Australia was represented by six athletes in the first Paralympic Paracanoeing event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
It was their Paralympic debut for all members of the team.
Medal Tally
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Rio | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Summer Paralympic Games
edit2016 Rio
editAustralia was represented by:
Men - Colin Sieders (d), Curtis McGrath (d), Dylan Littlehales (d)
Women - Jocelyn Neumueller (d), Susan Seipel (d), Amanda Reynolds (d)
Coaches - Andrea King (Head), Guy Power
Officials - Team Leader - Christine Bain, Physiotherapist - Melissa Nolan [1]
Australia won three medals with Curtis McGrath taking gold in Men's KL2, Amanda Reynolds taking silver in the Women's KL3 and Susan Seipel taking bronze in the Women's KL2.
2020 Tokyo
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Australia was represented by:
Men - Curtis McGrath, Dylan Littlehales
Women- Susan Seipel, Amanda Reynolds
Coaches -Shaun Caven, Jake Michael
Officials - Physiotherapist - Kate O'Connell
[2]
Australia won three medals with Curtis McGrath taking gold in Men's KL2 and VL3 and Susan Seipel taking silver in the Women's VL3.
References
edit- ^ 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.