Australia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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| Australia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | AUS |
| NPC | Paralympics Australia |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 11 in 2 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia is scheduled to competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
Administration[edit]
In June 2022, Paralympics Australia announced Kate McLoughlin as the Chef de Mission, her third Summer Paralympics in this role.[1] Assistant Chef de Missions: Bridie Kean, Tim Mannion and Ben Troy.[2] Curtis McGrath and Angie Ballard were appointed team captains.[3]
Competitors[edit]
The following is the list of officially selected number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | |||
| Athletics | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Badminton | |||
| Boccia | |||
| Cycling | |||
| Equestrian | |||
| Paracanoeing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Powerlifting | |||
| Rowing | |||
| Shooting | |||
| Swimming | |||
| Table tennis | |||
| Taekwondo | |||
| Wheelchair basketball | |||
| Wheelchair rugby | |||
| Wheelchair tennis | |||
| Total | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Archery[edit]
Australia secured seven quota places in all of the individual event, and two quotas in mixed team event, by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic; and at the 2024 Africa–Oceania Qualification Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Individual W1 | — | ||||||||
| Individual compound | |||||||||
| Individual recurve | |||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Individual compound | |||||||||
| Individual recurve | |||||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| | Team compound | |||||||
| | Team recurve | |||||||
Athletics[edit]
Eight athletes selected on 23 April 2024. [5]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- DQ = Disqualified
- PR = Paralympic Record
- AR = Area (or continental) Record
- NR = National Record
- SB = Season's Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| James Turner | 100 m T36 | ||||
| James Turner | 400 m T36 | ||||
| Angus Hincksman | 1500 m T38 | — | |||
| Reece Langdon | |||||
| Michael Roeger | 1500 m T46 | — | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mali Lovell | 100 metres T36 | ||||
| Mali Lovell | 200 metres T36 | ||||
| Madison de Rozario | 800 m T53 | — | |||
| Madison de Rozario | Marathon T53 | — | |||
- Field events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Michal Burian | Javelin throw F64 | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Vanessa Low | Long jump T63 | ||
Boccia[edit]
Australia entered two athletes into the Paralympics games, after nominated top four teams in mixed BC3 events, through the final world ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mixed pairs BC3 | — | ||||||||||
Cycling[edit]
Australia entered two para-cyclist (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[6]
Equestrian[edit]
Australia entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, as the highest Oceanian team, not yet qualified, through final world para dressage rankings.
- Team
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | Score | Rank | |||
| See above | Team | ||||
Paracanoeing[edit]
Three athletes selected on 13 April 2024.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Curtis McGrath | Men's KL2 | ||||||
| Dylan Littlehales | Men's KL3 | ||||||
| Susan Seipel | Women's VL2 | ||||||
Rowing[edit]
Australian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| PR1 men's single sculls | |||||||
| | PR3 mixed double sculls | ||||||
| | PR3 mixed coxed four | ||||||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Swimming[edit]
Australia secured ten quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 50 m freestyle S10 | |||||
| 100 m backstroke S14 | |||||
| 150 m individual medley SM3 | |||||
| 200 m individual medley SM9 | |||||
| 200 m individual medley SM10 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 50 m freestyle S13 | |||||
| 100 m freestyle S9 | |||||
| 400 m freestyle S9 | |||||
| 100 m backstroke S12 | |||||
Table tennis[edit]
Australia entered ten athletes for the Paralympic games. Six of them qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective class, through the 2023 Oceanian Championships in Honiara, Solomon Islands;[8] meanwhile the other athletes qualified through the allocations of ITTF final world ranking.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Individual C3 | |||||||||
| Individual C4 | |||||||||
| Individual C8 | |||||||||
| Individual C9 | |||||||||
| Individual C11 | |||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Individual C1–2 | |||||||||
| Individual C4 | |||||||||
| Individual C9 | |||||||||
| Individual C10 | |||||||||
Wheelchair basketball[edit]
Australia men "Rollers" qualified to compete at Paris 2024, following the triumph of the nations gold medal results at the 2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[9] Australian women "Gliders" failed to qualify.[10]
Men's tournament[edit]
| Squad | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Australia men | |||||||
Wheelchair rugby[edit]
Australia has qualified to compete at the Paralympic games, by virtue of their top three highest ranked team results, at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Wellington, New Zealand.[11]
- Standings
| Squad | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Australia national team | |||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "McLoughlin Ready For Two-Year Lead-In As Paris 2024 Chef De Mission". Paralympics Australia. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "'Lived Experience' Key To Prominent Games Appointment | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Superb Athletes And Fierce Advocates: Australia's Paris 2024 Co-Captains Named". Paralympics Australia. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Experience And Youth Combine For Paris Games | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Powerhouse Trio First Australian Athletes Confirmed For Paris Paralympics | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Places Reserved as Australians Write Names Amongst Successful Ever". International Table Tennis Federation. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "THRILLING CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY SECURES GOLD AND PARIS 2024 BERTH FOR AUSTRALIA". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Gliders fall short at 2024 IWBF Repechage". www.australia.basketball. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Steelers Set Sights On Paralympic Gold After Overtime Epic | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.