Australian Paralympic Rowing Team

Rowing was added to the Summer Paralympic Games competition schedule at the 2008 Beijing Games. Australia has been represented since 2008 Games.[1]

Medal Table

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
2008 Beijing 0 1 0 1 5
2012 London 0 1 0 1 5
2016 Rio 0 1 0 1 4
Total 0 3 0 3

Medalists

2008

Medal Name Event
 Silver Ross, KathrynKathryn Ross, John Maclean, Mixed Double Scull

2012

Medal Name Event
 Silver Horrie, ErikErik Horrie Men's Single Scull

2016

Medal Name Event
 Silver Horrie, ErikErik Horrie Men's Single Scull

Summer Paralympic Games

2008

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Representing Australia in rowing:
Single scull - Dominic Monypenny
Double scull - John Maclean, Kathryn Ross
Support staff - Administrattion - Adam Horner (Section Manager); Coaches - Peter Albisser (Head Coach), Rik Bryan ;
Rowing made its debut at the Beijing Games and Australia competed in two of the four events and won a silver medal in the double scull.[2]
Australia won a silver medal.

2012

See also: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Horrie competing at the 2012 London Paralympics
Ross and Gavin Bellis competing at the 2012 London Paralympics

Representing Australia in rowing:
Single scull – Erik Horrie
Pair – Gavin Bellis, Kathryn Ross[3]
Support staff – Administration – Dean Oakman (Section Manager); Coach – Chad King (Head) ; Boat Technician – Urs Graf ; Physiotherapist – Erin Smyth
[4]

[4]

2016

See also: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Representing Australia in rowing:

'Men's single scull' - Erik Horrie
Mixed double scull - Kathryn Ross (rower), Gavin Bellis, >br/> Mixed cox four' - Josephine Burnand (d) (cox), Davinia Lefroy (d), Kathleen Murdoch (d), Brock Ingram (d), Jeremy McGrath (rower) (d) Support staff - Administration - Dean Oakman (Team Manager) ; Coaches - Gordon Marcks, Tara Huntly, Jason Baker ; Boatman - Chris O'Brien[5]

(d) Paralympic Games debut

Australia qualified a boat in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four for the first time.[6] Erik Horrie repeated his medal success in London with a silver medal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rowing results". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Media Guide Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
  3. ↑ "Target gold as rowing team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News,. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 Media Guide : London 2012 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012.
  5. ↑ Media Guide Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. ↑ |title=Australian Paralympic Rowers to turn silver into gold|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/australian-paralympic-rowers-to-turn-silver-into-gold/|Australian Paralympic Committee News. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016
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