Australian Paralympic wheelchair tennis team
Wheelchair tennis first entered the Summer Paralympic Games in 1988 as a demonstration sport and as a full medal sport at the 1992 Barcelona Games.[1] Australia has competed at every Paralympic wheelchair tennis competition. There are teo categories of medals - open division and quad division.[1]
Notable Australian performances:
- Dylan Alcott won two gold medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics - men's quad singles and men's quad doubles with Heath Davidson/
- David Hall has won six medals (1 gold medal, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals at three Games - 1996 to 2004.
- Daniela Di Toro at the London Games competed at her fifth Games (1996–2012). She won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the Sydney Games
Medal Table
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Rio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Summer Paralympic Games
1988
Australia represented by:
Men – Michael Connell [2]
Wheelchair tennis was a demonstration sport. Michael Connell won a silver medal in the men's singles.[2]
1992
Australia represented by:
Men - Michael Connell, David Hall
Women – Randa Hinson, Sue Twelftree [2][3]
Australia won no medals.
1996
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Australia represented by:
Men – Mick Connell, David Hall
Women - Daniela Di Toro, Randa Hinson
Officials – Coach - Greg Crump
[4]
Australia won 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal.
2000
Australia represented in wheelchair tennis by:
Men - David Hall, David Johnson
Women – Daniela di Toro, Branka Pupovac
Officials Coach - Greg Crump (Head)
Australia had very impressive results making three finals out of four and winning 1 gold and 2 silver medals. David Hall took home one gold and one silver medal.[2][5][6]
2004
Australia represented in wheelchair tennis:
Men – Anthony Bonaccurso, David Hall, Ben Weekes
Women – Daniela Di Toro
Officials - Head Coach - Greg Crump ; Manager - Sallee Trewin
Australia won 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.[2][7]
2008
Representing Australia in wheelchair tennis:
Men - Michael Dobbie, Ben Weekes
Women - Daniela Di Toro
Officials - Head Coach - Greg Crump (Head Coach) ; Section Manager - Geoff Quinlan [2][8]
Daniela Di Toro competed at her fourth Games. Australia did not win a medal as no athletes progressed past the first round.
2012
Men - Ben Weekes, Adam Kellerman
Women - Daniela Di Toro, Janel Manns
Officials – Section Manager – Brenda Tierney ; Coaches – Greg Crump (Head), Craig Purcell [1]
Daniela Di Toro competed at her fifth Games.[9] Australia did not win any medals.
2016
Men - Dylan Alcott, Heath Davidson (d), Ben Weekes, Adam Kellerman
Women - Sarah Calati (d)
Officials - Coaches - Vernon Cheung (Men's), Franscois Vogelsberger (Quad) ; Team Leader - Brenda Tierney [10]
Australia achieved impressive results winning two gold medals, Dylan Alcott taking the men's singles and men's quad doubles with Heath Davidson.
(d) Paralympic Games debut
See also
- List of Australian Paralympic wheelchair tennis medalists
- Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics
- Australia at the Paralympics
References
- 1 2 3 Media Guide : London 2012 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tennis Results". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "History". Australian Paralympic Committee Media Guide Beijing 2008. Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008. p. 16.
- ↑ Golden days of Atlanta : Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, August 15–25, 1996. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
- ↑ Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
- ↑ "Australian 2000 Paralympic Team". Pandora WSebsite. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ Media Guide - Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004.
- ↑ Media Guide Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
- ↑ "APC names Paralympic wheelchair tennis". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ Media Guide Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.