Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics | |
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Governing body | ITF |
Events | 6 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 2) |
Games | |
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics | |
Wheelchair tennis was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1988, with two events being held (Men's and Women's Singles). It became an official medal-awarding sport in 1992 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then. Four events were held from 1992 to 2000, with quad events (mixed gender) in both singles and doubles added in 2004.
Events
Six events are contested at each Paralympic. Only men's and women's singles were held at the 1988 Paralympics, when it was a demonstration sport. These were joined by men's and women's doubles events at its first medal games. In 2004 events were added to the roster for athletes with quadriplegia (as such they are also known as "quad" events), the gender for this event is mixed.
Current events
- Men's singles
- Men's doubles
- Women's singles
- Women's doubles
- Quad singles
- Quad doubles
Medalists
Medal winning teams for every Summer Games since 1992 are as follows:
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Doubles
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1992 Barcelona | United States (USA) Brad Parks Randy Snow |
France (FRA) Thierry Caillier Laurent Giammartini |
Germany (GER) Stefan Bitterauf Kai Schramayer |
1996 Atlanta | United States (USA) Stephen Welch Vance Parmelly |
Australia (AUS) David Hall Mick Connell |
Netherlands (NED) Ricky Molier Eric Stuurman |
2000 Sydney | Netherlands (NED) Ricky Molier Robin Ammerlaan |
Australia (AUS) David Johnson David Hall |
United States (USA) Stephen Welch Scott Douglas |
2004 Athens | Japan (JPN) Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida |
France (FRA) Michaël Jeremiasz Lahcen Majdi |
Australia (AUS) Anthony Bonaccurso David Hall |
2008 Beijing | France (FRA) Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz |
Sweden (SWE) Stefan Olsson Peter Vikström |
Japan (JPN) Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida |
2012 London | Sweden (SWE) Stefan Olsson Peter Vikström |
France (FRA) Frederic Cattaneo Nicolas Peifer |
France (FRA) Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz |
Women's Doubles
Quad Singles
Quad Doubles
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2004 Athens | United States (USA) Nick Taylor David Wagner |
Great Britain (GBR) Mark Eccleston Peter Norfolk |
Netherlands (NED) Monique de Beer Bas van Erp |
2008 Beijing | United States (USA) Nick Taylor David Wagner |
Israel (ISR) Boaz Kramer Shraga Weinberg |
Great Britain (GBR) Jamie Burdekin Peter Norfolk |
2012 London | United States (USA) Nicholas Taylor David Wagner |
Great Britain (GBR) Andrew Lapthorne Peter Norfolk |
Israel (ISR) Noam Gershony Shraga Weinberg |
References
- "Wheelchair Tennis History". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- "Results by Sport – Wheelchair Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-25.