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[[Sam Von Einem]] in winning the silver medal won Australia's first medal since [[Terry Biggs]] won gold in 1984. |
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Revision as of 01:02, 22 September 2016
Australia was represented in table tennis at the 1960 Summer Paralympics.In the early Games, many Australian table tennis players represented Australia in several sports. It was won 8 medals - 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Gold medallists are:
- Daphne Ceeney and Marion O'Brien in 1964
- Terry Biggs in 1984
Medal tally
| Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1964 Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1968 Tel-Aviv | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1972 Heidelberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Arnhem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Rio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Summer Paralympic Games
1960
Australia represented by:
Men - Bruno Moretti, Bill Mather-Brown[1]
Australia won a silver medal in Men's Doubles B - Bruno Moretti, Bill Mather-Brown
1964
Australia represented by:
Men - Allan McLucas
Women - Daphne Ceeney, Marion O'Brien, Elaine Schreiber [1]
Australia won 1 gold and 3 bronze medals.
1968
Australia represented by:
Men - Kevin Bawden, Alan Conn, Kevin Coombs, John Martin, Bill Mather-Brown, Allan McLucas, Bruno Moretti, Jimmy Newton, Tony South, Don Watts
Women - Lorraine Dodd, Daphne Hilton, Cherrie Loydstrom, Marion O'Brien, Elaine Schreiber, Pam Smith [1]
Australia won 1 silver medal in Women's Doubles C - Marion O'Brien, Elaine Schreiber.
1972
Australia represented by:
Men – Bob Millan, Cliff Rickard
Women - ? [1]
Australia did not win any medals.
1976
Australia represented by:
Men – Kevin Bawden, Wayne Flood, Ray Letheby, Peter Marsh, John Martin, Ross Soutar
Women – Elaine Schreiber
[1]
Australia did not win any medals.
1980
Australia represented by:
Men – Donald Dann, Peter Marsh, John Martin, John Sheil, Charlie Tapscott [1]
Australia did not win any medals.
1984
Australia represented by:
Men – Terry Biggs, Paul Croft, Joe Marlow, Errol Smith [1]
Australian won a gold medal through Terry Biggs performance.
1988
Australia represented by:
Men – Geoffrey Barden, Marcel Bucello, Paul Croft, Gary Croker, Jeremy Halloran, Craig Parson, John Sheil, Ian Simpson
Women – Carmel Williams[1]
Australia did not win any medals.
1992
Australia represented by:
Men – Csaba Bobory [1][2]
Australia won no medals.
1996
No athletes
2000
Australia represented by:
Men - Bill Medley, Ross Schurgott
Officials - Head Coach - Joe Hoad (Head) ; Officials - Carmel Medley
Australia was given two wild card entries due to it being the host nation. It did not win any medals as no athlete progressed past the first round.[1][3]
2004
No athletes
2008
Australia represented by:
Women - Rebecca Julian, Sarah Lazzaro
Officials - Head Coach - Brian Berry, Section Manager - Barbara Talbot Catherine Morrow was selected but withdrew from the team.[4][5]
Australia did not win any medals.
2012
Australia represented by:
Women- Melissa Tapper, Rebecca McDonnell
Officials - Head Coach - Alois Rosario ; Team Leader - Roger Massie
[6]
Australia did not win any medals.
2016
Australia represented by:
Women- Daniela Di Toro, Melissa Tapper, Andrea McDonnell (d)
Men- Barak Mizrachi (d), Samuel Von Einem (d)
Officials - Head Coach - Alois Rosario ; Team Leader - Roger Massie
[7]
Sam Von Einem in winning the silver medal won Australia's first medal since Terry Biggs won gold in 1984.
(d)= Paralympic Games debut
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Table tennis results". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Australian Team Members Profile Handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1992.
- ^ Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
- ^ Media Guide Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
- ^ Annual Report 2007-2008. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
- ^ Media Guide : London 2012 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012.
- ^ Media Guide Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.