Australian Paralympic Shooting Team
Shooting has been included in the Summer Paralympic Games from the 1976 Games. Australia has been represented at each Games since 1976.
Notable Australian athletes:
- Elizabeth Kosmala, a wheelchair athlete, has won 12 shooting medals (9 gold and 3 silver medals). Kosmala has been selected in the team for London Games. It will be her 11th consecutive Games.
- Barbara Caspers has won 7 medals (5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals)[1]
Medal Table
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Toronto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1980 Arnhem | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1988 Seoul | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 Rio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
Summer Paralympic Games
1976
Australia represented by:
Men – Kevin Bawden, J. Handbridge
Women – Elizabeth Richards
[1]
Australia won 1 gold medal through Elizabeth Richard's performance in Mixed rifle shooting 2-5.
1980
Australia represented by:
Men – ? Pascoe
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
Australia won 6 medals - 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal [1]
1984
Australia represented by:
Men – Troy Andrews, Kevin Bawden, Keith Bremner, Allan Chadwick, Peter Parker, Andrew Rainbow, Stanley Sims, Grant Walker
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
[1]
Australian team won 9 gold medals - Barbara Caspers and Elizabeth Kosmala both won 4 gold medals and Allan Chadwick one gold medal.
1988
Australia represented by:
Men – Robert Bakker, Keith Bremner, Allan Chadwick, Andrew Rainbow, Stanley Simms, Grant Walker
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala [1]
Elizabeth Kosmala won all Australia's shooting medals - 3 gold medals and one silver medal.
1992
Australia represented by:
Men – Keith Bremner, Andrew Rambow
Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
[1][2]
1996
Australia represented by:
Men – Ashley Adams, Keith Bremner, Iain Fischer, James Nomarhas, Peter Worsley
Women – Patricia Fischer, Libby Kosmala
Coach – Yvonne Hill (Head), Raymund Brummell
[3]
2000
Australia represented in shooting by:
Men – Ashley Adams, Stephen Guy, Stan Kosmala, Jeff Lane, James Nomarhas, Paul Schofield, Peter Shannon, Peter Tait, Peter Worsley
Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
Coaches – Yvonne Hill (Head), Anne Bugden, Evangelos Anagnostou Officials – Andre Jurich
Australia won a silver medal with Peter Tait’s performance in the pistol. Six shooters made finals.[1]
2004
Australia represented in shooting:
Men - Ashley Adams, James Nomarhas, Peter Worsley, David Ziebarth Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
Coaches - Miroslav Sipek (Head), Hans Heiderman Officials - Michelle Fletcher (Manager), Craig Jarvis, Elizabeth Ziebarth
Australia won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal through Ashley Adams' performances.[1][6]
2008
Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Ashley Adams, Sebastian Hume, Jason Maroney
Women - Libby Kosmala
Coaches - Miro Sipek (Head Coach), Michelle Fletcher Officials - Nick Sullivan (Section Manager), Anne Bugden
[1][7]
Australia did not win a medal.
2012
Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Ashley Adams, Luke Cain, Jason Maroney, Bradley Mark
Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
Support staff – Administration – Nick Sullivan (Section Manager) ; Coach – Miro Sipek ; Technical Support – Stuart Smith ; Personal Care Attendant – Anne Bugden, Yvonne Cain, Margaret Zubcic [8]
Libby Kosmala competed at her 11th Paralympic Games at the age of 70. Ashley Adams competed at his 4th Games.[9] Natalie Smith won a bronze medal.
2016
Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Luke Cain, Bradley Mark, Chris Pitt (d), Anton Zappelli (d)
Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
Officials - Head Coach - Miro Sipek, Team Leader - Tim Mahon, Assistant Coach - Margret Bugden , Carers - Yvonne Cain, Stuart Smith, Maragret Zubcic
[10]
Australia did not win any medals. Australia's best placing was Christopher Pitt's fourth.
(d) Paralympic Games debut
Australia did not win any medals. Australia's best placing was Christopher Pitt's fourth.
See also
- List of Australian Paralympic shooting medalists
- Shooting at the Summer Paralympics
- Australia at the Paralympics
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Shooting 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.
- ↑ Media Guide : London 2012 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012.
- ↑ "Kosmala on target for 11th Games". Australian Broadcasting Corporation News. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ Media Guide Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.