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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]
1998 – The Australian Paralympic Federation changed its name to the Australian Paralympic Committee. A new logo was created. [32] 2000 – Sydney hosted the 11th Summer Paralympics, the first Games held outside the Northern Hemisphere. Australia finished first on the medal tally winning 149 medals – 63 gold, 39 silver and 47 bronze medals.
Jason Hellwig, the Australian Paralympic Committee's chief executive, was the Chef de Mission. While Michael Hartung and Kate McLoughlin were the Deputy Chefs de Mission. [1] 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 ...
Daniela di Toro and Ryley Batt at the announcement that they would jointly carry the Australian flag in the opening ceremony at the Tokyo Paralympics. In November 2019, wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt and table tennis player Daniela di Toro , were named as co-captains. [ 3 ]
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 ...
The Paralympic Anthem, also known as the Paralympic Hymn, is played when the Paralympic Flag is raised. It is a musical piece, "Hymne de l’Avenir" (en. "Anthem of the Future") composed by Thierry Darnis. The anthem was approved by the IPC in March 1996. [39] Australian country singer Graeme Connors wrote the lyrics for the anthem in 2001. [40]
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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]