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It brings Australian Paralympic medallists in line with Australian Olympic medallists who receive similar medal reward payments by the Australian Olympic Committee. [7] The 159 strong team was finalised on 8 August 2024. [8]
2004 Summer Paralympics; IPC code: AUS: NPC: Australian Paralympic Committee: Website: www.paralympic.org.au: in Athens; Competitors: 151: Flag bearer: Louise Sauvage (Opening) Matthew Cowdrey (Closing) Medals Ranked 5th: Gold 26 Silver 39 Bronze 36 Total 101: Summer Paralympics appearances
Australian flag bearers - Mitchell Gourley and Melissa Perrine at Opening Ceremony Kate McLoughlin served as the Chef de Mission. [ 6 ] 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 .
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]
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 ...
New South Wales Institute of Sport [27] and the Victorian Institute of Sport [28] offer assistance to Paralympic alpine skiers. The Australian Paralympic Committee supports three Winter Paralympic disciplines - alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and para-snowboard through the delivery of the Paralympic Preparation Program (PPP). [29]
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2018 Winter Paralympics; IPC code: AUS: NPC: Australian Paralympic Committee: Website: www.paralympic.org.au: in PyeongChang, Korea; Competitors: 15 in 2 sports: Flag bearers : Joany Badenhorst (Opening) Melissa Perrine (Closing) Medals Ranked 15th: Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 3 Total 4: Winter Paralympics appearances