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 | |
| 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][4]
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][4]
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 [6]
Libby Kosmala competed at her 11th Paralympic Games at the age of 70. Ashley Adams competed at his 4th Games.[7] Natalie Smith won a bronze medal.
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.
- 1 2 3 Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
- ↑ "Australian 2000 Paralympic Team". Pandora WSebsite. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ 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.