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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 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 – Peter 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 Seoul
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 Barcelona
Australia represented by:
Men – Keith Bremner, Andrew Rambow
Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
[1][2]
1996 Atlanta
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 Sydney
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 Athens
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 Beijing
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 London
Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Ashley Adams, Luke Cain, Jason Maroney, Bradley Mark
Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
Coach - Miro Sipek
Officials – Section Manager – Nick Sullivan, 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 Rio
Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Luke Cain, Bradley Mark, Chris Pitt (d), Anton Zappelli (d)
Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
'Coach - Head Coach - Miro Sipek, Assistant Coach - Margret Bugden,
Officials - Team Leader - Tim Mahon, Carers - Yvonne Cain, Stuart Smith, Maragret Zubcic
[10]
Australia did not win any medals. Australia's best placing was Christopher Pitt's fourth.
2020 Tokyo
Representing Australia in shooting:
Men - Chris Pitt, Anton Zappelli
Women - Natalie Smith
Officials - Team Leader - Kurt Olsen, Technical Support - Catherine Berry [11]
Australia did not win any medals.
(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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "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. Archived from the original on 19 October 2000. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Media Guide - Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Media Guide Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Media Guide : London 2012 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Media Guide Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Paralympics Australia. 2021.