Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Australia participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. It sent its largest away team - 179 athletes to a Summer Paralympics. Australia finished eighth on the gold medal table and sixth on the total medals table.

In May 2017, Paralympics Australia announced Kate McLoughlin as the Chef de Mission, McLoughlin held the position at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. In November 2019, wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt and table tennis player Daniela di Toro, were named as co-captains. They were also named as joint flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony. Ellie Cole was the flag bearer at the Closing Ceremony. Cole became Australia's most decorated female Paralympian during the Games with her silver and bronze medals in swimming taking her to 17 Paralympic medals.

Notable achievements at the Games:

Multiple gold medallists: William Martin (swimming) - 3 gold, 1 silver; Madison de Rozario (athletics) - 2 gold, 1 bronze; Curtis McGrath (canoeing) - 2 gold; Ben Popham (swimming) - 2 gold, 1 silver; Rowan Crothers (swimming) - 2 gold, 1 silver. Ellie Cole with two bronze medals became Australia's leading female Paralympic medallist with 17 medals - 6 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze. Gold medallists repeating Rio Paralympics gold - James Turner (athletics), Vanessa Low (athletics), Curtis McGrath (canoeing), Lakeisha Patterson (swimming), Rachael Watson (swimming), Dylan Alcott (wheelchair tennis). First time Paralympic gold medallists - Madison de Rozario (athletics), Paige Greco (cycling), Emily Petricola (cycling), Amanda Reid (cycling), Darren Hicks (cycling), William Martin (swimming), Rowan Crothers (swimming), Ben Popham (swimming), Benjamin Hance (swimming) New sports - Janine Watson won Australia's first medal - bronze in Para Taekwondo. Boccia won it first medal since 1996 and second only medal with Daniel Michel's bronze medal. Table tennis had its greatest medal success at a Paralympics - 2 gold and 4 silver medals.

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date Cycling Women's individual pursuit C1–3 25 August Cycling Women's individual pursuit C4 25 August Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle S9 25 August Swimming Women's 400 metre freestyle S9 25 August Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle S10 25 August Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle S8 25 August Cycling Women's time trial C1–3 27 August Athletics Women's 800 metres T53 29 August Table tennis Women's individual – Class 9 30 August Table tennis Women's individual – Class 10 30 August Swimming Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay 30 August Cycling Men's road time trial C2 31 August Athletics Men's 400 metres T36 31 August Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly S9 Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke S14 Swimming Women's 50 metre freestyle S4 Athletics Women's long jump T63 Paracanoeing Men's KL2 Wheelchair tennis Quad singles Paracanoeing Men's VL3 Athletics Women's marathon T54 Swimming Women's 100 metre butterfly S14 25 August Cycling Men's individual pursuit C2 26 August Athletics Women's 100 metres T35 27 August Cycling Men's individual pursuit C5 27 August Athletics Men's 5000 metres T13 28 August Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle S10 28 August SwimmingMen's 150 metre individual medley SM3 28 August Benjamin Hance Ruby Storm Madeleine McTernan Swimming Mixed 4 x 100 m freestyle S14 28 August Table tennisMen's individual class 9 28 August ParatriathlonWomen's PTWC 29 August Rowing Men's single sculls 29 August Table tennisMen's individual class 11 29 August SwimmingMen's 100 metre breaststroke SB14 29 August Isabella Vincent Emily Beecroft Ashleigh McConnell Swimming Women's 34pts 4x100m Freestyle 29 August Athletics Women's 200 metres T35 29 August Athletics Men's 100 metres T34 30 August Athletics Men's javelin throw F64 30 August Cycling Women's road time trial C4 31 August Cycling Women's road time trial T1–2 31 August Swimming Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2 31 August Swimming Women's 100 metre butterfly S10 31 August Swimming Men's 200 metre individual SM9 1 September Wheelchair tennis Quad doubles 1 September Paracanoeing Women's VL2 Table tennis Women's team class 9–10 Table tennis Men's team class 9–10 Swimming Men's 4 x 100 m medley relay Athletics Men's 100 metres T36 4 September Athletics Men's marathon T12 Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle S9 25 August Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly S14 25 August Swimming Women's 100 metre butterfly S14 25 August Swimming Women's 100 metre breastroke SB9 26 August Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke S13 26 August Cycling Men's individual pursuit C3 26 August Swimming Women's 200 metre individual medley SM7 27 August Swimming Women's 400 metre freestyle S13 27 August Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 28 August Swimming Men's 150 metre individual medley SM3 28 August Athletics Men's 100 metres T38 28 August Athletics Women's 100 metres T34 29 August Athletics Women's discus throw F64 29 August Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke S9 30 August Cycling Women's road time trial C4 31 August Cycling Women's road time trial C1–3 31 August Athletics Men's 1500 metres T13 31 August Cycling Men's road time trial C5 31 August Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly S10 31 August Athletics Women's 1500 metres T54 31 August Boccia Mixed individual BC3 1 September Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 1 September Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7 1 September Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle S10 1 September Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay Athletics Women's shot put F33 Cycling Women's road race C1–3 Athletics Men's 1500 metres T38 Athletics Men's long jump T20 Taekwondo Women's +58 kg

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Medals by sport Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics47819Boccia0011Cycling44513Swimming8101533Paracanoeing2103Paratriathlon0101Rowing0101Table Tennis2406Taekwondo0011Wheelchair tennis1102Total21293080

Medals by date Medals by dateDayDateTotal16131020134312254053851629632167246128024694026101416112136121102Total21293080

Medals by gender Medals by gender(Comparison graphs)GenderTotalPercentageFemale1010153543.8%Male1118154455.0%Mixed01011.3%Total 21 29 30 80100%

Funding Sport Australia provided funding to Paralympics Australia – $3,735,548 (2016/17), $5,019,780 (2017/18), $13,578,880 (2018/19), $8,634,280 (2019/20). The 2021/22 Australian Government budget provided $3.5 million due to increased operational costs for the Australian Paralympic Team's participation in the Tokyo Paralympic Games due to the impact of COVID-19. Sport Australia also provides funding to national sports organisations to support their Paralympic athletes. The breakdown of this funding is not available.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced in Parliament on 2 September 2021 that the Australian Government would finance equivalent payments to Australian Paralympic medallists to that provided by the Australian Olympic Committee to Olympic medallists - $20,000 cash bonus for Olympic gold medallists, while silver medallists and bronze medallists take home $15,000 and $10,000.

COVID-19

Paralympics Australia required all Australian athletes and officials to have a COVID-19 vaccination to be considered for selection, whereas the Australian Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee only strongly recommended the vaccine for those travelling to Tokyo. Paralympics Australia stated "This underpins PA's duty of care and the responsibility to do everything in our power to keep each and every team member safe for the duration of our stay in Tokyo and our journey home again."

Competitors Source:

SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 1 4Athletics 23 15 38Badminton 1 1 2Boccia 2 1 3Canoeing 2 2 4Cycling 7 5 12Equestrian 0 4 4Goalball 0 6 6Judo 1 0 1Rowing 4 4 8Shooting 2 1 3Swimming 19 15 34Table tennis 6 5 11Taekwondo 0 1 1Triathlon 4 4 8Wheelchair Basketball 12 12 24Wheelchair Rugby 11 1 12Wheelchair Tennis 4 0 4Total 101 78 179 Please note that guides in athletics and paratriathlon and cox in rowing are counted as athletes at the Paralympics by Paralympics Australia.

Archery

Team of four archers selected on 26 July 2021. Men – Jonathon Milne, Peter Marchant, Taymon Kenton-Smith; Women – Imalia Oktrininda.

Athletics

Team of 36 athletes selected on 23 July 2021.

Men Track AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankLuke Bailey100m T5414.5514Did not advanceSam Carter100m T5414.197q14.085400m T5447.069Did not advanceJaryd Clifford Vincent Donnadieu & Tim Logan (marathon guides)1500m T13colspan=2 3:54.695000m T13colspan=2 14:35.52Marathon T12colspan=2 2:26:09Daniel Bounty1500m T38colspan=2 4:12.956Ari Gesini100m T3812.407Did not advanceSam Harding1500m T13colspan=2 4:05.1311Deon Kenzie1500m T38colspan=2 4:03.76Rheed McCracken100m T34colspan=2 15.37800m T341:48.097Q1:47.686Sam McIntosh100m T52colspan=2 17.8244400m T521:07.975Did not advanceEvan O'Hanlon100m T3811.312 Q11.00Jaydon Page100m T4711.185Did not advanceChad Perris100m T1310.902 Q10.845Scott Reardon100m T6312.804 q12.435Michael RoegerMarathon T46colspan=2 2:34:456James Turner100m T3611.891 Q12.00400m T36colspan=2 52.80 PR

Field AthleteEventsResultRankCorey AndersonMen's Javelin F3854.484Michal BurianJavelin F6466.29 (F44)Ari GesiniLong Jump T385.8911Guy HenleyDiscus F3748.724Nicholas HumLong Jump T207.12 Todd HodgettsShot Put F20Jayden SawyerJavelin F3845.577

Technical officials flagged that Hodgetts and Ecuador's Jordi Congo-Villalba and Malaysian Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli were late to the pre-event call-room, and even though the competition went ahead the results of the trio would be registered as DNS.

Women Track AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankEliza Ault-Connell100 m T5416.79 q7q17.128400 m T5456.898q56.547Marathon T54colspan=2 1:52:2613Angie Ballard100m T53colspan=2 17.437400m T5358.016Q57.617800m T531:52.504 q1:52.227Rhiannon Clarke100m T3813.102 Q13.085100m T381:02.657q1:02.65 7Christine DawesMarathon T54colspan=2 1:46:448Madison de Rozario800m T531:49.211 Q1:45.991500m T543:36.494 q3:28.245000m T54colspan=2 11:15.865Marathon T54colspan=2 1:38:11 Isis Holt100m T3513.491 Q13.13200m T35colspan=2 27.94Alissa Jordaan100m T4712.8010Did not advance400m T471:00.784 q1:01.307Robyn Lambird100m T34colspan="2" 18.68Ella Pardy100m T3813.155 q13.147

Field AthleteEventsResultRankSarah EdmistonDiscus F6437.85Rosemary LittleShot Put F326.265Vanessa LowLong Jump T635.28 Samantha SchmidtDiscus F3830.266Maria StrongShot Put F336.63 Sarah WalshLong Jump T645.117

Badminton

Badminton will make its debut at the Summer Paralympics, two athletes were selected – Caitlin Dransfield and Grant Manzoney.

Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Grant Manzoney Men's singles WH2 L 0–2(8–21, 5–21) L 0–2(8–21, 9–21) 3 Did not advance Caitlin Dransfield Women's singles SL4 L 0–2(17–21, 13–21) L 0–2(8–21, 16–21) L 1–2(21–7, 13–21, 21–23) 4 Did not advance

Boccia

Daniel Michel, Spencer Cotie and Jamieson Leeson were selected on 21 June 2021.

Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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