Australia was represented in the first Paralympic Paratriathlon event at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Medal Tally
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Rio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Summer Paralympic Games
edit2016 Rio
editAustralia was represented by:
Men - Nic Beveridge (d), Bill Chaffey (d), Brant Garvey (d)
Women - Kate Doughty (d), Katie Kelly (d), Michellie Jones (d) (guide for Kelly), Claire McLean
Officials - Team Leader - Kathryn Periac ; Assistant Team Leader/Coach - Craig Redman ; Coaches - Corey Bacon, Shaun D’Auria ; Mechanic/Handler - Mechanic/ Handler ; Handler - Darren Tattersall[1]
Katie Kelly with guide Michellie Jones won a gold medal.
2020 Tokyo
editAustralia was represented by:
Men - Nic Beveridge, Jonathan Goerlach (d), Dave Mainwaring (guide for Goerlach) (d), David Bryant (d)
Women- Katie Kelly, Briarna Silk (guide) for Kelly (d), Lauren Parker (d), Emily Tapp (d)
Coaches - Dan Atkins, Danielle Stefano, Megan Hall
Officials - Para Lead - Kyle Burns, Bike Mechanic - Onishi Shoji, Fixer - Kiyomi Niwata, Handler - Brad Fernley, Fabrizio Andreon, Matthew Pilbeam
[2]
Lauren Parker won the silver medal in the Women's PTWC.
(d) Paralympic Games debut
References
edit- ^ 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.