcelona for physically and vision-impaired athletes. Immediately after the Barcelona Games, the city of Madrid held events for athletes with an intellectual disability. The Madrid results are not included in International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Australia finished 7th in the total medal count winning 76 medals (24 gold, 27 silver and 25 bronze medals). Australia competed in 13 sports and won medals in 3 sports - swimming, athletics and weightlifting.^[1] Australia finished first in the medal tally at the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap in Madrid.

Notable Australian performances included:

• Louise Sauvage, a wheelchair racer, winning 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal^[2][3]
• Priya Cooper, an cerebral palsy swimmer, winning 3 gold medals and 2 silver medals^[2][3]
• Anne Currie, an S6 swimmer, winning 3 gold and 1 bronze medals^[2][3]
• Four athletes won two gold medals - visually impaired thrower Russell Short, cerebral palsy sprinter Alison Quinn, visually impaired swimmer Tracey Cross and swimmer Tracy Barrell^[2][3]
• Jodi Willis competed in athletics and goalball and won gold in the Women's Shot Put B2 and silver in the Women's Discus B2. She was the last Australian athlete to compete in more than one sport at the same Games.^[2][3]

Previously many athletes competed in multiple sports at the same Games.

Team

Australia was represented by 134 athletes (93 men and 41 women).^[4] The team was organised around disabilities - amputee, cerebral palsy, vision impaired and wheelchair. Each disability group had its own section manager and staff. This was the last time the Australian team was organised in this manner. The Chef de Mission was George Dunstan.^[2]

Team headquarters staff:
Administration - George Dunstan (Chef de Mission), Derry Beavis (Team Manager), Judy Haines, Paul Griffiths, Adrienne Smith
Section Managers - Paul Bird (Amputee), Gary Prior (Vision impaired), Corny van Eldik (Cerebral palsy), Michael Godfrey-Roberts (Wheelchair)
Medical - John Burke (Team Medical Officer), Norma Beer, Jane Buckley, Nicola Meintjes, Don Perriman, Greg Ungerer, Lyn Wilcox
Escorts – Joanne Sayers, Craig Jarvis, Rob Stubbs^[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event 01 ! Gold Lindsay, JohnJohn Lindsay Athletics Men's 200 m TW3 01 ! Gold Butler, AllanAllan Butler, Neil Fuller, Karl Feifar, Rodney Nugent Athletics Men's 4×100 m relay TS2,4 01 ! Gold Thrupp, DarrenDarren Thrupp Athletics Men's Long jump C7–8 01 ! Gold Short, RussellRussell Short Athletics Men's Discus throw B3 01 ! Gold Short, RussellRussell Short Athletics Men's Shot put B3 01 ! Gold Wallrodt, BruceBruce Wallrodt Athletics Men's Discus throw B3 01 ! Gold Quinn, AlisonAlison Quinn Athletics Women’s 100 m C7–8 01 ! Gold Quinn, AlisonAlison Quinn Athletics Women’s 200 m C7–8 01 ! Gold Sauvage, LouiseLouise Sauvage Athletics Women’s 100 m TW4 01 ! Gold Sauvage, LouiseLouise Sauvage Athletics Women’s 200 m TW4 01 ! Gold Sauvage, LouiseLouise Sauvage Athletics Women’s 400 m TW4 01 ! Gold Smith, DonnaDonna Smith Athletics Women’s Javelin throw THS2 01 ! Gold Willis, JodiJodi Willis Athletics Women’s Shot put B2 01 ! Gold Barrell, TracyTracy Barrell Swimming Women’s 50 m butterfly S3–4 01 ! Gold Cooper, PriyaPriya Cooper Swimming Women’s 50 m freestyle S8 01 ! Gold Cross, TraceyTracey Cross Swimming Women’s 100 m freestyle B1 01 ! Gold Cross, TraceyTracey Cross Swimming Women’s 100 m 400 m freestyle B1 01 ! Gold Currie, AnneAnne Currie Swimming Women’s 100 m freestyle S6 01 ! Gold Cooper, PriyaPriya Cooper Swimming Women’s 100 m freestyle S8 01 ! Gold Cooper, PriyaPriya Cooper Swimming Women’s 200 m individual medley SM6–7 01 ! Gold Currie, AnneAnne Currie Swimming Women’s 200 m freestyle S6 01 ! Gold Yaxley, SandraSandra Yaxley, Tracy Barrell, Catherine Huggett, Anne Currie Swimming Women’s 4×50 m freestyle relay S1–6 01 ! Gold McNicholl, BrianBrian McNicholl Weightlifting Men’s 90 kg 02 ! Silver Lindsay, JohnJohn Lindsay Athletics Men’s 100 m TW3 02 ! Silver Fuller, NeilNeil Fuller Athletics Men’s 200 m TS2 02 ! Silver Fuller, NeilNeil Fuller Athletics Men’s 400 m TS2 02 ! Silver Dufty, AlanAlan Dufty, Greg Smith, Fabian Blattman, Vincenzo Vallelonga Athletics Men’s 4×100 m relay TW1–2 02 ! Silver Feifar, KarlKarl Feifar Athletics Men’s Long jump J2 02 ! Silver Eden, JohnJohn Eden Athletics Men’s Discus throw THS2 02 ! Silver Wallrodt, BruceBruce Wallrodt Athletics Men’s Discus throw THW4 02 ! Silver Wallrodt, BruceBruce Wallrodt Athletics Men’s Shot put THW4 02 ! Silver Giddy, TerryTerry Giddy Athletics Men’s Discus throw THW6 02 ! Silver Head, TonyTony Head Athletics Men’s Javelin throw THS3 02 ! Silver McGregor, KerrodKerrod McGregor Athletics Men’s Pentathlon PS3 02 ! Silver Green, MarshaMarsha Green Athletics Women’s 200 m B2 02 ! Silver Sauvage, LouiseLouise Sauvage Athletics Women’s 800 m TW4 02 ! Silver Willis, JodiJodi Willis Athletics Women’s Discus throw B2 02 ! Silver Smith, DonnaDonna Smith Athletics Women’s Shot put THS2 02 ! Silver Bugarin, KingsleyKingsley Bugarin Swimming Men’s 100 m breaststroke B2 02 ! Silver Bugarin, KingsleyKingsley Bugarin Swimming Men’s 200 m breaststroke B2 02 ! Silver Bugarin, KingsleyKingsley Bugarin Swimming Men’s 200 m individual medley B2 02 ! Silver Young, JudithJudith Young Swimming Women’s 50 m freestyle S10 02 ! Silver Cross, TraceyTracey Cross Swimming Women’s 100 m backstroke B1 02 ! Silver Cooper, PriyaPriya Cooper Swimming Women’s 100 m backstroke S8 02 ! Silver Cooper, PriyaPriya Cooper Swimming Women’s 400 m freestyle S8 02 ! Silver Barnes, KellyKelly Barnes Swimming Women’s 100 m butterfly S9 02 ! Silver Barnes, KellyKelly Barnes Swimming Women’s 200 m individual medley SM9 02 ! Silver Sweetapple, DanaeDanae Sweetapple Swimming Women’s 100 m freestyle B2 02 ! Silver Cross, TraceyTracey Cross Swimming Women’s 200 m individual medley B1 02 ! Silver Diederich , JasonJason Diederich Swimming Men’s 100 m butterfly S10 03 ! Bronze Romaguera, JaimeJaime Romaguera Athletics Men’s 100 m C5 03 ! Bronze Fuller, NeilNeil Fuller Athletics Men’s 100 m TS2 03 ! Bronze Collins, DarrenDarren Collins Athletics Men’s 200 m B1 03 ! Bronze Collins, DarrenDarren Collins Athletics Men’s 400 m B1 03 ! Bronze Lindsay, JohnJohn Lindsay Athletics Men’s 400 m TW3 03 ! Bronze Rickard , SamSam Rickard Athletics Men’s 800 m B3 03 ! Bronze Smith, GregGreg Smith Athletics Men’s Marathon TW2 03 ! Bronze Dufty, AlanAlan Dufty, Greg Smith, Fabian Blattman, Vincenzo Vallelonga Athletics Men’s 4×400 m relay TW1–2 03 ! Bronze Hackett, MichaelMichael Hackett Athletics Men’s High jump J2 03 ! Bronze Short, RussellRussell Short Athletics Men’s Javelin throw B3 03 ! Bronze Giddy, TerryTerry Giddy Athletics Men’s Shot put THW6 03 ! Bronze Green, MarshaMarsha Green Athletics Women’s 400 m B2 03 ! Bronze Bugarin , KingsleyKingsley Bugarin Swimming Men’s 50 m freestyle B2 03 ! Bronze Burkett , BrendanBrendan Burkett Swimming Men’s 50 m freestyle S9 03 ! Bronze Modra , KieranKieran Modra Swimming Men’s 100 m backstroke B3 03 ! Bronze Modra , KieranKieran Modra Swimming Men’s 200 m backstroke B3 03 ! Bronze Simmonds, StephenStephen Simmonds Swimming Men’s 200 m individual medley SM10 03 ! Bronze Sweetapple , DanaeDanae Sweetapple Swimming Women’s 50 m freestyle B2 03 ! Bronze Sweetapple , DanaeDanae Sweetapple Swimming Women’s 100 m backstroke B2 03 ! Bronze Young , JudithJudith Young Swimming Women’s 100 m butterfly S10 03 ! Bronze Young , JudithJudith Young Swimming Women’s 200 m individual medley SM10 03 ! Bronze Currie , AnneAnne Currie Swimming Women’s 50 m freestyle S6 03 ! Bronze Oliver , TraceyTracey Oliver Swimming Women’s 50 m freestyle S7 03 ! Bronze Yaxley , SandraSandra Yaxley Swimming Women’s 100 m freestyle S6 03 ! Bronze Maywood , MandyMandy Maywood Swimming Women’s 200 m breaststroke B1–3

Medals by discipline Discipline Total Archery 0 0 0 0 Athletics 13 15 12 41 Boccia 0 0 0 0 Cycling 0 0 0 0 Wheelchair fencing 0 0 0 0 Football seven-a-side 0 0 0 0 Judo 0 0 0 0 Powerlifting 1 0 0 1 Shooting 0 0 0 0 Swimming 10 12 13 34 Table tennis 0 0 0 0 Volleyball 0 0 0 0 Weightlifting 0 0 0 0 Wheelchair basketball 0 0 0 0 Wheelchair tennis 0 0 0 0 Total 24 27 25 76

Events

Archery

Australia represented by:
Men – Arthur Fisk, Eric Klein^[2][3]

Athletics

Australia represented by:
Men – Robert Biancucci, Fabian Blattman, David Bonavita, Brendan Bowden, Allan Butler, Darren Collins, Paul Croft, Mark Davies, Phillip Deveraux, Alan Dufty, John Eden, David Evans, Karl Feifar, Neil Fuller, Terry Giddy, David Goodman, Michael Hackett, Tony Head, Edward Holicky, John Lindsay, Hamish MacDonald, Kerrod McGregor, Kieran Modra, Michael Nugent, Rodney Nugent, Sam Rickard, Jaime Romaguera, Eric Russell, Craig Sayers, Christopher Scott, Russell Short, Greg Smith, Bradley Thomas, Darren Thrupp, Vincenzo Vallelonga, Bruce Wallrodt, Mark Whiteman, Ross Whyte, Paul Wiggins, Jason Willis, Matthew van Eldik, Kyrra Grunnsund

Women – Marsha Green, Yvette McLellan, Alison Quinn, Louise Sauvage, Donna Smith, Karen Smith, Jodi Willis
Coaches – Chris Nunn (amputee), Karen Denman (Cerebral palsy), Jo Hogan (cerebral palsy), Jenni Banks (Wheelchair) Officials – David Reid (Blind Athletics Manager), Trevor Goddard (guide runner), Stuart Miller (guide runner), Rick Grant (personal attendant)^[2][3]

Athletics was Australia's most successful sport delivering 41 medals - 14 gold, 15 silver and 12 bronze. 12 athletes came home with gold medals.

Boccia

Australia represented by:
Men – Burke Gibbons, Corey Molan, Alexander Xeras
Women – Lyn Coleman
Officials – Tom Organ (Manager)^[2][3]

Australia did not win any medals.

Cycling

Australia represented by:
Men – Ronald Anderson, Paul Clohessy, Craig Elliott, Timothy Harris, Paul Lamond, Stephen John Smith, Peter Stoltzer (pilot) Women – Prue-Anne Reynalds Officials – Ken Norris (Manager)^[2][3]

Australia did not win any medals.

Goalball

Australia represented by:
Men - Robert Crestani, Kevin Frew, Warren Lawton, Brett Scarr, Gregory Scott, Mark Scarr
Women - Kerrie-Ann Day, Marilyn Mills, Jennette Saxberg, Robyn Stephens, Jodi Willis
Officials – Sam Theodore (Manager), Karen Scott (escort)^[2][3]

Australia did not win any medals.

Judo

Australia represented by:
Men – Anthony Clarke
Officials – Bruce Tatam (escort)^[2][3]

Australia did not win any medals.

Shooting

Australia represented by:
Men – Keith Bremner, Andrew Rambow
Women – Elizabeth Kosmala^[2][3]

Australia did not win any medals.

Swimming

Australia represented by:
Men – Rodney Bonsack, Damien Bridger, Kingsley Bugarin, Brendan Burkett, Jason Diederich, Bradley Evans, Paul Gockel, Simon Matthew Lee, Kieran Modra, Stephen Simmonds, David Smith, Phillip Tracey
Women – Kelly Barnes, Julie Barr, Tracy Barrell, Michelle Bate, Priya Cooper, Tracey Cross, Anne Currie, Catherine Huggett, Lyn Lillecrapp, Mandy Maywood, Tracey Oliver, Kirstyn Summerton, Danae Sweetapple, Sandra Yaxley, Judith Young
Coaches – Anne Green (Amputee), Phil Jose (Cerebral palsy), Kerry Smith (Cerebral palsy) Officials – Ian McDowell-Jones (Vision impaired Manager), Rowenna Toppenberg (blind escort)^[2][3]

Australian swimmers won 34 medals - 9 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals. 6 athletes won gold medals.

Table Tennis

Australia represented by:
Men – Csaba Bobory^[2][3]

Australia won no medals.

Weightlifting

Australia represented by:
Men – Ray Epstein, Steve Green, Brian McNicholl^[2][3]

Australia won one gold medal through Brian McNicholl.

Wheelchair Basketball

Australia represented by:
Men – Troy Andrews, Sandy Blythe, Michael Callahan, Stuart Erwin, David Gould, Gerry Hewson, Errol Hyde, Timothy Maloney, Richard Oliver, Troy Sachs, Stephen Trestrail, Michael Walker
Coach – Michael Tucker Official – Graham Gould (escort)

Women – Amanda Carter, Coralie Churchett, Sue Hobbs, Paula Coghlan, Lisa O'Nion, Donna Ritchie, Amanda Rose, Julie Russell, Sharon Slann, Liesl Tesch, Coach - Peter Corr Official – John Crossley (escort)^[2][3]

Australia won no medals.

Wheelchair Fencing

Australia represented by:
Men – Robert Jordan^[2][3]

Australia won no medals.

Wheelchair Tennis

Australia represented by:
Men - Michael Connell, David Hall
Women – Randa Hinson, Sue Twelftree^[2][3]

Australia won no medals.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Australia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics.

• Australia at the Paralympics
• Australia at the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap

References

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