Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Australia will be participating at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020.

Australia at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeAUS
NPCAustralian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.org.au
in Tokyo
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Administration

In May 2017, Paralympics Australia announced Kate McLoughlin as the Chef de Mission, McLoughlin held the position at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1] In November 2019, wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt and table tennis player Daniela di Toro, were named as co-captains.[2]

Fundraising

Paralympics Australia is aiming to send one of Australia’s largest ever Paralympic Teams to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at a cost in excess of $10 million. Athletes from more than 15 sports will be supported by pilots and guides for vision impaired athletes, ramp assistants for boccia athletes, coaches, managers and operational personnel including medical, technical, and administration staff. In February 2019, the Australian Government announced funding of $8 million to effectively manage the planning, coordination and delivery of the Australian Paralympic Team at 2020 Toyko Paralympics. Paralympics Australia aims to raise the outstanding $2.5million for the 2020 Team through fundraising efforts, corporate sponsors and State Government support.[3]

Events

On 31 January 2015, the IPC officially announced that badminton and taekwondo had been added to the Paralympic programme for 2020, which will replace 7-a-side football and sailing (both dropped due to an insufficient international reach).[4]

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Archer Jonathon Milne has qualified for the men's individual compound open event.[5]

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Sam Carter Men's 100m T54
Men's 400m T54
Jaryd Clifford Men's 1500m T13
Men's 5000m T13
Deon Kenzie Men's 1500m T38
Rheed McCracken Men's 100m T34
Evan O'Hanlon Men's 100m T38
Chad Perris Men's 100m T13
Michael Roeger Men's 1500m T46
Men's marathon T46 N/A
James Turner Men's 100m T36
Men's 400m T36
Men's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Points Rank
Corey Anderson Men's javelin throw F38
Ari Gesini Men's long jump T38
Guy Henly Men's discus throw F37
Women's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Eliza Ault-Connell Women's 400m T54
Women's 800m T54
Women's marathon T54 N/A
Rhiannon Clarke Women's 100m T38
Madison de Rozario Women's 800m T53
Women's 1500m T54
Women's 5000m T54
Women's marathon T54 N/A
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Points Rank
Sarah Edmiston Women's discus throw F64
Claire Keefer Women's shot put F41
Vanessa Low Women's long jump T63
Sarah Walsh Women's long jump T64

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Boccia
Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Goalball
Main article: Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Paracanoeing
Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Paratriathlon
Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Australia have earned nine allocation slots during the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.[6][7]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jesse Aungles Men's 100m backstroke S8
Brenden Hall Men's 400m freestyle S9
Ahmed Kelly Men's 150m individual medley SM3
Grant Patterson Men's 50m breaststroke SB2
Ben Popham Men's 100m freestyle S8
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ellie Cole Women's 100m backstroke S9
Lakeisha Patterson Women's 400m freestyle S9
Tiffany Thomas Kane Women's 100m breaststroke SB7
Rachael Watson Women's 50m freestyle S4

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Eleven Australian table tennis players have qualified to compete.[8][9]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jake Ballestrino Men's singles C7
Joel Coughlan Men's singles C10
Trevor Hirth Men's singles C6
Ma Lin Men's singles C9
Nathan Pellissier Men's singles C8
Samuel von Einem Men's singles C11
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Daniela Di Toro Women's singles C4
Lei Li Na Women's singles C9
Melissa Tapper Women's singles C10
Yang Qian

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball
Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair rugby
Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Broadcasting

Seven West Media has signed an agreement with the Australian Paralympic Committee for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[10]

See also

References
  1. "McLoughlin begins her second term as Australian Paralympic Chef de Mission". Paralympics Australia website. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. "Di Toro and Batt to captain 2020 Australian Paralympic Team". Paralympics Australia. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. "Federal Government boost for Australia's 2020 Paralympic Team". Paralympics Australia website. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. "IPC announces final Tokyo 2020 Paralympic sports programme". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. "Paralympic Games 2020 Qualification Places" (PDF). ianseo.net. 9 June 2019.
  6. "Medallists by Event" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2019.
  7. "World Championships Slot Allocations" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 October 2019.
  8. "Titles retained, titles regained; familiar names secure Darwin podium places". International Table Tennis Federation. 2 May 2019.
  9. "ITTF Oceania Para TT Championships". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 9 June 2019.
  10. Knox, David. "Seven announces Paralympics Tokyo 2020 deal". TV Tonight website. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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