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Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics; IPC code: AUS: NPC: Paralympics Australia: Website: www.paralympic.org.au: in Tokyo; Competitors: 179 [1] in 18 sports: Flag bearers : Opening - Ryley Batt and Daniela di Toro Closing - Ellie Cole: Medals Ranked 8th: Gold 21 Silver 29 Bronze 30 Total 80: Summer Paralympics appearances
Australia would send athletes to every subsequent Paralympic Games, including the 1976 Winter Paralympics, although due to the organisers only allowing amputees, blind or visually impaired athletes, Australia's only representative skier Ron Finneran was unable to compete due to childhood Polio having impaired a leg and arm.
Paralympics Australia (PA) previously called the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) (1998–2019) [1] is the National Paralympic Committee in Australia for the Paralympic Games movement. It oversees the preparation and management of Australian teams that participate at the Summer Paralympics and the Winter Paralympics .
The medal table of the 2020 Summer Paralympics ranks the participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) by the number of gold medals that are won by their athletes during the competition. The 2020 Paralympics were the sixteenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities.
The International Paralympic Committee anticipated that the 2020 Summer Paralympics would be seen by a global audience of at least 4.25 billion viewers, an increase over the estimated 4.1 billion of the 2016 Games. [65] Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) provided live broadcasts for 19 of the 22 sports, an increase from 16 in Rio. [66]
The Men's javelin throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 8 events were contested in this discipline.
NANTERRE, France — American para swimmer Morgan Stickney dominated the field in the 400-meter freestyle SM7 final, winning by a stunning 17 seconds and setting a Paralympic record time of 4:53.88.
Corey Anderson (born 25 May 2000) is an Australian para-athlete who competes in the F38 category in throwing events. [1] He won the gold medal in the Men's Javelin F38 at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [2]