Australian Paralympic Powerlifting Team

Australia has been represented in weightlifting / powerlifting at every Games since 1964 and winning a medal at every Games except 1984.[1] Paralympic powerlifting has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since 1984. Weightlifting had been on the Paralympic program since 1964, however after the 1992 Games the International Paralympic Committee made the decision drop weightlifting and hold powerlifting events only.

Brian McNicholl, at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games

Notable Australian athletes include:

Medal table

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1964 Tokyo 0 3 0 3
1968 Tel Aviv 1 0 0 1
1972 Heidelberg 10 0 1
1976 Toronto 1 0 1 2
1980 Arnhem 0 0 2 2
1984 Stoke Mandeville 0 0 0 0
1988 Seoul 0 1 2 3
1992 Barcelona 1 0 0 1
1996 Atlanta 0 1 0 1
2000 Sydney 0 1 0 1
2004 Athens 0 1 0 1
2008 Beijing 0 1 0 1
2012 London 0 0 0 0
Total 4 8 5 17

[1]

Summer Paralympic Games

Australian representatives in weightlifting and powerlifting.

1964

Australia represented by:
Men – Michael Dow, Gary Hooper, Vic Renalson [1]
Australia won three silver medals.

Medal Name Event
 Silver Dow, MichaelMichael Dow Men's Featherweight
 Silver Hooper, GaryGary Hooper Men's Lightweight
 Silver Renalson, VicVic Renalson Men's Heavyweight

1968

Australia represented by:
Men – Gary Hooper, Vic Renalson[1]

Medal Name Event
 Gold Renalson, VicVic Renalson Men's Heavyweight

1972

Australia represented by:
Men – Dennis Kay, Terry Mason, Vic Renalson[1]

Medal Name Event
 Gold Renalson, VicVic Renalson Men's heavyweight

1976

Australia represented by:
Men – Terry Mason, Vic Renalson[1]

Medal Name Event
 Gold Renalson, VicVic Renalson[1] Men's middleweight
 Bronze Mason, TerryTerry Mason[1] Men's light featherweight

1980

Australia represented by:
Men – Barry Kalms, Brian McNicholl, John Sheil[1]

Medal Name Event
 Bronze Kalms, BarryBarry Kalms[1] Men's lightweight −65 kg amputee
 Bronze McNicholl, BrianBrian McNicholl[1] Men's middleweight −75 kg paraplegic

1984

Australia represented by:
Men – Brian McNicholl[1]
Australia did not win any medals. Brian McNicholl came 4th in his event.[1][5]

1988

Australia represented in powerlifting by:
Men – Michael Farrell, Matthew Pobje[1]
Australia represented in weightlifting by:
Men – Ray Epstein, Brian McNicholl, Arnie Money, Paul O'Brien, Col Richards [1]

Medal Name Event
 Silver Pobje, MatthewMatthew Pobje Men's 100 kg
 Bronze Farrell, MichaelMichael Farrell Men's 100 kg
 Bronze McNicholl, BrianBrian McNicholl Men's 85 kg

1992

Australia represented by:
Men – Ray Epstein, Steve Green, Brian McNicholl [1][6]

Medal Name Event
 Gold McNicholl, BrianBrian McNicholl Men's 90 kg

1996

Richard Nicholson at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

Australia represented in powerlifting by:
Men – Willem Bos, Michael Farrell, Brian McNicholl, Richard Nicholson
Coach – Blagoi Blagoev[1][7]

Medal Name Event
 Silver McNicholl, BrianBrian McNicholl Men's Up To 90 kg

2000

Australia represented in powerlifting by:

Men – Shaun Cavuoto, Darren Gardiner, Steve Green, Paul Hyde, Richard Nicholson, Kahi Puru, Wayne Sharpe
Women – Deahnne McIntyre, Julie Russell, Vicky Machen, Kim Neuenkirchen, Melissa Trafela, Sue Twelftree
Coaches – Blagoi Blagoev (Head), Ray Epstein

Medal Name Event
 Silver Nicholson, RichardRichard Nicholson[1][8][9] Men's 60 kg

2004

Australia represented in powerlifting:
Men – Darren Gardiner, Steve Green, Wayne Sharpe
Women – Deahnne McIntyre
Coaches – Martin Leach (Coach), Michael Farrell[1][10]

Medal Name Event
 Silver Men's +100 kg

Gardiner originally finished third but was awarded the silver medal after Habibollah Mousavi gold medallist in +100 kg was disqualified after a positive doping test.

2008

Representing Australia in powerlifting:
Men – Darren Gardiner, Abebe Fekadu
Women – Deahnne McIntyre
Coaches – Ray Epstein (Head Coach), Bill Nancarrow[1][11]

Medal Name Event
 Silver Gardiner, DarrenDarren Gardiner Men's 100 +kg

2012

Selected team of 2 athletes.
Men – Darren Gardiner and Abebe Fekadu.
Coaches – Ray Epstein (Head)
Darren Gardiner, a previous Games medallist competed at his fourth Games and Fekadu, a refugee from Ethiopia at his second Games. Australia did not win any medals.

2016

No athletes selected.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Powerlifting and weightlifting results". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Vic Renalson". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Brian McNicholl". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Darren Gardiner". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Results of VII World Wheelchair Games". Sports 'n spokes: 12. Nov–Dec 1984.
  6. ↑ "History". Australian Paralympic Committee Media Guide Beijing 2008. Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008. p. 16.
  7. ↑ Golden days of Atlanta : Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, August 15–25, 1996. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
  8. ↑ Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
  9. ↑ "Australian 2000 Paralympic Team". Pandora WSebsite. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  10. ↑ Media Guide – Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004.
  11. ↑ Media Guide Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
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