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Paralympics Games representation: Eight - Daniela di Toro (tennis / table tennis); Seven – Angie Ballard (athletics); Six - Lei Li Na (table tennis), Tristan Knowles (wheelchair basketball), Shaun Norris (wheelchair basketball), Ryley Batt (wheelchair rugby) Ben Weekes (wheelchair tennis) [27] Sixty one athletes made their Paralympic Games debut.
Brendan Burkett, Australian Paralympic swimmer was the opening ceremony flag bearer and Neil Fuller, Australian Paralympic athletics medalist was the closing ceremony flag bearer. [15] Australian athlete Louise Sauvage lit the Paralympic Cauldron at the opening ceremony. [16] The Chef de Mission was Paul Bird, a Paralympic medalist in 1980 and ...
At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he was the captain of the Australian Paralympic team. [7] At the games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia , [ 1 ] and a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S7–10 event. [ 13 ]
On 21 August 2012, Greg Smith, a wheelchair rugby player and former track and field athlete, was announced as the Australian flag bearer for the London 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony. [4] [9] The announcement was made at a special ceremony for the Australian Paralympic Team in front of Cardiff Castle in Wales. [4] [9] The Australian ...
McLoughlin is first woman hold the position for an Australian Winter Paralympics team and was the Chef de Mission for Australian teams at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. [7] Melissa Perrine and Ben Tudhope were appointed team captains. [8] [5] Perrine and Mitchell Gourley carried the flag at the Opening Ceremony. [9]
Finneran carried the Australian flag at the Opening Ceremony and tested the courses before competition. [12] [13] Australia hosted the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, topping the Medal tally for the first time with 63 golds and is scheduled to host the 2032 Summer Paralympics in Brisbane. [14] [15]
Cameron Rahles-Rahbula, competing at his fourth Winter Paralympics, was named as the Australian flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony. [5] [13] After being named flag bearer, Rahles-Rahbula had a skiing training accident that made his participation doubtful. He went on to carry the flag but withdrew from the Games on medical advice. [5]
Australian Paralympic Committee announced a team of 44 athletes on 2 August 2016. [17] An additional two athletes - Tamsin Colley and Jessee Wyatt were added after the Russian suspension. [ 14 ] Emily Tapp was selected but forced to withdraw after a burnt leg did not heal in time for the Games.