Wheelchair tennis first entered the Summer Paralympic Games in 1988 as a demonstration sport and as a full medal sport at the 1992 Barcelona Games.[1] Australia has competed at every Paralympic wheelchair tennis competition. There are two categories of medals - open division and quad division.[1]
Notable Australian performances:
- Dylan Alcott won three gold and one silver medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
- David Hall has won six medals (1 gold medal, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals at three Games - 1996 to 2004.
- Daniela Di Toro at the London Games competed at her fifth Games (1996–2012). She won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the Sydney Games
Medal table
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 Sydney* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Rio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
Summer Paralympic Games
edit1988 Seoul
editAustralia represented by:
Men – Michael Connell[2]
Wheelchair tennis was a demonstration sport. Michael Connell won a silver medal in the men's singles.[2]
1992 Barcelona
editAustralia represented by:
Men - Michael Connell, David Hall
Women – Randa Hinson, Sue Twelftree [2][3]
Australia didn't receive any medals.
1996 Atlanta
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Australia represented by:
Men – Mick Connell, David Hall
Women - Daniela Di Toro, Randa Hinson
Coach - Greg Crump
[4]
Australia won 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal.
2000 Sydney
edit
Australia represented in wheelchair tennis by:
Men - David Hall, David Johnson
Women – Daniela Di Toro, Branka Pupovac
Coach - Greg Crump (Head)
Australia had competitive results making three finals out of four and winning 1 gold and 2 silver medals. David Hall took one gold and one silver medal.[2][5][6]
2004 Athens
editAustralia represented in wheelchair tennis:
Men – Anthony Bonaccurso, David Hall, Ben Weekes
Women – Daniela Di Toro
Head coach- Greg Crump
Officials - Manager – Sallee Trewin [2][7]
Australia won 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.
2008 Beijing
editRepresenting Australia in wheelchair tennis:
Men - Michael Dobbie, Ben Weekes
Women - Daniela Di Toro
Coach - Head Coach - Greg Crump
Officials - Section Manager – Geoff Quinlan[2][8]
Daniela Di Toro competed at her fourth Games. Australia did not win a medal as only Michael Dobbie progressed past the first round.
Detailed Australian Results
2012 London
editMen - Ben Weekes, Adam Kellerman
Women - Daniela Di Toro, Janel Manns
Coaches – Greg Crump (Head), Craig Purcell
Officials - Section Manager – Brenda Tierney; [1]
Daniela Di Toro competed at her fifth Games.[9] Australia did not win any medals.<bt/>
2016 Rio
editMen - Dylan Alcott, Heath Davidson (d), Ben Weekes, Adam Kellerman
Women - Sarah Calati (d)
Coaches - Vernon Cheung (Men's), Franscois Vogelsberger (Quad)
Officials Team Leader - Brenda Tierney [10]
Australia achieved impressive results winning two gold medals, Dylan Alcott taking the men's singles and men's quad doubles with Heath Davidson.
2020 Tokyo
editMen - Dylan Alcott, Heath Davidson, Martyn Dunn (d) Ben Weekes
Coaches- Jessica Moore (Men's), Franscois Vogelsberger (Quad)
Officials - Team Leader - Brenda Tierney [11]
Australia achieved impressive results winning one gold and one silver medals, Dylan Alcott taking gold the men's quad singles and teaming with Heath Davidson to win silver medal in the men's quad doubles.
(d) Paralympic Games debut
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tennis 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]
- ^ "APC names Paralympic wheelchair tennis". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 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.