Australia at the Games
Paralympic Games - 1996 Atlanta, USA
X Summer Paralympics
| Men | Event | Position | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony BIDDLE (NSW) | High Jump - Para-Athletics (F10-11) | 4 | Final 4th 1.70m | |||
| Fabian BLATTMAN (NSW) | 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T50) | 6 | Final 6th 1:28.27 | |||
| 800 metres - Para-Athletics (T50) | 2 | Final 2nd 2:46.67 | ||||
| 1500 metres - Para-Athletics (T50) | 1 | Final 1st 5:09.41 | ||||
| Marathon - Para-Athletics (T50) | 7 | DNF | ||||
| Damien BURROUGHS (ACT) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F36) | 8 | Final 8th 8.94m | |||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F36) | 1 | Final 1st 38.40m | ||||
| Geoffrey CLARKE (NSW) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T35) | 12 | Ht1 6th 14.55(+1.1) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T34-35) | 14 | Ht1 DNS | ||||
| Leroi COURT (Tas) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T12) | 3 | Ht2 5th 11.43(+2.4); Final 3rd 11.48(-0.1) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T12) | 5 | Ht2 4th 23.60(+1.8); Final 5th 23.68(-0.4) | ||||
| Mark DAVIES (NT) | Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F10) | 4 | Final 4th 34.56m | |||
| Michael DOWLING (ACT) | Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F43-44) | 9 | Final 9th 39.42m | |||
| Stephen EATON (Qld) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F32-33) | 6 | Final 6th 7.82m | |||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F32-33) | 3 | Final 3rd 27.42m | ||||
| John EDEN (ACT) | Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F42) | 3 | Final 3rd 41.14m | |||
| Donald 'Don' ELGIN (Vic) | Pentathlon - Para-Athletics (P44) | 4 | 4th 4091pts (LJ 4.94m, SP 11.54m, 100m 13.39, DT 39.50m, 400m 68.35) | |||
| Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F43-44) | 13 | Final 13th 11.64m | ||||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F43-44) | 12 | Final 12th 38.30m | ||||
| David EVANS (NSW) | 800 metres - Para-Athletics (T44-46) | 2 | Ht2 1st 1:57.66; Final 2nd 1:55.81 | |||
| 1500 metres - Para-Athletics (T44-46) | 1 | Final 1st 3:59.68 | ||||
| 5,000 metres - Para-Athletics (T44-46) | 15 | Final DNS | ||||
| 4 x 100m - Para-Athletics (T42-46) | Final 1st 45.40 | |||||
| Neil FULLER (SA) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T43-44) | 2 | Ht1 1st 12.14; Final 2nd 12.02(+0.9) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T43-44) | 2 | Final 2nd 24.72(+0.1) | ||||
| 4 x 100m - Para-Athletics (T42-46) | Final 1st 45.40 | |||||
| Long Jump - Para-Athletics (F44) | 5 | Final 5th 5.64m(-0.2) | ||||
| Terence 'Terry' GIDDY (NSW) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F55) | 3 | Final 3rd 9.44m | |||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F55) | 4 | Final 4th 34.16m | ||||
| David GOODMAN (Vic) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T12) | 6 | Ht1 3rd 11.65(+2.8); Final 6th 11.91(-0.1) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T12) | 7 | Ht1 3rd 23.85(+1.3); Final 7th 24.16(-0.4) | ||||
| 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T12) | 6 | Ht1 3rd 53.49; Final 6th 53.28 | ||||
| Adrian GROGAN (NSW) | 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T36) | 5 | Final 5th 59.73 | |||
| 800 metres - Para-Athletics (T34-36) | 6 | Final 6th 2:18.33 | ||||
| Brian HARVEY (Qld) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F34/37) | 6 | Final 6th 9.83m | |||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F34/37) | 8 | Final 8th 23.44m | ||||
| Javelin Throw - Para-Athletics (F34/37) | 1 | Final 1st 34.70m | ||||
| Lachlan JONES (Vic) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T32) | 1 | Final 1st 19.90(-0.6) | |||
| 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T32-33) | 7 | Ht2 5th 70.87 | ||||
| John LINDSAY (Vic) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T52) | 1 | Ht1 1st 15.19(+1.8); Final 1st 15.22(+0.1) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T52) | 2 | Ht2 1st 27.44(+0.3); Final 2nd 27.38(+0.8) | ||||
| 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T52) | 3 | Ht2 4th 55.61; Final 3rd 52.93 | ||||
| Hamish MACDONALD (ACT) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F32-33) | 1 | Final 1st 10.45m | |||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F32-33) | 4 | Final 4th 27.36m | ||||
| Timothy 'Tim' MATTHEWS (Vic) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T45-46) | 6 | Ht2 3rd 11.49(+0.3); Final 6th 11.65 | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T45-46) | 9 | Ht3 4th 23.62(-0.5) | ||||
| 4 x 100m - Para-Athletics (T42-46) | Final 1st 45.40 | |||||
| Kerrod MCGREGOR (Qld) | Pentathlon - Para-Athletics (P42) | 2 | 2nd 4097pts (LJ 4.27m, SP 10.38m, JT 40.54m, DT 33.86m, HJ 1.67m) | |||
| Paul NUNNARI (NSW) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T53) | 18 | Ht2 6th 15.95(+0.2) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T53) | 19 | Ht4 5th 29.18(-0.3) | ||||
| 800 metres - Para-Athletics (T53) | 22 | Ht4 6th 1:46.40 | ||||
| Marathon - Para-Athletics (T52-53) | 48 | 48th 1:57:18 | ||||
| Sam RICKARD (NT) | 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T12) | 5 | Ht2 5th 52.82; Final 5th 52.83 | |||
| 1500 metres - Para-Athletics (T12) | 8 | Final DNF | ||||
| Jaime ROMAGUERA (Qld) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T34) | 2 | Final 2nd 14.96(-0.1) | |||
| Russell SHORT (Vic) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F12) | 2 | Final 2nd 14.94m | |||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F12) | 2 | Final 2nd 42.56m | ||||
| Greg SMITH (Vic) | 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T51) | 10 | Ht1 5th 1:10.84 | |||
| 1500 metres - Para-Athletics (T51) | 8 | Final 8th 4:05.59 | ||||
| 5,000 metres - Para-Athletics (T51) | 2 | Final 2nd 13:39.90 | ||||
| Marathon - Para-Athletics (T51) | 13 | DNF | ||||
| Bradley THOMAS (Tas) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T43-44) | 3 | Ht2 2nd 12.20; Final 3rd 12.02(+0.9) | |||
| 4 x 100m - Para-Athletics (T42-46) | Final 1st 45.40 | |||||
| Long Jump - Para-Athletics (F44) | 3 | Final 3rd 5.74m(+0.4) | ||||
| Darren THRUPP (Qld) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T37) | 4 | Final 4th 12.53(-0.7) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T37) | 3 | Final 3rd 25.52(-2.3) | ||||
| 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T37) | 4 | Final 4th 57.72 | ||||
| Long Jump - Para-Athletics (F34-37) | 1 | Final 1st 5.74m(-0.2) | ||||
| Matthew VAN ELDIK (Qld) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F32-33) | 7 | Final 7th 7.12m | |||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F32-33) | 5 | Final 5th 25.24m | ||||
| Bruce WALLRODT (WA) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F53) | 1 | Final 1st 9.12m | |||
| Javelin Throw - Para-Athletics (F53) | 3 | Final 3rd 23.68m | ||||
| Paul WIGGINS (WA) | 1500 metres - Para-Athletics (T52-53) | 5 | Ht2 2nd 3:09.96; SF2 3rd 3:12.53; Final 5th 3:07.03 | |||
| 5,000 metres - Para-Athletics (T52-53) | 6 | Ht3 2nd 10:40.00; SF1 3rd 10:37.92; Final 6th 10:48.33 | ||||
| 10,000 metres - Para-Athletics (T52-53) | 10 | Ht1 3rd 22:09.61; Final 10th 21:59.58 | ||||
| Marathon - Para-Athletics (T52-53) | 26 | 26th 1:44:52 | ||||
| AUSTRALIA - PARA-ATHLETICS | 4 x 100m - Para-Athletics (T34-37) | 5 | Final 5th 53.95 | |||
| 4 x 100m - Para-Athletics (T42-46) | 1 | Final 1st 45.40 | ||||
| Women | Event | Position | Result | |||
| Christine 'Christie' DAWES (Skelton) (NSW) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T53) | 9 | Ht1 5th 19.26(-0.2) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T53) | 10 | Ht2 6th 33.97(+1.2) | ||||
| Marsha GREEN (NSW) | 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T11) | 7 | Ht3 3rd 28.34 | |||
| 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T11) | 6 | Ht1 2nd 66.10 | ||||
| Lisa LLORENS (ACT) | 200 metres - Para-Athletics (MH) | 3 | Final 3rd 27.32 | |||
| Long Jump - Para-Athletics (MH) | 1 | Final 1st 4.95m(-0.1) | ||||
| Alison QUINN (NSW) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T36-37) | 3 | Ht2 1st 15.45(-1.5); Final 3rd 15.31(-2.9) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T34-37) | 8 | Ht1 3rd 32.27(+0.6); Final DNS | ||||
| Sharon RACKHAM (ACT) | 200 metres - Para-Athletics (MH) | 1 | Final 1st 26.79 | |||
| Long Jump - Para-Athletics (MH) | 8 | Final 8th 4.26m(+0.3) | ||||
| Louise SAUVAGE (NSW) | 400 metres - Para-Athletics (T53) | 1 | Ht1 1st 55.05; Final 1st 54.96 | |||
| 800 metres - Para-Athletics (T53) | 1 | Ht1 1st 1:53.08; Final 1st 1:52.80 | ||||
| 1500 metres - Para-Athletics (T52-53) | 1 | Final 1st 3:30.45 | ||||
| 5,000 metres - Para-Athletics (T52-53) | 1 | Final 1st 12:40.71 | ||||
| Marathon - Para-Athletics (T52-53) | 4 | 4th 2:04.45 | ||||
| Frances STANLEY (ACT) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T42-46) | 9 | Ht2 5th 15.53(-0.8) | |||
| Long Jump - Para-Athletics (F42-46) | 6 | Final 6th 3.67m(+0.9) | ||||
| Leana VIERO (Qld) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F42-44/46) | 7 | Final 7th 9.34m | |||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F42-44/46) | 8 | Final 8th 28.22m | ||||
| Katrina WEBB (SA) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T36-37) | 1 | Ht1 1st 14.78(+0.9); Final 1st 14.79(-2.9) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T34-37) | 1 | Ht2 1st 30.39(+1.7); Final 1st 30.70(-0.3) | ||||
| Long Jump - Para-Athletics (F34-37) | 2 | Final 2nd 4.46m(+1.2) | ||||
| Jodi WILLIS-ROBERTS (Vic) | Shot Put - Para-Athletics (F10-11) | 2 | Final 2nd 11.46m | |||
| Discus Throw - Para-Athletics (F10-11) | 4 | Final 4th 36.06m | ||||
| Amy WINTERS (NSW) | 100 metres - Para-Athletics (T42-46) | 3 | Ht1 2nd 12.87(+0.2); Final 3rd 12.89(-0.9) | |||
| 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T42-46) | 1 | Final 1st 25.97(+1.1) |
906 athletes participated from 84 countries
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