Team handbook and guide
BEIJING
TEAM
HANDBOOK
2008
Sascha Kindred
Paralympic Games multi-medallist.
Foreword
A message from our Royal Patron
To all the members of the Great Britain team
heading for the Beijing Paralympic Games,
both athletes and officials, I want to wish
you the very best of luck.
To all you athletes in particular, congratulations
on being selected; you now have the chance
to compete against the very best in the world
and indeed, to win.
A message from our President
With the home Games in London on the
horizon, I’m sure the eyes of the world will
be on Great Britain in Beijing. But before we
can think of 2012 we must focus on the 2008
Paralympic Games, which I’m sure will prove
to be a memorable spectacle of sport.
Britain’s Paralympic athletes produced some
stunning performances in Athens four years
ago, which saw the ParalympicsGB team finish
second in the medal table with an impressive
haul of 35 golds, 30 silver and 29 bronze
medals. However, as competitive standards
rise and the dominant Chinese team take the
home advantage, our athletes will face some of
their toughest obstacles yet at this summer’s
Games. Nevertheless, we all look forward to
seeing them rise to these challenges to put
in medal-winning performances that will make
Britain proud.
More importantly we want you to go out
there to achieve your best, to make us proud
and to inspire the next generation of athletes
with disability.
Whatever happens this will be an experience
of a lifetime, so make the most of it.
HRH The Earl of Wessex, KG, KCVO
Patron, ParalympicsGB
The last four years has seen many changes
in British Paralympic sport, including the
retirement of some iconic athletes. There has
however also been an emergence of fresh new
talent and I hope they will step up to the plate
at their first Paralympic Games to challenge
the performances of their more experienced
rivals and team-mates. At the 2008 Games,
Britain will compete in more sports than ever
before and with a far larger team than in Athens
we should be in a position to win more medals
than previously possible.
Our athletes have already demonstrated
great ability, determination and commitment
to achieve the tough qualification standards
required for selection to the ParalympicsGB
team. To be selected for a Paralympic Games
is the highlight of an athlete’s career and an
achievement in which they should be justly
proud and I would like to take this opportunity
to congratulate all those that have made
the grade.
I would like to thank adidas, British Airways,
BP, BT, Deloitte, EDF Energy and LloydsTSB
for their invaluable support leading up to
the Games. It is their assistance that helps
us deliver the best prepared British team
to the Paralympics in Beijing.
Mike Brace OBE
President, ParalympicsGB
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Contents
A message from our Royal Patron,
HRH The Earl of Wessex
A message from our President,
Mike Brace
Official partners
History & background
GB’s participation at the Games
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games
– Overall medals table
Britain’s medallists
– GB medallists at Athens 2004
Beijing 2008
– A look ahead to the Beijing Games
Beijing 2008 – Schedules & venues
Beijing 2008 – Ones to watch
Beijing 2008 – The young ones
01 SPORT BY SPORT
Archery
Athletics
Basketball
Boccia
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Judo
Powerlifting
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Goalball & volleyball
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02 TEAM BIOGRAPHIES
GB team list
Archery
Athletics
Basketball
Boccia
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Judo
Powerlifting
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Core support staff
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03 ATHENS 2004 RESULTS
Archery
Athletics
Basketball
Boccia
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Goalball
Judo
Powerlifting
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
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Acknowledgements
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History
y & background
backg
ground
DRIVEN
TO
SUCCEED
ParalympicsGB is responsible
for selecting, preparing,
entering, funding and managing
Britain’s teams competing
at the Paralympic Games and
the Paralympic Winter Games.
ParalympicsGB is the trading name of
the British Paralympic Association (BPA),
which was founded in 1989.
A registered charity, it has its headquarters
in London. Mike Brace, a distinguished
visually-impaired former athlete is the
Chairman and President of ParalympicsGB
and the Earl of Wessex has been its Royal
Patron since November 2003.
You can find out more information
about ParalympicsGB at the website
www.paralympics.org.uk
The Paralympic Games
Great Britain is to the Paralympic Games what
Athens is to the Olympics.
The Paralympic Games have their roots at
the world-famous Stoke Mandeville Hospital
at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
Eminent neurologist Dr Ludwig Guttmann used
sport as a vital ingredient in the rehabilitation
of World War II veterans with spinal cord
injuries. In 1948 he set up a competition
between sports clubs and other hospitals
to coincide with the 1948 Olympic Games.
Four years later athletes from the Netherlands
also competed at the event, giving it an
international flavour – and the international
Paralympic movement was born.
The first Olympic-style Games for athletes
with disabilities took place in Rome in 1960 –
the first official Paralympic Games. It featured
around 400 athletes from 23 countries.
The first four Games were only for wheelchair
athletes, but from the Toronto Games in Canada
in 1976, events for blind and amputee athletes
were added to the programme. That year also
saw the first Paralympic Winter Games held
in Ornskoldsvik in Sweden.
Great Britain and the USA jointly hosted the
1984 Paralympic Games, with events held at
Stoke Mandeville and in New York. Athletes
with spinal cord injuries competed at Stoke
Mandeville – which hosted a wheelchair
marathon for the first time in the Games’
programme – while amputee, les autres,
cerebral palsy and visually impaired athletes
were in action in New York.
The 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea,
marked a landmark in Paralympic sport
as they were the first ‘truly parallel’ Games,
with the event staged on the same scale
and along the same lines as the Olympics,
using many of the same competition venues.
Britain’s gold medallists from the
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
Four years later in Barcelona, Spain, athletes
from more than 80 countries competed at a
Paralympic Games for the first time and more
than one and a half million spectators watched
the sport at the venues. Wheelchair tennis
became an official medal event after its
introduction as a demonstration sport in Seoul.
At Atlanta in 1996 the number of sports on the
Paralympic programme was increased to 20
with the introduction of equestrian, sailing and
rugby – the latter two as demonstration sports.
The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
were widely recognised as the best yet. The
Australians promoted them as ‘the Athletes’
Games’ and they provided the most accessible
and professional Paralympics to date. A record
1.2 million tickets were sold for the Games –
more than double the number four years earlier.
Athens saw another thrilling Paralympics in
2004 – a Games that saw 304 world records
and 448 Paralympic records across 18 sports.
Around two million people in the United
Kingdom watched the BBC’s first Sunday
Paralympic programme about the Games.
The 1980 Paralympic Games in Arnhem, the
Netherlands, were the biggest to have taken
place with 2500 athletes, including events for
cerebral palsy athletes, who were competing
at a Paralympic Games for the first time.
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GB’s partici
participation
articipation
ation at the Games
Great Britain has traditionally been one
of the most successful nations at the
Paralympic Games.
Britain finished runners-up in the overall
medals table in each of the last two Games.
Host nation Australia topped the table
in Sydney – the first Games in which the
advent of lottery funding had a visible
impact on the performance of British
athletes. British athletes won 41 golds,
43 silvers and 47 bronzes in Sydney.
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Britain’s Tanni Grey-Thompson
raced her final Paralympic race
in Athens in 2004.
And if Sydney was a ‘Golden Games’
for Britain’s Paralympians, Athens four
years later marked a golden age for the
ParalympicsGB team.
Athens 2004 – a golden age
ParalympicsGB athletes produced some
outstanding performances to finish second
in the overall medals table in Athens four
years ago.
Britain’s haul of 35 golds, 30 silvers and
29 bronze medals meant Great Britain was
only beaten in the medals table by China,
who netted 141 medals, 63 of them gold.
Despite the fact that more countries have
invested heavily in their Paralympic athletes
than in recent history, Great Britain still
finished above the likes of Australia, Canada,
Germany and France in the medals table.
Seventy-five countries won medals in Athens.
The many strong performances by British
athletes in Athens included a first medal on
the tennis courts – a quad singles gold won
by Peter Norfolk. He then teamed up with
Mark Eccleston to win quad doubles silver.
Britain’s cyclists also won their first
Paralympic Games gold medals in Athens.
In fact, Britain won two cycling golds on day
one of the Games. The honour of winning
Britain’s first cycling gold in Paralympic
Games history went to Aileen McGlynn,
who, with her pilot Ellen Hunter, won the
B1-3 1km tandem time trial. Later that day
Darren Kenny won the CP3/4 1km time trial
– one of his two golds in Athens.
Debbie Criddle and Lee Pearson were
in outstanding form in the riding arena.
They won two individual equestrian
medals a-piece and were members of
the ParalympicsGB team that continued
Britain’s domination of the team event.
Great Britain remains the only team
to have won the Paralympic team gold
since equestrian events were added to
the Games programme at Atlanta in 1996.
Jim Anderson and David Roberts were
among Britain’s crop of highly successful
swimmers in the pool – they both won four
gold medals in Athens.
And in the track and field events Stephen
Miller threw a world record to complete a
hat-trick of successive Paralympic Games
gold medals in the club event.
We didn’t know it at the time, but Dame
Tanni Grey-Thompson’s T53 400m gold medal
on day 10 of the Games was to be her last
race at a Paralympic Games. It took her tally
for Athens to two golds and her total career
medal haul to 16 medals, including 11 golds,
from five Games.
Beijing will be the first Games since 1984 that
a British team hasn’t included Dame Tanni.
Britain will also be without powerlifter Emma
Brown in Beijing. She followed up her gold
medal success in Sydney with a second gold
in Athens, but a shoulder injury has forced
her to retire.
And the great Isabel Newstead’s gold medal
in Athens was to be her last at a Paralympic
Games. She successfully defended her SH1
air pistol title at her seventh Paralympic Games
– adding a ninth gold to those she has already
won in athletics, shooting and swimming.
She passed away last year following a battle
with cancer.
Great Britain will also be without Athens
2004 distance runner Paul Pearce, who died
in 2006 following a collision with a lorry while
he was training.
Jody Cundy
Former Paralympic swimming
champion Jody Cundy will make his
Paralympic cycling debut in Beijing,
having switched his allegiance after
the Athens 2004 Games.
Table of Games
Year
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
Host
Rome, Italy
Tokyo, Japan
Tel Aviv, Israel
Heidelberg, Germany
Toronto, Canada
Arnhem, Netherlands
Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain
& New York, USA
Seoul, South Korea
Barcelona, Spain
Atlanta, USA
Sydney, Australia
Athens, Greece
Participation
400 athletes from 23 countries
390 athletes from 22 countries
750 athletes from 29 countries
1000 athletes from 44 countries
1600 athletes from 42 countries
500 athletes from 42 countries
4080 athletes from 42 countries
3053 athletes from 61 countries
3020 athletes from 82 countries
3195 athletes from 103 countries
3843 athletes from 123 countries
3806 athletes from 136 countries
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Daniel Greaves
Athens 2004 gold medal winner.
Athens 2004 Paraly
Paralympic
ymp
pic Games
Overall medals table
Rank NPC
Gold Silver Bronze Total
Rank NPC
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
63
35
28
27
26
24
20
19
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
11
11
10
10
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
5
4
2
2
1
8
3
2
2
1
1
8
5
0
7
2
1
9
0
3
1
5
2
16
12
6
11
6
4
18
4
6
4
7
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
China
Great Britain
Canada
USA
Australia
Ukraine
Spain
Germany
France
Japan
Russia
Czech Republic
South Africa
Brazil
Mexico
Korea
Hong Kong
Poland
Belarus
Austria
Sweden
Tunisia
Iran
Egypt
Algeria
New Zealand
Netherlands
Nigeria
Denmark
Slovakia
Italy
Israel
Finland
Greece
Thailand
Belgium
Kenya
Norway
Angola
46
30
19
22
38
12
27
28
26
15
8
8
13
12
10
11
7
25
12
11
7
7
3
9
2
1
11
4
3
3
8
4
1
13
6
2
1
1
0
32
29
25
39
36
19
24
31
30
20
17
7
7
7
10
6
1
19
7
4
6
3
13
8
5
3
13
3
7
4
7
5
3
4
6
2
3
1
0
141
94
72
88
100
55
71
78
74
52
41
31
35
33
34
28
19
54
29
23
21
18
23
23
13
10
29
12
15
12
19
13
8
20
15
7
7
5
3
52
53
56
60
61
62
63
66
70
71
73
Switzerland
Portugal
Morocco
Cuba
Chinese Taipei
Azerbaijan
Hungary
Iceland
Kuwait
Slovenia
Lithuania
United Arab
Emirates
Latvia
India
Jamaica
Turkey
BosniaHerzegovina
Botswana
Cyprus
Zimbabwe
Ireland
Argentina
Venezuela
Iraq
Jordan
Palestine
Bahrain
Estonia
Macedonia
Panama
Croatia
Peru
Serbia
& Montenegro
Faroe Islands
Puerto Rico
Rwanda
Danielle Watts
Celebrates receiving her medal
in Athens.
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Gold
Britain’s medallists
GB medallists at Athens 2004
Paralympic Games
Jim Anderson
Wins his fourth gold medal at
the Athens 2004 Paralympics.
GOLD
Event
Name
Result
Date
ARCHERY
Individual W1 (m)
Team open (w)
Team open (w)
Team open (w)
John Cavanagh
Anita Chapman
Maggie Parker
Kathy Smith
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–
–
–
day 8 – 25 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
ATHLETICS
Javelin F37 (m)
800m T46 (m)
100m T53 (w)
400m T53 (w)
Discus F44/46 (m)
Club F32/51 (m)
Ken Churchill
Danny Crates
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Daniel Greaves
Stephen Miller
48.09m WR
1:05.42
17.24 PB
57.36
55.12m WR
33.53m WR
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 8 – 25 Sept
day 6 – 23 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 3 – 20 Sept
day 4 – 21 Sept
CYCLING
1km Time trial CP3/4 (m)
3km Ind pursuit CP3 (m)
1km Tandem time trial B1-3 (w)
Darren Kenny
Darren Kenny
Aileen McGlynn/Ellen Hunter
1:14.472 WR
3:46.260 WR
1:11.160 WR
day 1 – 18 Sept
day 3 – 20 Sept
day 1 – 18 Sept
EQUESTRIAN
Individual championship – Grade III
Individual freestyle – Grade III
Team event
Team event
Individual championship – Grade I
Individual freestyle – Grade I
Team event
Team event
Deborah Criddle (Figaro IX)
Deborah Criddle (Figaro IX)
Deborah Criddle (Figaro IX)
Anne Dunham (Olret)
Lee Pearson (Blue Circle Boy)
Lee Pearson (Blue Circle Boy)
Lee Pearson (Blue Circle Boy)
Nic Tustain (Prinz Heinrich)
74.400
81.722
444.866
444.866
77.263
87.000 PB
444.866
444.866
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 6 – 23 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 6 – 23 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
POWERLIFTING
Under-82.5kg (w)
Emma Brown
130kg
day 8 – 25 Sept
SHOOTING
Air pistol SH1 (w)
Isabel Newstead
466.8
day 2 – 19 Sept
Gold
GB medallists at Athens 2004
Paralympic Games
GOLD
Event
Name
Result
Date
SWIMMING
100m freestyle S2 (m)
200m freestyle S2 (m)
50m freestyle S2 (m)
50m backstroke S2 (m)
100m breaststroke SB11 (w)
100m breaststroke SB6 (m)
4x100m freestyle relay 34 pts (m)
200m IM SM6 (m)
100m breaststroke SB7 (m)
200m IM SM6 (w)
4x50m medley relay 20 pts (w)
100m backstroke S6 (w)
4x50m medley relay 20 pts (w)
100m backstroke S7 (m)
4x50m medley relay 20 pts (w)
100m freestyle S7 (m)
4x100m freestyle relay 34 pts (m)
400m freestyle S7 (m)
50m freestyle S7 (m)
4x50m medley relay 20 pts (w)
4x100m freestyle relay 34 pts (m)
4x100m freestyle relay 34 pts (m)
Jim Anderson
Jim Anderson
Jim Anderson
Jim Anderson
Elaine Barrett
Gareth Duke
Graham Edmunds
Sascha Kindred
Sascha Kindred
Natalie Jones
Natalie Jones
Nyree Lewis
Nyree Lewis
Andrew Lindsay
Maggi McEleny
David Roberts
David Roberts
David Roberts
David Roberts
Jane Stidever
Matthew Walker
Robert Welbourn
2:21.49 ER
4:49.81 WR
1:06.87
1:05.51
1:32.31
1:29.93
3:59.62 WR
2:51.39 PR
1:23.28 PR
3:18.68 WR
3:16.34
1:32.03
3:16.34
1:16.67
3:16.34
1:01.65 WR
3:59.62 WR
4:56.11
28.77
3:16.34
3:59.62 WR
3:59.62 WR
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
day 8 – 25 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 3 – 20 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
day 2 – 19 Sept
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 2 – 19 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 3 – 20 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
day 6 – 23 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
TENNIS
Mixed quad singles
Peter Norfolk
–
day 7 – 24 Sept
SILVER
Event
Name
Result
Date
ATHLETICS
T34 200m
T36 100m (w)
T36 200m (w)
F33/34 discus (m)
T54 100m (m)
Deborah Brennan
Hazel Robson
Hazel Robson
Dan West
David Weir
35.39
15.31
31.98
36.76m PB
14.31
day 8 – 25 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 3 – 20 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
CYCLING
Road race & time trial CP3 (m)
Tandem sprint B1-3 (w)
Darren Kenny
Aileen McGlynn/Ellen Hunter
1:18.04
–
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 3 – 20 Sept
JUDO
Over 100kg (m)
Ian Rose
–
day 3 – 20 Sept
Aileen McGlynn & Ellen Hunter
Cyclists Aileen McGlynn
and Ellen Hunter win Britain’s
first Paralympic cycling gold
in Athens 2004.
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Silver
Britain’s medallists
GB medallists at Athens 2004
Paralympic Games
Neil Robinson
Neil Robinson was part of the
class 3 men’s table tennis team
that won silver in Athens.
SILVER
Event
Name
Result
Date
SWIMMING
100m breaststroke SB9 (w)
200m IM SM10 (w)
4x50m freestyle (w) 20 pts
100m breaststroke SB8 (m)
400m freestyle S9 (m)
100m backstroke S9 (m)
100m breaststroke SB6 (w)
200m IM SM6 (w)
100m breaststroke SB5 (w)
4x50m freestyle (w) 20 pts
400m freestyle S6 (w)
50m breaststroke SB3 (w)
150m IM SM4
200m IM SM7 (m)
200m freestyle S5 (m)
4x50m freestyle (w) 20 pts
100m freestyle S7 (m)
50m freestyle S7 (m)
100m freestyle S2 (w)
400m freestyle S10 (m)
4x50m freestyle (w) 20 pts
50m freestyle S3 (w)
50m backstroke S3 (w)
Sarah Bailey
Sarah Bailey
Jeanette Chippington
James Crisp
James Crisp
James Crisp
Liz Johnson
Nyree Lewis
Nyree Lewis
Mhairi Love
Mhairi Love
Maggi McEleny
Maggi McEleny
David Roberts
Anthony Stephens
Jane Stidever
Matthew Walker
Matthew Walker
Danielle Watts
Robert Welbourn
Fran Williamson
Fran Williamson
Fran Williamson
1:25.38 BR
2:43.34
3:12.75
1:23.28
4:28.38
1:05.42
1:45.33
3:22.20
1:54.48
3:12.75
6:02.59
1:01.72
3:12.62
2:47.03 BR
2:45.04
3:12.75
1:04.22
28.80
3:12.70
4:16.60
3:12.75
1:06.57
1:07.20
day 5 – 22 Sept
day 6 – 23 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 8 – 25 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 2 – 19 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 6 – 23 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 2 – 19 Sept
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 3 – 20 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 8 – 25 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
TABLE TENNIS
Team class 3 (m)
Team class 3 (m)
Team class 3 (m)
James Rawson
Neil Robinson
Stefan Trofan
–
–
–
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
TENNIS
Mixed quad doubles
Mixed quad doubles
Mark Eccleston
Peter Norfolk
–
–
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
BRONZE
Event
Name
Result
Date
ATHLETICS
T36 200m (m)
T34 100m (w)
F32/51 discus (m)
T38 400m (m)
T54 200m (m)
T35 200m (m)
Graeme Ballard
Deborah Brennan
David Gale
Stephen Payton
David Weir
Lloyd Upsdell
25.78
20.23
9.41m
52.32
25.55
27.82
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
Bronze
GB medallists at Athens 2004
Paralympic Games
BRONZE
Event
Name
Result
Date
BASKETBALL
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Men’s team event
Ade Adepitan
Andy Blake
Matt Byrne
Terry Bywater
Peter Finbow
Kevin Hayes
Fred Howley
Stuart Jellows
Simon Munn
Jon Pollock
Colin Price
Sinclair Thomas
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
day 11 – 28 Sept
CYCLING
4km tandem ind pursuit B1-3 (m)
1km tandem time trial B1-3 (m)
Ian Sharpe/Paul Hunter
Ian Sharpe/Paul Hunter
4:33.487
1:05.530
day 2 – 19 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
EQUESTRIAN
Individual championship – Grade I Sophie Christiansen (Hotstuff) 70.000
Individual championship – Grade II Nic Tustain (Prinz Heinrich)
68.727
Individual freestyle – Grade II
Nic Tustain (Prinz Heinrich)
75.000
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 5 – 22 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
SWIMMING
100m freestyle S10 (w)
4x50m freestyle 20 pts (m)
200m IM SM9 (w)
100m backstroke S10 (w)
200m IM SM9 (m)
100m butterfly S10 (m)
4x50m freestyle 20 pts (m)
100m butterfly S13 (w)
400m freestyle S13 (w)
4x50m freestyle 20 pts (m)
200m IM SM13 (m)
400m freestyle S6 (w)
100m butterfly S8 (m)
100m freestyle S5 (m)
4x50m freestyle 20 pts (m)
50m freestyle S5 (m)
50m freestyle S2 (w)
50m backstroke S2 (w)
100m freestyle S3 (w)
Sarah Bailey
Kenny Cairns
Claire Cashmore
Claire Cashmore
James Crisp
Jody Cundy
Gareth Duke
Rhiannon Henry
Rhiannon Henry
Sascha Kindred
Dervis Konuralp
Nyree Lewis
Giles Long
Anthony Stephens
Anthony Stephens
Anthony Stephens
Danielle Watts
Danielle Watts
Fran Williamson
1:05.14
2:37.20
2:48.07
1:16.98
2:24.88
1:01.02
2:37.20
1:09.21
4:49.66 BR
2:37.20
2:26.59
6:05.24
1:07.12
1:17.62 BR
2:37.20
35.65
1:32.90
1:31.12
2:19.06 BR
day 4 – 21 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 6 – 23 Sept
day 8 – 25 Sept
day 6 – 23 Sept
day 3 – 20 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 2 – 19 Sept
day 3 – 20 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 9 – 26 Sept
day 2 – 19 Sept
day 2 – 19 Sept
day 7 – 24 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 8 – 25 Sept
day 10 – 27 Sept
day 2 – 19 Sept
TABLE TENNIS
Class 1/2 singles (w)
Cathy Mitton
–
day 4 – 21 Sept
Stephen Payton
Stephen Payton won T38 400m
bronze on the 10th day of
competition at the Athens Games.
12 | 13
A look ahead to the Beijing
Beijjing
g Games
WINDOW OF
OPPORTUNITY
Some 472 medal events are being contested
at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games,
when thousands of the world’s top Paralympic
athletes will compete in 11 stunning days
of sport.
The British team for Beijing includes a host of
exciting young athletes aiming to lay down a
marker en route to London 2012. You can read
more about some of these in our ‘the young
ones’ section.
The XIII Paralympic Games open on Saturday
6 September – just 13 days after the Olympic
Games draw to a close.
And there are also some seasoned athletes
aiming to build on their past successes.
These include Sarah Storey and Jody Cundy,
two former Paralympic swimmers who have
switched to cycling, both with considerable
success, since Athens.
Some 4000 athletes from 150 countries will
compete at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games,
which run until Wednesday 17 September.
James Roberts & Karen Cromie
Rowing makes its Paralympic
debut in Beijing this summer.
Twenty sports feature on the programme
for Beijing – including rowing, which makes
it’s Paralympic Games debut and two types
of football, which are now counted separately.
An additional sailing class, the SKUD 18,
has also been added to the programme
for the first time.
The full list of sports at the Games is archery,
athletics, basketball, boccia, cycling, equestrian,
fencing, football (five-a-side and seven-a-side),
goalball, judo, powerlifting, rowing, rugby,
sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis,
tennis and volleyball.
The sports at the XIII Paralympic Games
will take place at 20 competition venues,
11 of which are newly built for Beijing 2008,
four converted from existing venues and
five are temporary.
The striking ‘Bird’s Nest’ National Stadium
and the surrounding Olympic Green feature
many of the facilities that play host to sports
at the Paralympics Games.
There are also several British athletes who
could achieve the impressive feat of winning
a hat-trick of gold medals at successive
Paralympic Games – these are Sascha Kindred
(SM6 200m individual medley), Andrew Lindsay
(S7 100m backstroke) and David Roberts (both
the S7 50m and 100m freestyle).
At the National Stadium, Stephen Miller and
Ken Churchill aim to continue their remarkable
achievements that have seen them win gold
at each of the last three Paralympic Games
in the club and javelin respectively.
The British equestrian team are also aiming to
continue their domination of the sport. Britain
is the only team to have won the team event
gold since it was included on the Paralympic
Games programme at Atlanta in 1996. Anne
Dunham has been a member of that team
on each occasion, while Lee Pearson has won
two individual golds and a team gold at each
of the last two Paralympic Games.
All of the sports are in Beijing, except for
the equestrian and sailing events, which take
place in Hong Kong and Qingdao respectively.
Josie Pearson makes a piece of history by
becoming the first woman to feature in a British
wheelchair rugby squad at a Paralympic Games,
while Britain’s blind five-a-side footballers play
at a Paralympic Games for the first time.
If Athens provided challenging competition
for Britain’s Paralympic athletes, Beijing
has every prospect of being even tougher.
Shooter Di Coates and table tennis player
Neil Robinson compete at their seventh
Paralympic Games.
Athens saw the emergence of China as
the major force in Paralympic sport as they
climbed from sixth place in the Sydney medals
table to first in Athens. On home territory
they will be hard to beat across the field.
Schedules & venues
Schedules
Sept
Activity
Ceremonies
Venues
Sat
Sun Mon Tue Wed
06th 07th 08th 09th 10th
Thu
11th
Fri
12th
Sat
13th
Sun
14th
Mon
15th
Tue
16th
Wed
17th
Archery:
Olympic Green Archery Field
0
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Athletics:
National Stadium
Sport
Archery
Athletics
Basketball
Boccia
Cycling – Road
Cycling – Track
Equestrian
Fencing
Football – 5-a-side
Football – 7-a-side
Goalball
Judo
Powerlifting
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball (sitting)
– Competition Day
1
2
F
3
4
Rank
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Boccia:
Fencing Hall, National Convention
Centre, Olympic Green
F
Cycling:
Track – Laoshan Velodrome
Road – Mings Tomb reservoir
R
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Football:
5-a-side
Olympic Green Hockey Field 2
F
F
F
F
F
F
R
F
F
Rank – Ranking Day
F – Final
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Equestrian:
Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Fencing:
Fencing Hall, National Convention
Centre, Olympic Green
F
F
R
F
F
F
Basketball:
National Indoor Stadium
& University of Science and
Technology Beijing Gymnasium
7-a-side
Olympic Green Hockey Field 1
F
Goalball:
Beijing Institute of
Technology Gymnasium
R – Reserve Day
Judo:
Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium
GB team numbers by sport
Sport
No of athletes
M
W
Archery
Athletics
Basketball
Boccia
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football – 5-a-side
Football – 7-a-side
Judo
Powerlifting
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Core support team
Total
12
36
24
4
10
7
1
8
12
4
4
8
12
6
4
35
11
8
6
22
12
3
7
3
1
8
12
4
3
4
11
3
3
16
7
6
6
14
12
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
3
1
19
4
2
206
131
75
Correct at time of going to press.
Cox, guides, pilots
& sighted keepers
2
2
2
1
7
Officials
4
16
10
5
8
7
2
9
3
3
5
7
7
2
15
5
6
21
135
Powerlifting:
Beijing University of Aeronautics
& Astronautics Gymnasium
Rowing:
Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park
Rugby:
Beijing Science & Technology
University Gymnasium
Sailing:
Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre
Shooting:
Beijing Shooting Range Hall
Swimming:
National Aquatics Centre,
Olympic Green
Table tennis:
Peking University Gymnasium
Tennis:
Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Volleyball (sitting):
China Agricultural
University Gymnasium
14 | 15
Ones to watch
SPOTLIGHT
ON TALENT
Athletes are the
fundamental building
block upon which the
Paralympic movement
is built. ParalympicsGB
is justifiably proud of
our athletes’ enviable
record at the Paralympic
Games and we are
proud to see new talent
emerging alongside
established stars
during Beijing 2008.
Lee Pearson has an outstanding track record
in the Paralympic Games equestrian arena,
with six medals to his name from two Games.
As well as a brace of individual medals at
each Games, he was also a member of the
British team that won team golds at the
last two Paralympic Games. He followed
that up with two individual golds and a team
gold at last year’s World Championships,
held at Hartpury in Gloucestershire.
Although a grade 1b rider, he demonstrated
his terrific horsemanship by winning three
medals competing in the grade III class at
the 2003 European Championships. As well
as being an outstanding competitor in Athens,
he demonstrated his true sportsmanship by
presenting one of the bouquets of flowers he
received at a medal ceremony to French rider
Valerie Salles, whose horse Arestote collapsed
and died on entering the arena in Athens.
Lee Pearson – equestrian
Jim Anderson – swimming
Jim Anderson dominated
the S2 class in Athens winning
gold medals in each of the four
events in which he competed at
his fourth Paralympic Games. He
struck gold in the 50m freestyle
at the World Championships
in South Africa two years ago
and at the Paralympic World
Cup in Manchester in May.
David Weir – athletics
David Weir was Britain’s outstanding
performer at the Assen 2006 World
Championships, winning three gold medals
and a silver. It was a gruelling championships
for Weir, who competed in 13 races in seven
days. He won golds in the T54 100m, 400m
and 1500m and was only deprived of his
fourth gold by flying Dutchman Kenny van
Weeghel, who beat him to the T54 200m
title on the final day of action on the track.
Weir won silver and bronze medals in Athens
four years ago. Could he be destined for gold
in Beijing?
Sarah Storey – cycling
An experienced Paralympic athlete in the
pool competing under her maiden name
of Sarah Bailey, she makes her Paralympic
Games debut as a cyclist in Beijing after
switching sports three years ago when
an ear infection kept her out of the water.
She made an instant impact with a flurry of
gold medals at her first international event
in the saddle, the 2005 Open European
Championships. More medals and records
have followed at world championships
and at the Paralympic World Cup. Beijing,
her fifth Paralympic Games, is the start
of an exciting new chapter for Sarah in her
newfound sport.
Darren Kenny – cycling
Darren Kenny was one of the stars
of the show in Athens, with two
gold medals in the velodrome and
a silver on the road – a stunning
performance for an athlete
making his Paralympic Games
debut. Since then he has gone
from strength to strength, with
a brace of golds at last year’s
World Championships and a flurry
of world records to his name.
Helene Raynsford – rowing
Helene struck gold in the women’s
arms only single scull at the World
Championships at Dorney Lake
in Great Britain in 2006 – her first
year as an international rower.
A former international wheelchair
basketball player, she started
2008 in fine style by winning gold
at the Varese Regatta in Italy
in April and is tipped to fare well
in Beijing. The women’s arms only
single scull is scheduled to be the
first rowing final in Beijing – when
the sport makes its Paralympic
Games debut – so Helene could
become the first British rower
to win a Paralympic Games medal.
16 | 17
The y
young
oung
g ones
OUR
FUTURE
STARS
The ParalympicsGB team
includes a wealth of exciting
young athletes making their
Games debuts in Beijing – and
who could go on to fly the flag
for Britain at London 2012.
Ben Rushgrove – athletics
Twenty-year-old sprinter who won his first
major international medal at the 2006 World
Championships in Assen, the Netherlands,
a bronze in the T36 200m. The University of
Bath student followed that with two outstanding
performances at the 2007 Paralympic World
Cup in Manchester, completing a T36 100m and
200m double, setting a world record over the
longer distance. Makes his Paralympic Games
debut in Beijing – and definitely one to watch
out for.
Jordanne Whiley – tennis
The 16-year-old Halesowen tennis player
makes her Paralympic Games debut in Beijing
and looks set for a bright future. Last year
she became Britain’s youngest women’s
national singles champion, aged just 14,
and she retained the title this year with
victory over Lucy Shuker. Jordanne’s father,
Keith, is a former Paralympian – he competed
in four sports in 1984.
Ali Jawad – powerlifting
Powerlifter Ali Jawad makes his Paralympic
Games debut in Beijing. The 19-year-old
has already begun to carve out a promising
career in the sport, winning junior gold
at last year’s European Championships in
Greece and just missing out on the medals
in the senior competition, finishing fourth.
Joe Bestwick – basketball
A talented young player who
makes his Paralympic Games
debut in Beijing. Has already
achieved success with British
teams on the international stage –
he was a member of the team that
won the European Championship
silver last year and of the team
that finished fifth at the 2006
World Championships.
Libby Clegg – athletics
Libby burst on to the scene
at the World Championships
at Assen in the Netherlands in
2006 aged just 16, collecting
an impressive silver medal
in the T12 200m. She makes
her Paralympic Games debut
in Beijing aged 18.
David Wetherill – table tennis
Eighteen-year-old David is
the youngest member of the
British table tennis team in
Beijing. He has already impressed
competing in senior events on
the international stage after only
four years competitive experience.
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BY SPORT
20 | 21
Archery
Fact file
Venue
Olympic Green Archery Field
Great Britain topped the archery medals table
in Athens four years ago as the only country
to win two gold medals in the sport.
Dates
9-15 September
John Cavanagh won an individual gold medal
in the men’s individual W1 competition on day
eight of the Games, having already signalled
his intentions with a world record in the
opening round.
Event list
Nine events –
four men’s individual events &
team, three women’s individual
events & one team
Men’s individual –
compound W1, compound open,
recurve standing, recurve W1/W2
Women’s individual –
compound open, recurve
standing, recurve W1/W2
Team –
men’s team & women’s team
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Great Britain 2 0 0 2
2 Korea
1 1 3 5
3 Italy
1 1 0 2
4= China
1 0 0 1
4= Germany
1 0 0 1
4= Slovakia
1 0 0 1
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
He has the opportunity to attempt
to retain his title in Beijing, at his third
Paralympic Games.
Anita Chapman, Maggie Parker and Kathy
Smith (now Critchlow-Smith) added gold
in the women’s open team event day on
day nine. The men’s open team of Cavanagh,
Andy Baylis and Sandy Gregory just missed
out on the medals in fourth, losing out to the
USA in the bronze medal match.
Britain’s archers also finished third in
the medal table at the 2007 IPC World
Championships, held in Cheongu in Korea.
Danielle Brown led the way, aged just 19,
winning two gold medals on her world
championships debut. She set a number
of world records on her way to winning
the women’s open compound title ahead
of fellow Brits Mel Clarke and Pippa Britton,
who finished sixth and seventh respectively.
The trio then joined forces to win gold in the
women’s open compound team competition.
There was also silver for the GB women’s
recurve team of Kathy Critchlow-Smith,
Kate Murray and Kay Lucas.
Archery opened the programme of the first
International Games for the Disabled at Stoke
Mandeville in 1948. It made its debut at
the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960
and has featured on the programme at every
Paralympic Games since.
The goal of archery is to shoot arrows
accurately at a target with a diameter of
122cm marked with 10 concentric rings which
increase in points value the smaller and the
closer to the centre. A hit in the centre one,
the ‘Gold’ is worth 10 points, with each ring
decreasing in value to the outer zone, worth
one point.
At Paralympic Games archers shoot at
targets placed at a standard distance of 70m.
The sport is open to athletes with physical
disabilities including spinal injury, cerebral
palsy, amputee and les autres athletes.
The sport’s classification system divides
archers into three functional classes.
The standing class (ST1) is for athletes with
no loss of function in their arms, but with
some degree of loss of muscle strength,
co-ordination and/or joint mobility in their
legs. Archers in this class may choose to
compete sitting in an ordinary chair with
their feet on the ground or standing.
There is also a W1 class for tetraplegic
athletes with disability and only a limited
range of movement, strength and control
in their arms and legs. They compete
in a wheelchair. Archers in the W2 class
have paraplegia and limited mobility in
the lower limbs. These athletes require a
wheelchair for everyday use and compete
in a wheelchair.
Each event includes a ranking round where
each archer shoots 72 arrows (12 ends
of 6 arrows each) before the archers enter
the elimination rounds for each of the
seven competitions. In some events the top
performers in the ranking round will receive
a bye in the first elimination round, because
of the number of entries.
For the team events, teams are ranked
according to the combined scores from the
ranking round before proceeding to the knock
out stages.
The elimination rounds will be contested
as head-to-head match play. In the event of
a tie, an arrow-by-arrow shoot-off will be held,
creating the possibility of a gold medal being
decided by a single shot.
Archery schedule
Time
Event
Round
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session AR01 – 10.00-12.30
10.00-12.30 (w) recurve W1/W2
ranking
(w) recurve standing
rounds
(w), (m) compound open
Session AR02 – 14.00-16.30
14.00-16.30 (m) recurve W1/W2
(m) recurve standing
(m) compound W1
ranking
rounds
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session AR03 – 09.30-11.00
09.30-11.00 (m) ind recurve W1/W2 rd of 32
(m) ind recurve standing
Session AR04 – 14.00-15.00
14.00-15.00 (m) ind compound open rd of 32
(w) ind recurve W1/W2
(w) ind recurve standing
(m) ind compound W1
rd of 16
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session AR05 – 09.30-11.00
09.30-11.00 (m) ind recurve W1/W2 rd of 16
(m) ind recurve standing
(m) ind compound open
Session AR06 – 14.00-15.30
14.00-15.30 (w) ind recurve W1/W2 rd of 16
(w) ind recurve standing
(w) ind compound open qf
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session AR07 – 09.30-11.00
09.30-11.00 (m) ind compound W1
qf
(m) ind recurve W1/W2
(m) ind recurve standing
Session AR08 – 14.00-15.30
14.00-15.30 (m) ind compound open qf
(w) ind recurve W1/W2
(w) ind recurve standing
Time
Event
Round
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session AR09 – 09.30-11.25
09.30-11.25 (w) ind compound open sf
(w) ind recurve standing
(w) ind compound open bronze
match
(w) ind recurve standing sf
(w) ind compound open final
(w) ind recurve W1/W2 sf
(w) ind recurve standing bronze
match
(w) ind recurve W1/W2 sf
(w) ind recurve standing final
Session AR10 – 14.00-15.40
14.00-15.40 (m) ind compound open sf
(w) ind recurve W1/W2 bronze
match
(m) ind compound open sf
(w) ind recurve W1/W2 final
(m) ind compound open bronze
match
(m) ind compound open final
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
Maggie Parker
Britain’s Maggie Parker was part
of the women’s open team that
won gold at the Athens 2004
Paralympic Games.
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session AR11 – 10.00-11.15
10.00-11.15 (m) ind compound W1
sf
(m) ind recurve standing
(m) ind compound W1
bronze
match
(m) ind recurve standing sf
(m) ind compound W1
final
Session AR12 – 14.00-15.40
14.00-15.40 (m) ind recurve W1/W2 sf
(m) ind recurve standing bronze
match
(m) ind recurve W1/W2 sf
(m) ind recurve standing final
(m) ind recurve W1/W2 bronze
match
(m) ind recurve W1/W2 final
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session AR13 – 09.30-12.00
09.30-12.00 (w) team, (m) team
(w) team
Session AR14 – 14.00-18.10
14.00-18.10 (m) team
(w) team
(m) team
(w) team
(m) team
(w) team
(m) team
(m) team
rd of 16
qf
qf
sf
sf
bronze
match
sf
final
bronze
match
final
22 | 23
Athletics
Fact file
Venue
National Stadium
in Olympic Green
Great Britain’s track and field athletes
collected a haul of 17 medals in Athens four
years ago – six golds, five silvers and six
bronze medals.
Dates
8-17 September
The team of 36 athletes in Beijing includes
seven talented junior athletes making their
Paralympic debut; the youngest member
of the athletics team is Hollie Arnold, 14,
who competes in the F46 javelin.
Men’s event list
Track
100m: T11, T12, T13, T35, T36,
T37, T38, T42, T44, T46, T52,
T53, T54
200m: T11, T12, T13, T36, T37,
T38, T44, T46, T52, T53, T54
400m: T11, T12, T13, T36, T38,
T44, T46, T52, T53, T54
800m: T12, T13, T36, T37, T46,
T52, T53, T54
1500m: T46, T13, T11, T54
5000m: T11, T13, T46, T54
10000m: T12
4x100m: T11-13, T35-38, T42-46,
T53/54
4x400m: T53-54
Marathon: T12, T46, T52, T54
Field
Shot: F11/12, F32, F33/34/52,
F42, F35/36, F37/38, F40, F44,
F53/54, F55/56, F57/58
Discus throw: F7/8, F11/12,
F32/51, F33/34/52, F37/38,
F42, F44, F53/54, F55/56
Javelin throw: F11/12, F33/34/52,
F33/34, F35/36, F37/38, F42-44,
F57/58
Club throw: F32/51
Long jump: F11, F12, F37/38,
F42/44, F46
High jump: F46
Triple jump: F11, F12
Pentathlon: P12, P44
Great Britain has four returning Paralympic
champions bidding for more glory in Beijing
– Kenny Churchill, Danny Crates, Daniel
Greaves and Stephen Miller.
Miller is bidding to win a fourth successive
Paralympic Games Club throw title. He has
dominated the discipline, winning golds
at Atlanta, Sydney and Athens, and also
completing a hat-trick of wins at the last
three IPC World Championships.
For the first time in more than two decades,
Great Britain’s most celebrated Paralympian
– Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson – will not be
part of the Great Britain team. She came
away from Athens with a brace of gold medals
and announced her retirement from top-flight
international sport in 2007.
David Weir was Britain’s most successful
athlete at the 2006 IPC World Championships
in Assen, the Netherlands, with a personal
haul of three gold medals and one silver.
His performance helped Great Britain finish
fifth in the medal table with 27 medals,
nine of each. In Beijing, David will contest
five events from 400m up to the marathon.
Athletes competing in the track and field
are divided into classifications. The letter F
denotes field athletes and T denotes those
who compete on the track or road.
The number refers to functional
classification; 11-13 are visually-impaired
athletes, classes 31-38 are athletes with
cerebral palsy. Class 40 represents dwarf
athletes. Classes 41-46 are for amputees
and les autres. Track wheelchair athletes are
T51-54 and seated field athletes are F51-58.
Athletics in Beijing takes place at the National
Stadium in the Olympic Green running from
8-17 September, with finals every day.
Athletics schedule
Time
Event
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session AT01 – 09.00-13.30
09.00-13.30 (m) F55/56 discus
(m) F33/34/52 shot
(w) F42-46 javelin
(m) F12 triple jump
(w) T44 200m
(m) T46 200m
(m) T52 200m
(m) T12 800m
(m) T54 400m
(m) T12 100m
(m) T36 100m
(m) T44 100m
(w) T11 100m
(w) T12 100m
Session AT02 – 17.00-21.45
17.00-21.45 (m) F33/34/52 discus
(w) F54-56 shot
(w) F42 long jump
(m) T11 100m
(m) T46 200m
(w) T11 100m
(w) T12 100m
(m) F35/6 javelin
(m) F54 shot
(w) T54 5000m
(m) T53/54 4x100m rel
(w) T13 800m
(m) T54 5000m
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session AT03 – 09.00-13.30
09.00-13.30 (w) F54-56 discus
(m) F32 shot
(w) F44 long jump
(w) F35/36 discus
(m) T13 5000m
(m) T46 1500m
(m) T37 800m
(w) T13 400m
(m) T54 5000m
(m) T12 800m
(m) T36 100m
(m) T12 100m
(w) T38 100m
(w) T46 100m
(m) T12 100m
(w) T12 100m
(w) T12 100m
(w) T11 100m
(w) T54 100m
Round
finals
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final A
final
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Event
Round
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September (continued)
Session AT04 – 17.00-21.30
finals
17.00-21.30 (w) F32-34/F51-53
discus
(w) F57/58 shot
(m) T38 400m
rd 1
(m) T13 400m
(m) T36 400m
(m) T11 (100m)
finals
B&A
(m) F37/8 javelin
finals
(m) T53/44 4x100m rel
(m) T44 100m
(w) F42/44/46 shot
(w) T38 100m
(w) T44 200m
(m) F37/38 long jump
(m) T46 200m
(w) T13 800m
(m) T11 5000m
(m) T53 400m
rd 1
(m) T54 400m
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Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session AT05 – 17.00-22.00
17.00-22.00 (m) T13 100m
rd 1
(m) F55/56 javelin
finals
(m) T52 200m
(m) F11/12 javelin
(m) F42 shot
(m) F46 long jump
(w) T46 100m
(w) T53 400m
(m) T38 400m
(m) T46 1500m
(m) T13 400m
(w) F35-38 javelin
(m) T12 100m
finals
B&A
(m) T36 400m
finals
(m) T37 800m
(m) T12 800m
(w) T54 100m
(m) T54 400m
(m) T13 1500m
round 1
(m) T53 400m
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Event
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session AT06 – 09.00-13.00
09.00-13.00 (m) F32/51 discus
(m) T13 5000m
(m) F35/66 discus
(m) P44 long jump pent
(m) T38 100m
(m) T11 200m
(m) P44 shot pent
(w) T46 200m
(w) T52 200m
(w) T53 100m
(m) T54 800m
(m) P44 100m pent
Session AT07 – 17.00-20.45
17.00-20.45 (w) F33/F34/F52/
F54 javelin
(w) T37 100m
(m) T12 400m
(m) P44 discus pent
(m) T46 400m
(w) T12 400m
(w) F37/38 shot
(w) T13 400m
(m) T53 400m
(w) T54 400m
(m) P44 400m pent
(m) T54 5000m
(m) T52 400m
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session AT08 – 09.00-12.45
09.00-12.45 (m) T12 10000m
(m) F53/54 javelin
(w) F35/36 shot
(m) F11 triple jump
(m) P12 long jump pent
(m) T37 100m
(m) T38 100m
(w) T37 100m
(m) P12 javelin pent
(w) T38 200m
(m) T54 200m
(m) P12 100m pent
Round
finals
Fact file
Women’s event list
Track
100m: T11/12, T13, T36, T37, T38,
T42, T44, T46, T52, T53, T54
200m: T11, T12, T13, T36, T37,
T38, T44, T46, T52, T53, T54
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400m: T12, T13, T53, T54
800m: T13, T36, T53, T54
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final
rd 1
1500m: T13, T54
5000m: T54
4x100m: T53-54
Marathon: T54
final
rd 1
Field
Shot: F13, F32/33/34/52/53, F40,
F42-46, F54-56, F57/58, F35/36
rd 1
Discus throw: F32-34/51-53,
F35/36, F37/38, F40, F42-46,
F54-56, F57/58
finals
Javelin throw: F33/34/53, F35-38,
F42-46, F54-56, F57/58
Long jump: F13, F42, F44
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discipline
final
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finals
rd 1
finals
rd 1
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 China
25 20 13 58
2 Australia
10 12 9 31
3 Canada
10 4 10 24
4 South Africa 9 7 5 21
5 Ukraine
9 4 8 21
12 Great Britain 6 5 6 17
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
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Athletics schedule
Time
Tracey Hinton
Tracey Hinton and her guide
runner Steffan Hughes are set
to compete again in Beijing.
Event
Round
Time
Event
Day 6 – Friday 12 September (continued)
Session AT09 – 17.00-21.30
finals
17.00-21.30 (w) T13 1500m
(m) T11 200m
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(w) T12 400m
(m) T12 400m
(m) T37 100m
finals
(w) T38 200m
(w) T46 200m
(m) F42/44 javelin
(m) P12 1500m pent
final
discipline
(m) T46 400m
finals
(w) T53 100m
(w) T54 400m
(m) T52 400m
(w) T13 1500m
rd 1
(m) T54 800m
sf
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session AT12 – 09.00-13.15
09.00-13.15 (m) F53/54 discus
(m) F12 long jump
(w) F42/44/46 discus
(w) T54 200m
(m) T12 200m
(w) T53 200m
(m) T54 200m
(m) F35/F36 shot
(w) T13 1500m
(w) T44 100m
(m) T46 100m
(m) T11 400m
(m) T42 100m
(w) T37 200m
(w) T53 800m
(m) T53/54 4x400m
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session AT10 – 09.00-13.30
09.00-13.30 (m) F57/58 discus
(w) F12 long jump
(m) F11/12 discus
(m) T13 100m
(m) T35 100m
(w) T38 200m
(w) T13 200m
(m) T54 5000m
(m) T44 200m
(w) T36 200m
(m) T11 200m
Session AT13 – 17.00-22.15
17.00-22.15 (m) F33/34/52 javelin
(m) T53 800m
(w) T54 200m
(m) T46 100m
(w) T44 100m
(m) T36 200m
(m) F37/38 discus
(m) F44/46 high jump
(m) T38 200m
(m) T52 800m
(w) F12/13 shot
(m) T13 800m
(m) T54 1500m
(w) T54 800m
(m) T12 10000m
(m) T53/54 4x400m
(m) T46 800m
(m) T44 400m
(w) T37 200m
(m) T54 200m
(m) T11 1500m
(m) T53 200m
(w) T12 400m
(m) T42 100m
(m) T52 100m
Session AT11 – 17.00-21.45
17.00-21.45 (w) F57/58 javelin
(w) F40 discus
(m) T13 100m
(m) T35 100m
(m) F37/38 shot
(w) T42 100m
(w) T13 200m
(m) T44 200m
(m) T52 100m
(m) T12 400m
(m) T13 1500m
(m) T53 200m
(m) T54 800m
(w) T54 800m
finals
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final
finals
B&A
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finals
B&A
finals
rd 1
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finals
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Time
Event
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session AT14 – 09.00-13.15
09.00-13.15 (m) F32/51 club
(m) F11 long jump
(w) T54 1500m
(w) F32-34/52/53 shot
(w) F37/38 discus
(m) F40 shot
(w) T53 1500m
(m) T54 1500m
(m) T13 200m
(w) T12 200m
(m) T12 200m
(m) T36 800m
(m) T37 200m
(w) T11 200m
(m) T46 100m
(w) T53 200m
(m) T54 100m
Session AT15 – 17.00-21.30
17.00-21.30 (w) F54-56 javelin
(m) F55/56 shot
(m) T11 400m
(m) T46 800m
(m) F44 discus
(m) T13 800m
(w) F40 shot
(m) T36 200m
(w) T53 800m
(w) F52 100m
(m) T54 100m
(m) T11 1500m
(m) T42-46 4x100m
(m) T53 800m
(m) T11-13 4x100m rel
Round
finals
rd 1
finals
rd 1
sf
rd 1
sf
rd 1
finals
rd 1
Time
Event
Day 10 – Tuesday 16 September
Session AT16 – 09.00-13.15
09.00-13.15 (m) F57/58 javelin
(m) F53/54 shot
(m) T35-38 4x100m
(w) T13 100m
(m) F42 discus
(w) T12 200m
(w) T11 200m
(m) T12 200m
(w) T53/54 4x100m
(m) T52 800m
(m) T54 100m
(m) T36 800m
(m) T11-13 4x100m
(m) T53 100m
Session AT17 – 17.00-22.15
17.00-22.15 (w) F57/58 discus
(w) T12 200m
finals
sf
finals
sf
finals
rd 1
(w) F12/13 discus
(m) F11/12 shot
(m) T37 200m
(w) T11 200m
(m) T53 100m
(w) T36 100m
(w) T13 100m
(m) F42/44 long jump
(w) T54 1500m
(m) T13 200m
(m) T44 400m
(m) T11 400m
(w) T53/54 4x100m
(m) T54 1500m
(m) T35-38 4x100m
Round
finals
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of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
rd 1
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B&A
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rd 1
final
finals
B&A
finals
Ken Churchill
Ken Churchill is aiming to defend
his title in Beijing.
finals
B&A
finals
Day 11 – Wednesday 17 September
Session AT18 – 07.30-11.45
07.30-11.45 (m) T12 marathon
finals
(m) T46 marathon
(m) T52 marathon
(m) T54 marathon
(w) T54 marathon
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Basketball
Fact file
Venue
National Indoor Stadium
and University of Science &
Technology Beijing Gymnasium
Dates
7-16 September
Event list
Men’s team event and women’s
team event
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Canada
1 0 1 2
2 USA
1 0 0 1
3 Australia
0 2 0 2
4 Great Britain 0 0 1 1
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
The ParalympicsGB men’s team ensured
Athens 2004 ended on a high note by
winning bronze on the final day of the Games.
The British team recorded an impressive
82-66 victory over the Netherlands in
the bronze medal match in a packed Indoor
Olympic Hall.
It was a terrific achievement by a team
that had to battle their way through
the ‘pool of death’ in the group stage
of the competition – a pool that featured
the reigning Paralympic champions Canada
and European champions Italy.
Since then the GB team have gone from
strength to strength. They won a silver
medal at the 2005 European Championships
in Paris, when they were edged out by Italy
56-54 in the final.
Great Britain finished fifth in the 2006 World
Championships in Amsterdam and then won
another silver medal in the 2007 European
Championships in Wetzlar in Germany to
qualify for Beijing. They went down to Sweden
76-66 in the final.
Twelve teams feature in the men’s
tournament in Beijing. Great Britain’s men
have been drawn in pool B, the same group
as Australia, the Athens 2004 runners-up, as
well as the USA, hosts China, Brazil and Israel.
Canada are the reigning men’s Paralympic
champions – they beat Australia 70-53 in the
final in Athens.
The ParalympicsGB women’s team could
only finish eighth in Athens. They too have
performed well on the international stage
since then, finishing fourth at the 2005
European Championships in Paris and then
beating Spain 56-29 at the 2007 European
Championships in Wetzlar to win bronze
and secure a place in Beijing.
Sinclair Thomas
Sinclair Thomas was part of
the British men’s wheelchair
basketball team that won bronze
in Athens in 2004. He is now
travelling to Beijing as Assistant
Team Coach.
They face a tough preliminary round test in
Beijing in pool A, a pool that features two of
the three medallists from the Athens Games
– the USA (gold) and Australia (silver) and
three of the top four from the 2006 World
Championships – the USA (silver), Germany
(bronze) and Australia (4th). Brazil complete
the group.
The basketball competition at the Paralympic
Games is for wheelchair athletes and is open
to athletes whose disabilities may include
paraplegia, lower limb amputations, cerebral
palsy and polio.
Players are classified by a points system
from 1 to 4.5 – with higher classification
numbers representing greater physical ability.
Each squad can consist of up to 12 players,
with only five players on the court at any one
time. During a match a team must field five
players whose cumulative classification does
not exceed 14 points.
Wheelchair basketball was first played in
the USA, when basketball players, injured
during World War II, adapted the running
game to wheels in order to continue playing.
Matches consist of four quarters
of 10 minutes each.
Players may pass or dribble the ball. A dribble
is when a player bounces the ball and pushes
the chair simultaneously or, places the ball
on their lap and takes up to two pushes
of the chair, bounces the ball, and then
places the ball back on their lap. Players are
forbidden from dribbling the ball with both
hands at the same time.
A player who commits five personal fouls must
be replaced in the game by another player.
A team has 24 seconds from taking
possession of the ball to complete its attempt
on the basket. A goal from a free-throw
scores one point, a field goal scored from
within the semi-circular three-point field
goal area scores two points and a field goal
from outside this line scores three points.
Basketball schedule
Time
Venue
Match
Round
Day 1 – Sunday 7 September
Session WB01 – 09.00-15.15
09.00-10.45 National (m) IRI v RSA prelims
11.15-13.00
Indoor (m) JPN v SWE
13.30-15.15 Stadium (m) USA v ISR
Session WB02 – 10.00–14.00
10.00-11.45 US&T
(w) AUS v GBR prelims
12.15-14.00 Beijing (w) NED v MEX
Gym
Session WB03 – 15.30-19.30
15.30-17.15 US&T
(w) GER v BRA prelims
17.45-19.30 Beijing (w) CHN v JPN
Gym
Session WB04 – 16.15-22.30
16.15-18.00 National (m) AUS v BRA prelims
18.30-20.15 Indoor (m) CHN v GBR
20.45-22.30 Stadium (m) CAN v GER
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session WB05 – 09.00-15.15
09.00-10.45 National (w) JPN v MEX prelims
11.15-13.00
Indoor (w) CAN v NED
13.30-15.15 Stadium (w) BRA v AUS
Session WB06 – 10.00–14.00
10.00-11.45 US&T
(m) BRA v USA prelims
12.15-14.00 Beijing (m) ISR v CHN
Gym
Session WB07 – 15.30-19.30
15.30-17.15 US&T
(m) SWE v IRI prelims
17.45-19.30 Beijing (m) RSA v CAN
Gym
Session WB08 – 16.15-22.30
16.15-18.00 National (w) USA v GER prelims
18.30-20.15 Indoor (m) GER v JPN
20.45-22.30 Stadium (m) GBR v AUS
Basketball schedule
Time
Venue
Match
Round
Time
Venue
Match
Round
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session WB09 – 09.00-15.15
09.00-10.45 National (m) BRA v ISR prelims
11.15-13.00
Indoor (m) AUS v CHN
13.30-15.15 Stadium (w) MEX v CHN
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session WB21 – 09.00-15.15
09.00-10.45 National (m) team
11.15-13.00
Indoor (m) team
13.30-15.15 Stadium (w) team
9/12
classification
qf 1
Session WB10 – 10.00–14.00
10.00-11.45 US&T
(m) IRI v JPN prelims
12.15-14.00 Beijing (m) RSA v GER
Gym
Session WB22 – 16.45-23.00
16.45-18.30 National (w) team
19.00-20.45 Indoor (w) team
21.15-23.00 Stadium (w) team
qf 2
qf 3
qf 4
Session WB11 – 15.30-19.30
15.30-17.15 US&T
(w) AUS v USA prelims
17.45-19.30 Beijing (w) GBR v BRA
Gym
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session WB23 – 09.00-15.15
09.00-10.45 National (m) team qf 1
11.15-13.00
Indoor (m) team qf 2
13.30-15.15 Stadium (m) team qf 3
Session WB12 – 16.15-22.30
16.15-18.00 National (w) JPN v CAN prelims
18.30-20.15 Indoor (m) CAN v SWE
20.45-22.30 Stadium (m) USA v GBR
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session WB13 – 09.00-15.15
09.00-10.45 National (m) JPN v CAN prelims
11.15-13.00
Indoor (m) SWE v RSA
13.30-15.15 Stadium (m) GER v IRI
Session WB24 – 16.45-23.00
16.45-18.30 National (m) team
19.00-20.45 Indoor (w) team
21.15-23.00 Stadium (w) team
qf 4
sf 1
sf 2
Session WB14 – 10.00-140.0
10.00-11.45 US&T
(w) NED v JPN prelims
12.15-14.00 Beijing (w) USA v GBR
Gym
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session WB25 – 09.00-17.30
09.00-10.45 National (w) team 5/8
11.15-13.00
Indoor (w) team classification
13.30-15.15 Stadium (w) team 9-10
classification
15.45-17.30
(m) team 11-12
classification
Session WB15 – 15.30-19.30
15.30-17.15 US&T
(m) AUS v ISR prelims
17.45-19.30 Beijing (m) CHN v USA
Gym
Session WB26 – 19.00-23.15
19.00-20.45 National (m) team
21.30-23.15 Indoor (m) team
Stadium
Session WB16 – 16.15-22.30
16.15-18.00 National (w) CAN v CHN prelims
18.30-20.15 Indoor (w) GER v AUS
20.45-22.30 Stadium (m) GBR v BRA
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session WB27 – 09.00-17.30
09.00-10.45 National (m) team 5/8
11.15-13.00
Indoor (m) team classification
13.30-15.15 Stadium (w) team 7-8
classification
15.45-17.30
(w) team 5-6
classification
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session WB17 – 09.00-15.15
09.00-10.45 National (w) BRA v USA prelims
11.15-13.00
Indoor (w) GBR v GER
13.30-15.15 Stadium (m) GER v SWE
Session WB18 – 10.00-14.00
10.00-11.45 US&T
(m) ISR v GBR prelims
12.15-14.00 Beijing (m) RSA v JPN
Gym
Session WB19 – 15.30-19.30
15.30-17.15 US&T
(w) MEX v CAN prelims
17.45-19.30 Beijing (w) CHN v NED
Gym
Session WB20 – 16.15-22.30
16.15-18.00 National (m) CAN v IRI prelims
18.30-20.15 Indoor (m) CHN v BRA
20.45-22.30 Stadium (m) USA v AUS
Session WB28 – 19.00-24.00
19.00-20.45 National (w) team
Indoor
21.30-23.15 Stadium (w) team
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
Caroline Maclean & Sally Wager
Britain’s women’s wheelchair
basketball team open their
Paralympic campaign in Beijing
against Athens 2004 medallists
the USA and Australia.
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bronze
match
final
Day 10 – Tuesday 16 September
Session WB29 – 09.00-15.15
09.00-10.45 National (m) team 9-10
Indoor
classification
11.15-13.00
Stadium (m) team 7-8
classification
13.30-15.15
(m) team 5-6
classification
Session WB30 – 17.00-22.00
17.00-18.45 National (m) team
Indoor
19.30-21.15 Stadium (m) team
bronze
match
final
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Boccia
Fact file
Venue
Fencing Hall,
National Convention Centre
The ParalympicsGB team missed out on
the boccia medals at Athens 2004 but has
since chalked up some strong performances
on the international stage.
Boccia is a sport for wheelchair users
with cerebral palsy or related neurological
conditions and is based on the popular French
game of boules or petanque.
Dates
7-12 September
The GB quartet of Nigel Murray, Peter
Pearse, Susie Robinson and Anne Woffinden
came closest to the podium in the BC1/BC2
team event in Athens, but had to settle for
fourth after losing the third place play-off
to Spain 7-5.
There are individual, pairs and team events,
all of them are open events for both men
and women.
Event list
Seven events – all ‘open’ events
for men and women – individual
BC1, individual BC2, individual
BC3, individual BC4, pairs BC3,
pairs BC4, team BC1/BC2
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Portugal
2 3 1 6
2 Hong Kong
2 0 0 2
3 Spain
1 2 2 5
4= Canada
1 0 1 2
4= Korea
1 0 1 2
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
The British Paralympic team has seen
an infusion of talented young players since
Athens, with 18-year-old Zoe Robinson,
19-year-old David Smith and 25-year-old
Daniel Bentley joining the more experienced
Nigel Murray in the team for Beijing.
Smith won the individual BC1 gold medal
at the 2007 Boccia World Cup in Vancouver,
Canada and then helped GB win the BC1/2
team title, beating Spain 6-5 in the final.
Murray, the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
BC2 champion, showed he is still a force
to be reckoned with by winning the individual
BC2 bronze medal in Vancouver.
The Great Britain team of Murray, Smith,
Ali Lalani and Bernadette Leslie also won
bronze in the BC1/BC2 team competition
at the 2006 World Championships
in Brazil, when New Zealand won gold
and Portugal silver.
Nigel Murray
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
medallist Nigel Murray will travel
to his third consecutive Games
this summer.
And the England and Wales BC1/BC2 team
of Murray, David Morgan, Daniel Bentley,
Lalani and Smith won silver in the 2005
European Championship in Portugal. The
host nation triumphed in the BC1/BC2 team
competition a year after they had also topped
the boccia medals table at the Athens 2004
Paralympic Games.
Boccia was introduced to the Paralympic
Games programme at New York in 1984
and has no Olympic counterpart.
The sport is played on a marked court,
usually with a hard surface.
Matches for individuals and pairs consist
of four ends, with six ends for team events.
The object of the sport is to throw or bowl
game balls so that they land as close as
possible to a white target ball called the jack.
Players can use their hands, feet or, in some
classifications, an assistive device to propel
the balls.
The athlete, pair or team with a ball nearest to
the jack at the conclusion of each end scores
points equal to the number of balls ‘inside’ an
opponent’s closest ball to the jack.
Points from each end are accumulated with
the overall winner the individual, team or pair
with the highest points tally at the completion
of all ends.
If the total scores are equal at the conclusion
of all ends, a one-end tie-break is played.
Boccia schedule
Time
Event
Round
Day 1 – Sunday 7 September
Session BO01 – 09.00-22.00
09.00-12.00
ind BC1, BC2
12.00-15.00
ind BC1, BC2
15.00-18.30
ind BC3, BC4
18.30-22.00
ind BC3, BC4
pools rd 1
pools rd 2
pools rd 1
pools rd 2
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session BO02 – 09.00-18.45
09.00-12.00
ind BC2, BC1
12.00-15.30
ind BC4, BC3
15.30-16.30
ind BC2
16.30-17.45
ind BC1, BC3
17.45-18.45
ind BC2, BC4
pools rd 3
pools rd 3
rd of 16
qf
qf
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session BO03 – 09.00-20.00
09.00-10.00
ind BC1, BC2
10.00-11.15
ind BC3, BC4
11.15-12.30
ind BC1, BC2
12.30-14.00
ind BC3, BC4
14.00-15.15
15.30-16.45
17.00-18.15
18.30-19.45
ind BC1
ind BC2
ind BC3
ind BC4
Time
Event
Round
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session BO05 – 10.30-18.15
10.30-12.00
pairs BC3, BC4
12.00-13.45
team BC1/BC2
13.45-15.05
pairs BC4
15.05-16.35
pairs BC3
16.35-18.15
team BC1/BC2
pools rd 3
qf
sf
sf
sf
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session BO06 – 10.30-17.45
10.30-12.10
pairs BC3, BC4
team BC1/BC2
12.10-13.30
pairs BC4
13.45-15.30
pairs BC3
15.45-17.30
team BC1/BC2
bronze
matches
final
final
final
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schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
sf
bronze
matches
bronze
matches
final
final
final
final
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session BO04 – 10.30-18.10
10.30-12.10
team BC1/BC2
pools rd 1
pairs BC3
12.10-13.30
pairs BC4
pools rd 1
13.30-15.10
team BC1/BC2
pools rd 2
pairs BC3
15.10-16.30
pairs BC4
pools rd 2
16.30-18.10
team BC1/BC2
pools rd 3
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Cycling
ycling
Track fact file
Venue
Laoshan Velodrome in the
Shijinshan district of Beijing
Dates
7-10 September
Great Britain’s cyclists created a piece
of history at the Athens 2004 Paralympic
Games. The team arrived in Athens having
never won a cycling gold medal – they came
home with three.
Women’s time trial –
500m LC1/LC2/CP4, LC3/LC4/
CP3; 1000m B&VI1-3
Visually-impaired athlete Aileen McGlynn and
her pilot, Ellen Hunter, collected Britain’s first
Paralympic Games cycling gold in the B1-3
tandem 1km time trial on the opening day of
the Athens Games. Darren Kenny added two
more golds in the cerebral palsy track races.
Kenny won the CP3 3km individual pursuit
and the CP3/4 1km time trial. All three British
golds were won in world record times.
Men’s individual pursuit –
4km LC1, 4km LC2, 3km LC3,
3km LC4, 3km CP3 3km CP4,
4km B&VI1-3
Since then the GB team has gone from
strength to strength, establishing itself
as one of the strongest and most powerful
in the world.
Women’s individual pursuit –
all 3km – LC1/LC2/CP4, LC3/LC4/
CP3; B&VI 1-3
The British teams topped the medal table
at the 2005 Open European Championships
in the Netherlands, were overall runners-up at
the 2006 World Championships in Switzerland,
where they topped the track cycling medal
table, and also finished top of the medal
table at the 2007 World Championships
in Bordeaux, France.
Event list
21 events –
Men’s time trial – all 1km – LC1,
LC2, LC3/4. CP3, CP4, B&VI1-3
Men’s sprint – B&VI 1-3
Men’s team sprint – LC1-4
& CP 3-4
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Australia
10 7 7 24
2 Spain
3 4 0 7
3 Great Britain 3 2 2 7
4 USA
2 4 3 9
5 Germany
2 1 3 6
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
The medal haul at the 2007 World
Championships in Bordeaux included
13 golds – two more than Germany and
six more than Australia.
The British squad for Beijing includes two
former Paralympic swimmers – Sarah Storey
(formerly Bailey) and Jody Cundy – who
have both made superb transitions from
pool to track. Storey’s many achievements
in the saddle since making the switch include
gold in the LC1 individual pursuit in Bordeaux,
where Cundy struck gold in the LC2 1km
time trial and helped GB win the team sprint.
Meanwhile Rachel Morris, a newcomer
to the squad, won a brace of golds in the
women’s category B handcycling time trial
and the road race.
Cycling at the Paralympic Games is divided
into two groups – track and road events.
Darren Kenny
Darren Kenny won two golds and
a silver at the Athens 2004 Games
and returns to the ParalympicsGB
team in Beijing to defend his titles.
Athletes compete in classes based on
their disability. Events include those for
blind and visually impaired cyclists, who
compete on tandems, with a sighted pilot
in the front saddle.
Track
Track events in Beijing take place in at the
Laoshan Velodrome.
1km time trial
Also known as the kilo, begins with a standing
start, athletes compete against the clock to
complete the 1km distance in the fastest time.
Individual pursuit
Competitors start on opposite sides of the track
and attempt to catch their opponent. The eight
athletes with the best times in the opening
round progress to the next round, where first
races eighth fastest, second faces seventh and
so on in a knockout. If a competitor catches
and passes the opponent, they progress to
the next round without having to complete
the full distance – although they may choose
to continue, usually to try to set a record.
There are two distances open to different
classes – 3km and 4km.
Sprint
The first round is a 200m time trial, with the
eight fastest pairs progressing to the knockout
stages. The event then becomes a head-to-head
knockout in a ‘best of three’ contest over three
laps. This is a highly tactical ‘cat and mouse’
event, with riders jockeying for position before
committing themselves to sprint for the line.
Team sprint
Contested over three laps of the track by two
teams of three riders. Teams start at opposite
sides of the track and each rider must lead
for one lap. The front rider pulls out of the
way at the end of each lap leaving the next
rider to take over at the front. The third and
final front rider sets the team time when he
crosses the finishing line at the end of the
third lap.
Road
There are two different types of road events
– the road race and time trial. Races are
contested over a course with laps of 12.3km.
Road race
Races have a bunched start and the first rider
to cross the finishing line wins.
Time trial
Competitors start at 60-second intervals and
the rider completing the distance the fastest
is declared the winner.
Track cycling schedule
Time
Event
Day 1 – Sunday 7 September
Session CT01 – 09.30-17.35
09.30-17.35 (m) CP3 ind pursuit
(m) CP4 ind pursuit
(m) B&VI 1-3 ind pursuit
(m) LC3/LC4 1km TT
(w) B&VI 1-3 1km TT
(m) CP3 ind pursuit
(m) CP4 ind pursuit
(m) B&V1-3 ind pursuit
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session CT02 – 09.30-16.20
09.30-16.20 (m) LC1 ind pursuit
(m) LC2 ind pursuit
(m) B&VI 1-3 1km TT
(w) LC1/LC2/
CP4 500m TT
(w) LC3/LC4/
CP3 500m TT
(m) LC1 ind pursuit
(m) LC2 ind pursuit
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Sessions CT03 – 09.30-17.55
09.30-17.55 (m) LC3 ind pursuit
(m) LC4 ind pursuit
(w) B&VI 1-3 ind pursuit
(m) CP3 1km TT
(m) CP4 1km TT
(m) LC1 1km TT
(m) LC2 1km TT
(m) LC3 ind pursuit
(m) LC4 ind pursuit
(w) B&VI 1-3 ind pursuit
Round
quals
finals
quals
finals
quals
Time
Event
Round
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session CT04 – 09.30-16.30
09.30-16.30 (m) B&VI 1-3 sprint quals
(w) LC3/LC4/CP3
ind pursuit
(w) LC1/LC2/CP4
ind pursuit
(m) LC1-4 & CP 3-4
tm sprint
(m) B&VI 1-3 sprint qf
(w) LC3/LC4/CP3 final
ind pursuit
(m) B&VI 1-3 sprint sf
(w) LC1/LC2/CP4 final
ind pursuit
(m) B&VI 1-3 sprint final – rd 1
(m) B&VI1-3 sprint 7-8
classification
(m) B&VI1-3 sprint 5-6
classification
(m) B&VI 1-3 sprint final – rd 2
(m) B&VI 1-3 sprint final – rd 3
(if required)
(m) LC1-4 & CP 3-4 final
tm sprint
Road fact file
Venue
Ming Tombs Reservoir Road
Dates
12-14 September
Event list
23 events –
Men’s time trial – handcycle
HC A, HC B, HC C – all 12.3km;
CP3, CP4, LC1, LC2, LC3, LC4,
B&VI 1-3 – all 24.6km
Women’s time trial – HC A/B/C –
12.3km; LC1/LC2/CP4, LC3/LC4/
CP3, BV&I 1-3 – all 24.6km
Mixed time trial –
CP1/CP2 – 12.3km
Men’s road races – LC1/LC2/CP4
– 73.8km; LC3/LC4/CP3 – 61.5km,
B&VI 1-3 – 98.4km
Women’s road races – HC A/HC B/
HC C – 36.9km; B&VI 1-3 – 73.8km
Mixed road race –
CP1/CP2 – 24.6km
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of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
finals
Road cycling schedule
Time
Event
Round
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session CR01 – 10.00-17.50
10.00-17.50 (m) handcycle C ind TT finals
(m) handcycle B ind TT
(m) handcycle A ind TT
(w) handcycle A/B/C
ind TT
(mxd) CP1/CP2 ind TT
(m) CP3 ind TT
(m) CP4 ind TT
(m) LC1 ind TT
(m) LC2 ind TT
(m) LC3 ind TT
(m) LC4 ind TT
(w) LC1/LC2/CP4 ind TT
(w) LC3/LC4/CP3 ind TT
(w) B&VI 1-3 ind TT
(m) B&VI 1-3 ind TT
Time
Event
Round
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session CR02 – 10.00-16.00
10.00-16.00 (m) handcycle C
finals
ind road race
(m) handcycle B
ind road race
(w) handcycle A/B/C
ind road race
(mxd) CP1/CP2 road race
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session CR03 – 10.00-16.50
10.00-16.50 (m) LC1/LC2/CP4
finals
ind road race
(m) LC3/LC4/CP3
ind road race
(m) B&VI 1-3 ind road race
(w) B&VI 1-3 ind road race
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Equestrian
questrian
Fact file
Venue
Hong Kong Olympic
equestrian venue, Sha Tin
Great Britain has an enviable equestrian track
record in the Paralympic Games equestrian
as the only nation to win the gold medal
in the team event.
Dates
7-11 September
The British team won team gold when the
equestrian events made their Paralympic
Games debut in Atlanta in 1996 and followed
that up with gold medal-winning successes
at Sydney 2000 and in Athens in 2004. They
are aiming to continue that impressive trend
this time around.
Event list
11 events –
one team event and 10 individual
Championship –
class Ia, Ib, II, III & IV
Freestyle –
class Ia, Ib, II, III & IV
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Great Britain 5 0 3 8
2 Norway
2 0 0 2
3 Sweden
2 0 0 2
4 Germany
0 4 1 5
5 South Africa 0 2 0 2
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
Britain’s riders also dominated the individual
events in Athens, adding four golds and three
bronzes to the team title. That made it a repeat
of the Sydney 2000 gold medal-winning
performance, when British riders also won
five out of the nine equestrian golds available.
Deborah Criddle and Lee Pearson led the way
with a pair of individual golds each in Athens.
Criddle struck gold in both the individual
grade III championship and freestyle events on
Figaro IX, with Pearson, riding Blue Circle Boy,
winning both grade I individual gold medals.
They were also both members of the
gold-medal winning team in the team event,
where they were joined by Anne Dunham and
Nicola Tustain. Tustain won a pair of individual
bronzes, while Sophie Christiansen won the
grade I championship bronze aged just 16.
At the Athens Games riders competed on
their own horses for the first time rather
than on horses provided by the competition
organisers, a trend being repeated in 2008.
Because of quarantine rules, the equestrian
events at the 2008 Paralympic Games are
being held in Hong Kong rather than Beijing.
Lee Pearson
Lee Pearson won three golds
at both the Athens 2004 and
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
Great Britain’s riders continued their
impressive performances by dominating
the 2007 World Para-Dressage
Championships, held in Gloucestershire,
winning six gold medals, three silvers and
four bronzes, including a convincing victory
in the team event.
International dressage competitions for
riders with a disability began at the 1984
World Games in New York. The first World
Championships took place in Sweden in 1987,
ahead of the sport’s Paralympic Games debut
at Atlanta in 1996.
The equestrian events at the Paralympic
Games are dressage competitions and
are divided into two individual disciplines
– the championship competition and the
freestyle competition. In the championship
competition, riders memorize a series
of required movements before performing
them in a set sequence.
Riders are marked out of 10 for each
movement and out of a further 10 for
elements such as pace and position.
The freestyle, which is also known as the kur,
is a dressage test set to music. Riders have
the freedom to choreograph their own
routines to their chosen music but must
also perform some compulsory movements.
In the team event, nations can field three
or four riders, of which at least one must be
a grade Ia, Ib or II. The scores for individual
and team tests are accumulated to determine
the team winners. The lowest score is
dropped for teams of four. The team test is
on the opening day of competition and the
individual championship tests count towards
the team medal.
The team medals are due to be presented
on 9 September after the completion of
the individual championship competitions.
There are additional medals available in
2008, with the grade I classification division
split into grades Ia and Ib. Grade Ia is for the
more severely disabled athletes.
Equestrian schedule
Time
Event
Time
Event
Day 1 – Sunday 7 September
Session EQ01 – 07.30-11.00
07.30-11.30 grade III & II team test
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session EQ06 – 07.30-11.00
07.30-11.00 ind freestyle test grade IV & II
Session EQ02 – 19.15-23.00
19.15-23.00 grade Ib, Ia & IV team test
Session EQ07 – 19.15-23.00
19.15-23.00 ind freestyle test grade II & IV
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session EQ03 – 07.30-11.00
07.30-10.45 ind championship test grade II
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session EQ08 – 07.30-11.00
07.30-11.00 ind freestyle test grade III, Ia & Ib
Session EQ04 – 19.15-23.00
19.15-23.00 ind championship test grade IV
Session EQ09 – 19.15-23.15
19.15-23.15 ind freestyle test grade Ia, Ib & III
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session EQ05 – 17.00-24.00
17.00-24.00 ind championship test
grade Ia, III & Ib, incl completion
of team competition
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Contingency day
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schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
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Fencing
Fencin
Fact file
Venue
National Convention Centre
Fencing Hall, Olympic Green
Dates
14-17 September
Event list
10 events –
six for men, four for women
Men’s individual foil categories
A & B, men’s individual epee
categories A & B, men’s individual
sabre category A & B
Women’s individual foil categories
A & B, women’s individual epee
categories A & B
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Hong Kong
China
8 5 1 14
2 France
2 0 3 5
3 Poland
1 6 5 12
4 China
1 1 1 3
5= Thailand
1 0 1 2
5= Ukraine
1 0 1 2
British fencers haven’t been in the medals at
a Paralympic Games since Caz Walton’s gold
in the epee at Seoul in 1988. Walton is one
of Britain’s most successful Paralympians
with 10 gold medals.
David Heaton was Britain’s sole fencer
at the Athens Paralympic Games, finishing
eighth in the individual sabre B and 18th
in the individual epee B.
Former Great Britain wheelchair basketball
player Lee Fawcett is ParalympicsGB’s fencing
representative at the Beijing 2008 Games.
He switched his attention from basketball
to concentrate on fencing in 2005, and won
a bronze medal for Britain in the individual
sabre at the 2006 Fencing World Cup in Turin.
Wheelchair fencing became a Paralympic
sport at the first Paralympic Games in Rome
in 1960, after being introduced to the Stoke
Mandeville International Games by Dr Ludwig
Guttmann seven years earlier.
All of the Paralympic Games fencing
competitions are for wheelchair athletes.
There are three disciplines based on the
type of sword used – the foil, epee and sabre.
Classification divisions are based on disability.
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
The competition takes place in the form of pool
stages followed by direct elimination rounds.
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
During a contest the fencers’ wheelchairs
are fastened to the floor, allowing freedom
of the upper body only.
Although fencers cannot move back and forth,
the fact there are no restrictions to upper
body movement means duals are as exciting
and fast as in able-bodied fencing events.
Fencers record hits by striking their opponent
cleanly in the valid area, with successful hits
recorded by the electronic equipment. In the
foil event, fencers are only permitted to strike
the trunk area of the opponent, whereas in
the sabre and epee, anywhere above the waist
is a valid target area.
Bouts last a maximum of four minutes in
the preliminary stages, with victory going
to the first fencer to score five valid hits
or the one with the most hits at the end
of the four minutes.
In the knockout stages, bouts consist of
three rounds of three minutes. The winner is
the first to score 15 hits, or the highest scorer
at the completion of the contest.
In the event of a tie, an extra one-minute
sudden death bout is held, with the first
person to score a valid hit taking the contest.
Participation is open to athletes with spinal
cord injuries, lower leg amputations and
cerebral palsy. Athletes requiring the general
use of a wheelchair are also eligible.
Athletes are divided into two categories.
Category A incorporates athletes with
good balance and recovery and full trunk
movement, while category B is open to those
with poor balance and recovery but have full
use of one or both upper limbs.
There are individual events only in Beijing,
with no team competitions.
Fencing schedule
Time
Event
Round
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session WF01 – 09.30-18.20
09.30-18.20 (m) ind foil cat A, cat B
(w) ind foil cat B
poules,
rd of 16,
qf, sf
(m) ind foil cat A, cat B bronze
(w) ind foil cat B
matches
(m) ind foil cat A, cat B finals
(w) ind foil cat B
David Heaton
David Heaton was Britain’s
only fencer at the Paralympics
in 2004.
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session WF02 – 09.30-19.00
09.30-19.00 (m) ind epee cat A, cat B poules,
(w) ind epee cat A
rd of 16,
qf, sf
(m) ind epee cat A, cat B bronze
(w) ind epee cat A
matches
(m) ind epee cat A, cat B finals
(w) ind epee cat A
Time
Event
Day 10 – Tuesday 16 September
Session WF03 – 09.30-16.50
09.30-16.50 (w) ind epee cat B
(w) ind foil cat A
(w) ind epee cat B
(w) ind foil cat A
(w) ind epee cat B
(w) ind foil cat A
Round
poules,
rd of 16,
qf, sf
bronze
matches
finals
Day 11 – Wednesday 17 September
Session WF04 – 09.30-16.30
09.30-16.30 (m) ind sabre cat A,
poules,
cat B
rd of 16,
qf, sf
(m) ind sabre cat A,
bronze
cat B
matches
(m) ind sabre cat A,
finals
cat B
Football – five-a-side
A ParalympicsGB team plays in the five-a-side
football competition at a Paralympic Games
for the first time in Beijing.
Great Britain open their account against the
host nation and conclude their round-robin
matches against Argentina.
Fact file
Venue
Olympic Green hockey field 2
The five-a-side game made its Paralympic
Games debut at Athens in 2004, when Brazil
beat Argentina in the final.
Outfield players wear eye shades to make
sure they compete on equal terms. The ball
has bells in it to guide the players, while guides
behind the opponent’s goal can also direct
players when they shoot.
Dates
7-17 September
The goalkeeper must stay in his penalty
area throughout the game, but can also issue
instructions to outfield players.
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Brazil
1 0 0 1
2 Argentina
0 1 0 1
3 Spain
0 0 1 1
The five-a-side competition is for B1 blind
players, although the goalkeeper may be
sighted or visually impaired.
Great Britain is one of six teams in action in
Beijing, qualifying a team for the Paralympic
Games by finishing runners-up at the 2007
European Championships in Athens.
They beat France 2-1 in the semis, but then
went down 5-0 to Spain in the final as Spain
won their sixth successive European
championship crown.
The competition in Beijing takes place in the
form of a round-robin contest. The top two
teams face-off to determine gold and silver,
with third the fourth teams contesting bronze
and the remaining teams playing for fifth.
There are no throw-ins, with the ball bouncing
off the walls surrounding the pitch and back
into play. Players committing five fouls during
one game are disqualified from the game.
Penalties are awarded if a player touches
their eye-shade or if a player pushes or kicks
an opponent.
Event list
One team competition
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
Matches consist of two 25-minute halves.
The team scoring the most goals is the winner
and in the event of a draw, penalties are used
to determine the winner. There is no off-side.
Five-a-side schedule
Time
Event
Round
Time
prelims
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session FB04 – 09.00-14.00
09.00-10.00
CHN v ESP
prelims
11.00-12.00
GBR v BRA
13.00-14.00
ARG v KOR
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session FB02 – 09.00-14.00
09.00-10.00
KOR v GBR
prelims
11.00-12.00
BRA v ESP
13.00-14.00
ARG v CHN
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session FB05 – 09.00-14.00
09.00-10.00
ARG v GBR
prelims
11.00-12.00
ESP v KOR
13.00-14.00
CHN v BRA
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session FB03 – 09.00-14.00
9.00-10.00
ARG v BRA
prelims
11.00-12.00
KOR v CHN
13.00-14.00
GBR v ESP
Day 11 – Wednesday 17 September
Session FB06 – 09.00-14.35
09.00-10.00
(m) team
5-6
classification
11.00-12.00
(m) team
bronze
match
13.00-14.00
(m) team
final
Day 1 – Sunday 7 September
Session FB01 – 09.00-14.00
09.00-10.00
ARG v ESP
11.00-12.00
CHN v GBR
13.00-14.00
BRA v KOR
Event
Round
Keryn Seal
Keryn Seal is part of Britain’s
first ever Paralympic Games
five-a-side football team.
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Football – seven-a-side
Fact file
Venue
Olympic Green hockey field 1
Dates
8-16 September
Event list
One men’s team competition
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
Ukraine
1 0 0 1
Brazil
0 1 0 1
Russia
0 0 1 1
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
Great Britain make their first appearance
in the cerebral palsy seven-a-side football
competition at a Paralympic Games since
the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
The seven-a-side football tournament
is for teams of players with cerebral palsy.
The sport made its Paralympic Games debut
in New York in 1984.
England and Wales qualified a GB berth
for Beijing by beating Ireland 6-1 to finish
seventh at last year’s World Championships
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Players are allocated a number between five
and eight depending on their disability, with
class five for the least physically able players.
The team of seven must include one athlete
from class five or six.
Ukraine are the reigning Paralympic
champions – they beat Brazil 4-1 to take gold
in Athens four years ago. But they had to
settle for bronze on home turf at last year’s
World Championships, with Russia beating
Iran 2-1 in the final to take gold.
England and Wales finished fifth at the
2006 European Championships in Ireland,
when Ukraine took gold.
The game is played on a pitch smaller than
that used for the traditional 11-a-side game
and consists of two 30-minute halves. There
is no off-side rule and throw-ins can be made
with only one hand.
Eight teams will play in the competition
in Beijing, initially in two round-robin pools
of four. The top two teams from each group
advance to the semi-finals, while the two
third placed teams play to determine places
fifth and sixth and the two fourth placed
teams play-off to decide who is ranked
seventh and eighth.
The losing semi-finalists battle it out for
bronze in a third place play-off, with the
winning semi-finalists contesting gold.
Seven-a-side schedule
Time
Event
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session FT01 – 09.00-17.00
09.00-10.15
(m) RUS v CHN
11.15-12.30
(m) BRA v NED
13.30-14.45
(m) IRI v IRL
15.45-17.00
(m) UKR v GBR
Round
prelims
pool A
prelims
pool B
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session FT02 – 09.00-17.00
09.00-10.15
(m) IRI v GBR
prelims
11.15-12.30
(m) UKR v IRL
pool B
13.30-14.45
(m) RUS v NED
prelims
15.45-17.00
(m) BRA v CHN
pool A
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session FT03 – 09.00-17.00
09.00-10.15
(m) RUS v BRA
11.15-12.30
(m) NED v CHN
13.30-14.45
(m) IRI v UKR
15.45-17.00
(m) GBR v IRL
prelims
pool A
prelims
pool B
Time
Event
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session FT04 – 09.00-17.45
09.00-10.15
(m) 3rd pool A
v 4th pool B
11.30-12.45
(m) 4th pool A
v 3rd pool B
14.00-15.15
(m) 2nd pool A
v 1st pool B
16.30-17.45
(m) 1st pool A
v 2nd pool B
Round
5/8
classification
5/8
classification
sf
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Day 10 – Tuesday 16 September
Session FT05 – 09.00-18.30
09.00-10.15
(m) team
7-8
classification
11.30-12.45
(m) team
5-6
classification
14.00-15.15
(m) team
bronze
match
16.30-17.45
(m) team
final
Matthew Ellis
Matthew Ellis competes at
his first Paralympics in Beijing,
as Britain field a seven-a-side
football team for the first time
since the 1992 Games.
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Judo
Fact file
Venue
Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium,
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Dates
7-9 September
Event list
13 events –
seven for men, six for women
Men’s –
-60kg, -66kg, -73kg, -81kg,
-90kg, -100kg, +100kg
Women’s –
-48kg, -52kg, -57kg, -63kg,
-70kg, +70kg
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Germany
2 1 3 6
2= China
2 1 2 5
2= France
2 1 2 5
4 Spain
1 3 2 6
5= Brazil
1 2 1 4
5= Japan
1 2 1 4
12 Great Britain 0 1 0 1
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
Ian Rose was Great Britain’s sole medallist
on the judo mat in Athens four years ago.
Rose was given a ‘wild card’ to compete
in the over-100kg heavyweight class at the
2004 Paralympic Games and came up trumps
by winning the silver medal.
Rose, who also won bronze in the under-86kg
class at Atlanta 96, returns to Paralympic
Games action in Beijing at his fifth Games.
He won bronzes at under-100kg at the 2006
World Championships in France and the 2007
World Championships in Brazil.
The ParalympicsGB team in Beijing also
features three players making their Paralympic
Games debuts.
Samuel Ingram, silver medallist at under90kg at the 2007 World Championships,
is joined in the team by Darren Harris,
silver medallist at under-66kg at the 2007
European Championships.
Ben Quilter, who won bronze at under-60kg
at the 2005 European Championships and
silver in the same weight division at the 2007
Euros, completes the GB squad in Beijing.
Judo at the Paralympic Games is for
visually-impaired athletes. Each competition
is based on weight divisions – there are seven
for men and six for women. Each class is
‘open’ with players from visual B1, B2 and B3
classes competing against each other in the
same grouping.
Each contest takes place over a maximum of
five minutes. An athlete, player or judoka can
win a contest by using a successful technique,
such as a throw or hold.
A technique that achieves the ultimate
score, an Ippon, wins the contest. However,
if neither achieves an Ippon during the
contest, the player who has accumulated
the greatest number of points by the end
of the bout is declared the winner.
If there is no score at the end of a contest,
it goes to a ‘golden score’, where the first
person to score wins. If there is still no score
after a further five minutes, the referee
and the two judges determine the winner
on a majority decision.
In Beijing each weight division is divided into
pools, with an elimination system to produce
the two finalists. Defeated players have
another opportunity to progress through
the repechage, which means ‘second chance’.
The two winners of the repechage will
come third overall, earning bronze medals,
with the losers coming fifth.
Judo made its Paralympic Games debut
at Seoul in 1988 with the sport for women
added to the Paralympic programme
in Athens in 2004, when Maxine Ingram
became the first British female judo player
to compete at a Paralympic Games.
Judo in Beijing takes place from 7-9
September. Competitions go through to
the final on the same day that they start.
The venue for judo is at the Workers Indoor
Arena in the Chaoyang district of Beijing.
Judo schedule
Time
Event
Round
Day 1 – Sunday 7 September
Session JU01 – 12.00-15.30
12.00-15.30 (w) -48kg, (w) -52kg prelims/
(m) -60kg, (m) -66kg repechages
Session JU02 – 17.00-19.00
17.00-19.00 (w) -48kg, (w) -52kg repechage
(m) -60kg, (m) -66kg & pool finals
(w) -48kg, (w) -52kg bronze
(m) -60kg, (m) -66kg matches
(w) -48kg, (w) -52kg finals
(m) -60kg, (m) -66kg
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session JU03 – 12.00-15.30
12.00-15.30 (w) -57kg, (w) -63kg
(m) -73kg, (m) -81kg
Session JU04 – 17.00-19.00
17.00-19.00 (w) -57kg, (w) -63kg
(m) -73kg, (m) -81kg
(w) -57kg, (w) -63kg
(m) -73kg, (m) -81kg
(w) -57kg, (w) -63kg
(m) -73kg, (m) -81kg
prelims/
repechages
Time
Event
Round
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session JU05 – 12.00-16.00
12.00-16.00 (w) -70kg, (w) +70kg prelims/
(m) -90kg, (m) –100kg repechages
(m) +100kg
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advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
Session JU06 – 17.30-20.00
17.30-20.00 (w) -70kg, (w) +70kg repechage
(m) -90kg, (m) –100kg & pool finals
(m) +100kg
(w) -70kg, (w) +70kg bronze
(m) -90kg, (m) –100kg matches
(m) +100kg
(w) -70kg, (w) +70kg finals
(m) -90kg, (m) -100kg
(m) +100kg
repechage
& pool finals
bronze
matches
finals
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Powerlifting
Fact file
Venue
Beijing University of Aeronautics
and Astronautics Gymnasium
Britain’s powerlifting prospects in Beijing
were dented when Emma Brown announced
her retirement from the sport through injury
last year.
Dates
9-16 September
Brown struck gold with a world record in the
up to 82.5kg class at the Sydney 2000 Games
and retained her title in Athens four years ago.
Event list
20 events –
10 for men and 10 for women
Men’s –
-48kg, -52kg, -56kg, -60kg,
-67.5kg, -75kg, -82.5kg, -90kg,
-100kg, +100kg
Women’s –
-40kg, -44kg, -48kg, -52kg,
-56kg, -60kg, -67.5kg, -75kg,
-82.5kg, +82.5kg
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Egypt
5 6 2 13
2 China
5 4 6 15
3 Iran
3 0 3 6
4 Nigeria
1 3 3 7
5 Korea
1 1 0 2
7= Great Britain 1 0 0 1
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
She had high hopes of completing an historic
hat-trick until suffering a shoulder injury ahead
of the 2006 World Championships.
Brown’s gold was Britain’s only powerlifting
medal in Athens. Anthony Peddle won
the up to 48kg gold at Sydney with a world
record, but failed to record a valid lift in
Athens four years ago because of a recurring
shoulder injury.
Peddle returns to action in Beijing – his sixth
Paralympic Games.
He is joined in the four-strong ParalympicsGB
squad by Jason Irving, Ali Jawad and
Natalie Blake. Irving competes at his second
Paralympic Games – he finished fifth in the
up to 60kg class four years ago.
He won bronze at the International Wheelchair
and Amputee Sport (IWAS) World Games in
Chinese Taipei last year and also struck silver
representing England at the Melbourne 2006
Commonwealth Games.
Blake, who also just missed out on the medals
finishing fifth at Sydney 2000 and fourth
at Athens 2004, won bronze at the 2006
Powerlifting World Championships in Korea
and gold at the IWAS World Games last year.
She has moved down to the up to 48kg class
from the up to 56kg class she contested in
Athens and is only the second British woman
to bench press double her body weight.
Anthony Peddle
Anthony Peddle won Paralympic
gold at the Sydney Games in 2000.
Nineteen-year-old Ali Jawad makes
his Paralympic Games debut in Beijing.
He won junior gold at up to 75kg at last
year’s European Championships in Greece
and just missed out on the medals in fourth
in the senior competition.
Weightlifting was added to the Paralympic
Games programme in 1964 – it was a different
style of lifting to that currently featuring
at the Games. Powerlifting was also added
to the 1988 and 1992 Games and became
the sole form of lifting when weightlifting
was dropped from the 1996 Games.
The powerlifting competition for women
was added at the Sydney Games in 2000.
Athletes are divided into a number of weight
categories and they are weighed two hours
before their competition.
The sport is a bench press competition,
with athletes lying totally flat on a specially
designed bench and then aiming to lower
the bar and then push it upwards.
The bar is placed on two racks. The lifter
must take the bar, assisted or unassisted
until the chief referee commands ‘start’
and then lower it to his or her chest,
hold it motionless, called a pause, and then
press the bar upwards, evenly to arms’
length where both arms should be locked
out simultaneously until the chief referee
issues the command ‘rack’.
The three judges will then indicate a
successful or unsuccessful lift by illuminating
white or red lights.
Athletes may make three lifts during
the competition and must increase
the weight attempted by at least 2.5kg
following a successful lift. A fourth lift
may also be attempted for a record, but
this does not count towards the final result
of the competition.
The athlete producing the greatest result
within their category and within the three
scoring competition lifts during the
competition takes gold. In the event of a tie,
the winner is the athlete that weighed in the
lightest and lifted the joint heaviest weight.
Each competition is a straight final,
although two groups are being held in
some weight divisions where there are more
than eight competitors. When there are two
‘flights’, these are known as A and B, and are
predetermined by athletes’ world rankings.
The B group will always lift first and the
winner is on the whole most likely to come
from the A group.
The powerlifting competitions at the
Paralympic Games are for athletes with
spinal injuries, cerebral palsy and for les
autres athletes (meaning other disabilities,
including amputees).
Powerlifting schedule
Time
Event
Round
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session PO01 – 13.00-18.30
(m) -48kg
final
13.00-18.30
– groups B & A
(w) -40kg
final – group A
(w) -44kg
final – group A
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session PO02 – 13.00-18.20
(w) -48kg
final – group A
13.00-18.20
(w) -52kg
final – group A
(w) -56kg
final – group A
(m) -52kg
final
– groups B & A
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session PO03 – 13.00-18.20
13.00-18.20
(m) -56kg
final
– groups B & A
(m) -60kg
final
– groups B & A
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session PO04 – 13.00-18.30
13.00-18.30
(m) -67.5kg
final
– groups B & A
(w) -60kg
final – group A
(w) -67.5kg
final – group A
Time
Event
Round
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session PO05 – 13.00-18.20
(w) -75kg
final – group A
13.00-18.20
(w) -82.5kg
final – group A
(w) +82.5kg final – group A
(m) -75kg
final
– groups B & A
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of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session PO06 – 13.00-18.20
13.00-18.20
(m) -82.5kg
final
– groups B & A
(m) -90kg
final
– groups B & A
Day 10 – Thursday 16 September
Session PO07 – 13.00-18.20
13.00-18.20
(m) -100kg
final
– groups B & A
(m) +100kg
final
– groups B & A
Emma Brown
Britain’s powerlifting squad will
be without Paralympic champion
Emma Brown in Beijing, after she
retired from the sport in 2007
due to injury.
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Rowing
Fact file
Venue
Shunyi Olympic
Rowing-Canoeing Park
Dates
9-11 September
Event list
Four events –
men’s single scull (AM1x),
women’s single scull (AW1x)
trunk & arms mixed double scull
(TAMix2x), leg, trunk & arms
mixed coxed four (LTAMix4+)
Rowing makes its Paralympic Games debut
in Beijing, with four events being contested.
These are the men’s arms only single scull
(AM1x), the women’s arms only single scull
(AW1x), the trunk and arms mixed double
scull (TAMix2x) and the legs, trunk and arms
mixed coxed four (LTAMix4+).
ParalympicsGB has successfully qualified a crew
in each of the four events through the 2007
World Championships in Munich, Germany.
Ninety-six rowers in total will compete in Beijing
– 48 women and 48 men.
Tom Aggar led the way for Great Britain
at last year’s World Championships, winning
gold in the men’s arms only single scull.
The Great Britain mixed coxed four of Alan
Crowther, Naomi Riches, Vicki Hansford and
Alastair McKean took silver in Munich behind
Germany. Great Britain took gold in that
discipline at both the 2005 and 2006 World
Championships. James Morgan has joined
the crew since Munich, following Crowther’s
retirement. The mixed coxed four can have
a cox who is not disabled.
Helene Raynsford
Former world champion in the
women’s arms only single scull,
Helene Raysnford, travels to
Beijing for her first Paralympics.
Helene Raynsford, who represented
Great Britain in the wheelchair basketball
competition at the 2006 Paralympic World
Cup, won the women’s arms only single
scull gold at the 2006 World Championships,
held at Dorney Lake in Great Britain, in her
first year competing in international rowing.
The women’s single scull is due to be
the first rowing final contested in Beijing.
Hence Raynsford has the opportunity
to become Britain’s first rowing medallist
at a Paralympic Games.
Rowing was introduced to the Paralympic
programme in 2005. It is sometimes known
as ‘adaptive rowing’ because the equipment
used by rowers is adapted to allow athletes
to compete in the sport.
Strictly speaking the coxed four is the only
‘rowing’ event and is also the one boat to
have sliding seats. The others are sculling
events – where each athlete uses two oars
rather than one – and have fixed seats which
provide various degrees of support.
The single scull boats are also equipped with
buoyancy devices to provide additional lateral
balance to the boats.
All events are raced over 1000m, rather
than the 2000m that is the standard distance
in able-bodied rowing.
As with able-bodied rowing, the precise
progression system depends on the number
of entries. Generally, competitors race
in heats and repechages before going on to
contest the finals. B finals are also scheduled
for Beijing.
Rowing schedule
Time
Event
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session RO01 – 15.00-17.30
15.00-17.30 (w) single scull
(AW1x)
(m) single scull
(AM1x)
mixed double scull
(TAMix2x)
mixed coxed four
(LTAMix4+)
Round
heats
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session RO02 – 15.00-17.30
15.00-17.30 (w) single scull
repechages
(AW1x)
(m) single scull
(AM1x)
mixed double scull
(TAMix2x)
mixed coxed four
(LTAMix4+)
Time
Event
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session RO03 – 15.00-17.50
15.00-17.50 (w) single scull
(AW1x)
(m) single scull
(AM1x)
mixed double scull
(TAMix2x)
mixed coxed four
(LTAMix4+)
(w) single scull
(AW1x)
(m) single scull
(AM1x)
mixed double scull
(TAMix2x)
mixed coxed four
(LTAMix4+)
Round
B finals
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of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
A final
A final
A final
A final
Tom Aggar
Tom Aggar is the current world
champion in the men’s arms only
single scull.
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Rug
Rugby
gby
Fact file
Venue
Beijing University of Science
and Technology Gymnasium
Dates
12-16 September
Event list
One competition for mixed teams
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 New Zealand 1 0 0 1
2 Canada
0 1 0 1
3 USA
0 0 1 1
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
Great Britain arrive in Beijing in buoyant
mood after taking gold at the 2007 European
Championships in Finland.
The GB team beat Germany 28-26 in a fiercely
contested final to become the only team
to win three consecutive European titles.
The previous two European triumphs were
in Belgium in 2003 and in Denmark in 2005.
The ParalympicsGB team just missed out on
the medals in Athens four years ago, finishing
fourth after losing the bronze medal match
43-39 to the USA.
Britain’s Troye Collins was one of the most
prolific scorers of the Games with 97 goals,
making him second in the goal-scoring chart
behind Japan’s Shinichi Shimakawa, with 104.
He returns to action in Beijing at his third
Paralympic Games.
Josie Pearson makes a piece of history
in Beijing by becoming the first woman
wheelchair rugby player to represent Great
Britain at a Paralympic Games.
Great Britain also just missed out on the
medals at the 2006 World Championships
in New Zealand, finishing fourth, losing to
Canada 23-19 in the bronze medal match.
The USA beat New Zealand to take the title.
The ParalympicsGB team feature in pool
B along with Australia, New Zealand and
Germany in the preliminary round in Beijing.
Troye Collins
One of the more experienced
members of Britain’s wheelchair
rugby team, Beijing will be
Troye’s third Paralympic Games.
Formerly known as ‘murderball’ due
to its aggressive, full contact nature,
wheelchair rugby made its full Paralympic
debut at Sydney 2000, after featuring
as a demonstration sport at Atlanta 1996.
Great Britain finished fourth in Atlanta
and sixth in Sydney.
The game was invented in the 1970s,
in Winnipeg, Canada by a group of
quadriplegic athletes who were looking
for an alternative to wheelchair basketball
– they were aiming for a sport that would
allow players with reduced arm and hand
function to participate equally.
To score an athlete must cross the
opposing team’s goal line in firm control
of the ball. Two wheels must cross the goal
line for a score to count.
Athletes must dribble or pass the ball every
10 seconds with failure to do so resulting
in the referee handing possession of the ball
to the opposing team.
Contact between wheelchairs is permitted
and forms an integral part of the game.
However, hitting an opponent’s chair behind
the rear wheel results in penalisation, as does
making physical contact with an opponent.
Players may lose possession of the ball,
serve a one-minute penalty or be disqualified
depending on the extent of the foul committed.
A match consists of four eight-minute
quarters and the team scoring the greatest
goals total wins.
To be eligible to play individuals must have a
disability affecting their upper and lower limbs,
and must be capable of propelling a manual
wheelchair with their arms. Most players have
spinal cord injuries that have resulted in
full or partial paralysis of the legs and partial
paralysis of the arms.
Teams are mixed, with men and women
competing equally in the same team.
Athletes are classified within a points
system and are awarded points between
0.5 and 3.5, where 0.5 is for athletes with
the most severe disabilities.
Four players are on court at any one
time and their total number of points cannot
exceed eight.
Rugby schedule
Time
Event
Round
Time
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session WR01 – 13.00-16.15
13.00-14.15
USA v CHN
15.00-16.15
CAN v JPN
prelims
pool A
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session WR07 – 13.00-16.15
13.00-14.15
mxd team
5/8
15.00-16.15
mxd team
classification
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advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
Session WR02 – 18.00-21.15
18.00-19.15
AUS v GER
20.00-21.15
GBR v NZL
prelims
pool B
Session WR08 – 18.00-21.15
18.00-19.15
mxd team
20.00-21.15
mxd team
The event begins with a pool
stage, followed by classification
matches, semi-finals and a final.
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session WR03 – 13.00-16.15
13.00-14.15
CAN v CHN
prelims
15.00-16.15
USA v JPN
pool A
Session WR04 – 18.00-21.15
18.00-19.15
GBR v GER
20.00-21.15
AUS v NZL
prelims
pool B
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session WR05 – 13.00-16.15
13.00-14.15
JPN v CHN
prelims
15.00-16.15
USA v CAN
pool A
Session WR06 – 18.00-21.15
18.00-19.15
NZL v GER
20.00-21.15
AUS v GBR
Event
Round
sf
Day 10 – Tuesday 16 September
Session WR09 – 13.00-16.15
13.00-14.15
mxd team
7-8
classification
15.00-16.15
mxd team
5-6
classification
Session WR10 – 18.00-22.00
18.00-19.15
mxd team
20.00-21.15
mxd team
bronze
match
final
prelims
pool B
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Sailing
Fact file
Venue
Qingdao Olympic Sailing
Centre, Qingdao
Sailing makes its third appearance as a full
sport on the Paralympic Games programme
in Beijing and sees the debut of a new class,
the two-person SKUD 18 boat.
Dates
8-13 September
Sailing made its debut as a demonstration
sport at Atlanta in 1996 with a three-person
Sonar event.
Event list
Three events –
2.4mR, SKUD 18 and Sonar
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1= France
1 0 0 1
1= Israel
1 0 0 1
3= Netherlands
0 1 1 2
3= USA
0 1 1 2
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
A maximum points score of 14 is allowed
for the three-person Sonar crew.
A British crew skippered by Andrew Cassell
won the event, but Britain is still bidding
for its first medal since sailing became a
full medal sport at the Paralympic Games
in Sydney eight years ago.
Each event consists of a series of up to 11
races – weather permitting. Points are awarded
according to the finishing position in each race,
with the winner receiving one point, the second
finisher getting two points and so on.
Two classes – a single person 2.4mR class and
a three-person Sonar class – were contested
at both Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.
The final score – on which medals are
determined – is the total of all of the points
achieved by a crew across the whole series,
minus their worst score. Hence, unlike at
the Olympic Games, there is no one-off final
as such.
These are open to athletes with an amputation,
cerebral palsy, blindness or visual impairment
or spinal injuries, as well as les autres athletes.
The new two-person SKUD 18 class event
is specifically designed for athletes with
severe disabilities.
All three sailing events feature keelboats,
which offer enhanced stability. Crews in each
of the events are non-gender specific.
John Robertson skippered the British crew
of Hannah Stodel and Stephen Thomas that
finished sixth in the Sonar in Athens four
years ago.
They have since won back-to-back World
Championships in 2005 and 2006 and test
event gold in May 2008, and return to action in
Beijing in search of a Paralympic Games medal.
Hannah Stodel
Hannah Stodel joins John
Robertson and Stephen
Thomas in the Sonar crew
for the Beijing Games.
The sailing classification system is based on
four factors – stability, hand function, mobility
and vision. Points are awarded to each athlete
from one to seven – lower points are awarded
for the lowest levels of functionality.
Helena Lucas contests the 2.4mR class
– she won silver in the class at the 2006
World Championships.
Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell complete
the ParalympicsGB sailing team. They make
a piece of history by becoming the first
British pair to contest the SKUD 18 class
at a Paralympic Games.
Penalties are given for rule infringements,
with the offending boats having to perform
penalty turns before continuing around the
course marked out by buoys.
Sailing schedule
Time
Event
Round
Time
Event
Round
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session SA01 – 13.00-17.00
13.00-17.00 2.4mR, SKUD 18 races 1 & 2
& Sonar
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session SA03 – 13.00-17.00
13.00-17.00 2.4mR, SKUD 18 races 6, 7 & 8
& Sonar
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session SA02 – 13.00-17.00
13.00-17.00 2.4mR, SKUD 18 races 3, 4 & 5
& Sonar
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session SA04 – 13.00-17.00
13.00-17.00 2.4mR, SKUD 18 races 9 & 10
& Sonar
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
13.00-17.00 Reserve day
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session SA05 – 13.00-17.00
13.00-17.00 2.4mR, SKUD 18 race 11
& Sonar
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
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Shooting
Fact file
Venue
Beijing Shooting Range Hall
Dates
7-12 September
Event list
12 events–
three men’s, three women’s,
six mixed
Men’s –
P1 – 10m air pistol SH1,
R1 – 10m air rifle standing SH1,
R7 – 50m free rifle 3x40 SH1
Women’s –
P2 – 10m air pistol SH1,
R2 – 10m air rifle standing SH1,
R8 – 50m sport rifle 3x20 SH1
Mixed –
P3 – 25m sport pistol SH1,
P4 – 50m free pistol SH1,
R3 – 10m air rifle prone SH1,
R4 – 10m air rifle standing SH2,
R5 – 10m air rifle prone SH2,
R6 – 50m free rifle prone SH1
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Sweden
4 1 1 6
2 Korea
1 4 0 5
3 Germany
1 1 2 4
4= Russian Fed
1 0 1 2
4= Turkey
1 0 1 2
6 Great Britain 1 0 0 1
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
Great Britain’s shooters arrive in Beijing
in good heart after producing some strong
performances at qualification competitions
leading up to the Paralympic Games.
Competitors are classified into either SH1
or SH2. SH1 athletes are those can hold their
rifle or pistol unsupported, while SH2 athletes
require a stand to support an air rifle.
Di Coates won silver in the R2 10m air rifle
standing competition at the Para-Oceania
Continental Shooting Championships
in Sydney, Australia in November 2007.
In the ultimate test of accuracy and skill,
competitors attempt to place a series of
shots inside the centre ring of the bull’s-eye.
The target consists of 10 concentric rings
worth scores between one and 10. The central
ring is worth 10 points and the ring furthest
out is worth one. This is different in the final
in that the highest score is 10.9 and the rings
are subdivided into more score zones.
Beijing will be Coates’ seventh Games and
she is aiming to add to her haul of three golds,
three silvers and two bronzes from her past
Paralympic Games.
There was also bronze at the 2007
Para-Oceania Championships for rising
star Nathan Milgate in the R3 10m air rifle
mixed prone.
Britain’s shooters also produced strong
performances at the 2007 Open European
Championships in Suhl, Germany. Included
in the results, Di Coates won silver (10m R2
air rifle SH1) and James Bevis won bronze
(R5 mixed 10m air rifle). Bevis equalled the
world record with a maximum 600 score in
his qualification match, but came third overall
after the final round.
The ParalympicsGB team will be without
the remarkable Isabel Newstead for the first
time since the Games in Arnhem in 1980.
Newstead, a seven-time Paralympian whose
SH1 air pistol gold was Britain’s only shooting
medal in Athens four years ago, had also won
athletics, swimming and a further shooting
gold during an amazing sporting career.
She passed away in January 2007 following
a battle with cancer.
Shooting joined the Paralympic programme
at Toronto in 1976.
The competition is open to most athletes
with physical disabilities. Athletes must be able
to concentrate and hold a pistol or rifle steady.
Events are held for pistol and rifle shooting,
with different competitions using targets
at different distances, ranging from 10m,
25m and 50m. Of the 12 Paralympic shooting
events, six are mixed – which means they
are open to men and women, while there
are three competitions for men and a further
three for women.
In the rifle events there are three shooting
positions – standing/sitting, kneeling and
prone – while there are just two positions
in pistol competitions; standing and sitting.
At the Beijing Paralympic Games, all four GBR
selected athletes are 10m air rifle shooters
in events R1, R2, R3, R4 & R5.
Events feature a qualification round
followed by an eight-athlete 10-shot final.
Scores from the qualification round and
the final are accumulated to determine the
winner. In the event of a tie, a sudden death
shootout takes place.
Shooting schedule
Time
Event
Round
Day 1 – Sunday 7 September
Session SH01 – 09.00-16.25
09.00-16.25 (w) R2 10m air rifle
quals
standing SH1
(m) P1 10m air pistol SH1
(w) R2 10m air rifle
finals
standing SH1
(m) P1 10m air pistol SH1
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session SH02 – 09.00-16.25
09.00-16.25 (m) R1 10m air rifle
quals
standing SH1
(w) P2 10m air pistol SH1
(m) R1 10m air rifle
finals
standing SH1
(w) P2 10m air pistol SH1
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session SH03 – 09.00-17.10
09.00-17.10 (w) R8 50m sport rifle quals
3x20 SH1
(mxd) R5 10m air rifle
prone SH2
(w) R8 50m sport rifle finals
3x20 SH1
(mxd) R5 10m air rifle
prone SH2
Time
Event
Round
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session SH04 – 09.00-17.10
09.00-17.10 (mxd) P3 25m sport
quals
pistol SH1
(m) R7 50m free rifle
3x40 SH1
(mxd) P3 25m sport
finals
pistol SH1
(m) R7 50m free rifle
3x40 SH1
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session SH05 – 09.00-17.40
09.00-17.40 (mxd) R3 10m air rifle
prone SH1
(mxd) R3 10m air rifle
prone SH1
(mxd) R4 10m air rifle
standing SH2
(mxd) R4 10m air rifle
standing SH2
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session SH06 – 09.00-16.40
09.00-16.40 (mxd) R6 50m free
rifle prone SH1
(mxd) P4 50m free
pistol SH1
(mxd) R6 50m free
rifle prone SH1
(mxd) P4 50m free
pistol SH1
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
qual
final
qual
final
Di Coates
Beijing will be the seventh
Paralympic Games for shooter
Di Coates.
quals
finals
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Swimming
Fact file
Venue
National Aquatics Centre
Dates
7-15 September
Event list
140 events – 136 individual events
– 77 for men & 59 for women
& four men’s relays
Men’s individual
Freestyle:
50m – S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8,
S9, S10, S11, S12, S13
100m – S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8,
S9, S10, S11, S12, S13
200m – S2, S3, S4, S5
400m – S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11,
S12, S13
Breaststroke:
50m – SB3
100m – SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8,
SB9, SB11, SB12, SB13
Butterfly:
50m – S5, S6, S7
100m – S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13
Backstroke:
50m – S1, S2, S3, S4, S5
100m – S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11,
S12, S13
Individual medley:
150m – S4
200m – SM5, SM6, SM7, SM8,
SM9, SM10, SM12, SM13
Men’s relay
20 pts 4x50m freestyle relay
34 pts 4x100m freestyle relay
20 pts 4x50m medley relay
34 pts 4x100m medley relay
Great Britain’s swimmers once again excelled
in the pool at the Athens 2004 Paralympic
Games, finishing second in the overall medals
table to the mighty Chinese team.
The ParalympicsGB swimming team collected
an impressive tally of 16 golds – one better than
in Sydney four years earlier. Their total of 52
medals from 169 events was the most won by
a single country – beating China by 11 medals.
Great Britain’s haul included four golds
a-piece by Jim Anderson and David Roberts,
while Sascha Kindred, Natalie Jones and
Nyree Lewis each won a brace of gold medals.
Sascha Kindred (SM6 200m individual medley),
Andrew Lindsay (S7 100m backstroke) and
David Roberts (S7 50m and 100m freestyle)
have each won successive golds at Sydney
2000 and Athens 2004 and could complete
hat-tricks in Beijing.
Athens also saw the emergence of some
talented youngsters, with Claire Cashmore,
Gareth Duke, Rhiannon Henry, Anthony
Stephens and Robert Welbourn all winning
medals in the pool as teenagers.
The 35-strong swimming team for Beijing
again combines youth and experience.
Jim Anderson returns to action at his fifth
Paralympic Games aged 45.
At the other end of the scale, 45 per cent
of the team are making their Paralympic
Games debuts in Beijing. The youngest
member of the team is 13-year-old Eleanor
Simmonds, and she is joined by nine
other teenagers who are all competing
at a Paralympic Games for the first time.
They are 14-year-old Elizabeth Simpkin,
15-year-old Lauren Steadman, 16-year-old
Louise Watkin, 17-year-olds Jonathan Fox
and Sam Hynd, 18-year-olds Sean Fraser
and Matthew Whorwood, as well as Rachael
Latham and Kate Grey, both aged 19.
Britain’s swimmers continued to impress at
competitions between Athens and Beijing,
topping the medals table at the 2006 IPC
Swimming World Championships in South
Africa, with 24 golds, 14 silvers and 14 bronzes.
That gave Great Britain one more gold
than the USA. However, some of the events
contested at the World Championships do
not feature on the programme for Beijing.
David Roberts was again in impressive form,
winning three golds, one silver and a bronze
medal, while Matthew Whorwood, then aged 16
and competing at his first major international
meet, collected a brace of silvers, including one
in the S6 400m freestyle, where he slashed
10 seconds off his personal best.
British disability swimmers carried their
outstanding form into 2008, breaking 12 world
records, 31 European records and 59 British
records at the British Championships in April.
Swimming in Beijing runs over nine days and
will see 136 individual events and four relays.
Swimmers at the Paralympic Games
are classified into 13 different classes.
Swimmers with physical disabilities are
classified from S1 to S10. These are known as
‘functional’ classifications because athletes
with a wide range of different disabilities
compete against each other. Athletes with the
lower classification numbers have the most
severe impairments.
An athlete’s classification may change for
different swimming strokes, because the nature
of their disability may affect their ability
to perform a particular stroke.
Visually-impaired swimmers are classified from
S11 to S13. S11 swimmers have little or no vision,
while S13 swimmers will have a greater degree
of vision than S11 or S12 athletes, but will still
have less than 20 degrees of vision.
Blind swimmers have an assistant called a
‘tapper’ who may use a pole to tap the swimmer
to warn them they are approaching the end
of a length.
Events take place in a 50m pool, while the rules
governing starts, strokes, turns and the length
of time swimmers may remain under water
are similar to those for the Olympic Games.
Swimming schedule
Time
Event
Round
Day 1 – Sunday 7 September
Session SW01 – 09.00-11.00
09.00-11.00 (m) S2 200m free
heats
(m) S13 100m fly
(w) S13 100m fly
(m) S3, S4, S5 100m free
(w) S4, S5 100m free
(m) SM6, SM7 200m IM
(w) SM6, SM7 200m IM
(m) S8, S9 100m fly
(w) S8, S9 100m fly
Session SW02 – 17.00-21.00
17.00-21.00 (m) S2 200m free
finals
(m) S13 100m fly
(w) S13 100m fly
(m) S3, S4, S5 100m free
(w) S4, S5 100m free
(m) SM6, SM7 200m IM
(w) SM6, SM7 200m IM
(m) S8, S9 100m fly
(w) S8, S9 100m fly
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session SW03 – 09.00-11.00
09.00-11.00 (m) S10 100m fly
heats
(w) S10 100m fly
(m) S6, S7 100m free
(w) S6, S7 100m free
(m) S13 400m free
(w) S13 400m free
(m) S4, S5 50 back
(w) S5 50m back
(m) SB11, SB12 100m breast
(w) SB12 50m breast
(m) S8, S9 100m free
(w) S8, S9 100m free
Session SW04 – 17.00-21.10
17.00-21.10 (m) S10 100m fly
finals
(w) S10 100m fly
(m) S6, S7 100m free
(w) S6, S7 100m free
(m) S13 400m free
(w) S13 400m free
(m) S4, S5 50 back
(w) S5 50m back
(m) SB11, SB12 100m breast
(w) SB12 50m breast
(m) S8, S9 100m free
(w) S8, S9 100m free
Time
Event
Round
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session SW05 – 09.00-11.30
09.00-11.30 (m) S2, S10 100m free
heats
(m) S6 100m back
(w) S6 100m back
(w) S10 100m free
(m) S11, S12 100m fly
(w) S12 100m fly
(m) S3, S4, S5 200m free
(w) S5 200m free
(m) SB7, SB8 100m breast
(w) SB7, SB8 100m breast
Fact file
Event list (continued)
Women’s individual
Freestyle:
50m – S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9,
S10, S11, S12, S13
100m – S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9,
S10, S11, S12, S13
200m – S5
400m – S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S13
Backstroke:
50m – S2, S3, S5
Session SW06 – 17.00-21.00
17.00-21.00 (m) S2, S10 100m free finals
(m) S6 100m back
(w) S6 100m back
(w) S10 100m free
(m) S11, S12 100m fly
(w) S12 100m fly
(m) S3, S4, S5 200m free
(w) S5 200m free
(m) SB7, SB8 100m breast
(w) SB7, SB8 100m breast
100m – S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S13
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session SW07 – 09.00-10.30
09.00-10.30 (m) SB9 100m breast
heats
(w) SB9 100m breast
(m) S13 100m free
(w) S13 100m free
(m) S7, S8 100m back
(w) S7, S8 100m back
(m) SM12 200m IM
(w) SM12 200m IM
(m) S5 50m fly
(m) 34 pts 4x100m free
200m – SM6, SM7, SM8, SM9,
SM10, SM12, SM13
Session SW08 – 17.00-19.50
17.00-19.50 (m) SB9 100m breast finals
(w) SB9 100m breast
(m) S13 100m free
(w) S13 100m free
(m) S7, S8 100m back
(w) S7, S8 100m back
(m) SM12 200m IM
(w) SM12 200m IM
(m) S5 50m fly
(m) 34 pts 4x100m free
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
Breaststroke:
100m – SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8,
SB9, SB11
Butterfly:
50m – S6, S7
100m – S8, S9, S10, S12, S13
Individual medley:
150m – SM4
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 China
19 16 6 41
2 Great Britain 16 20 16 52
3 United States 16 4 15 35
4 Canada
15 14 11 40
5 Spain
13 12 15 40
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
52 | 53
Swimming schedule
Time
Nyree Lewis
Swimmer Nyree Lewis celebrates
her victory at the Athens 2004
Paralympic Games.
Event
Round
Time
Event
Round
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session SW09 – 09.00-11.30
09.00-11.00 (m) S7 400m free
heats
(w) S7 400m free
(m) SB3 50m breast
(m) SM5, SM 8, SM9,
SM10 200m IM
(w) SM8, SM10 200m IM
(m) S11, S12 400m free
(m) 20 pts 4x50m free
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session SW13 – 09.00-10.30
09.00-10.30 (m) S11, S12 100m back
(m) S6, S7 100m fly
(w) S6, S7 100m fly
(m) S9, S10 100m back
(w) S9, S10 100m back
(m) SB13 100m breast
(m) S2, S3 50m free
(w) S3 50m free
Session SW10 – 17.00-20.30
17.00-20.30 (m) S7 400m free
finals
(w) S7 400m free
(m) SB3 50m breast
(m) SM5, SM 8, SM9,
SM10 200m IM
(w) SM8, SM10 200m IM
(m) S11, S12 400m free
(m) 20 pts 4x50m free
Session SW14 – 17.00-20.10
17.00-20.10 (m) S11, S12 100m back finals
(m) S6, S7 100m fly
(w) S6, S7 100m fly
(m) S9, S10 100m back
(w) S9, S10 100m back
(m) SB13 100m breast
(m) S2, S3 50m free
(w) S3 50m free
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session SW11 – 09.00-11.10
09.00-11.10 (m) S8 400m free
(w) S8 400m free
(m) S11, S12 100m free
(w) S11, S12 100m free
(m) SB4, SB5, SB6
100m breast
(w) SB4, SB5, SB6
100m breast
(m) SM13 200m IM
(w) SM13 200m IM
(m) S9 400m free
(w) S9 400m free
Session SW12 – 17.00-21.00
17.00-21.00 (m) S8 400m free
(w) S8 400m free
(m) S11, S12 100m free
(w) S11, S12 100m free
(m) SB4, SB5, SB6
100m breast
(w) SB4, SB5, SB6
100m breast
(m) SM13 200m IM
(w) SM13 200m IM
(m) S9 400m free
(w) S9 400m free
heats
finals
heats
Time
Event
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session SW15 – 09.00-11.15
09.00-11.15 (m) S11, S12 50m free
(w) S11, S12 50m free
(m) SM4 150m IM
(w) SM4 150m IM
(m) S6 400m free
(w) S6 400m free
(m) S13 100m back
(w) S13 100m back
(m) S7, S8, S9, S10
50m free
(w) S7, S8, S9, S10
50m free
Session SW16 – 17.00-21.10
17.00-21.10 (m) S11, S12 50m free
(w) S11, S12 50m free
(m) SM4 150m IM
(w) SM4 150m IM
(m) S6 400m free
(w) S6 400m free
(m) S13 100m back
(w) S13 100m back
(m) S7, S8, S9, S10
50m free
(w) S7, S8, S9, S10
50m free
Round
heats
finals
Time
Event
Round
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session SW17 – 09.00-11.10
09.00-11.10 (m) S10 400m free
heats
(w) S12 400m free
(m) S1, S2, S3 50m back
(w) S2, S3 50m back
(m) S4, S5, S6, S13
50m free
(w) S4, S5, S6, S13
50m free
(m) 34 pts 4x100m
med rel
(m) 20 pts 4x50m
med rel
Session SW18 – 17.00-21.00
17.00-21.00 (m) S10 400m free
finals
(w) S12 400m free
(m) S1, S2, S3 50m back
(w) S2, S3 50m back
(m) S4, S5, S6, S13
50m free
(w) S4, S5, S6, S13
50m free
(m) 34 pts 4x100m
med rel
(m) 20 pts 4x50m
med rel
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
Matthew Whorwood
Britain’s swimmers topped the
medal table at the 2006 World
Championships, where Matthew
Whorwood, then aged just 16,
won two silver medals.
54 | 55
Table tennis
Fact file
Venue
Peking University Gymnasium
Teenager David Wetherill is one of four
British table tennis players making their
Paralympic Games debuts in Beijing.
Dates
7-16 September
The 18-year-old is joined by 20-year-old
Will Bayley, 22-year-old Paul Karabardak
and 33-year-old Claire Robertson
as Paralympic Games debutants in a
British table tennis team combining youth
and experience.
Event list
23 events –
15 singles and eight team
Men’s singles –
classes 1, 2, 3, 4-5, 6, 7, 8, 9-10
Women’s singles –
classes 1-2, 3, 4, 5, 6-7, 9, 10
Men’s team –
classes 1-2, 3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-10
Women’s team –
classes 1-3, 4-5, 6-10
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 China
7 3 3 13
2 Korea
5 4 2 11
3 Germany
4 2 3 9
4 France
3 6 5 14
5 Slovakia
2 1 3 6
14 Great Britain 0 1 1 2
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
Great Britain’s table tennis players
have returned home from each of the
last two Paralympic Games with a silver
and bronze medal.
James Rawson, Neil Robinson and Stefan
Trofan won silver in the men’s class 3 team
competition at Sydney 2000 and then
repeated that feat in Athens four years
ago, when the Koreans took gold. Rawson
and Robinson are back in action in Beijing.
Cathy Mitton won bronze in the women’s
class 2 singles in Sydney and followed that
up by winning another bronze four years later
in Athens, despatching Italy’s Clara Podda
in the third place contest.
She is also joined in the team by reigning
Commonwealth Games champion Sue
Gilroy. The ParalympicsGB team also
features the husband and wife pair of Claire
and Scott Robertson.
Table tennis featured on the programme of
the first Paralympic Games, which was held
in Rome in 1960.
Originally only open to wheelchair users,
standing players were added to the
Paralympic Games programme in Toronto
in 1976, and a competition for cerebral
palsy athletes featured on the programme
for Arnhem in 1980.
Athletes are assessed and allocated a number
between one and 10, depending on their
functional ability. Classes one to five are
for wheelchair athletes, while those from
six to 10 are for ambulant athletes.
In the wheelchair category, those competing
in class one are the most severely disabled, as
are those in class six of the ambulant athletes.
There are a total of 23 table tennis
competitions in Beijing – 15 singles events
and eight for teams.
Competitions take the form of preliminary
rounds followed by knockout stages.
The objective of the game is to successfully
hit the ball into the opponent’s area without
him or her being able to return it. A game
begins with a service and there is a change
in service every two points.
Matches consist of five sets played on a ‘best
of’ basis. The winner of a set is the first to
score 11 points, although a two-point winning
margin is required to take each set.
Table tennis schedule
Time
Event & class
Day 1 – Sunday 7 September
Session TT01 – 10.00-14.40
10.00-14.40 (m) singles 6, 7, 8
(w) singles 4, 5, 6-7,
8, 9, 10
Session TT02 – 16.00-21.20
16.00-21.20 (m) singles 1, 2, 3, 4-5,
9-10,
(w) singles 1-2, 3
(w) singles 4, 8
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session TT03 – 10.00-14.40
10.00-14.40 (w) singles 1-2, 5, 9, 10
(m) singles 1, 2, 3, 4-5,
9-10
Session TT04 – 16.00-21.20
16.00-21.20 (m) singles 3, 6, 7
(w) singles 3
(m) singles 1, 2,
(w) singles 1-2, 6-7, 8,
9, 10
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session TT05 – 10.00-14.40
10.00-14.40 (m) singles 8
(w) singles 4, 5,
(m) singles 3, 4-5, 9-10
Session TT06 – 16.00-21.20
16.00-21.20 (w) singles 3
(m) singles 3, 4-5, 9-10
(w) singles 3, 6-7
(m) singles 6, 7, 8
(m) singles 3, 4-5, 9-10
Round
rd 1
rd 1
rd 2
rd 2
rd 2
rd 1 & 2
rd 3
rd 2
rd 3
rd 2 & 3
rd of 16
rd 3
qf
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session TT07 – 10.00-13.00
10.00-13.00 (w) singles 1-2, 3, 4, 5,
sf
6-7, 8, 9, 10
(m) singles 1, 2, 3, 4-5,
6, 7, 8, 9-10
Session TT08 – 16.00-21.15
16.00-21.15 (w) singles 1-2, 3, 4, 5, 10 finals &
bronze
matches
Time
Event & class
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session TT09 – 10.00-15.00
10.00-15.00 (w) singles 6-7, 8, 9
(m) singles 1, 2, 3
Session TT10 – 16.00-23.15
16.00-23.15 (m) singles 4-5, 6, 7,
8, 9-10
Round
finals &
bronze
matches
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
finals &
bronze
matches
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session TT11 – 10.00-15.00
10.00-15.00 (m) team 4-5, 6-8, 9-10, rd of 16
(w) team 6-10
Session TT12 – 16.30-21.30
16.30-21.30 (m) team 4-5,
(m) team 1-2, 3
(w) team 4-5
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session TT13 – 10.00-15.00
10.00-15.00 (m) team 9-10
(w) team 1-3, 4-5, 6-10
(m) team 3
Session TT14 – 16.30-21.30
16.30-21.30 (m) team 4-5, 6-8
(w) team 1-3, 6-10
(m) team 1-2, 3
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session TT15 – 10.00-15.00
10.00-15.00 (m) team 4-5, 6-8, 9-10
(w) team 4-5
(m) team 3
(w) team 6-10
Session TT16 – 16.30-22.45
16.30-22.45 (w) team 1-3
(m) team 1-2
Day 10 – Tuesday 16 September
Session TT17 – 10.00-15.00
10.00-15.00 (w) team 4-5
Session TT18 – 16.30-22.45
16.30-22.45 (m) team 6-8, 9-10
rd of 16
qf
rd of 16
qf
James Rawson
Beijing will be the sixth
consecutive Paralympic Games
for James Rawson, who won team
silver in Athens four years ago.
sf
qf
sf
sf
finals &
bronze
matches
finals &
bronze
matches
finals &
bronze
matches
finals &
bronze
match
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Tennis
Fact file
Venue
Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates
8-15 September
Event list
Six events –
men’s singles,
men’s doubles,
women’s singles,
women’s doubles,
mixed quad singles,
mixed quad doubles
Peter Norfolk made history in Athens
by becoming the first British tennis player
to win a medal at a Paralympic Games – and
he did it in style, with gold in the quad singles
and silver in the doubles.
ParalympicsGB also has an array of talented
teenagers in action in Beijing. Gordon Reid
becomes the youngest male tennis player
to represent Great Britain at a Paralympic
Games – he is just 16.
Athens saw the quad division, which is open
to players of either sex whose disability affects
them in three or four limbs, feature on the
Paralympic Games programme for the first time.
He is joined in the British squad by Jordanne
Whiley, who celebrated her 16th birthday in
June – the day before her place in the squad
for Beijing was announced. Last year she
became Britain’s youngest national champion
yet, aged just 14.
Norfolk battled his way through the singles
draw without losing a single set to become
the first quad singles champion and then
partnered Mark Eccleston to silver in the
quad doubles competition.
Athens 2004 medals by country
Country
G S B T
1 Netherlands
3 1 2 6
2= Great Britain 1 1 0 2
2= USA
1 1 0 2
4 Japan
1 0 0 1
5 Australia
0 1 2 3
The quad competitions feature on the
Paralympic Games programme again in
Beijing. Norfolk will be back too, competing
in his second Paralympic Games. He goes
in the singles and partners Jamie Burdekin
in the doubles.
Key G=Gold/S=Silver/
B=Bronze/T=Total
The Beijing programme also includes men’s
singles and women’s singles wheelchair tennis
competitions, as well as the men’s wheelchair
doubles and women’s wheelchair doubles.
Beijing is the first Paralympic Games in which
the ParalympicsGB team does not feature
Jayant Mistry since tennis was introduced
to the Games programme in Barcelona in 1992.
Mistry, who has been Britain’s No.1 for more
than 15 years, played at the Paralympic Games
in Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens,
before retiring from the international game
last year.
David Phillipson
British No.1 David Phillipson makes
his Paralympic debut in Beijing.
But Great Britain has some talented players
making their Paralympic Games debuts
in Beijing. Lucy Shuker has impressed on
the international stage and counts a victory
over then world No.2 Florence Gravellier
of France at last year’s Swiss Open among
her achievements.
David Phillipson is the third British teenager
in the tennis squad – he celebrates his 20th
birthday on New Year’s Day. Just under a year
ago he became the first British player for 13
years to beat Mistry in a singles competition.
Tennis at the Paralympic Games follows
the International Tennis Federation rules
with a few important differences. The most
significant difference is the ‘two-bounce
rule’, which means a player can allow a
ball to bounce twice and must return it before
a third bounce. The second bounce can
be inside or outside the court boundaries.
At the serve, the server must be in a
stationary position before serving the ball,
but is allowed one push of the wheelchair
before striking the ball.
Matches are the best of three sets, with
a tie-break settling each set as required.
Tennis schedule
Time
Event
Round
Day 2 – Monday 8 September
Session WT01 – 11.00-20.00
11.00-20.00 (m) singles
rd of 64
(w) singles
rd of 32
Day 3 – Tuesday 9 September
Session WT02 – 11.00-20.00
11.00-20.00 (m) singles
rd of 32
(m) doubles
quad singles
rd of 16
Day 4 – Wednesday 10 September
Session WT03 – 11.00-20.00
11.00-20.00 (m) doubles
rd of 16
(w) singles
(w) doubles
quad singles
qf
quad doubles
Day 5 – Thursday 11 September
Session WT04 – 11.00-20.00
11.00-20.00 (m) singles
rd of 16
(w) singles
qf
(w) doubles
quad doubles
sf
Time
Event
Round
Day 6 – Friday 12 September
Session WT05 – 13.00-19.00
13.00-19.00 (m) singles
qf
(m) doubles
(w) singles
sf
quad singles
Information correct at time
of going to press. Please note,
schedules may change, you are
advised to check dates and times
of specific events. All times used
are Beijing times.
Day 7 – Saturday 13 September
Session WT06 – 13.00-19.00
13.00-19.00 (m) singles
sf
(m) doubles
(w) singles
bronze match
(w) doubles
sf
quad singles
bronze matches
quad doubles
quad doubles
final
Day 8 – Sunday 14 September
Session WT07 – 13.00-19.00
13.00-19.00 (m) singles
bronze matches
(m) doubles
(m) doubles
finals
(w) singles
(w) doubles
bronze match
quad singles
final
Day 9 – Monday 15 September
Session WT08 – 13.00-19.00
finals
13.00-19.00 (m) singles
(w) doubles
Goalball & volleyball
volley
yball
Great Britain doesn’t have teams in the goalball
or volleyball competitions at the Beijing 2008
Paralympic Games.
Goalball
A sport for blind and visually-impaired athletes,
the men’s sport made its Paralympic Games
debut in Toronto in 1976, with the women’s game
joining the programme at New York in 1984.
The object of the game is to roll the ball into
the opposing goal as defenders attempt to
block the ball with their bodies. The ball has
bells in it so players can detect it. Teams consist
of six players, with no more than three from
each side on the pitch at one time in matches
of two seven-minute halves.
The competition takes place at the Beijing
Institute of Technology Gymnasium from
7-14 September.
Denmark won the men’s competition in Athens
four years ago, while Canada won the women’s.
Volleyball
The volleyball competition in Beijing is
once again a ‘sitting’ event – the ‘standing’
version of the game was dropped from the
Paralympic Games programme after Sydney
2000. The sitting competition is faster than
the standing game and features a lower net,
making it more exciting to watch.
Each team may field six players on court
at any one time in ‘best of five’ sets matches.
The first team to 25 points wins a set, but
they must win by two clear points. If a match
goes to a deciding fifth set, the first team to
15 points and with a two-point advantage wins.
There are men’s and women’s competitions,
played at the China Agricultural University
Gymnasium. Matches are played from 7 to
15 September. Bosnia-Herzegovina won the
men’s competition in Athens and China took
the women’s.
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02 TEAM
BIOGRAPHIES
60 | 61
GB team list
Abbreviations
1st
first
AM1x
men’s single scull
AW1x
women’s single scull
back
backstroke
bball
basketball
BCh
British Championships
BR
British record
breast
breaststroke
CG
Commonwealth Games
Ch
Championships
chp
champion
CP
cerebral palsy
CR
Championships record
dis
discus
dsq
disqualified
ECh
European
Championships
ER
European record
FCO
Foreign and
Commonwealth Office
fly
butterfly
fnl
final
free
freestyle
hts
heats
IM
individual medley
IOC
International
Olympic Committee
ind
individual
int
international
IPC
International
Paralympic Committee
jav
javelin
jnr
junior
kg
kilograms
lm2lightweight
men’s pair
lm8+
lightweight men’s
coxed eight
LTA Mix4+ leg, trunk & arms mixed
coxed four
Archery
Boccia
Athletes
Mick Beard
Danielle Brown
John Cavanagh
Kathy Critchlow-Smith
Kay Lucas
Fred Stevens
Officials
Katherine Bond
Clare Doyle
Peter Suk
Athletes
Dan Bentley
Zoe Robinson
Officials
Jacqueline Lynn
Sylvia Taylor
Ruth Thomson
Pippa Britton
Paul Browne
Mel Clarke
Michael Karaphillides
Kate Murray
John Stubbs
Betty Canton-Smith
Tim Hazell
Athletics
Athletes
Brian Alldis
Kate Arnold
Mickey Bushell
Kenny Churchill
Libby Clegg
Martin Crutchley
David Gale
Sophie Hancock
Tracey Hinton
Ian Jones
John McFall
Stephen Miller
Kieron Murphy
Stephen Payton
Ben Rushgrove
Hazel Simpson
David Weir
Claire Williams
Guide runners
Lincoln Asquith
Officials
Spencer Barden
Jim Edwards
Rob Ellchuk
Barbara Hoole
Eddie McKenna
Noel Pollock
Brian Scobie
Lee Stutely
Hollie Arnold
Graeme Ballard
Rebecca Chin
Michael Churm
Danny Crates
Neil Fachie
Danny Greaves
Katrina Hart
Beverley Jones
Chris Martin
Jenny McLoughlin
Kim Minett
Danny Nobbs
Gemma Prescott
Richard Schabel
Nathan Stephens
Daniel West
Shelly Woods
Steffan Hughes
Bronwin Carter
Mark Edwards
Ali Glover
Tim Jones
Kathryn Periac
Darrell Maynard
Erin Smyth
Pete Wyman
Basketball
Athletes
Joe Bestwick
Andy Blake
Simon Brown
Matt Byrne
Terry Bywater
Peter Finbow
Jon Hall
Kevin Hayes
Abdi Jama
Simon Munn
Ade Orogbemi
Jon Pollock
Officials
Hajit Bhania
Emma Foden
Paul Foster
Paul Pollock
Sinclair Thomas
Jill Fox
Helen Freeman
Jo Harper
Caroline Maclean
Caroline Matthews
Pauline McDonald
Wendy Smith
Clare Strange
Louise Sugden
Helen Turner
Sally Wager
Ann Wild
Ian Blackburn
Matthew Foden
Garry Peel
Rachel Suckling
Murray Treseder
Nigel Murray
David Smith
Jill Meadowcroft
Jim Thomson
Cycling
Athletes
Mark Bristow
Anthony Kappes
Aileen McGlynn
Simon Richardson
Sarah Storey
Pilots
Ellen Hunter
Officials
Gary Brickley
Luc de Wilde
Alexander Jaffrey
Jon Norfolk
Jody Cundy
Darren Kenny
Rachel Morris
David Stone
Rik Waddon
Barney Storey
Anthony Carpenter
Chris Furber
Helen Mortimer
Peter Taylor
Equestrian
Athletes
Ricky Balshaw
Felicity Coulthard
Anne Dunham
Lee Pearson
Officials
Michel Assouline
Roderick Fisher
Emma Howard
Karen Robertson
Sophie Christiansen
Debbie Criddle
Simon Laurens
Will Connell
Gillian Hartley
David Hunter
Fencing
Athlete
Lee Fawcett
Officials
Laszlo Jakab
Caz Walton
Football
5-a-side athletes
Ajmal Ahmed
David Clarke
Jonathan Gribbin
William Norman
Sighted goalkeepers
Jonathan Pugh
7-a-side athletes
Michael Barker
Matthew Ellis
Junior Gordon
Graeme Paterson
Jordan Raynes
Leon Taylor
Officials
Jeff Davis
Brian Aarons
5-a-side officials
John Ball
Tony Larkin
7-a-side Officials
Osman Ahmed
Andrew Briant
Lee Greatbatch
Simon Hill
Keryn Seal
Daniel James
Matthew Dimbylow
Richard Fox
Keiran Martin
Jonathan Paterson
Mark Robertson
Michael Wilson
Anna Hurley
Stephen Westhorp
Oliver Davies
Lyndon Lynch
Judo
Swimming
Athletes
Darren Harris
Ben Quilter
Officials
Steve Gawthorpe
Dave Sanders
Athletes
Jim Anderson
Emma Cattle
Gareth Duke
David Ellis
Sean Fraser
Kate Grey
Charlotte Henshaw
Liz Johnson
Sascha Kindred
Rachael Latham
Andrew Lindsay
Simon Miller
David Roberts
Elizabeth Simpkin
Anthony Stephens
Louise Watkin
Robert Welbourn
Fran Williamson
Officials
Robin Brew
Lars Humer
Paul Martin
Eddie McCluskey
Billy Pye
Liz Soames
Anthony Stickland
Paul Wilson
Samuel Ingram
Ian Rose
John Prescott
Powerlifting
Athletes
Natalie Blake
Ali Jawad
Officials
Jon Amos
Nicola Vaughan-Ellis
Jason Irving
Anthony Peddle
Ian Peters
Rowing
Athletes
Tom Aggar
Vicki Hansford
James Morgan
Naomi Riches
Cox
Alan Sherman
Officials
Mike Chisholm
Maurice Hayes
Louise Kingsley
Karen Cromie
Alastair McKean
Helene Raynsford
James Roberts
Tom Dyson
Chad King
Rugby
Table tennis
Athletes
Alan Ash
Jonathan Coggan
Justin Frishberg
Ross Morrison
Josie Pearson
Mandip Sehmi
Officials
Mark Fosbrook
Ross Hall
Tom Mitchell
Tim Ryan
Athletes
Will Bayley
Sue Gilroy
Cathy Mitton
James Rawson
Claire Robertson
David Wetherill
Officials
Greg Baker
Matthew Kenny
Steve Ward
Andrew Barrow
Troye Collins
Bulbul Hussain
Steve Palmer
Jason Roberts
Paul Shaw
Sheranne Froggatt
Jeannette Jones
Tom O’Connor
Helena Lucas
John Robertson
Stephen Thomas
Harvey Hillary
Adam May
Sue Parry
Arnie Chan
Paul Karabardak
Dzaier Neil
Neil Robinson
Scott Robertson
Andrew Horsfield
Sarah de Lacey Munday
Athletes
Jamie Burdekin
Peter Norfolk
Gordon Reid
Kevin Simpson
Officials
Lynda Daley
Geraint Richards
Martyn Whait
Alex Jewitt
David Phillipson
Lucy Shuker
Jordanne Whiley
Dawn Newbery
Stephanie Trill
Laura Wolfenden
Core support staff
Shooting
Athletes
James Bevis
Nathan Milgate
Officials
Bernard Kooistra
Cath Gilby
Derek Martin
Mick Massey
Tony McGrail
Melanie Rodrigues
Lynne Sparrow
Sarah Starbuck
Tennis
Sailing
Athletes
Niki Birrell
Alex Rickham
Hannah Stodel
Officials
Elizabeth Greenhalgh
Ella Hope
Stephen Park
Mark Rushall
Claire Cashmore
Jenny Coughlin
Graham Edmunds
Jonathan Fox
Heather Frederiksen
Rhiannon Henry
Sam Hynd
Natalie Jones
Dervis Konuralp
Nyree Lewis
Mhairi Love
Stephanie Millward
Eleanor Simmonds
Lauren Steadman
Matt Walker
Danielle Watts
Matthew Whorwood
Abbreviations
m
metres
md
men’s doubles
med
medley
ms
men’s singles
mxd
mixed
nat
national
OG
Olympic Games
Op
Open
OR
Olympic record
PB
personal best
pent
pentathlon
PG
Paralympic Games
PR
Paralympic record
pt
point
PWC
Paralympic World Cup
qd
quad doubles
qf
quarter final
qs
quad singles
rd
round
rel
relay
SB
season’s best
sf
semi-final
snr
senior
TAMix2x trunk & arms mixed
double scull
tm
team
TT
Time trial
uni
university
unf
unfinished
xd
mixed doubles
WC
World Cup
WCh
World Championships
wd
women’s doubles
WJCh
World Junior
Championships
WR
World record
ws
women’s singles
yr
year
Deanna Coates
Matt Skelhon
Pasan Kularatne
Mike Brace
Penny Briscoe
Tanya Crook
Paul Dyer
Linda Harris
Anna Johnson
Jonathan Katz
Phil Lane
Georgina Nanavaty
Jonathan Rees
Kim Yeates
Tim Barnett
Fran Bullock
Sian Davies
Lucy Free
Diane Howell
Paula Jones
Ben Ladd
Stuart Miller
Colin Paterson
Katy Wood
62 | 63
Archery
Archery officials
Archery team
Katherine Bond
Mick Beard
Paul Browne
Staff
Born on 21.12.72 in Dublin
IRL, now lives in Hampshire.
Lives: Cornwall
Born: 11.10.63, Gloucester
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Redruth Archers
Coach: Louise Beard
Event: Ind & tm recurve
Category: ARST
Games attended: None
Lives: Bramfield, Hertfordshire
Born: 04.11.61, Hertford
Occupation: Local
Government Officer
Category: ARW2
Games attended: None
Betty Canton-Smith
Team Doctor
Spectator care doctor for IOC
at Athens 04 OG for opening
ceremony & athletics tm.
Talented hockey player, played
at club, reg & nat levels. Also
enjoys cycling, table tennis,
skiing & badminton. Interested
in photography.
WCh: 4th (recurve tm) Cheongju KOR Oct 07.
ECh: CZE 06. Arizona Cup 07 Euro Grand Prix
Stoke Mandeville 06.
Competing for 3 yrs. Enjoys computer games
& painting. Sporting hero is Steve Redgrave.
Pippa Britton
Clare Doyle
Team Physiotherapist
Physio to GBR Gymnastics at WCh
& former women’s ENG rugby tm
physio. Played county cricket.
A British chp Irish Dancer. 4th
in World Irish Dancing Ch in 80.
Tim Hazell
Team Manager
Coach to WCh gold medallist
Pippa Britton. Hobbies are music,
motorcycles & art.
Peter Suk
Head Coach
Korean-born head coach for the
GBR archery tm in Beijing.
Lives: Newport
Born: 05.27.63, Addlestone
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Llantarnam Archery Club
Coaches: Tim Hazell
& Peter Suk
Event: Ind compound (open)
Category: ARW2
Games attended: None
WCh: silver Madrid ESP 03; bronze & tm WR
Massa ITA Sep 05; gold (open compound tm)
4th (open compound) Cheongju KOR Oct 07.
Pippa has spina bifida & scoliosis – a curvature
of the spine to one side. Took up the sport as a
social activity & has been a member of Welsh
able-bodied archery tm since 99. Sporting
hero is Kelly Holmes, enjoys arts and crafts.
Danielle Brown
Lives: Lothersdale
Born: 10.04.88, Steeton
Occupation: Student
Club: Aire Valley Archers
Events: Ind compound
Category: ARST
Games attended: None
WCh: gold (ind open compond & tm compound)
Cheongju KOR 07.
WJCh: 4th (able bodied) Mexico Jul 06.
ECh: 4th CZE 06; gold Euro Grand Prix Stoke
Mandeville 06; gold (tm) Arizona Cup 07.
Double gold medallist at 07 WCh aged just 19.
Shot WR to take open compound gold ahead
of tm-mate Mel Clarke. They tm’d up with
Pippa Britton to win tm gold. Now youngest
member of GBR archery squad in Beijing.
Studying for law degree at Uni of Leicester.
Has reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) which
causes constant, chronic pain in her feet.
European Grand Prix: 2nd Stoke Mandeville
GBR 06.
Took 1st interest in archery in secondary
school after discovering some equipment
in a room & asking to try out. Competing for
last 3 yrs. Sporting hero is Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Studied for BTEC nat certificate in business
& finance.
John Cavanagh
Lives: London
Born: 21.07.56, London
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Malden Bowmen’s Club
Coach: Trish Lovell
Events: Ind compound
Category: ARW1
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: 10th (ind) Sydney AUS Sep 00; gold
(ind W1), 4th (tm open) Athens GRE Aug 04.
WCh: 7th (ind) NZL 99; silver (ind) Nymburk
CZE 01; 8th (ind W1) Cheongju KOR Oct 07.
Indoor ECh: silver BEL 99.
Fired a PR in opening rd of men’s ind W1
competition at Athens PG & went on to win
GBR’s only ind archery gold. His run included
beating Sydney 00 silver medallist Olivier
Hatem (FRA) for 1st time in career. Has taken
a 6-month break from work to prepare for
Beijing. Competed at rowing at school & uni.
Mel Clarke
Lives: Norwich
Born: 09.02.82, Norwich
Occupation: Teaching
Assistant
Club: Taverham Archers
Coaches: Greig Middleton
& Peter Suk
Events: Ind compound (open)
Category: ARW2
Games attended: None
WCh: gold Massa Carrera ITA Sep 05;
5th (ind open compound), gold (tm open
compound) Cheongju KOR Oct 07.
ECh: gold 02; bronze 06.
Double medallist at 07 WCh, now competing
at 1st PG. Has shot 6 IPC WR.
Kathy Critchlow-Smith
Kate Murray
Lives: Abingdon
Born: 23.11.48, Maidenhead
Occupation: Senior Secretary/
Administrator
Club: WAMDSAD
Coaches: Brian Slayford
& Gary Critchlow-Smith
Events: Ind recurve
Category: ARW2
Games attended: Four (Barcelona 92,
Atlanta 96, Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
Lives: Hawick, Roxburghshire,
Scotland
Born: 30.08.48, Woolwich,
London
Club: Eastcote Archery Club
Coach: Gwyn Jones
Category: ARW2
Games attended: None
PG: 5th (FITA) Barcelona ESP Jul 92; bronze
(tm), 5th (ind) Atlanta USA Jul 96; silver (w1/
w2 ind & tm) Sydney AUS Sep 00; 5th (ind
W1/W2), gold (tm open) Athens GRE Sep 05.
Successful carriage driver for 4 yrs & competed
in Dumfries Int, BCh at Mellerstain & Nat Ch,
Cheshire. Enjoys gardening & showing flowers.
WCh: silver (tm) Korea 07; bronze (ind) Massa
ITA Sep 05; 13th (ind) Madrid ESP 03; bronze
(tm) NZL Oct 99; gold (ind), silver (tm) Stoke
Mandeville GBR Jul 98; 6th (W2 ind recurve),
bronze (tm recurve) Cheongju KOR Oct 07.
ECh: bronze (ind) Paris FRA Jul 95.
Competed at 4 PG, medalling at 3. Joined
forces with Anita Chapman & Maggie Parker
to win tm gold ahead of ITA at Athens PG.
Changed from standing competitor to
wheelchair Feb 97. Most experienced member
of GBR archery squad.
Scottish Ch: 1st 02, 03 & 04.
West of SCO Ch: 1st 03.
Fred Stevens
Lives: Hinckley, Leicestershire
Born: 26.10.45, Hinckley
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Leicester Ancient Order
of Foresters
Coaches: Maggie Squires
& Tim Hazell
Events: Ind compound
Category: ARW2
Games attended: None
WCh: 5th (open compound tm), 6th (ind open
compound) Cheongju KOR Oct 07.
Michael Karaphillides
ECh: CZE 06; Arizona Cup USA 07.
Lives: Luton
Born: 29.10.53, London
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Clophill AC
Coach: Brian Slayford
Events: Ind & tm recurve
Category: ARW2
Games attended: Two (Tel Aviv 68 –
swimming, Stoke Mandeville & New York
84 – athletics)
Daughter 6 times GBR kickboxing chp.
Previously did rifle shooting to county level.
Has qualifications as a draftsman & welder,
and enjoys painting animals & scenery.
Picked up 1st bow in 60 & competed in
archery until 72, winning BCh in 68 & 70.
Switched to athletics & bball until 90, then
took break from sport until 04, when went
to archery demo at Clophill AC. Shot PB at
07 WCh in KOR. Enjoys fishing & gardening.
Kay Lucas
Lives: Ludlow
Born: 22.11.61, Ludlow
Occupation: Athlete & Coach
Club: Long Mynd Archers
Coach: Kim Lucas
Events: Ind recurve
Category: ARST
Games attended: None
John Stubbs
Lives: Warrington
Born: 12.07.65, Manchester
Occupation: Athlete
Club: North Chesire Bowmen
Coaches: Peter Suk
& Tim Hazell
Events: Ind compound (open)
Category: ARW2
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th (ind) Madrid ESP 03; gold (open
compound ind), silver (open compound tm)
Massa ITA Sep 05; 5th (open compound tm)
Cheongju KOR Oct 07.
Indoor ECh: gold (tm) 04, silver 99.
Above right knee amputee following road
accident aged 24. Awarded MBE 06. Also
played cricket for ENG disabled tm, 95-98.
WCh: 8th (ind) silver (tm); bronze (recurve tm)
Cheongju KOR Oct 07.
Also competes in airgun leagues.
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Guide runners
Athletics team
Lincoln Asquith
Brian Alldis
IWASCh: heats (100m), TPE Sep 07.
Guide runner for Libby Clegg
since 06, when they met at
a UKA squad weekend. Former
int sprinter and member of
Birchfield Harriers. He won
the European Jnr 100m title in
83 and CG silver as a member
of the ENG 4x100m tm in 86.
Lives: Bury St Edmunds
Born: 08.07.86, King’s Lynn
Occupation: Information
Assistant
Club: St Edmunds Pacers
Coach: Dame Tanni
Grey-Thompson
Event: 800m, 1500m, 5000m, marathon
Category: T54
Games attended: None
Swimming WC: 8th (SB8 100m breaststroke)
Durban RSA Dec 06.
Steffan Hughes
Guide runner to Tracey Hinton.
Saw a feature on Tracey’s search
for a guide runner in the Daily
Mirror in 02, whilst studying
at UWIC. Main sport was football,
played for Wales at u18 level.
Guided Tracey to double gold at
first WCh in Canada in 03, over
400m and 800m, then at Athens
PG. Teacher at Welsh speaking
primary school, Dewi Sant School,
Llanelli. School released Steffan
to travel with Tracey to training
camps and competitions. Lives
in Carmarthen, trains five times
a week with Tracey.
Athletics officials
Spencer Barden
Manager – Logistics
Former Int endurance athlete;
represented GBR at two Euro
XC Ch and seven World XC
Ch. studied BSc in PE & sports
science at Loughborough Uni.
Performance Programme Senior
Co-ordinator for UK Athletics,
previous role was Senior
Co-ordinator for Endurance.
Bronwin Carter
Coach
Former athlete, competed in
shot put, discus and javelin,
also world chp weightlifter.
A coach with GBR Paralympic
squad in Athens. Employed as
a Community Disability Sports
Coach at Portsmouth City
Council. Eldest son is semipro footballer.
08 London Marathon: 8th.
IAAF WCh 07: 1500m finalist.
IWAS 07: 8th in 400m, 6th in 800m, 7th
in 1500m, 5th in 5000m – all T54 category.
WCh 06: sf (T54 400m & 800m), hts (T54
200m & 1500m), 36th (marathon) Assen NED.
A member of Bury bombers bball tm before
getting into athletics. Inspired to take up
athletics by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Started racing in 99, competing over distances
from 200m to marathon at 06 WCh. Took
3 minutes off PB for marathon at 06 WCh
in sweltering heat. Works as an Information
Assistant for local council.
Hollie Arnold
Lives: Holton le Clay
Born: 26.06.94, Grimsby
Occupation: Student
Club: Cleethorpes AC
Coach: Shelley Holroyd
Event: Javelin
Category: F46
Games attended: None
08: Won German Ch, Dutch Nat Ch, 2nd.
Won British Op Ch.
07: UK School Games, 3rd in 100m and 3rd
in shot.
Hollie took up athletics two yrs ago after she
attended a Norwich Union star:track scheme.
Hollie is the youngest member of the athletics
squad in Beijing. Her coach Shelley Holroyd
represented Team GB in the javelin at the 96
OG in Atlanta.
Kate Arnold
Lives: Newport, South Wales
Born: 04.09.88, Newport
Occupation: Student
Club: Unattached
Coach: Darrell Maynard
Event: 100m, 200m
Category: T46
Games attended: None
08: British Op 100m, 200m, BUSA Ch 100m,
200m.
Former GBR swimmer who reached 100m
breaststroke fnl at 06 WCh in RSA. Made
good transition to athletics, representing
GBR at IWAS Ch in Taipei last yr.
Graeme Ballard
Lives: Chorley, Lancashire
Born: 19.06.79, Manchester
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Chorley AC
Coach: Paula Dunn
Event: 100m, 200m, 400m
Category: T36
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: 6th (T36 100m), bronze (T36 200m)
Athens GRE, Sep 04.
PWC: 2nd in 100m and 2nd in 200m in 08.
WCh: bronze (T36 200m) Lille FRA 02; 4th
(T36 100m), silver (T36 200m) Assen NED,
Sep 06.
ECh: silver (T36 100m) bronze (T36 200m),
silver (4x100m) Assen NED 03; gold (T36
200m) Espoo FIN 05.
A cerebral palsy athlete, won 200m bronze
on his PG debut in Athens. Medalled at 02
& 06 WCh. Has always been involved in sport,
but didn’t take up athletes till aged 20. Named
CP Sport Athlete of the Yr 05. Has Level 1 & 2
coaching badges.
Mickey Bushell
Lives: Telford
Born: 08.06.90, Shrewsbury
Occupation: Student
Club: Birchfield Harriers
Coach: Fred Periac
Event: 100m, 200m
Category: T53
Games attended: None
WCh: sf (T53 100m), sf (T53-T54 4x100m)
Assen NED Sep 06.
Has rare congenital impairment which means
lower part of spinal cord is missing. Took
up racing aged 11, inspired by a visit to his
school by father of GBR wheelchair racer
Debbie Brennan. Makes his PG debut aged
just 18. Studying for diploma in sports studies.
Admires Lance Armstrong for his never give
up attitude. Winner of 06 BBC Midlands Young
Disabled Sports Award.
Athletics officials
Rebecca Chin
Lives: Deganwy, North Wales
Born: 11.12.91, St Asaph, Wales
Occupation: Student
Club: FDSW, Deeside AC
Coaches: Anthony Hughes
& John Parkin
Event: Shot, discus
Category: F44
Games attended: None
PWC: 7th (discus) Manchester GBR May 08.
First major competition was UK School Games
in 07, she won shot put. Just finished 11
GCSEs. Selected for non-disabled Welsh
Schools athletics tm in Jul 08. Achieved
qualification standard for Beijing at 08
PWC – her 1st int competition.
Kenny Churchill
Lives: Loughborough
Born: 10.05.75, Middlesbrough
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Durham
Coach: Mark Edwards
Event: Javelin
Category: F37
Games attended: Four (Barcelona 92, Atlanta
96, Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: bronze (jav) Barcelona ESP 92; gold (jav)
WR, bronze (shot) Atlanta USA 96; gold (F37
jav) Sydney AUS 00; gold (F37 jav) WR Athens
GRE, Sep 04.
WCh: gold (jav & discus) Berlin GER 94; gold
(jav) silver (shot), 6th (discus) Birmingham
GBR 98; silver (jav) Lille FRA 00; silver (F37
jav) Assen NED Sep 06.
Completed a PG javelin hat-trick with gold
in Athens. His ambition is to take WR beyond
55m. Beaten by CHN’s Xia Dong at 06 WCh.
His partner is Claire Williams, who was 5th
in F13 discus & also competes in Beijing.
They have a daughter, Gracie, born Oct 07.
Michael Churm
Lives: Manchester
Born: 03.10.81,
Ashton under Lyme
Occupation: Student
Club: Chorley AC
Coach: Francis Crook
Event: 100m, 200m
Category: T37
Games attended: One (Sydney 00)
PG: silver (T38 4x100m), 4th sf (T37 100m)
Sydney 00.
WCh: 5th (T37 100m, 200m & T35-38
4x100m) Assen NED 06.
Michael is a cerebral palsy athlete. Ran in
hts of Sydney PG relay to earn silver medal,
but missed Athens through injury. Michael’s
Dad was a keen road runner. Has a sports
management degree from Uni of Salford.
Libby Clegg
Lives: Newcastleton,
Roxburghshire
Born: 24.03.90,
Bollington, Cheshire
Occupation: Student
Club: Border Harriers,
Edinburgh AC
Coaches: Ilona Melounova & Brian Scobie
Event: 100m, 200m
Category: T12
Games attended: None
Jim Edwards
Coach
HR & Business Administration
Consultant for Hex Holdings Ltd.
Competed at top level in karate
for 30 yrs, held the WR for
breaking techniques. Taught
Karate at Loughborough Uni for
10 yrs, and then got involved in
athletics. Started coaching Dan
Greaves aged 13 at Charnwood
AC, through to PG chp. Event
coach for discus at Loughborough
Uni. Beijing will be 2nd PG.
WCh: silver (T12 200m) Assen NED 06.
Mark Edwards
Talented young visually impaired runner who
burst onto the international scene at 06 WCh,
winning T12 200m silver aged just 16. Set PBs
in 100m hts & sf, but missed out on silver when
officials decided her guide crossed the line
before her. Beaten over 200m by Oxana
Boturchuk (UKR). Athlete she most admired
was Paul Pearce. Took up athletics aged 10,
started out doing middle distance and cross
country. Just finished highers at Royal Blind
School in Edinburgh.
Coach
One of GBs top shot putters,
consistently in top two of
British rankings, narrowly
missed selection for OG in 00.
Threw PB of 20.88m in Jun 08,
then finished second at Aviva
nat Ch, a member of Birchfield
Harriers. Performance Coach
for UK Athletics, based at
Loughborough High
Performance Centre.
Danny Crates
Lives: Heybridge, Essex
Born: 09.02.73, Orsett, Essex
Occupation: Athlete
& Motivational Speaker
Club: Thurrock Harriers
Coach: Ayo Falola
Event: 800m
Category: T46
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: bronze (T46 400m) sf (T46 200m)
Sydney 00: gold (T46 800m) Athens 04.
WCh: silver (4x400m) Birmingham GBR 98;
4th (T46 400m & 800m) Lille FRA 02; gold
(T46 800m) Assen NED 04.
Rob Ellchuk
Coach
Canadian born coach, now lives
in Bath, Somerset, where he is
a Uni of Bath athletics coach.
Coach to T36 runner Ben
Rushgrove. Was member of GBR
tm staff at 06 IPC WCh. Has
BA in psychology & MSc in sports
science. Currently studying at
the Uni of Bath for a masters in
research in education looking
at coach development & plans
to follow that with a PhD.
PWC: silver (T46 800m) Manchester 05;
golds (T46 800) Manchester GBR 06 & 07.
ECh: gold (400m) 01; gold (800m) Assen
NED, 03; gold (800m) Espoo FIN Aug 05.
Danny was a talented rugby player before
losing his arm in a road accident in AUS in
94. Continued playing rugby after accident,
before switching to athletics. Stepped up to
800m from 200m and 400m after Sydney
PG. Completed a full set of major titles at 06
WCh by adding 800m gold to his PG & ECh
titles. A London 2012 Ambassador, he is a
patron of Little Havens Children’s Hospice,
Essex & vice-patron of Helen Rollason Heal
Cancer Charity.
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Athletics team
Ali Glover
Martin Crutchley
Danny Greaves
Physiotherapist
Based in Stafford, runs own clinic
with husband. Been involved in
Paralympic sport since attended
PG 00. Worked at OG and PG
in Sydney – with medical tm.
Worked with medical tm at 02
CG in Manchester. 3rd PG with
GBR tm (including Winter PG
in Turin) attended WCh and
ECh with disabled athletes.
Lives: Cheslyn Hoy,
Staffordshire
Born: 12.04.83, Sandwell
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Cannock & Stafford
Coach: Lionel Lambourne
Event: Shot
Category: F38
Games attended: None
Lives: Anstey, Leicestershire
Born: 04.10.82, Leicester
Occupation: Student
Club: Loughborough Students
Coach: Jim Edwards
Event: Discus
Category: F44
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
WCh: 7th (T38 shot) Assen NED 06.
PG: silver (F44 discus) Sydney AUS 00;
gold (F44/46) WR Athens GRE 04.
Barbara Hoole
Coach
A staff member at every PG
since Seoul 88. Works as an
Occupational Therapist at the
North West Spinal Injury Centre
in Southport. Been involved in
athletics coaching for 14 yrs,
since World Disabled Athletics
Ch in Berlin. Coached David Gale
since start of his career. Lives
in Lancashire.
Tim Jones
Team Manager
A former Olympic swimmer, he
represented GBR in the 200m
fly at the Seoul 88 OG. Coached
at the Atlanta 96 PG & was GBR
Team Leader at the 06 IPC
Athletics WCh in Assen, as well
as being a member of the GBR
coaching staff at the 96, 00
& 04 OG. Tim has recently taken
up a new position as Olympic
Performance Director at British
Gymnastics, following two yrs
at UK Athletics as Senior
Performance Manager for
Disability and then Director
of Loughborough HiPAC.
CPWC: 4th (shot), 5th (discus) Connecticut
USA Jul 05.
Makes his PG debut in Beijing. Liverpool FC
supporter, also enjoys reading & browsing the
internet. Has a UKA coaching qualification
& a sports science diploma.
Neil Fachie
Lives: Aberdeen
Born: 12.03.84, Aberdeen
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Aberdeen AAC
Coach: Eddie McKenna
Event: 100m, 200m
Category: T13
Games attended: None
WCh: 7th (T13 100m), 6th (T13 200m) Assen
NED 06.
A visually impaired athlete, reached fnls
of both sprints at Assen WCh. Has a physics
degree from Aberdeen Uni. Says best advice
he has been given is ‘there are no secrets
about sprinting, it’s all about hard work.’
Mentored by Allan Wells. Sporting hero
is Lance Armstrong.
David Gale
Lives: Southport
Born: 17.07.68, Southport
Occupation: Athlete
Club: British Wheelchair
Athletics Association
Coach: Barbara Hoole
Event: Discus
Category: F51
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: bronze (F32/51 discus) Athens GRE 04.
WCh: 5th (F31/51 discus) Lille FRA 02; gold
(F51 discus) Assen NED 06.
ECh: silver (discus) 01; silver (discus) Assen
NED 03; silver (F32/51 discus) Espoo FIN 05.
Worked as a cabinet maker before breaking
his neck in a road accident, he got into athletics
as part of spinal rehab. Won bronze on PG
debut in Athens. Broke Ch record in each
of first 3 throws at Assen 06 on way to gold.
His uncle played for GBR football tm at
Melbourne 56 OG. Holds F51 discus WR
of 10.22 set in Birmingham in 04.
WCh: gold (F44 discus) Lille FRA 02;
gold (F44) Assen NED 06.
ECh: gold (discus) Assen NED Jun 03;
gold (discus) Espoo FIN 05.
Retained F44 discus WCh title 06 despite only
returning to throwing 2 weeks earlier following
knee surgery. Holds the PG, WCh & ECh F44
discus titles. Aged just 17 when he took silver
in Sydney, then threw F44 WR for gold in
Athens. In 01 he became 1st Paralympian to
represent GBR in an able-bodied event when
selected for GBR jnr tm. Born with talapeze
feet. Danny has a sports science degree from
Loughborough Uni & is studying for a masters.
His ambition is to compete against ablebodied athletes at the OG in London 2012
or in 2016. A big Formula One fan, his uncle
was a mechanic for Jackie Stewart.
Sophie Hancock
Lives: Loughborough
Born: 08.09.86, Chorley
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Horwich Harriers
Coach: Mark Edwards
Event: Shot, discus
Category: F40
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th (F40 discus) Assen NED 06.
ECh: silver (F40 shot) Espoo FIN Aug 05.
Took part in BBC 2 series of Beyond Boundaries
programme, she was youngest of 11 disabled
people spending a month trekking across
Zambia, Botswana & Namibia in 06. Competed
at Dwarf Games & decided wanted to pursue
athletics career. Used to swim for GBR.
Athletics officials
Katrina Hart
Beverley Jones
Eddie McKenna
Lives: Redditch
Born: 17.05.90, Worcester
Occupation: Student
Club: Birchfield Harriers
Coaches: Lincoln Asquith
& Roger Turner
Event: 100m, 200m
Category: T37
Games attended: None
Lives: Deeside
Born: 17.10.74, Deeside
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Gloucester AC/
Deeside AAC
Coaches: Mark Edwards,
Bronwin Carter & John Parkin
Event: Shot
Category: F37
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
Coach
Was professional sprinter
for 20 yrs, twice favourite for
the New Yr Sprint. Inspired by
Russian athlete Valeri Borzov
winning 100m in Munich 72 OG.
Works as Minister of Religion.
Currently Scottish Athletics
Regional Sprints Coach, coaches
Neil Fachie and Ian Garioch,
current U20 400m Scot chp.
Been coaching for 10 yrs,
currently coaches at Aberdeen
AAC and Aberdeen Uni.
Works with Grampian Institute
of Sport. Based in Aberdeen,
born in Zambia.
WCh: 5th (T37 100m), 4th (T37 200m) Assen
NED Sep 06.
ECh: bronze (100m) Espoo FIN Aug 05.
Won bronze as youngest member of GBR tm
at 05 ECh, aged 15. Just missed out on 200m
medal at 06 WCh, despite setting then PB of
31.12 in fnl. Played for Redditch Utd Girls FC for
7 yrs. Recorded fastest T37 time in world this
yr at nat Ch in Birmingham, Jul 08 – 14.46 in
100m, but wind assisted (2.6m/s).
Tracey Hinton
Lives: Cardiff
Born: 19.03.70, Cardiff
Occupation: Revenue
Assistant
Club: Cardiff AAC & British
Blind Sport
Coach: Brian Scobie
Event: 100m, 200m, 400m
Category: T11
Games attended: Four (Barcelona 92,
Atlanta 96, Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: silvers (200m & 400m), bronze (100m)
Barcelona ESP 92; 6th (100m) Atlanta USA,
96; silver (800m), bronzes (200m & 400m)
Sydney 00; sf (T12 400m), 4th (T12 800m)
Athens 04.
WCh: gold (100m), silver (200m) Berlin GER
94; bronze (T12 400m) Lille FRA 02; bronze
(T12 400m), silver (T12 800m) Assen 06.
Tracey had cancer of retina aged 4, resulted
in losing her sight. Although a T11 runner,
often has to run against T12 category athletes,
who have some vision. Suffered Achilles injury
after Athens PG, ruling her out of competition
for almost 2 yrs, but won T11 400m gold at
PWC in Manchester on 1st competitive race
back. Beijing is her 5th PG.
PG: 4th (T38 100m), 8th (T38 200m)
Sydney 00; 4th (F37/38 shot) Athens 04.
WCh: 6th (T37 100m & 200m), gold (F37 shot)
WR, Assen NED 06.
ECh: golds (T37 100m & F37 shot) Espoo FIN
Aug 05.
CP WCh: golds (T35/36 100m, T35/36 200m
& F36 shot) Connecticut USA Jul 05.
CG: bronze (T37 100m for WAL) Melbourne
AUS, Mar 06.
Has successfully combined sprinting with
shot, winning T37 100m & F37 shot golds
on successive days at 05 ECh & a treble at CP
WCh, but recently concentrated on throwing.
Won GBR’s 1st gold at 06 WCh with then
WR 10.57m in F37 shot.
Ian Jones
Lives: Manchester
Born: 30.12.89, Manchester
Occupation: Student
Club: East Cheshire
Coach: John Dunne
Event: 200m, 400m
Category: T44
Games attended: None
WCh: 4th (200m) Assen NED Sep 06.
PWC: silvers (100m & 200m) Manchester
GBR, May 07.
Started running 100m & 200m but made a
successful step-up to 400m in 07. Ran then
PBs for 100m (11.88) & 200m (23.82) for silvers
behind Oscar Pistorious (RSA) at 07 PWC.
Winner of 06 DSE Rising Star Award. A qualified
football & disability sports coach, he had trials
with Man Utd FC & is a judo black belt.
Kathryn Periac
Manager – Performance
Coached at previous PGs, where
her athletes achieved number
of podium finishes & was stadium
announcer at Sydney 00 PG.
Coached GBR & AUS at IPC WCh.
Works as a Performance Manager
at UK Athletics. Born in AUS &
currently living in Leicestershire.
Husband Fred is former wheelchair
racer who competed at 3 PGs &
WChs for FRA then AUS, winning
gold at 98 WCh.
Noel Pollock
Team Doctor
Born in Belfast NIR, has been
competing in athletics himself
since age of 18, main event 1500m,
won North Ireland Ch 01 and 04.
Qualified in Medicine in Belfast,
moved to Teddington in 03 to
train with athletes based at St.
Mary’s Endurance Performance
Centre. Joined UKA in 06 as UK
Athletics London Medical Officer.
Attending first PG.
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Darrell Maynard
Chris Martin
Jenny McLoughlin
Coach
A former 400m & 800m runner
and now a coach, he was awarded
the Volunteer Coach of the Yr
award at the 06 Sports Council
for Wales Coach of the Yr
awards. Coaches both disabled
& non-disabled athletes in Cardiff,
including John McFall, Jenny
McLoughlin and Kate Arnold
all making PG debuts. Has
also been a guide runner.
Lives: Mansfield
Born: 01.11.71, Nottingham
Occupation: Business Analyst
Club: Mansfield Harriers
Coach: Phil Peat
Event: Discus
Category: F33
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
Lives: Chepstow
Born: 03.10.91, Stockport
Occupation: Student
Club: FDSW Wales
Coach: Darrell Maynard
Event: 100m, 200m
Category: T37
Games attended: None
Brian Scobie
WCh: gold (F33 discus) Birmingham 98;
gold (F33/34 discus) Lille FRA 02.
Coach
Uni teacher until 6 yrs ago
at Uni of Leeds, also taught
in US, Africa and Eastern Europe.
Been coaching since 79, coached
athletes to OG in Seoul, Barcelona
and Atlanta. Attended every PG
since 84, Beijing will be 7th PG.
Coached BR holder Melanik
Amarot. Employed by UK Athletics
as Senior Performance Coach.
Erin Smyth
Physiotherapist
Australian Physiotherapist &
member of Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy. Previously worked
at 06 IPC WCh in Assen NED.
Sporting motto is ‘winning isn’t
everything but wanting to win is’.
Enjoys hockey, golf, climbing
& travel.
PG: 7th (F32/33 discus), 8th (F32/33 shot)
Atlanta 96; gold (F33 discus), silver (F33 jav)
Sydney AUS 00; 4th (F33/34 discus)
Athens 04.
A cerebral palsy athlete, struck gold & silver
at Sydney 00, finished just outside medals in
Athens. Retired from the sport in 04. Started
competing again 07 & proved still capable of
world class performances, throwing a distance
ranked top-3 in world. Returns for his 3rd PG.
Has a computer studies degree from
Nottingham Trent Uni.
John McFall
Lives: Cardiff
Born: 25.04.81, Frimley,
Surrey
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Unattached
Coach: Darrell Maynard
Events: 100m
Category: T42
Games attended: None
WCh: silver (100m), bronze (200m) Assen
NED Sep 06.
ECh: 4th (100m), bronze (200m) Espoo FIN,
Aug 05.
Had right leg amputated above the knee after
motorbike accident in 00. Medalled at ECh
just months after started training with Darrell
Maynard. Won 2 medals at WCh 06, including
silver in 100m fnl – he held his nerve in a race
with 4 false starts & 3 dsqs. Has a degree
& masters in sport & exercise science. The only
thing that has slowed him down was when his
running leg was stolen from the boot of his car
in 06. His heroes include Michael Johnson, Seb
Coe and Lance Armstrong.
PWC: 5th (T37 100m), 6th (T37 200m)
Manchester May 08.
Competed in Nat jnr League: 06/07/08,
German nat chp in 07/08. Young cerebral
palsy athlete from Wales making her PG
debut. Made her mark by winning the 100m
ambulant race at the 06 and 07 UK School
Games. Began running at primary school,
sporting hero is Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Lived in FRA during early childhood. Working
towards bronze level Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Stephen Miller
Lives: Cramlington,
Northumbria
Born: 27.05.80, Newcastle
Occupation: Web Developer
Club: Gateshead Harriers
Coaches: Ros Miller
& Ray Knight
Event: Club
Category: F32
Games attended: Three (Atlanta 96,
Sydney 00, Athens 04)
PG: gold (club) Atlanta 96; gold (club, WR),
bronze (discus) Sydney 00; gold (club, WR)
Athens 04.
WCh: gold (club), 5th (discus) Birmingham 98:
gold (club) (WR), silver (discus) (PB), Lille FRA
02; gold (F32/51 club), 5th (F32 discus) Assen
NED Sep 06.
ECh: gold (club & discus) Assen NED 03.
Stephen has dominated the club discipline for
more than a decade, winning gold at the last
3 PG. Won 1st PG club gold aged 16 at Atlanta.
Set CR of 32.56m with 1st throw to complete
WCh hat-trick in 06. Started athletics aged
11, he invented a new over shoulder throwing
technique for the club rather than conventional
front-on throw. Has a degree in business
information systems from Northumbria
Uni. A dedicated Newcastle Utd fan, made
an Hon Freeman of Blyth Valley 05 following
Athens PG success.
Athletics officials
Kim Minett
Stephen Payton
Lee Stutely
Lives: Fareham, Hants
Born: 21.04.78, Isleworth
Occupation: Athlete
Club: City of Portsmouth
Coach: Anthony Hughes
Event: Shot
Category: F40
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
Lives: South Shields
Born: 18.05.77, Uphall
Occupation: University
Technician
Club: Unattached
Coach: John de Courcy
Event: 200m, 400m
Category: T38
Games attended: Three (Atlanta 96,
Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
Nurse/carer
Member of Royal College of
Nursing, works at the North
West Spinal Injury Centre. Lives
in Southport, Merseyside.
PG: 4th (shot), 7th (discus) Athens 04.
WCh: bronze (shot), 5th (discus) Birmingham
98; silver (shot), Lille FRA 02; bronze (F40
shot), 8th (discus) Assen NED Sep 06.
Kim took up field events after retiring from
swimming. Tried shot in 98 & was an instant
success. Just missed out on medals in Athens,
finishing 4th in shot, & setting PBs in shot and
SB in discus. Also enjoys discus, which she
finds easier. Her sister, Louise, represented
ENG in shooting at 02 & 06 CG, winning gold
06. A very keen Formula One fan.
Kieron Murphy
Lives: Sutton Coldfield
Born: 08.03.86,
Sutton Coldfield
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Birchfield Harriers
Coach: Jim Edwards
Event: Club
Category: F32
Games attended: None
A cerebral palsy athlete, he makes his major
Ch debut in Beijing. At the 08 PWC, he
represented GBR for the first time. Also plays
wheelchair hockey & football. An Aston Villa
FC fan.
Danny Nobbs
Lives: Attleborough, Norfolk
Born: 27.09.79, Norwich
Occupation: Commercial
Sponsorship Consultant for
Norwich Union
Club: British Wheelchair
Athletics Association
Coach: Mike Wood
Event: Shot
Category: F54
Games attended: None
PG: golds (T37 100m, 200m & 400m), bronze
(T34-37 4x100m) Atlanta 96; bronzes (T38
100m & 200m), silver (T38 400m & T38
4x100m) Sydney 00; bronze (T38 400m), 5th
(T38 100m & 200m) Athens 04.
WCh: golds (100m, 200m & 400m) Berlin GER
94; golds (100m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m)
Birmingham 98; silvers (200m, 400m) Lille
FRA 02; bronze (T38 400m) Assen NED 06.
Pete Wyman
Coach
UK Athletics Performance
Coach – Wheelchair Racing,
for last 18 months. Former
Welsh 800m chp. Been coaching
wheelchair racers for 18 yrs at
Edinburgh AC, Red Star (Glasgow),
Knowlsey Challenge Club
(Liverpool). Based in Liverpool.
Competes at PG aiming to add to haul of
9 medals, including 3 golds at Atlanta 96.
Named Disabled Athlete of Yr 97 by British
Sports Writers Association & Great Scot
of Yr by Scottish Mail following Atlanta
performances. Has a sports science degree.
Gemma Prescott
Lives: Loughborough
Born: 25.09.83,
Truro, Cornwall
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Challenge Disability
Sports Club
Coach: Ray Knight
Event: Shot, discus
Category: F32
Games attended: None
CP WCh: gold (F32 discus) silver (F32 shot)
Connecticut USA 05.
Former sprint wheelchair racer, now
concentrating on throws. Has a masters in
maths from St Andrews Uni & would like to
be a Primary School Teacher after athletics
career. Plays flute & keyboards and collects
badges from her visits.
IWAS Ch: 6th (shot) TPE Jul 07.
Was a county standard cricketer & footballer
before taking up athletics. Was injured in
motorbike accident in 96 and began athletics
career as wheelchair racer, then invited to
a throws weekend. Named British Wheelchair
Association Athlete of Yr 04 & 07, & represented
GBR for 1st time at 07 IWAS Ch producing PB
& BR. Extended his own BR this yr.
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Ben Rushgrove
Hazel Simpson
Lives: Bath
Born: 23.02.88, Bath
Occupation: Student
Club: Unattached
Coach: Rob Ellchuk
Event: 100m, 200m
Category: T36
Games attended: None
Lives: Washington
Born: 22.07.79, Sunderland
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Jarrow & Hepburn
Coaches: Brian Scobie,
Jared Deacon & Matt Wood
Event: 100m, 200m
Category: T36
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
WCh: bronze (T36 200m) Assen NED Sep 06.
PWC: golds (T36 100m & T36 200m – WR)
Manchester, May 07.
ECh: 7th (T36 100m), 6th (T36 200m) Espoo
FIN 05.
CP WCh: 4th (100m & 200m) Connecticut
USA 05.
Set 200m WR en route to impressive sprint
double on PWC debut in 07. Unlucky to be dsq
from 100m fnl on WCh debut in 06, but showed
strength of character to medal in 200m fnl.
Studying sports performance at Uni of Bath.
Holds T36 100m ER.
Richard Schabel
Lives: East Grinstead
Born: 02.09.58, Brixham
Occupation: Mechanical
Engineer
Club: British Wheelchair AA
Coach: Mike Wood
Event: Club, discus
Category: F51
Games attended: Three (Atlanta 96,
Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: 4th (F50 club) Atlanta 96; 6th (F53
pentathlon) Sydney 00; 4th (F32/51 discus)
Athens 04.
WCh: gold (discus) Birmingham 98; 4th (F51
discus), 9th (F32/51 club) Assen NED 06.
ECh: gold (discus), bronze (club) Espoo FIN 05.
Became disabled as a result of a spinal injury in
a road accident. Making his 4th PG appearance
in Beijing, he will celebrate his 50th birthday
a few days before the opening ceremony.
PG: gold (T36 100m) dsq fnl (T36 200m)
Sydney 00; silvers (T36 100m & 200m)
Athens 04.
WCh: silver (400m), bronze (100m), 5th
(200m) Birmingham 98; silvers (100m
& 200m) Lille FRA 02; bronze (T36 200m)
4th (T36 100m) Assen NED 06.
Gold medallist on PG debut in Sydney,
missing out on 200m medals when dsq
in fnl for running out of lane. Double silver
medallist in Athens, beaten by Wang Fang
(CHN) who set WRs in both sprints. Bronze
medal at 06 WCh was GBR’s 1st track medal
of the Ch. Making 1st PG appearance as Hazel
Simpson following marriage – formerly Hazel
Robson. Enjoys aerobics.
Nathan Stephens
Lives: Cardiff
Born: 11.04.88, Bridgend
Occupation: Student
Club: FDSW, Wales
Coach: Anthony Hughes
Event: Shot, discus, javelin
Category: F57
Games attended: One (Turin 06 Winter PG)
PWG: 7th (ice sledge hockey) Turin ITA,
Mar 06.
WCh 06: 5th (F57 javelin), 5th (F57 shot).
IWAS 07 Taipei: 4th (shot), bronze (discus),
5th (javelin).
Dutch Op 08: 3 golds in shot, jav & discus.
GBR Op Ch 08: 3 golds in shot, jav & discus.
One of GB’s most promising young throwers,
he makes his summer Games debut in Beijing
but was a member of the GBR ice sledge
hockey tm at Turin 06 Winter PG. Had both
legs amputated after a train accident aged 9.
Preferred event is the javelin, he aims to be
best in the world by London 2012.
David Weir
Lives: Wallington, Surrey
Born: 05.06.79, Wallington
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Unattached
Coach: Jenny Archer
Event: 400m, 800m,
1500m, 5000m and marathon
Category: T54
Games attended: Two (Atlanta 96
& Athens 04)
PG: 7th (100m), 4th (4x100m) Atlanta 96;
silver (T54 100m), bronze (T54 200m), hts
(T54 400m) Athens 04.
WCh: golds (T54 100m, 400m, 1500m), silver
(T54 200m) Assen NED 06.
ECh: gold (400m), silver (200m), bronze
(100m) Espoo Fin 05.
GBR’s outstanding athlete at 06 WCh with
3 golds & 1 silver, only denied 4th gold by
Kenny van Weeghel (NED) in 200m on fnl
day of track competition – Weir’s 13th race
of chp. Weir was awarded Best Performance
in GBR Vest at British Athletics Writers
Association Dinner 06. Took up athletics
aged 8 & competed at Atlanta 96 PG aged
17. Took break from the sport, missing Sydney
PG, but back in medal winning form at Athens
04. Won his 3rd consecutive London Marathon
title in Apr 08 after a perfectly timed finish,
he won in 1:33.56. First British athlete to
compete in the Bird’s Nest stadium at the
Beijing Op in May 08 – 1st in 5000m.
Daniel West
Lives: Nottingham
Born: 15.12.77, Cambridge
Occupation: Information
& Communications Officer
Club: Notts AC
Coach: Ray Knight
Event: Discus, shot
Category: F34
Games attended: Three (Atlanta 96,
Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: bronze (shot), 8th (discus) Atlanta 96;
bronze (F34 discus) Sydney 00; silver (F33/34
discus), 4th (F33/34 shot) Athens 04.
WCh: silver (shot) Birmingham GBR 98; silver
(shot), bronze (discus) Lille FRA 02; silvers
(F33/34 discus & F34 shot) Assen NED Sep 06.
ECh: bronze (discus) Espoo FIN 05.
Making 4th PG appearance, having medalled
at all 3 Games so far. His brace of silvers at
06 WCh was best performance yet on the
international stage. Added 16cm for new PB of
38.16m in F33/34 discus, but Saleh Farajzadeh
(IRI) threw WR 39.98m for gold. Has a degree
in leisure studies with sports development
from the Colchester Institute. Employed
as Information & Communications Officer
for EFDS at Loughborough Uni (part-time).
Claire Williams
Lives: Loughborough
Born: 29.09.87, Carmarthen
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Carmarthen Harriers
Coach: Mark Edwards
Event: Discus
Category: F12
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: 5th (F13 discus) Athens 04.
IBSA WCh: gold (hammer) CAN 03.
Switched from jujitsu to athletes aged
12 & was hooked on the sport. Claire has
successfully competed against non-disabled
athletes, having been Welsh Schools chp for
hammer and discus. Threw PB 35.26m for
discus 5th at Athens PG. GBR athlete Kenny
Churchill is her partner, they have a daughter,
Gracie, born Oct 07.
Shelly Woods
Lives: Blackpool
Born: 04.06.86, Blackpool
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Blackpool & Fylde
Coach: Andrew Dawes
(Nat Coach in AUS)
Event: 800m, 1500m, 5000m
and marathon
Category: T54
Games attended: None
WCh: 8th (T54 1500m), 4th (T54 5000m),
bronze (T54 marathon) Assen NED 06.
ECh: bronze (T54 5000m) Espoo FIN 05.
CG: 7th (T54 800m) Melbourne, Mar 06.
London Marathon: silvers 05, 06, gold 07
and bronze in Apr 08.
Shelly injured her spine falling 20ft from a
tree, aged 11. Rated as one of GB’s outstanding
young wheelchair racers. Hit the headlines at
05 London Marathon when she finished 2nd
in her 1st marathon, beating Dame Tanni
Grey-Thompson into 3rd. Won the London
Marathon for 1st time in 07. Broke the BR
for T54 marathon at the Padova marathon,
ITA in Apr this yr, clocked 1:37.44. Played
wheelchair bball as a jnr. Spends much of
her time in Australia training with her coach
Andrew Dawes.
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Ian Blackburn
Joe Bestwick
Simon Brown
Physiotherapist
Graduated in 00 from the
Uni of East Anglia and worked
in Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
Now works in a consultancy role
for UK Athletics and the English
Institute of Sport, as well
as being a Senior Lecturer
in physiotherapy at Leeds
Metropolitan Uni.
Lives: Nottingham
Born: 01.02.83, Leicester
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Rhinos
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Center
Category: 4.5 points
Games attended: None
Lives: London
Born: 07.03.86, London
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Milton Keynes Aces
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Guard
Category: 2.0 points
Games attended: None
WCh: 5th Amsterdam NED Jul 06.
PWC: silver Manchester GBR May 08.
ECh: silver Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
WJCh: 4th Birmingham GBR Aug 05.
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR May 06;
silver Manchester GBR May 08.
Progressed from jnrs into snr tm, makes his
PG debut in Beijing.
Paul Foster
Team Manager
Has been manager of the
GBR men’s tm since Aug 07.
Works as Improvement Manager
for Sport England and came to
the GBWBA with a background
of club level rugby union.
WJCh: 4th Birmingham GBR Aug 05.
Talented player making his PG debut in
Beijing. Member of GBR squad finishing
4th at 05 WJCh, going down 61-38 to AUS
in bronze medal match. Took up the sport
as a way of keeping fit & meeting new people.
Enjoys swimming and outdoor pushing.
Paul Pollock
Andy Blake
Mechanic
Became involved in wheelchair
bball after eldest son, Jon,
was born with Spina Bifida. Jon
competes for GBR in his 3rd PG
in Beijing, whilst it is Paul’s
second PG as Team Mechanic.
Lives: Milton Keynes
Born: 18.04.72, London
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Milton Keynes Aces
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Forward
Category: 2.5 points
Games attended: Four (Seoul 88,
Barcelona 92, Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
Sinclair Thomas
Assistant Coach
Retired from int competition
in 07, after a career spanning
over 20 yrs and including ECh
and WCh medals as well as
bronze at Athens PG 04. Coached
Wolverhampton Rhinos to first
division play-off success in the
Wheelchair Bball League 07/08.
Murray Treseder
Head Coach
Appointed GBR Head Coach
after coaching the Australian
Rollers tm to silver at the
04 PG & bronze at the 06 WCh.
Led GBR to silver at the ECh 07.
PG: gold (50m freestyle) Seoul Sep 88;
4th (bball) Sydney AUS Oct 00; bronze (bball)
Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: silver Kitakyushu JPN 02; 5th
Amsterdam NED Jul 06.
ECh: silver Berlin GER 93; 4th Roermond NED
99; bronze Sassari ITA Jun 03; silver Paris
FRA Jun 05; silver Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR May 06;
bronze Manchester GBR May 07.
Swam for GBR at Seoul & Barcelona PG. Only
16 when won swimming gold. Has captained
GBR wheelchair bball tm. Missed 08 PWC due
to injury. Involved with several charities.
Matt Byrne
Lives: Nottingham
Born: 08.10.74, Nottingham
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Sheffield Steelers
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Guard
Category: 1.5 points
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: bronze Athens GRE Aug 04.
WCh: silver Kitakyushu JAP 02;
5th Amsterdam NED Jul 06.
ECh: bronze Sassari ITA Jun 03; silver Paris
FRA Jun 05; silver Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR May 06;
bronze Manchester GBR May 07.
Injured days before 04 PG which limited his
play there. Took up the sport in 91, making
GBR tm in 01. Sporting hero is George Best.
Enjoys fishing.
Terry Bywater
Jon Hall
Lives: Redcar
Born: 28.02.83,
Middlesbrough
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Sheffield Steelers
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Forward
Category: 4.5 points
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
Lives: Chesterfield
Born: 13.03.82, Doncaster
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Sheffield Steelers
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Guard
Category: 3.0 points
Games attended: None
PG: 4th Sydney AUS Oct 04; bronze Athens
GRE Sep 04.
WCh: silver Kitakyushu JPN 02; 5th
Amsterdam NED Jul 06.
ECh: bronze Sassari ITA Jun 03; silver Paris
FRA Jun 05; silver Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
PWC: gold Manchester GBR May 05; bronze
Manchester GBR May 06; bronze Manchester
GBR May 07; silver Manchester GBR May 08.
WJCh: 4th Birmingham GBR Aug 05.
Highly rated player who made PG debut in
Sydney aged 17 & is now at his 3rd successive
PG. Recovered from broken wrist 03 to make
Athens 04 tm. Voted most promising young
player 97, he captained GBR tm finishing 4th
at 05 WJCh. Top-scored for GBR with 13pts
in the bronze medal match, when GBR went
down 61-38 to AUS. Supports Middlesbrough
FC. Sporting hero is Michael Jordan.
Peter Finbow
Lives: Dewsbury
Born: 17.05.75, Bradford
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Oldham Owls
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Guard
Category: 2.0 points
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: bronze Athens GRE Sep 04.
ECh: bronze Sassari ITA Jun 03; silver Paris
FRA Jun 05.
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR May 06;
bronze Manchester GBR May 07; silver
Manchester GBR May 08.
Makes his PG debut in Beijing, a member
of medal-winning GBR tms at PWCs.
Kevin Hayes
Lives: Rotherham
Born: 09.09.63, Rotherham
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Sheffield Steelers
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Guard
Category: 1.0 point
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: 4th Sydney AUS Oct 00; bronze Athens
GRE Sep 04.
WCh: 5th Sydney AUS 98; silver Kitakyushu
JPN 02; 5th Amsterdam NED Jul 06.
ECh: bronze Sassari ITA Jun 03; silver Paris
FRA Jun 05; silver Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
PWC: gold Manchester GBR May 05; bronze
Manchester GBR May 06; bronze Manchester
GBR 07; silver Manchester GBR May 08.
Experienced member of GBR squad, he is rated
one of world’s best 1-pt players. Started int
career aged 34 & now at 3rd PG. Enjoys Motown
music. Sporting hero is Daley Thompson.
WCh: silver Kitakyushu JPN 02.
ECh: bronze ITA 03; 4th Amsterdam NED 02;
silver Paris FRA Jun 05; silver Wetzlar GER
Aug 07.
PWC: gold Manchester GBR May 05; bronze
Manchester GBR May 06; bronze Manchester
GBR May 07; silver Manchester GBR May 08.
Took up sport as recreation & rehab in spinal
injuries hospital after breaking back in road
accident. Started playing for Bradford Bears
92, moved to Oldham Owls 97. A GBR jnr
player from 93-97, made his debut in snr
tm at 02 WCh.
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Abdi Jama
Ade Orogbemi
Lives: Liverpool
Born: 01.11.82, Burao, SOM
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Wolverhampton Rhinos
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Guard
Category: 1.0 point
Games attended: None
Lives: Liverpool
Born: 11.05.78, Lagos, NGR
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Wolverhampton Rhinos
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Guard
Category: 2.5 points
Games attended: None
WCh: 5th Amsterdam NED Jul 06.
WCh: 5th Amsterdam NED 06.
ECh: silver Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
ECh: bronze Sassari ITA Jun 03; silver Paris
FRA Jun 05; silver Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR May 06;
bronze Manchester GBR 07; silver Manchester
GBR May 08.
One of two 1-pt players in GBR squad for
Beijing, where he makes PG debut. Sustained
spinal injury after falling out of a window.
Sporting hero is Muhammed Ali. Enjoys
bowling and football.
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR May 06;
bronze Manchester GBR May 07; silver
Manchester GBR May 08.
Just missed the squad for Athens 04 PG.
Got involved with the sport when approached
by coach Leroy Dobson on the streets of
East London.
Simon Munn
Jon Pollock
Lives: Norton Canes
Born: 31.01.68, Aylesbury
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Wolverhampton Rhinos
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Forward
Category: 4.0 points
Games attended: Four (Barcelona 92, Atlanta
96, Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
Lives: Wigan
Born: 11.05.77, Liverpool
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Sheffield Steelers
Coach: Murray Treseder
Position: Guard
Category: 2.5 points
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: 5th Barcelona ESP Jul 92; silver Atlanta
USA Jul 96; 4th Sydney AUS Oct 04; bronze
Athens GRE Sep 04.
PG: 4th Sydney AUS Oct 04; bronze Athens
GRE Sep 04.
WCh: CAN; silver Kitakyushu JPN 02;
5th Amsterdam NED 06.
ECh: bronze Sassari ITA 03; silver Paris
FRA Jun 05; silver Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR May 07;
silver Manchester GBR May 08.
Vast experience with GBR tm now competing at
his 5th PG. Scored 18 pts in 3rd place match in
Athens 4 yrs ago as GBR produced epic 82-66
win over NED to win bronze. Winner of 07 male
ind achievement award at British Wheelchair
Sports Awards. Named in All-Star tm at the
07 ECh, where he was 3rd highest scorer in
pts table with 133 pts. Captained GBR bball
tm at Sydney 00 PG. Amputee as result of
train accident.
WCh: silver Kitakyushu JPN 02;
5th Amsterdam NED 06.
ECh: bronze Sassari ITA 03; silver Wetzlar
GER Aug 07.
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR 07; silver
Manchester GBR May 08.
One of GBR’s outstanding performers in Athens
PG, top-scoring in bronze medal match with 31
pts as GBR beat NED 82-66. Named on All Stars
tm at 02 WCh. 1st attracted to the sport after
seeing it on TV.
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Women’s Basketball officials
Jill Fox
Jo Harper
Hajit Bhania
Lives: Sothall, Sheffield
Born: 11.03.70, Sheffield
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Sheffield Steelers
Coaches: Paul Hudson,
Kevin Hayes & Garry Peel
Position: Guard
Category: 1.5 points
Games attended: Three (Atlanta 96, Sydney
00 & Athens 04)
Lives: Sheffield
Born: 21.01.65, Sheffield
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Sheffield Steelers
Coach: Garry Peel
Position: Guard
Category: 1.0 point
Games attended: None
Assistant Coach
Coached the GBR jnr boys tm to
gold at ECh 02 & 04, and silver
in 06. Also guided MK Aces to the
Nat League title in 05/06 season.
Named coach of the yr at British
Wheelchair Sports Awards in 04
and 06.
PG: 6th Atlanta USA 96; 8th Sydney AUS
Oct 00; 8th Athens GRE Sep 04.
ECh: bronze Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
A 1-pointer, Jo makes her PG debut in Beijing
after being member of bronze medal winning
tm at last yr’s ECh.
WCh: 8th Kitakyushu JPN 02.
ECh: bronze Delden NED 95; bronze
Roermond NED 99; 4th Villeneuve d’Ascq
FRA Sep 05.
PWC: silver Manchester GBR May 05; bronze
Manchester GBR 08.
An experienced and talented member of the
squad, Beijing is her 4th PG. Introduced to the
sport at spinal injuries unit.
Helen Freeman
Caroline Maclean
Lives: Camps Road, Haverhill
Born: 19.04.75, Newmarket
Occupation: Receptionist
Club: Aylesbury Aces
Coaches: Haj Bhania, Garry
Peel & Nigel Smith
Position: Guard
Category: 2.0 points
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
Lives: Watford, Herts
Born: 21.11.89, Watford
Occupation: Student
Club: Aspire Force
Coaches: Adam Young,
Sarah Grady & Garry Peel
Position: Forward
Category: 4.0 points
Games attended: None
PG: 8th Sydney AUS Oct 00; 8th Athens GRE
Sep 04.
ECh: bronze Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
Making her 3rd PG appearance.
PWC: silver Manchester GBR May 06; 4th
Manchester GBR May 07; bronze Manchester
GBR May 08.
The youngest member of the bball squad,
Beijing is her 1st PG. Helen has been involved
in a mentoring programme headed by Dame
Tanni Grey-Thompson and Steve Redgrave.
She names Lewis Hamilton as her sporting
hero. Helen has a sister who has played rugby
for ENG at u19 level.
ECh: bronze Delden NED 95; bronze
Roermond NED 99; 4th Villeneuve d’Ascq
FRA Sep 05; bronze Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
PWC: silver Manchester GBR May 06; 4th
Manchester GBR May 07; bronze Manchester
GBR May 08.
Emma Foden
Team Manager
Physiologist
Physiologist and secretary of
Oldham Owls in the domestic
league. A MENCAP Sport Athletics
Volunteer & Co-ordinator of Nat
Netball Ch for people with learning
disabilities in 04. Has recently
had a paper published looking at
training methods and performance
in wheelchair bball players.
Matthew Foden
Assistant Coach
Assistant coach at nat league side
Oldham Owls and assistant GBR
womens coach. A 5-point player
for Wolverhampton Rhinos.
Garry Peel
Head Coach
An ex-GB player, Garry retired
from int bball in 00 having
won silver medals at WCh and
PG level. Won gold at ECh 95.
Won 6 British League Ch and
2 Nat Cups with Oldham Owls.
Became Head Coach of GBR
women’s tm shortly before
PWC 05, where they took
home silver.
Rachel Suckling
Physiotherapist
Vice-captain of Norwich
Union Hockey Club first XI.
Physiotherapist to the GBR
women’s tm since 05.
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Basketball
Women’s Basketball team
Caroline Matthews
Wendy Smith
Lives: Cardiff
Born: 12.04.73, Cornwall
Occupation: Government
Lawyer
Club: Cardiff Celts
Coaches: Holly Hinghey
& Garry Peel
Position: Forward
Category: 4.5 points
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
Lives: Tiptree, Essex
Born: 12.05.72, Chelmsford
Occupation: Sports Massage
Therapist
Club: Essex Outlaws
& Vixens WWBC
Coach: Garry Peel
Position: Guard/forward
Category: 2.5 points
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
WCh: 8th Kitakyuushu JPN 02.
PG: 8th Athens GRE Sep 04.
ECh: bronze Hamburg GER Mar 03; 4th
Villeneuve d’Ascq FRA Sep 05; bronze Wetzlar
GER Aug 07.
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR 08.
PWC: silver Manchester GBR May 06; 4th
Manchester GBR May 07; bronze Manchester
GBR May 08.
Caroline enjoys photography and DIY and
names Patrick Anderson as her sporting hero.
As well as law degree, also has commercial
property diploma. Caroline has been competing
in bball for 6 yrs.
Pauline McDonald
Lives: Hedge End,
Southampton
Born: 15.04.80, Southampton
Occupation: Athlete
Club: SWBC Tigers
Coaches: Gary Gardiner
& Garry Peel
Position: Guard
Category: 2.5 points
Games attended: None
PWC: bronze Manchester GBR May 08.
Newcomer to the GBR bball set-up.
Debut yr with GBR squad 04, just 2 yrs after
taking up the sport. 1st tried out the sport
after a friend suggested she went to a
wheelchair bball session.
Clare Strange
Lives: High Wycombe
Born: 18.09.79, High Wycombe
Occupation: Consultant
& Product Development
Assistant
Club: Aylesbury Aces
& Vixens WWBC
Coaches: Haj Bhania & Garry Peel
Position: Guard
Category: 1.5 points
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: 8th Sydney AUS Oct 00; 8th Athens GRE
Sep 04.
WCh: 7th Sydney AUS 98; 8th Kitakyushu
JPN 02.
ECh: bronze Roermond NED 99; bronze
Hamburg GER Mar 03; 4th Villeneuve d’Ascq
FRA Sep 05; bronze Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
PWC: silver Manchester GBR May 05; silver
Manchester GBR May 06; 4th Manchester
GBR May 07; bronze Manchester GBR May 08.
Sustained broken back in horse riding
accident in 97. One yr later made debut
at Sydney WCh. Previously a hockey player,
Clare represented her school at Nat Indoor
Ch and played at county level. Graduated
with sports & exercise science degree from
Loughborough Uni. Has worked as Disability
Sports Project Officer for Active Sports Bucks.
Louise Sugden
Sally Wager
Lives: Newbury, Berks
Born: 20.07.84, Reading
Occupation: Accountant
Club: Aspire Force
Coach: Garry Peel
Position: Point Guard
Category: 2.0 points
Games attended: None
Lives: Kettering, Northants
Born: 13.08.81, Harrow
Occupation: Administrator
Club: Wolverhampton Rhinos
Coach: Garry Peel
Position: Forward
Category: 3.0 points
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
ECh: bronze Hamburg GER Mar 03; 4th
Villeneuve d’Ascq FRA Sep 05; bronze Wetzlar
GER Aug 07.
PG: 8th Athens GRE Sep 04.
PWC: silver Manchester GBR May 06; 4th
Manchester GBR May 07; bronze Manchester
GBR May 08.
Medalled at PWC and ECh events for GBR.
Has taken a sabbatical from accounting to
train full-time in the build up to the 08 PG.
Helen Turner
Lives: Chobham
Born: 15.10.77, London
Occupation: PA
Club: Aspire Force
Coach: Garry Peel
Position: Forward
Category: 4.0 points
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
WCh: 8th Kitakyushu JPN 02.
ECh: bronze Hamburg GER Mar 03; 4th
Villeneuve d’Ascq FRA Sep 05; bronze Wetzlar
GER Aug 07.
PWC: silver Manchester GBR May 05; silver
Manchester GBR May 06; 4th Manchester
GBR May 07; bronze Manchester GBR May 08.
Took up the sport in 99 with PG debut in
Athens. Featured in the tm that won ECh
silver in 07.
Ann Wild
ECh: bronze Hamburg GER Mar 03; bronze
Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
Lives: Ilford
Born: 11.04.73, Essex
Club: Aspire Force
Coach: Garry Peel
Position: Point guard
Category: 2.0 points
Games attended: Four
(Seoul 88, Atlanta 96, Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PWC: 4th Manchester GBR May 07; bronze
Manchester GBR May 08.
PG: 6th Atlanta USA 96; 8th Sydney AUS
Oct 00; 8th Athens GRE Sep 04.
Helen sustained a broken back in a road traffic
accident in ITA as a 20-year-old languages
student. First saw people playing wheelchair
bball at the sports centre in spinal unit during
rehab. Considers Lewis Hamilton to be her
sporting hero.
ECh: bronze Delden NED 95; bronze
Roermond NED 99; bronze Hamburg GER
Mar 03; 4th Villeneuve d’Ascq FRA Sep 05;
bronze Wetzlar GER Aug 07.
PG: 8th Athens GRE Sep 04.
PWC: silver Manchester GBR May 06; 4th
Manchester GBR May 07; bronze Manchester
GBR May 08.
Most experienced member of tm, Ann made
snr GBR debut aged 13 & captained the GBR
tm finishing 8th at Sydney PG & bronze at
03 ECh. Is now at her 5th PG. She is honoured
as a legend in the book ‘The History of
Wheelchair Basketball’. Has an occupational
therapy degree.
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Boccia
Boccia officials
Boccia team
Jacqueline Lynn
Dan Bentley
Zoe Robinson
Team Manager
Works as Sport and Physical
Activity Manager for Active
Stirling in Scotland. Worked as
an active volunteer for over 20
yrs at Scottish, British and Int
level. Has worked at every PG
since Seoul 88. Was awarded
the Sunday Times unsung hero
award for 04 at Sports Woman
of Yr awards. Enjoys running,
cycling and swimming.
Lives: Great Dunmow, Essex
Born: 15.08.84, Chelmsford
Occupation: Student
Coaches: Peter Pearse,
Malcolm Bentley, Lynette Flint
& Jacqueline Lynn
Category: BC2
Games attended: None
Lives: Bury, Lancashire
Born: 30.11.89, Bury
Coach: Jacqueline Lynn
Category: BC2
Games attended: None
Jill Meadowcroft
Carer
Lives in Bury and has worked
with people with physical
disabilities for 16 yrs. Is Zoe
Robinson’s mother. Enjoys
reading, swimming and travelling.
ECh: 18th (ind BC2), silver (BC1/2 tm) POR
Jun 05.
CZE Boccia Ch: 12th (ind BC2) Prague CZE
Apr 07.
Nat Ch: bronze (ind BC2) Sheffield GBR Mar 08.
Defi Sportif comp: gold (tm), bronze (ind BC2)
Montreal CAN 08.
Dan was introduced to boccia at Treloar
College, Hants 8 yrs ago by Sandra King. A BC2
athlete, career high point is 05 ECh tm silver.
His inspiration is GBR tm-mate Nigel Murray.
Nigel Murray
Sylvia Taylor
Carer
Lives in Leamington Spa & has
worked with people with physical,
sensory & learning disabilities for
the last 18 yrs. Been a member of
the support tm to ENG & WAL and
GBR squads for last 9 yrs. Second
PG after Athens 04.
Jim Thomson
Coach
Lives in Penicuik, Scotland
& works for Leonard Cheshire
Disability. Attended every PG
from New York 84 to Sydney 00,
including being Deputy Chef de
Mission at Atlanta 96. Appointed
Chairman of the Int Boccia
Commission in 00.
Lives: Leamington Spa
Born: 22.05.64,
Leamington Spa
Occupation: Day Services
Deputy Manager
Coaches: Sylvia Taylor
& Jacqueline Lynn
Category: BC2
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: gold (ind BC2) prelims (BC1/2 tm) Sydney
AUS Oct 00; qf (ind BC2), 4th (tm BC1/2)
Athens Sep 04.
WCh: golds (ind BC1 & BC1/2 tm) POR 02; 9th
(ind BC2), bronze (BC1/2 tm) Rio de Janeiro
BRA Oct 06.
WC: bronze (ind BC2), gold (BC1/2 tm)
Vancouver CAN May 07.
ECh: silver (ind BC2), bronze (tm) CZE 01;
4th (ind BC2), silver (BC1/2 tm) POR Jun 05.
Nat Ch: gold (ind BC2) Sheffield Mar 08.
Ruth Thomson
Carer
A 21-year-old from Scotland, is
studying for a psychology degree
at Stirling Uni. Enjoys music,
films and travelling.
Defi Sportif comp: gold (tm), gold (ind BC2)
Montreal CAN 08.
Created piece of history at Sydney 00
by winning GBR’s 1st ind boccia medal, a BC2
gold. Couldn’t repeat form in Athens, losing
qf to eventual gold winner Pedro Cordero
(ESP). Lost sf to eventual gold medallist
Fernando Ferreira (POR) 07 WC, before
beating Adam Dukovich 6-0 in bronze medal
match. Most experienced member of GBR
boccia tm in Beijing.
WC: gold (BC1/2 tm)
Vancouver CAN May 07.
CZE Boccia Ch: bronze (ind BC2) Prague CZE
Apr 07.
Nat Ch: silver (ind BC2) Sheffield GBR Mar 08.
Defi Sportif comp: gold (tm) Montreal CAN
May 08.
Lost to Nigel Murray in fnl of BC2 competition
at 08 Nat Ch. Also enjoys powerlifting &
swimming. Sporting hero is Ricky Hatton.
David Smith
Lives: Eastleigh, Hampshire
Born: 02.03.89, Southampton
Occupation: Student
Coach: Barry Bowden
Category: BC1
Games attended: None
WCh: 14th (ind BC1) bronze (BC1/2 tm)
Rio de Janeiro BRA Oct 06.
Boccia WC: gold (ind BC1), gold (BC1/2 tm)
Vancouver CAN May 07.
ECh: 8th (ind BC1) 05, silver (BC1/2 tm) POR
Jun 05.
Nat Ch: gold (ind BC1) Sheffield GBR Mar 08.
Defi Sportif comp: gold (tm), gold (ind BC1)
Montreal CAN May 08.
A BC1 athlete, beat Francisco Beltran (ESP) 4-1
in fnl to win BC1 title at 07 WC. Double gold
medallist at Defi Sportif competition in CAN
May 08.
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Cycling
ycling
Cycling team
Mark Bristow
Lives: Sacramento,
California, USA
Born: 08.07.62, Nazeing,
Germany
Occupation: Computer
Administrator
Events: Kilo, team sprint,
road race
Category: LC1
Games attended: None
WCh: bronze (LC1 1km TT & LC1 road) Aigle
SUI Sep 06; gold (tm sprint), 4th (1km TT)
Bordeaux FRA Aug 07.
PWC: gold (tm sprint & LC11km TT), 5th
(scratch) Manchester GBR May 06; bronze
(7.5km scratch) Manchester GBR May 07;
gold (tm sprint), bronze (LC1/LC2/CP4 1km
TT) Manchester GBR May 08.
Fulfilling a life-time dream by competing
at Beijing 08 PG. Mark took up disability
cycling after being injured in a bike crash
in San Francisco, USA in Sep 97. He is related
to darts player Eric Bristow.
Jody Cundy
Lives: Swansea, Wales
Born: 14.10.78, Wisbech,
Cambridgeshire
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Coaches: Barney Storey
& Chris Furber
Events: Team sprint, kilo
Category: LC2
Games attended: Three (Atlanta 96
– swimming, Sydney 00 – swimming
& Athens 04 – swimming)
PG (swimming): gold (100m fly), 7th (50m
free), 8th (100m back) Atlanta USA Aug 96;
gold (S10 100m fly – WR & S10 4x100m free –
WR), bronze (S10 100m back) Sydney AUS
Oct 00; bronze (S10 100m fly) Athens GRE
Sep 04.
WCh (swimming): gold (100m fly – WR &
4x100m med rel), bronze (4x100m free rel)
Mar Del Plata ARG 02.
WCh (cycling): gold (LC2 1km TT) Aigle SUI
Sep 06; gold (1km TT & tm sprint) Bordeaux
FRA Aug 07.
PWC (cycling): gold (tm sprint) Manchester
May 06; gold (tm sprints & LC1/LC2/CP4 1km
TT) Manchester May 07; gold (LC1/LC2/CP4
1km TT & tm sprint) Manchester GBR May 08.
ECh (swimming): gold (100m fly, 4x100m
free rel & 4x100m med rel), silver (50m free
& 100m back) Stockholm SWE 01.
Beijing is his 1st PG as cyclist, competing in
sport since May 06 following transition from
being a world class swimmer. Has already
Pilots
made big impact in cycling world, winning
golds at WCh & setting several WRs. Broke
his own 1km TT WR by half a second with time
of 1.08.266 at 08 Manchester WCh. Pursued
sport as child but became hooked after riding
in a velodrome. Chris Hoy is his cycling
inspiration. Girlfriend Liz Johnson is a
Paralympic swimmer representing GBR
at Beijing PG.
Ellen Hunter
Competes at 2nd successive PG
as pilot to Aileen McGlynn. They
became GBR’s 1st cycling gold
medallists on winning the B1-3
1km TT in Athens & also took
silver in the B1-3 sprint. Husband
Paul piloted Ian Sharpe to brace
of bronzes in Athens.
Anthony Kappes
Lives: Stockport, Cheshire
Born: 01.03.73, Stockport
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Coaches: Barney Storey
& Chris Furber
Events: Tandem sprint,
tandem kilo
Category: B3
Games attended: None
WCh: gold (B/VI tandem sprint & B/VI tandem
1km TT) Aigle SUI 06; gold (tandem sprint
& tandem 1km TT) Bordeaux FRA Aug 07.
PWC: gold (B/V1 tandem sprint with Jon
Norfolk – WR) Manchester GBR May 08.
Smashed WR in fnl of tandem 1km TT at 08
PWC with time of 1.02.008 & finished 3rd with
Norfolk in overall standings at 08 WCh in
Manchester GBR – where the pair broke 200m
tandem TT WR. 05 Op ECh winner & current
WR holder in sprint & 1km TT. Nat tandem
sprint Ch 08 – won an able bodied nat title.
Competing since May 05. Has degree in
business admin & is a qualified Massage
& Sports Therapist.
Barney Storey
Pilot to Anthony Kappes after
piloting Dan Gordon to 5th in
the B1-3 1km TT & 6th in the B1-3
tandem sprint at Athens PG.
Married to GBR’s Sarah Storey,
formerly Bailey, who competes
in cycling events in Beijing after
competing at 4 PG as a swimmer.
Cycling officials
Gary Brickley
Coach – Endurance
On GBR coaching staff Sydney
00 PG & been to 5 WChs. Enjoys
swimming, running & surfing.
Anthony Carpenter
Carer
Born on 29.07.51 in Newport, WAL.
Luc De Wilde
Darren Kenny
Lives: Verwood, Dorset
Born: 17.03.70, Salisbury,
Wiltshire
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Club: Artic Shorter Rochford
Events: Team sprint, kilo,
pursuit, road race, TT
Category: CP3
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: gold (CP3 3 km ind pursuit – WR & CP3/4
1km TT), silver (comb road & TT) Athens GRE
Sep 04.
WCh: gold (200m, 1km TT, ind pur, tm sprint
& road), silver (TT) New London, Connecticut
USA Jul 05; gold (1km TT & ind pur), silver (TT
& road) Aigle SUI Sep 06; gold (1km TT & ind
pur), bronze (TT & road) Bordeaux FRA Aug 07.
Carer
Belgian-born carer.
Chris Furber
Nat Coach
Born in Shrewsbury, currently
living in Stockport, Cheshire.
Alexander Jaffrey
Team Mechanic
Born in Glasgow and now living
in Southport, Merseyside.
ECh: golds (1km TT, ind pursuit & tm sprint),
silver (TT) Alkmaar NED Aug 05.
PWC: gold (200m, 1km TT, ind pursuit & tm
sprint) Manchester GBR May 05; gold (1km
TT, 3km & tm sprint with Mark Bristow & Jody
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Cycling
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Cycling officials
Helen Mortimer
Team Manager
Lives in Manchester, but
originally from Shrewsbury.
Jon Norfolk
Coach – Track Sprint
Resides in Manchester, originally
from Leeds. Current Nat tandem
sprint chp and former Nat kilo
and keirin chp.
Peter Taylor
Team Mechanic
Worked at every IPC WCh since
01. Former competitor involved in
cycling since age of 8 & worked
in industry since aged 17. Normal
role is Technical Services Manager
for GBR tm cycling.
Cycling team
Cundy) Manchester GBR May 06; gold (LC3/4
& CP3/4 3km ind pur, LC3/4 & CP3 1km TT
– WR & tm sprint with Jody Cundy & Mark
Bristow – WR – 49.958) Manchester GBR
May 08.
One of GBR’s biggest successes at Athens
04 PG, with 2 golds on the track & a silver
on the road, including a WR. Has since gone
on to smash a range of WRs, including the
1hr CP3 WR, cycling 41.82km, more than 1.7km
over the old record at the 05 World Track Cup
Classic in Manchester, GBR. Also broke the
200m sprint WR at 05 PWC, the 3000m
pursuit WR at 05 ECh, the 1km TT WR at 06
WCh & tm sprint WR at 06 PWC. Outlined
Beijing 08 PG credentials with WR time of
3.39.394 to qualify for 3km ind pursuit fnl.
Is patron of Lifestyles Dorset, a registered
charity providing support for people with
physical disabilities & long-term illness. Assists
with fundraising through speaking at after
dinner events throughout the country.
Sporting hero is Daley Thompson.
Aileen McGlynn
Lives: Glasgow
Born: 22.06.73, Paisley,
Scotland
Coaches: Barney Storey,
Chris Furber, Dave Clark
& Tim Sylvester
Events: Tandem kilo,
tandem pursuit
Category: B3
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: gold (B1-3 tandem 1km TT with Ellen
Hunter – WR), silver (B1-3 tandem sprint
with Hunter) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (1km TT) Aigle SUI Sep 06; gold
(ind pursuit & 1km TT) Bordeaux FRA Aug 07.
PWC: gold (B/VI tandem 1km TT with Hunter
& B/VI 3km pursuit with Hunter) Manchester
GBR May 08.
Defends 1km TT gold in Beijing & aspires
to set new WR. Broke tandem 1km TT WR
with Hunter at 08 Manchester WCh with
time of 1.10.381. Awarded MBE for services
to disability cycling. Inspired by Lance
Armstrong & admires achievements of
Chris Hoy. Has BSc Hons 2:1 in maths,
statistics & management science. 08 PWC
recorded a 1.09.5 time in the kilo – the only
female tandem Para-cyclist to record a sub
70 second kilo.
Rachel Morris
Lives: Farnham, Surrey
Born: 25.04.79, Guildford,
Surrey
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Coaches: Chris Furber
& Gary Brickley
Events: Road race, time trial
Category: HCB
Games attended: None
WCh: gold (road & TT) Bordeaux FRA Aug 07.
07 double world chp in handcycling. A double
leg amputee, Rachel was injured in a toboggan
accident. Won WTTCh, WRoadCh, overall
European cup series as well as Nat Ch for
TT in 07, her debut yr. Named 07 BBC Nat
Disability Athlete of Yr. Also a competent
sailor – won 04 North American Access
Dinghy Ch & won Martin 16 ECh & Nat Ch
in 07. Also competes in wheelchair bball.
Attracted to cycling because of its intensity
& the strength involved. Makes PG debut
in Beijing.
Simon Richardson
Lives: Porthcawl
Born: 10.11.66, Porthcawl
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Coach: Courtney Rowe
Events: Kilo, pursuit,
time trial, road race
Category: LC3
Games attended: None
WCh: 5th (LC3 TT), 8th (1km TT – BR), 9th
(3km ind pursuit – BR) Bordeaux FRA Aug 07.
PWC: bronze (LC3/4 CP3 1km TT) Manchester
GBR May 08.
Makes his PG debut in Beijing. Began cycling
after an accident, progressing to club level.
Then was left disabled by another accident
& used it as form of physiotherapy without
excessive pain. 07 nat TT series chp & came
4th in LC3 group at Bilbao ESP 3 Stage ECh
Race in Apr 07. PWC 08 – recorded a new BR
in the kilo TT of 1.17.7 Forced to pull out of
road race at 07 WCh after breaking collarbone.
Aiming for podium finish in Beijing.
David Stone
Lives: Leeds
Born: 30.04.81, Birmingham
Occupation: Athlete
Events: Time trial, road race
Category: CP2
Games attended: One
(Sydney 00)
PG: 7th (road & TT) Sydney AUS Oct 00.
WCh: gold (tm sprint), bronze (road & TT) 05;
gold (TT & road) Aigle SUI Sep 06; gold (road
& TT) Bordeaux FRA Aug 07.
Admires fellow cyclist Darren Kenny &
sporting hero is Jimmy White. Enjoys gym
& yoga, playing pool, kite-flying & travelling
in spare time. Has social work qualifications.
Makes his 2nd PG appearance in Beijing.
Sarah Storey
Lives: Manchester
Born: 26.10.77, Manchester
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Dr Gary Brickley
Events: 500m time trial,
pursuit, TT
Category: LC1
Games attended: Four (Barcelona 92, Atlanta
96, Sydney 00 & Athens 04, all as a swimmer)
PG (swimming): gold (100m back – WR
& 200m IM WR), silver (400m free, 4x100m
free rel, 4x100m med rel), bronze (100m free)
Barcelona ESP 92; gold (200m IM – WR, 100m
breast, 100m back), silver (400m free – ER),
bronze (100m free) Atlanta USA Aug 96; silver
(100m back & 4x100m med rel) Sydney AUS Oct
00; silver (SB9 100m breast – BR & SM10 200m
IM), bronze (S10 100m free) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh (swimming): gold (100m breast – WR,
200m IM & 4x100m free tm), silver (100m back
& 400m free), bronze (4x100m med tm) MLT
94; silver (100m back & 4x100m med tm),
bronze (200m IM, 400m free, 100m breast
& 4x100m free tm) NZL 98; gold (100m free
– BR, 400m free & 200m IM), silver (100m back
& 100m breast), bronze (50m free) Mar Del
Plata ARG Dec 02.
Formerly competed as Sarah Bailey, she is one
of GBR’s most decorated female Paralympic
swimmers. Made int debut aged just 14 at
Barcelona 92 PG, where she won gold in 100m
back, breaking WR by nearly 4 seconds in the
process. Switched from swimming to cycling
in 05 when series of ear infections kept her out
of the water. She tried cycling to keep fit & was
impressed so much she was selected for Aug
05 ECh. Made outstanding start to her cycling
career winning 5 golds, 2 silvers & 1 bronze
medal in the Op and European categories on
int cycling debut & broke WR for LCI women’s
3km ind pursuit at ECh in Alkmaar NED Aug 05.
Makes PG debut as a cyclist in Beijing. Married
to cycling pilot rider Barney Storey. Talented
runner, table tennis player, netballer & biathlete
in school days. Ran cross country for Cheshire
schools & is a former Cheshire table tennis
chp as well as making the county netball
tm & once finishing 2nd in a GBR schools
competition. Greatest honour is receiving
MBE in 98 New Yr’s Honours List. Has degree
in sports & exercise science. Is also freelance
journalist & swimming coach.
Rik Waddon
Lives: Manchester
Born: 27.02.77, Chester
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Chris Furber
Events: Kilo, tm sprint
Category: CP3
Games attended: None
WCh: gold (tm sprint), silver (1km TT)
Bordeaux FRA Aug 07.
PWC: silver (LC3/4 & CP3 1km TT) Manchester
GBR May 08.
08 PWC saw Waddon briefly hold CP3 WR
before it was reclaimed by Darren Kenny, who
took gold. Describes cycling as ‘hardest sport
on the planet’. Makes PG debut in Beijing.
WCh (cycling): gold (ind pur), silver (road &
road TT), bronze (TT) Aigle SUI Sep 06, gold
(ind pur), bronze (500m TT) 07.
PWC (cycling): gold (LC1/2 CP4 3km pur),
bronze (LC1/2 CP4 500m TT) Manchester
GBR May 08.
Op ECh: golds (LC1 3km ind pursuit –
European & Op; LC1 500m TT – European; LC1
road race); silver (500m TT – Op); bronze (LC1
TT) Alkmaar NED Aug 05.
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Equestrian
questrian
Equestrian officials
Equestrian team
Michel Assouline
Ricky Balshaw
Felicity Coulthard
Head Coach
Born in Tours, represented
France internationally including
second place at the Hickstead
derby and gold at the French nat
Chps 00. As well as French, Michel
is fluent in German and English.
He was voted Dressage Trainer
of the Yr 95. was voted Dressage
Trainer of the Yr 95. Appointed
GBR coach in 05 & has since
guided the tm to tm golds
at ECh 05 and WCh 07.
Lives: Telford, Shropshire
Born: 10.11.86, Shrewsbury
Occupation: Hotel Staff
Coaches: Joss Edwards
& Michel Assouline
Category: Grade Ib
Games attended: None
Lives: Darwen, Lancashire
Born: 21.11.84, Lancaster
Occupation: Animal
Behaviourist
Coach: Adam Murdin
Category: Grade II
Games attended: None
WCh: 5th (grade II ind freestyle) BEL 03;
bronze (grade Ib ind Ch), 6th (Ib ind freestyle)
with Deacons Giorgi, Hartpury Glos GBR Jul 07.
WCh: bronze (grade II free) on Roffelaar,
Hartpury Glos GBR Jul 07.
Will Connell
Team Leader
British Equestrian Federation
World Class Performance Director.
Roderick Fisher
Veterinary Doctor
Senior partner at the Abbey
Equine Centre in Crickhowell,
Wales. Written a number of
books on equine veterinary
practices. Has previously served
as British Endurance Team vet
& was president of the Veterinary
Commission at Euro Endurance
Chps 05.
Gillian Hartley
Technical Staff
Retired primary school
headteacher, who lives in
Preston. Hobbies include
walking, swimming, reading,
travelling and gardening.
Is Anne Dunham’s sister.
Cerebral palsy athlete, has competed in ablebodied novice dressage events. Physio advised
him to take up riding aged 4 to learn balance
& stretch muscles. Rides Julia Lazzari’s Deacons
Giorgi. Ricky’s uncle is former boxer Richie
Woodhall, a light middle-weight bronze
medallist for GBR at the Seoul OG in 88
& former world chp. Has a qualification
in hospitality business management from
Birmingham College of Food.
Sophie Christiansen
Lives: Sunningdale, Berkshire
Born: 14.11.87, Ascot
Occupation: Student
Coaches: Clive Milkins,
Michel Assouline &
Jane Goldsmith
Category: Grade Ia
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: bronze (grade I ind championship), 4th
(ind free) on Hotstuff, Athens GRE, Sep 04.
WCh: gold (grade Ia ind free) on Gazel,
Hartpury GBR Jul 07.
ECh: golds (grade Ia ind championship, grade
Ia free & tm) on Martini Maybe, Soskut HUN,
Aug 05.
Int Festival of Dressage: silver (Ia
championship), bronze (Ia free) Hartpury
GBR Jul 06.
A cerebral palsy quadriplegic athlete, started
riding aged 6 for physiotherapy & fell in love
with horses. Started competing aged 13.
Youngest member of GBR equestrian tm at
Athens 04 PG, she won a bronze & has since
won gold medals at WCh & ECh. Studying
maths degree at Royal Holloway Uni, London.
Sporting hero – Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Rides the Para Dressage Training Trust’s grey
gelding Lambrusco III at 08 PG.
A cerebral palsy athlete making PG debut 08,
she made her GBR debut at 07 WCh, winning
bronze. Has degree in animal behaviour
welfare. Rides her own bay gelding, Roffelaar.
Debbie Criddle
Lives: Taunton
Born: 10.05.66, Taunton
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Nina Venables
Category: Grade III
Games attended: Two
(Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: 8th (grade III ind championship), 4th (ind
free) on Abr Springfire, Sydney AUS Oct 00;
golds (grade III ind championship, grade III ind
free & tm) on Figaro IX Athens GRE, Sep 04.
WCh: golds (grade III ind championship, grade
III ind free & tm) on Figaro IX BEL 03; silver
(grade III ind free), bronze (grade III ind
championship) on Figaro IX, Hartpury GBR
Jul 07.
ECh: golds (grade III ind championship, grade
III ind free & tm) on Figaro IX 01; gold (tm),
bronze (grade III ind free) on Pompidou
Soskut HUN, Aug 05.
One of GBR’s most successful athletes at
Athens 04 PG with 3 gold medals. Injured in
a motorbike accident in 85, losing use of right
arm & eventually made difficult decision
to have it amputated. Rides her own and her
husband, Bruce Criddle’s 17.1 hand German-bred
bay gelding Pavaroti, also known as Dudley.
Equestrian officials
Anne Dunham
Lee Pearson
Emma Howard
Lives: Broad Hinton, Wiltshire
Born: 24.09.48, Tynewith,
Northumberland
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Pammy Hutton
Category: Grade Ia
Games attended: Three
(Atlanta 96, Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
Lives: Cheddleton,
Staffordshire
Born: 04.02.74, Stoke
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Ferdi Eilberg
Category: Grade Ib
Games attended: Two
(Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
Carer
A 22-year-old from Northampton,
has an occupational therapy
degree. Enjoys riding, reading and
running. Sporting hero is Monty
Roberts. Attending her 1st PG.
PG: gold (tm) bronze (grade II freestyle)
Atlanta 96; gold (tm), 5th (grade II ind Ch
& free) on Charlie Brown, Sydney AUS Sep 00;
gold (tm), 5th (grade I ind free), 6th (grade I
ind championship) on Olret, Athens GRE
Sep 08.
PG: golds (grade I ind championship, grade I
ind free & tm) on Chipchasemeknes, Sydney
AUS Oct 00; golds (grade I ind championship,
grade I ind free & tm) on Blue Circle Boy,
Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (free & tm) 99; gold (championship,
free & tm) BEL 03; gold (tm), silver (Ia ind
freestyle) 4th (Ia championship) with BB Call
me Caine Hartpury Glos Jul 07.
ECh: silvers (championship, freestyle & tm)
POR 02.
Int Fest of Dressage: golds (Ia free
& championship) Hartpury GBR Jul 06.
Only current member of GBR tm to have won
tm gold at Atlanta, Sydney & Athens, she could
make it 4 in a row in Beijing. Diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis shortly after daughter was
born. Worked in a local stable in spare time as
a child & by age of 16 was running a yard with
80 horses at weekends. It wasn’t until 40 that
her husband sold his business, she became
a horse owner & had opportunity to compete.
In 03 received British Dressage Outstanding
Contribution award for services to Paralympic
dressage. Rides Teddy, a 16-hand chestnut
gelding owned by Sally Ann Brown.
WCh: golds (championship, free & tm)
Denmark 99; golds (ind & tm) BEL 03; golds
(grade Ib ind championship, grade Ib ind free
& tm) on Altino, Hartpury GBR, Jul 07.
ECh: golds (ind, free & tm) POR 02; gold (tm),
silvers (grade III ind Ch & ind free) on Blue
Circle Boy, Soskut HUN, Aug 05.
Int Festival of Dressage: golds (Ib
championship & free) on Blue Circle Boy,
Hartpury GBR Jul 06.
Lee has a condition called arthrogryposis,
which inhibits the development of muscles,
therefore limiting his joint movement. Has
had 15 operations, but still can’t move ankles
or knees, so controls horses with hips. Has
established himself as one of world’s top
Paralympic riders, winning 3 golds at each
of last 2 PG. Awarded MBE 01 & OBE 05.
Became 1st Paralympian inducted to British
Horse Society’s Hall of Fame in 05. Has his
own stables. Although a grade Ib rider, won
3 medals competing in grade III at 03 ECh.
Rides his own bay gelding Gentleman.
David Hunter
Team Manager
Manager of Fakenham
Racecourse, Norfolk as well as
Performance Manager for GBR
Para-equestrian dressage tm.
Managed the tm which took
9 medals from Athens PG 04
and 13 from WCh 07. Spent 10
yrs serving in the British Army
as a commissioned officer.
Karen Robertson
Osteopath
Will treat both the riders and
horses in Beijing. Works in
practice in Wimbledon, London.
Simon Laurens
Lives: Birdlip, Gloucestershire
Born: 28.11.67, Jersey
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Henriette Andersen
Category: Grade III
Games attended: None
WCh: golds (grade III ind free & tm), 4th (ind
championship) on Ocean Diamond, Hartpury
GBR, Jul 07.
Took up riding aged 7 because his best friend
was given lessons & refused to go on her
own – he was instantly hooked. Diagnosed
with MS in Nov 04, resulting in loss of
strength on right side & general fatigue –
mother & grandmother had same condition.
Became a grade III Para rider in Nov 05.
Rides Ocean Diamond, a black gelding owned
by John Gamlin. A property developer in his
spare time.
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Fencing
Fencin
Fencing officials
Fencing team
Laszlo Jakab
Lee Fawcett
Coach
Born in HUN in 1946, fenced since
aged 10 & coached in Europe
& Asia for almost 35 yrs. Coached
Hungarian tm fencers to medals
at Seoul 88 & Atlanta 96 OGs
& Bence Szabo HUN to ind sabre
gold at Barcelona 92 OG. GB’s
fencing Head Coach at Athens
04 PG.
Lives: Middlesbrough
Born: 08.06.76, Middlesbrough
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Durham Swordfish
Coach: Laszlo Jakab
Events: Individual foil & sabre
Category: Class B
Games attended: None
Caz Walton
Team Manager
Winner of 10 Paralympic gold
medals during her own PG
career, her record 10 golds was
only overtaken by Dame Tanni
Grey-Thompson at Athens 04.
Caz’s epee gold at Seoul 88 was
the last ind fencing gold won
by a GBR athlete. Tm manager
of GBR fencing tm at Atlanta 96
PG & Sydney 00 PG. Works for
ParalympicsGB as Project Officer.
ECh: bronze (sabre tm) Madrid ESP Dec 05.
WC: bronze (ind sabre B) Turin ITA Jun 06;
8th (ind sabre B) Paris FRA 07; 10th (ind epee B)
Valencia ESP 07; 5th (ind sabre B) Montreal
CAN May 08; 8th (ind sabre B) Lonato ITA
May 08; 9th (ind sabre B) Warsaw POL Jul 08.
Former GBR wheelchair bball player, he just
missed out on fnl squad for Sydney 00 PG.
Switched to concentrate on fencing in 05
& was member of GBR sabre tm medalling
at ECh 05. Won 2nd int fencing medal, an
ind sabre bronze, at 06 World Cup in Turin,
when he beat Athens PG foil class B silver
medallist Piotr Czop (POL). Switched 2nd
weapon from foil to epee in 07. GBR’s sole
fencer at Beijing PG.
Football
5-a-side football team
Football officials
Ajmal Ahmed
David Clarke
Jeff Davis
Lives: Worcester
Born: 14.10.80, Liverpool
Occupation: Student
Coaches: Tony Larkin
& John Ball
Category: B1
Games attended: None
Lives: Harpenden
Born: 11.09.70, Hindley
Occupation: Banker
Coaches: Tony Larkin
& John Ball
Category: B1
Games attended: One
(Atlanta 96 – goalball)
Interim Performance Manager –
Paralympic Football
The FA’s Nat Disability
Development Manager, responsible
for seven tms. Coached ENG
Learning Disability tm to gold at
WCh 02. UEFA ‘B’ licence coach,
sporting hero is Kevin Keegan.
WCh: 6th Rio de Janeiro BRA Sep 02;
6th Buenos Aires ARG Nov 06.
PG: 9th (goalball) Atlanta USA 96.
ECh: bronze Torremolinos ESP Nov 05; silver
Athens GRE Sep 07.
WCh: 6th Rio de Janeiro BRA Sep 02;
6th Buenos Aires ARG Nov 06.
Captains the ParalympicsGB blind 5-a-side
tm in Beijing. Ahmed was named EFDS Male
Sports Personality of the Yr 07. Born in
Liverpool, he names his sporting hero as
Robbie Fowler.
ECh: silver Manchester GBR Jul 03; bronze
Torremolinos ESP Nov 05.
Andrew Briant
Lives: Harborne, Birmingham
Born: 15.10.86, Birmingham
Coaches: Tony Larkin
& John Ball
Category: B1
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th Buenos Aires ARG Nov 06.
ECh: bronze Torremolinos ESP Nov 05;
silver Athens GRE Sep 07.
Andrew lost sight at age of 4. He plays
football & cricket for ENG. Has been playing
blind football for 4 yrs. Debut match for GBR
at the World Pan Games, ARG 04.
Most experienced squad member, David has
competed in 4 WCh and 6 ECh, receiving the
golden boot on 3 occasions. He will celebrate
his birthday during the Beijing PG, where his
1st appearance will also be his 100th int cap.
Played int goalball for 10 yrs, representing GBR
in 96 PG, where GBR beat NED 5-3 in 9th/10th
classification match.
Lee Greatbatch
Lives: Worcester
Born: 10.01.83, Stoke-On-Trent
Occupation: Student
Coaches: Tony Larkin
& John Ball
Category: B1
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th Rio de Janeiro BRA Sep 02;
6th Buenos Aires ARG Nov 06.
ECh: silver Manchester GBR Jul 03; silver
Athens GRE Sep 07.
Lee considers Ade Adepitan to be a great
inspiration. He has been participating in
blind football for 7 yrs.
Anna Hurley
Team Logistics Manager
Has a degree in business studies.
Lives in Sidcup, Kent. Enjoys
reading, travelling and spending
time with friends and family.
Brian Aarons
Team Doctor
Works as GP as well as sports
physician. Was club doctor for
Wimbledon FC from 87-04. Also
worked with ENG amputee and
learning disability tms. Enjoys
tennis, cycling and the theatre.
Stephen Westhorp
Kit Manager
Lives in Danbury, Essex. Been
to WCh with the 7-a-side tm.
Sighted goalkeepers
Jonathan Pugh
An experienced keeper, Pugh has
been playing int blind football
for ENG for more than a decade.
He also partakes in sighted
football having won various
trophies with Westfields FC.
Member of ECh silver medal
winning tm in Manchester in 03.
Daniel James
James was led to the sport by
his curiosity after hearing about
it from a blind friend. He has
been playing blind football as
a goalkeeper for just 6 months
but also has experience playing
11-a-side with Exeter City. Works
as a Police Community Support
Officer & was a member of the
tm taking silver at the 07 ECh
in Athens.
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Football
5-a-side officials
5-a-side football team
John Ball
Jonathan Gribbin
William Norman
Coach
Has UEFA ‘B’ licence and been
coaching in mainstream and
disability football for 40 yrs.
Works as a Disability Football
Development Officer in
Leicestershire. Coached tms
for 2 WCh and 2 ECh. Enjoys
walking and holidays.
Lives: Abergavenny, Wales
Born: 21.10.75, Manchester
Occupation: Educational
Supervisor
Coaches: Tony Larkin
& John Ball
Club: West Bromwich Albion
Category: B1
Games Attended: None
Lives: Worcester
Born: 25.05.79, Worcester
Occupation: Outreach
Coordinator
Coaches: Tony Larkin
& John Ball
Category: B1
Games attended: None
ECh: silver Athens GRE Sep 07.
Oliver Davies
Physiotherapist
Has a physiotherapy degree
& is completing MSc in advanced
physiotherapy (sport &
performance). Has worked
with ENG youth, learning
disability and blind tms.
Enjoys tennis and reading.
Tony Larkin
Head Coach
Works as Assistant Director of
Learning & Skills at the Royal Nat
College for the Blind. Spent 15 yrs
as a professional footballer, with
spells at Everton & Hereford. Has
coached tms for 5 WCh and 8
Ech. Named 07 Coach of Yr at
Disability Sport Awards. Married
with two children.
Previously played for ENG partially sighted
tm as lost sight gradually due to a
degenerative condition, which affects one
in a million people. Member of GBR cycling
tm in 05 riding tandem, lists Lance Armstrong
as sporting hero.
Simon Hill
Lives: Wolverhampton
Born: 14.10.85, Stourbridge
Occupation: Police Call
Handler
Coaches: Tony Larkin
& John Ball
Category: B1
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th Buenos Aires ARG Nov 06.
ECh: bronze Torremolinos ESP Nov 05;
silver Athens GRE Sep 07.
Quickly establishing himself on the int stage.
He also plays blind cricket, winning the blind
cricket league in 06.
A keen footballer before losing his sight & now
member of GBR squad for Beijing. Has also
achieved success in cricket, athletics (javelin)
& rowing.
Keryn Seal
Lives: Worcester
Born: 26.02.82, Bridgend
Occupation: Student
Coaches: Tony Larkin
& John Ball
Category: B1
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th Buenos Aires ARG Nov 06.
ECh: silver Athens GRE Sep 07.
WC: 6th 06.
Keryn lost his sight in just 2 months due to
a genetic retinal condition. He played blind
cricket for ENG from 02-07, winning bronze in
the WC 02. His father was a semi-pro footballer.
7-a-side football team
7-a-side officials
Michael Barker
Richard Fox
Osman Ahmed
Lives: Liverpool
Born: 28.07.87, Liverpool
Occupation: Stock Room
Assistant
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C7
Games attended: None
Lives: Hemel Hempstead,
Hertfordshire
Born: 21.09.87,
Hemel Hempstead
Occupation: Apprentice
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C7
Games attended: None
Physiotherapist
Has BSc (Hons) physiotherapy
& postgraduate diploma sports
physiotherapy. ENG amputee
physio 03-06, including WCh
05. Enjoys music, movies and
snowboarding. Due to start a PhD
at Uni of Otago in NZL Oct 08.
WCh: 8th Buenos Aires ARG 03;
8th (ENG & WAL) Connecticut USA 05;
7th (ENG & WAL) Rio de Janeiro BRA Nov 07.
Lyndon Lynch
WCh: 8th (ENG & WAL) Connecticut USA
Jul 05; 7th (ENG & WAL) Rio de Janeiro BRA
Nov 07.
ECh: 5th (ENG & WAL) Dublin IRE 06.
Pre-Paralympic Tournament: 5th (GBR)
Yevpatoriya UKR May 08.
Scored twice in ENG’s 6-1 victory over Ireland
at WCh 07, which ensured qualification for
Beijing, and was GBR’s top scorer at
pre-Paralympic tournament in UKR. Prior
to an accident, when he sustained a head
injury, was at Everton Centre of Excellence.
Enjoys fishing and snooker when not playing
football. A qualified coach as well as highlyrated player, is looking forward to the thrill
of being part of the PG.
Matthew Dimbylow
Lives: Sandiway, Cheshire
Born: 12.12.70, Stourporton-Severn, Worcestershire
Occupation: IT Consultant
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C8
Games attended: None
Has played football for 30 years but fairly
new to CP squad. Names his daughters as
his greatest inspiration. Has a degree in
movement science and physical education
information technology.
Matthew Ellis
Lives: Colchester, Essex
Born: 08.09.79,
Bury St. Edmunds
Occupation: Aviation
Insurance Broker
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C7
Games attended: None
WCh: 8th (ENG & WAL) Connecticut USA
Jul 05; 7th (ENG & WAL) Rio de Janeiro BRA
Nov 07.
ECh: 5th (ENG & WAL) Dublin IRE Jul 06.
Made major tournament debut in ARG 03 aged
just 16. Scored in ENG 6-1 victory over Ireland
at WCh 07, which ensured qualification for
Beijing. Favourite actor is Jim Carrey and
sporting hero is Paul Scholes. Is an apprentice
with ParalympicsGB sponsor, BT.
Head Coach
Director of Sport at Leytonstone
Business and Enterprise Specialist
School, London. Coached
Learning Disability tm for 2
WCh and 2 ECh between 02-06.
Nephew, Joel, plays professionally
for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Junior Gordon
Lives: Manchester
Born: 27.01.1983, Manchester
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C5
Games attended: None
WCh: 7th (ENG & WAL)
Rio de Janeiro BRA Nov 07.
Made his int debut at the 07 WCh as part of
the ENG tm that secured selection for Beijing.
The footballer he most admires is Manchester
United’s Paul Scholes. As well as football his
hobbies include swimming and snooker.
Keiran Martin
Lives: Falkirk, Scotland
Born: 05.08.90,
Falkirk, Scotland
Occupation: Student
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C7
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th (SCO) Rio De Janeiro BRA 07.
ECh: 7th (SCO) Dublin IRE Jul 06.
Pre-Paralympic Tournament: 5th (GBR)
Yevpatoriya UKR May 08.
Finished as top goal-scorer for Scotland
at WCh 07. Currently studying for a HNC
in sports coaching. Previously reached 3rd
round in Scottish Schools badminton Ch.
Member of the ENG tm that secured
qualification for Beijing with 6-1 defeat
of Ireland at WCh 07. Made ENG debut aged
25 at WCh 05 in USA. Fluent in Spanish, has
BA in business studies & lists Bobby Moore
as sporting hero.
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Football
7-a-side football team
Graeme Paterson
Mark Robertson
Lives: Duns, Scotland
Born: 06.07.89, Melrose,
Scotland
Occupation: Customer
Service Representative
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C7
Games attended: None
Lives: Penicuik, Scotland
Born: 12.12.90, Edinburgh
Occupation: Apprentice
Motor Mechanic
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C7
Games Attended: None
WCh: 6th (SCO) Rio de Janeiro BRA Nov 07.
ECh: 7th (SCO) Dublin IRE Jul 06.
Scored on debut for Scotland, age 16, in
friendly v Everton 06. Scored the winning
goal for Scotland in the crucial 2-1 defeat
of ARG at WCh 07. Away from football enjoys
sailing and tennis. Sporting hero is Dame
Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Jonathan Paterson
Lives: Motherwell, Scotland
Born: 15.01.88,
Lanark, Scotland
Occupation: Insurance
Consultant
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C7
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th (SCO) Rio De Janeiro BRA Nov 07.
ECh: 7th (SCO) Dublin IRE Jul 06.
Older brother Nicki played professionally for
Motherwell and Hamilton before moving to
USA on football scholarship. Has HNC in sports
coaching and works as a qualified coach for
SFA. Enjoys volleyball, bball and badminton
and lists his father as his inspiration.
Jordan Raynes
Lives: Wythenshawe
Born: 13.06.90, Manchester
Occupation: Student
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C5
Games attended: None
WCh: 7th (ENG & WAL) Rio de Janeiro
BRA 07.
ECh: 5th (ENG & WAL) Dublin IRE Jul 06.
Pre-Paralympic Tournament: 5th (GBR)
Yevpatoriya UKR May 08.
ENG int for 3 yrs, benefited from Manchester
City’s disability football programme. Young
goalkeeper, made int tournament debut at
ECh 06. Part of a football family with brothers
Kieran and Michael playing for Wilmslow and
Stockport County respectively. Inspired by
other Paralympic athletes and lists Peter
Cech as footballer he most admires.
WCh: 6th (SCO) Rio De Janeiro BRA Nov 07.
Youngest player in the GBR 7-a-side squad
in Beijing, was voted young player of the
tournament at WCh 07. Highly commended
in jnr Ind category of Midlothian Sports
Awards 08.
Leon Taylor
Lives: Derby
Born: 12.02.75, Derby
Occupation: Tenancy
Support Manager
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C5
Games Attended: None
WCh: 8th Buenos Aires ARG 03; 8th (ENG
& WAL) Connecticut USA Jul 05.
A goalkeeper, made int debut at WCh 03
after successfully responding to advert for
cerebral palsy sportsmen with good hand-eye
co-ordination. Has BA in politics and chairs the
Derbyshire Disability Football Development
Programme. Is looking forward to competing
against the elite CP nations in the world.
Michael Wilson
Lives: Chelmsford, Essex
Born: 15.02.86, Chelmsford
Occupation: Personal Trainer
Coach: Lyndon Lynch
Category: C7
Games attended: None
WCh: 8th Buenos Aires ARG 03; 8th (ENG
& WAL) Connecticut USA Jul 05; 7th (ENG
& WAL) Rio de Janeiro BRA Nov 07.
A trained fitness instructor, enjoys tennis and
cycling, away from football. Encouraged to take
up football by family and school, is looking
forward to experiencing being part of the PG.
Judo
Judo team
Judo officials
Darren Harris
Ben Quilter
Steve Gawthorpe
Lives: Bristol
Born: 20.06.73,
Wolverhampton
Occupation: Athlete
Club: TeamBath
Coach: Juergen Klinger
Event: under-66kg
Category: B1
Games attended: None
Lives: Brighton
Born: 08.10.81, Brighton
Occupation: Student
Coaches: Steve Gawthorpe,
Steve Ravenscroft,
Alan Roberts & Steve Shuker
Event: under-60kg
Category: B3
Games attended: None
Head Coach
Won bronze in the half-lightweight
category at ECh 84 & WCh 85.
Represented GBR at 84 OG in
Los Angeles, USA. Formerly head
coach of BJA Nat Academy.
WCh: 9th (-66kg) Sao Paulo Aug BRA 07.
WCh: 5th Rome ITA Sep 02; 5th (-60kg)
Brommat FRA Jun 06.
Sports Therapist
From Manchester, has been
to 3 WCh with the GBR squad.
ECh: 7th (-66kg) Vlaadingen NED Apr 05;
silver (-66kg) Baku AZE, May 07.
LTU Op: gold (-66kg) Vilnius LTU Mar 05;
bronze (-66kg) LTU May 06.
GER Op: gold (-66kg) Landau-Qeeichheim
GER May 07; gold (-66kg) Aschaffenburg
GER Apr 08.
Makes his PG debut in Beijing after consistent
performances at WCh & ECh, including ECh
silver 07. Was born sighted but gradually lost
sight due to cancer. Trains with sighted judo
players at Uni of Bath. Captained GBR VI
football tm. Has a mathematics degree.
ECh: bronze 01; bronze (-60kg) Vlaadingen
NED Apr 05; silver (-60kg) Baku AZE, May 07.
LTU Op: gold (-60kg) Vilnius LTU
Mar 05; gold (-60kg) LTU May 06.
GER Op: silver (-60kg) Aschaffenburg GER
Apr 08.
Almost quit the sport after missing out on
Athens 04 PG – but said experience made him
more determined for Beijing. Took up judo 18
yrs ago following his brother. Studying sport
& exercise science degree part-time at Uni
of Chichester. Visually impaired due to
genetic disease.
John Prescott
Dave Sanders
Team Manager
Works across Olympic and
Paralympic judo and heads up the
VI World Class Judo Programme.
Samuel Ingram
Lives: Edinburgh
Born: 22.08.85, Coventry
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Edinburgh
Coach: Steve Gawthorpe
Event: under-90kg
Category: B3
Games attended: None
WCh: silver (-90kg) Sao Paulo BRA Aug 07.
ECh: 5th (-90kg) Baku AZE, May 07.
GER Op: bronze (-90kg) Landau-Qeeichheim
GER May 07.
Comparative newcomer to GBR VI judo squad,
came 5th at 07 ECh – his 1st major comp.
Just missed gold on WCh debut 07, losing
to Oleg Kretsul (RUS) in fnl. His big brother
Joe missed selection at +100kg. Has a degree
in broadcasting.
Ian Rose
Lives: High Wycombe
Born: 01.05.72, High Wycombe
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Paul Jordan
Event: under-96kg
Category: B3
Games attended: Four
(Barcelona 92, Atlanta 96, Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: 5th Barcelona ESP 92; bronze (-86kg)
Atlanta USA 96; 5th (-90kg) Sydney AUS, 00;
silver (+100kg) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (-86kg) Colorado USA 95; bronze
(-100kg) Brommat FRA Jun 06; bronze
(-100kg) Sao Paolo BRA Aug 07.
ECh: silver (-100kg) Vlaadingen NED Apr 05;
bronze (-100kg) Baku AZE, May 07.
LTU Op: silver (-100kg) Vilnius LTU
Mar 05.
Most experienced member of GBR judo tm,
competing at his 5th PG. Was GBR’s last judo
player to compete at Athens 04 PG – and won
the tm’s only medal, losing to Ilham Zakiyev
(AZE) in fnl, after getting ‘wild card’ to compete
in +100kg class. Took up judo aged 7 & gained
black belt at 17.
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Powerlifting
Powerlifting officials
Powerlifting team
Jon Amos
Natalie Blake
Ali Jawad
Head Coach & Team Manager
Finished 6th at PG Barcelona 92
& took bronze at WCh Melbourne
94. Held BR for 3 yrs and was
nat chp for 7 consecutive yrs.
Coached ENG powerlifting tm
at Manchester 02 CG and was
also ENG coach and assistant
tm manager in the 06 CG in
Melbourne. Trained as a watchmaker and has diploma in sport
psychology and as a business
practitioner in NLP. Ascended
Mt Kilimanjaro twice & handcycled
across Australia. Lives near Bristol.
Lives: Newark,
Nottinghamshire
Born: 04.12.82, Manchester
Occupation: Student
Coaches: Jon Amos
& Keith Blake
Category: up to 48kg
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
Lives: London
Born: 12.01.89, Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation: Student –
currently full-time Athlete
Coach: Dave Kaye
Category: up to 75kg
Games attended: None
Ian Peters
Assistant Coach
A BWLA coach, he attended the
Athens pre-PG acclimatisation
camp in Nicosia CYP & the
06 CG in Melbourne playing
a supporting staff role in both.
PG: 5th (-56kg) Sydney Oct 00; 4th (-56kg)
Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: silver (-56kg) Kuala Lumpur MAS Aug 02.
ECh: bronze Budapest HUN 01; gold (-56kg),
silver (open) SVK Aug 03.
Beijing 08 is 3rd consecutive PG for Natalie.
Youngest member of GBR powerlifting tm
at Sydney 00 at just 17. Looking to medal in
Beijing having finished 4th at –56kg at Athens
04 yet now dropped 2 bodyweight categories
to –48kgs. Experienced lifter, with 4 WChs
under her belt. Enjoys playing pool & sporting
hero is David Beckham.
Jason Irving
Nicola Vaughan-Ellis
Assistant Coach
A BWLA coach with a degree in
psychology & lives in Birmingham;
was assistant coach in Sydney
and Athens and also coach for
the Welsh powerlifting squad at
the Manchester 02 CG. Currently
a part-time lecturer and actively
involved in an initiative called
the Global Inclusion Project.
Lives: Indiana, USA
Born: 06.03.74, Manchester
Coach: Nicola Clarke
Category: up to 56kg
Games attended: One
(Athens 04)
WJCh: silver 06.
EJCh: gold (-75kg) 07.
Fiercely competitive jnr making PG debut.
Competing for just 2 yrs, is current European
jnr chp in –75kg category, came 2nd at 06
WJCh & 3 time BCh winner for his weight
category. Motto is ‘why be the best when
you can be the greatest’. Achieved success in
athletics & competed internationally at judo.
Anthony Peddle
Lives: Northampton
Born: 11.05.71, Northampton
Occupation: Council
Tax Officer
Coaches: Jon Amos
& Dave Garner
Category: up to 48kg
Games attended: Five (Seoul 88,
Barcelona 92, Atlanta 96, Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: 5th (-60kg) Athens GRE Sep 04.
PG: 11th (-52kg) Seoul KOR 88; bronze (-48kg)
Barcelona ESP 92; bronze (-48kg) Atlanta
USA Aug 96; gold (-48kg – WR) Sydney AUS
Oct 00; no lift (-48kg) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: 5th Busan KOR May 06.
WCh: silver (-48kg) Dubai UAE Oct 98.
ECh: silver (-67.5kg) Budapest HUN Nov 99;
silver (-67.5kg) Budapest HUN Nov 01; gold
(-67.5kg), silver (open) SVK Oct 03.
ECh: gold (-48kg) Budapest HUN Dec 93;
gold (-48kg) Piestany SVK Oct 97; gold
(-48kg) Budapest HUN Nov 99; gold (-48kg)
Budapest HUN Nov 01; silver (-52kg) SVK
Aug 03; gold (-48kg) Quarteira POR Nov 05.
CG: silver for ENG (EAD open) Melbourne AUS
Mar 06.
Beijing 08 is 2nd PG. Won silver in EAD open
powerlifting at 06 CG behind Ruel Ishaku (NGR).
Admires achievements of weightlifters Clive
Henry & Tamara Podpalnaya. Competing since
93. Enjoys swimming & cycling to keep fit.
Beijing 08 is Anthony’s 6th appearance at PG,
having made debut at Seoul 88 at age of 16;
Achieved WR lift at Sydney 00 but was unable
to successfully defend title at Athens 04 due
to recurring shoulder injury but is now back
to full fitness. Introduced to weightlifting over
20 yrs ago at local sports club for people with
disabilities. Won 1st competition he entered
before joining British Disabled Weightlifting
Association in 87. Northampton Town FC fan
& swam for East Midlands.
Rowing
Rowing team
Rowing officials
Tom Aggar
Vicki Hansford
Alan Sherman
Lives: Barnet
Born: 24.05.84, London
Club: Royal Docks Rowing Club
Coach: Chad King
Event: Men’s arms only
single scull (AM1x)
Games attended: None
Lives: Fleet, Hampshire
Born: 31.10.79, Lewisham,
London
Club: Uni of Surrey Boat Club
Coach: Chad King
Event: Leg, trunk & arms
mixed coxed four (LTAMix4+)
Games attended: None
Cox
Alan works as a consultant
computer programmer. He began
coxing at school, following in the
footsteps of his brother, who
represented GBR in the coxed
pair at the 71 WCh. Won 1st GBR
vest in 74, coxing GBR lightweight
8 to WCh bronze in 75. A member
of Thames Rowing Club, he coxed
the GBR LTAMix4+ crew to gold
at the 06 WCh & silver in 07.
WCh: gold (AM1x) Munich GER Aug 07.
WC: gold (AM1x) Poznan POL Jun 08.
WCh: gold (LTAMix4+) Eton Dorney Lake Aug
06; silver (LTAMix 4+) Munich GER Aug 07.
Varese Int Regatta: gold (AM1x) Varese ITA
Apr 08.
WC2: gold (LTAMix4+) Amsterdam NED Jun 07.
Played 1st XV rugby for Warwick Uni prior to
sustaining a spinal injury in 05, which left him
paralysed. Took up rowing to keep fit, making
1st rowing appearance at 06 Indoor Rowing
Ch using Functional Electrical Stimulation,
which uses surface electrodes to artificially
stimulate paralysed leg muscles. He won
gold at this event over 2000m. Won 07 WCh
& then at Varese Int Regatta Apr 08, where
he lowered his own world best time, setting
a new best of 5:08.40. Aggar continued to
impress at the Poznan WC Jun 08 by winning
gold where again he lowered his world best
time to 4:59.51.
Karen Cromie
Lives: Ballinamallard,
County Fermanagh
Born: 24.09.79, Banbridge,
County Down
Club: Royal Docks Rowing Club
Coaches: Tom Dyson
& Chad King
Event: Trunk & arms mixed double
scull (TAMix2x)
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th (TAMix2x) Eton Dorney Lake GBR
Aug 06; 8th (TAMix2x) Munich GER Aug 07.
Varese Int Regatta: bronze (TAMix2x) Varese
ITA Apr 08.
WC: silver (TAMix2x) Poznan POL Jun 08.
Poplar Regatta: gold London GBR May 08.
Played bball for GBR & won silver medals at 05
& 06 PWCs & finishing 4th at 05 ECh. Wanted
to try something new & challenging, coming
to rowing through ARA’s talent identification
scheme after introduction to the sport through
Helene Raynsford. Has BSc in occupational
therapy from Queen Margaret Uni, Edinburgh.
A keen traveller & would like to do charity work
abroad when has more time.
WC: gold (LTAMix4+) Poznan POL Jun 08.
Varese Int Regatta: gold (LTAMix4+) Varese
ITA Apr 08.
Began rowing in Feb 06 having previously
competed successfully in track athletics.
Competed in nat netball league while
completing degree in PE at Leeds Met Uni.
Currently studying for sports psychology
MSc at Brunel Uni & has worked as a Sports
Development Manager at Surrey Uni for the
last 4 yrs. Had part of right leg amputated
after being diagnosed with cancer.
Alastair McKean
Lives: Whitstable, Kent
Born: 14.04.79,
Canterbury, Kent
Occupation: Teacher
Club: Herne Bay Amateur
Rowing Club
Coach: Chad King
Event: Leg, trunk & arms mixed coxed
four (LTAMix4+)
Games attended: None
WCh: gold (LTAMix 4+) Gifu JPN Aug 05; gold
(LTAMix4+) Eton Dorney Lake GBR Aug 06;
silver (LTAMix4+) Munich GER Aug 07.
WC2: gold (LTAMix4+) Amsterdam NED Jun 07.
WC: gold (LTAMix4+) Poznan POL Jun 08.
Varese Int Regatta: gold (LTAMix4+) Varese
ITA Apr 08.
Mike Chisholm
Physiotherapist
Lives in Walgrave, having been
born in Ballymoney NIR. Enjoys,
cycling, camping, surfing, playing
guitar & gardening.
Tom Dyson
Performance Coach
Born on 28.03.85 in Redditch,
Worcestershire. Rowed for
Cambridge Uni LWTS & decided
to make coaching a full-time role
after working with youngsters at
school in AUS on yr out. Currently
works as performance coach for
adaptive boats.
Maurice Hayes
Support Technician
Born in Sedgley & lives near
Brackley, Northants. Coached
lm8+ to WCh silver in St
Catherine’s CAN in 99 & lm2to 2nd place in Zagreb CRO in
02. Lead coach for successful
ENG tm at Commonwealth
Rowing Ch. Works as the ARA’s
Resources Manager.
Started rowing 94 as a jnr at Herne Bay
Amateur Rowing Club, winning coast jnr/snr
titles before involved in serious road accident
in 99. Invited to join GBR adaptive tm
05, winning WCh golds 05 & 06. Teaches
Geography & History at Canterbury High
School & has been involved in coaching rowing
at the King’s School Canterbury since 05.
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Rowing
Rowing officials
Rowing team
Chad King
James Morgan
Naomi Riches
Lead Coach
Former rower, coached tms to
WCh gold medals. Completed
MSc in sports science at Brunel
Uni, specialising in Physiology
& Biomechanics. Born in AUS.
Lives: Deal, Kent
Born: 29.04.78, Dover
Occupation: Works for
pharmaceutical company
Club: Deal, Walmer
& Kingsdown Amateur
Rowing Club
Coach: Chad King
Event: Leg, trunk & arms mixed
coxed four (LTAMix4+)
Games attended: None
Lives: Harrow Weald,
Middlesex/High Wycombe,
Bucks
Born: 15.06.83,
Hammersmith, London
Club: Marlow RC
Coach: Chad King
Event: Leg, trunk & arms mixed
coxed four (LTAMix4+)
Games attended: None
Louise Kingsley
Team Manger
Former PE teacher worked for
GB Rowing since 97. Coached
at Sydney 00 OG.
WC: gold (LTAMix4+) Poznan POL Jun 08.
Varese Int Regatta: gold (LTAMix4+) Varese
ITA Apr 08.
Current GBR indoor chp in LTA category,
he started rowing as a coastal rower at Deal
RC in 93. Won snr 4s event at 97 South
Coast Ch before taking up river rowing.
Invited to join GBR adaptive squad Oct 07.
A former captain of Deal RC, he works for a
pharmaceutical company in Sandwich, Kent.
Helene Raynsford
Lives: Frimley, Surrey
Born: 29.12.79, Halifax,
Yorkshire
Occupation: Currently
Full-time Athlete
Club: Guildford Rowing Club
Coaches: Chad King
& Tom Dyson
Event: Women’s arms only
single scull (AW1x)
Games attended: None
WCh: gold (AW1x) Eton Dorney Lake GBR
Aug 06; 5th (AW1x) Munich GER Aug 07.
Varese Int Regatta: gold (AW1x) Varese ITA
Apr 08.
Became 06 AW1x World chp in her 1st yr of
int rowing. Started 08 in fine style, setting
world best 5:47.40 to win gold at Varese
regatta. Was a member of GBR women’s
wheelchair bball tm winning PWC silver
medals in Manchester 05 & 06. Sustained
injury aged 21 leaving her paralysed. Had
aspirations to become a dancer & trained at
the Royal Ballet School. A medical biochemist
& project manager, she put career on hold
to focus on rowing. Also a Youth Sport Trust
athlete mentor.
WCh: gold (LTAMix4+) Banyoles ESP Aug 04;
gold (LTAMix4+) Gifu JPN Aug 05; gold
(LTAMix4+) Eton Dorney Lake GBR Aug 06;
silver (LTAMix4+) Munich GER Aug 07.
WC2: gold (LTAMix4+) Amsterdam NED Jun 07.
WC: gold (LTAMix4+) Poznan POL Jun 08.
Varese Int Regatta: gold (LTAMix4+) Varese
ITA Apr 08.
Was jnr nat disabled swimming chp aged 12,
before introduced to rowing at RNIB New
College, Worcester. Took rowing up seriously
after an ARA adaptive rowing awareness day
in London Apr 04. Won 1st GBR vest in 04,
winning LTAMix4+ gold at Banyoles WCh.
Has 2:1 degree in jewellery & metalwork
design from Buckingham Chilterns Uni.
James Roberts
Lives: Swansea
Born: 11.05.85, Mons, Belgium
Occupation: Student
Club: City of Swansea
Rowing Club
Coaches: Chad King
& Tom Dyson
Event: trunk & arms mixed double
scull (TAMix2x)
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th (TAMix2x) Dorney Lake GBR 06;
8th (TAMix2x) Munich GER 07.
WC: silver (TAMix2x) Poznan POL Jun 08.
Poplar Regatta: gold London GBR May 08.
Varese Int Regatta: bronze (TAMix2x) Varese
ITA Apr 08.
Qualified for Beijing with 8th place finish at 07
WCh, partnering Karen Cromie. The pair are
now in 3rd season racing together. Studying
sports science at Swansea Uni. A talented
swimmer, swam on GBR development tm 04
& 05. ‘Sports mad’ – he also enjoys karate,
taekwondo & 10-pin bowling.
Rug
Rugby
gby
Rugby team
Rugby officials
Alan Ash
Jonathan Coggan
Mark Fosbrook
Lives: Wolverhampton
Born: 27.01.73, Wolverhampton
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Wolverhampton Rhinos
Coach: Tom O’Connor
Category: 2.5 points
Games attended: Three
(Atlanta 96 (demo), Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
Lives: Chelmsford
Born: 25.04.83, Chelmsford
Occupation: Athlete
Club: London WRC
Coach: Tom O’Connor
Category: 0.5 points
Games attended: One
(Athens 04)
Team Manager
Works as Technical Consultant
for GBR Wheelchair Rugby.
Represented GBR in standing
volleyball at the 96 PG. Trains
with the GBR rugby squad,
but currently classified out
of the game.
PG: 4th Atlanta USA 96 (demo sport); 6th
Sydney AUS Oct 00; 4th Athens GRE Sep 04.
PG: 4th Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: 4th Notwill SUI Sep 95; 7th Toronto
CAN 98; 5th Gothenburg SWE 02; 4th
Christchurch NZL 06.
ECh: bronze SUI Jun 99; gold Espoo FIN Jun 07.
Competing at his 4th successive PG –
becoming only GBR player to feature at all
4 PG with wheelchair rugby. Ex-Royal Marine,
was a useful left winger on books of Wolves,
West Brom & Arsenal before car accident,
aged 17. A good pool & snooker player.
Andy Barrow
Lives: New Eltham, London
Born: 20.08.79, London
Occupation: Athlete
Club: London WRC
Coach: Tom O’Connor
Category: 2.0 points
Games attended: One
(Athens 04)
PG: 4th Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: 5th Gothenburg SWE 02;
4th Christchurch NZL 06.
ECh: gold Lommel BEL Mar 03; gold Billund
DEN 05; gold Espoo FIN Jun 07.
WWG: 6th Christchurch NZL Nov 03.
Captains the GBR rugby tm in Beijing. Has
targeted a place in 08 PG fnl. Broke his neck
in a rugby scrum in 97 & took up wheelchair
rugby as part of rehab. Played for San Diego
Bushwackers in USA 03.
WCh: 4th Christchurch NZL 06.
Sheranne Froggatt
ECh: gold Billund DEN 05; gold Espoo FIN
Jun 07.
Support Staff
Has worked as a special injuries
nurse for the past 11 yrs. Born
in Carmarthen.
Started playing wheelchair rugby 7 yrs
ago at Stoke Mandeville after sustaining
serious injuries in car accident a yr earlier.
Also enjoys swimming & weights.
Troye Collins
Lives: Retford, Notts
Born: 24.08.72, London
Occupation: Athlete
Club: London WRC
Coach: Tom O’Connor
Category: 2.5 points
Games attended: Two
(Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: 6th Sydney AUS Oct 00; 4th Athens
GRE Sep 04.
WCh: 7th Toronto 98; 5th Gothenburg,
SWE 02; 4th Christchurch NZE 06.
ECh: bronze SUI 99; gold Lommel BEL
Mar 03; gold Billund DEN 05; gold Espoo
FIN Jun 07.
Grew up playing able-bodied rugby in RSA,
but sustained injury in 92 playing hooker
for SA Forces tm when scrum collapsed.
Discovered wheelchair rugby when moved
back to GBR. One of GBR’s outstanding
players at Athens 04 PG, scoring 97 goals,
including 22 in bronze medal match v USA.
Named most valuable player at 07 nat
Ch at Stoke Mandeville.
Ross Hall
Sports Psychologist
Worked at 06 WCh. Played
football to professional standard,
& rugby & golf to high standard.
Jeannette Jones
Support staff
Spinal injuries nurse involved
with elite wheelchair rugby for
almost 15 yrs. Worked at previous
2 PGs & experience of 3 WCh
campaigns under her belt.
Tom Mitchell
Physiotherapist
Member of Chartered Society
of Physiotherapy.
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Rug
Rugby
gby
Rugby officials
Rugby team
Tom O’Connor
Justin Frishberg
Steve Palmer
Head Coach
Tom is a qualified level 3 RFU
coach & tutor, and is an ex-Royal
Navy PT instructor and field gun
crew member.
Lives: Harrow
Born: 17.03.72, Oxford
Occupation: Athlete
Club: London WRC
Coaches: Tom O’Connor
& Steve Palmer
Category: 2.0 points
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
Lives: Bexleyheath, Kent
Born: 12.04.73, London
Occupation: Athlete
Club: London WRC
Coach: Tom O’Connor
Category: 1.5 points
Games attended: One
(Athens 04)
PG: 4th Athens GRE Sep 04.
PG: 4th Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: 4th Christchurch NZE 06.
WCh: 5th Gothenburg, SWE 02;
4th Christchurch NZE 06.
Tim Ryan
Physiotherapist
Born in Harrogate, can’t wait to
sample the atmosphere of 1st PG
experience. Great uncle is artist
David Hockney. Currently lives
in Birmingham.
ECh: gold Lommel BEL Mar 03; gold Billund
DEN 05; gold Espoo FIN Jun 07.
WWG: 6th Christchurch NZL Nov 03.
Broke his neck playing rugby. Was a useful
tennis player, beating Tim Henman in 85.
Has a 1st class degree in politics, philosophy
& economics from Balliol College, Oxford.
Bulbul Hussain
Lives: Bethnal Green, London
Born: 03.01.72, Sylhet, BAN
Occupation: Athlete
Club: London WRC
Coaches: Steve Palmer
& Tom O’Connor
Category: 1.0 point
Games attended: None
WCh: 4th Christchurch NZL 06.
Born in Bangladesh, but holds a GBR passport.
Took up wheelchair rugby 8 years ago after
being injured in a car accident.
Ross Morrison
Lives: Fareham, Hampshire
Born: 22.06.79, Yeovil,
Somerset
Occupation: Athlete
Club: London WRC
Coach: Tom O’Connor
Category: 2.5 points
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: 4th Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: 5th Gothenburg, SWE 02; 4th
Christchurch NZE 06.
ECh: gold Lommel BEL Mar 03; gold Billund
DEN 05; gold Espoo FIN Jun 07.
Named player of the fnl when GBR beat BEL
to win 03 ECh. Broke his neck playing rugby.
ECh: gold Billund DEN 05; gold Espoo FIN
Jun 07.
GB’s second in command. Beijing is 2nd PG.
Showed himself as a gutsy character when
he led his club’s pitch for money to Crystal
Palace boss Simon Jordan on the ITV show;
Fortune Million Pound Giveaway, securing the
tm vital funds.
Josie Pearson
Lives: Whitney-on-Wye,
Herefordshire
Born: 03.01.86, Bristol
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Cardiff Pirates
Coaches: Tom O’Connor
& Mike Spence
Category: 1.5 points
Games attended: None
Makes history by becoming 1st woman rugby
player to represent GBR at a PG. Took up
wheelchair rugby after sustaining injury in
a road accident in 03. She also enjoys horse
riding – her sporting hero is GBR 6-times PG
gold medal winner Lee Pearson.
Jason Roberts
Paul Shaw
Lives: Oswestry, Shropshire
Born: 12.08.73, Wrexham
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Unattached
Coach: Tom O’Connor
Category: 1.5 points
Games attended: One
(Athens 04)
Lives: Birmingham
Born: 05.05.71, Birmingham
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Wolverhampton Rhinos
Category: 1.0 points
Games attended: Two
(Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: 4th Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: 4th Notwill SUI Sep 95; 5th Gothenburg
SWE 02; 4th Christchurch NZL 06.
ECh: gold SWE 95; gold Lommel BEL Mar 03;
gold Billund DEN 05; gold Espoo FIN Jun 07.
Making 2nd appearance at a PG, known for
his energy & enthusiasm on court.
PG: 7th Sydney AUS Sep 00; 4th Athens GRE
Aug 04.
WCh: 4th Notwil SUI 95; 7th Toronto CAN 98;
5th Gothenburg SWE Jun 02; 4th Christchurch
NZL Sep 06.
ECh: bronze SUI 99; gold Lommel BEL Mar
03; gold Middelfart DEN Oct 05; gold Espoo
FIN Jun 07.
Mandip Sehmi
CAN Cup: 4th Burnaby British Columbia CAN
Jun 08.
Lives: Warwick
Born: 13.12.80,
Leamington Spa
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Nottingham Marauders
Coach: Tom O’Connor
Category: 2.5 points
Games attended: None
Has competed in 2 of GBR’s wheelchair
rugby PG campaigns to date. Always a keen
athlete, he ran 800m and 1500m for county,
played football & worked as a lifeguard.
Vice-captain of GBR tm in BEL 03 when
they won the first of three consecutive ECh
golds. Has a city & guilds in sports & leisure.
Was GBR vice-captain for 2 yrs 01-03.
ECh: gold Billund DEN 05; gold Espoo FIN
Jun 07.
A double ECh gold medallist, makes his PG
debut in Beijing. Has competed in the sport
for 6 years having been injured in a car
accident. Liverpool FC fan. Has an HNC
in mechanical engineering.
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Sailing
Sailing officials
Sailing team
Elizabeth Greenhalgh
Niki Birrell
Alex Rickham
Meteorologist
Elizabeth (Libby) has a bachelors
degree in geophysical sciences
and a masters in applied
meteorology. She lives in
Southampton, and enjoys
sailing and badminton among
her numerous pastimes.
Lives: Knutsford, Cheshire
Born: 16.08.86, Manchester
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Harvey Hillary
Event: SKUD 18
Category: 7 points
Games attended: None
Lives: Epsom, Surrey
Born: 11.09.81, Kingston, JAM
Occupation: Athlete
& Environmental Scientist
Coach: Harvey Hillary
Event: SKUD 18
Category: 1 point
Games attended: None
Harvey Hillary
SKUD Coach
Harvey sailed for GBR at two
WCh in the 49er class before
focusing on coaching. A level 4
coach, Harvey is part of the UK
Sport Elite Coach Programme
& coaches the RYA’s Olympic
Development Squad in the 49er
class as well as the Paralympic
SKUD class.
Ella Hope
Personal Assistant
Ella is 28-years-old and lives in
Bath. Enjoys Chinese and Italian
food, and her sporting hero
is climber Joe Simpson of
‘Touching the Void’ fame.
Adam May
2.4 mR Coach
A former Olympic sailor, Adam
finished 6th in the Tornado class
at the Sydney 00 OG. Based in
Weymouth, he turned his hand
to coaching in 05 as the GBR
Paralympic 2.4mR squad coach
after missing out on Tornado
selection for the Athens 04
Games. Adam has a masters
degree in aeronautical
engineering & won the RYA’s
‘Golden Funnel’ Coaching Award
in 06. Enjoys boat building
and photography.
Miami OCR: 5th (SKUD) Miami, USA Jan 08.
US Disabled Op Midwinters: bronze (SKUD)
St Petersburg USA Mar 08.
Qingdao Int Regatta: gold (SKUD) Qingdao
CHN May 08.
A cerebral palsy athlete, Niki is youngest
member of the ParalympicsGB sailing tm at
the Beijing PG. He previously sailed Olympic
470 class with his brother Christian, then
Paralympic 2.4mR. Niki then tm’d up with
Alex Rickham in GBR SKUD class. They
make their PG debut in Beijing. The pair
raced together for the 1st time in the SKUD
class at the 08 Miami OCR. Has a business
& management degree.
Helena Lucas
Lives: Southampton
Born: 29.04.75, Redhill, Surrey
Occupation: Athlete
& Naval Architect
Club: Royal Southampton
Yacht Club
Coach: Adam May
Event: 2.4mR
Category: 6 points
Games attended: One (Athens 04
as reserve – Sonar class)
Op Worlds: bronze (2.4mR) Elba ITA
Sep 05.
WCh: silver (2.4mR) Perth AUS Sep 06; 9th
(2.4mR) Rochester New York USA Sep 07.
Miami OCR: 4th (2.4mR) Miami USA Jan 08.
Qingdao Int Regatta: 4th (2.4mR) Qingdao
CHN May 08.
Beijing will be Helena’s 1st PG as a competing
athlete (not reserve). Helena began sailing
at the age of 8. Helmed Annie Lush & Lucy
Macgregor to Yngling silver, deputising for
Shirley Robertson 06 Olympic Test Event
in Qingdao. Named on shortlist for 06 ISAF
World Sailor of the Yr awards.
Miami OCR: 5th (SKUD) Miami USA Jan 08.
US Disabled Op Midwinters: bronze (SKUD)
St Petersburg USA Mar 08.
Qingdao Int Regatta: gold (SKUD) Qingdao
CHN May 08.
Alex celebrates her 27th birthday on day 5 of
the Beijing PG. She took up sailing after being
injured in a shallow diving accident. Alex, who
will be competing at her 1st PG in Beijing, has
a degree in environmental technology.
John Robertson
Lives: Sunderland
Born: 11.02.72, Sunderland
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Mark Rushall
Event: Sonar
Category: 2 points
Games attended: One
(Athens 04)
PG 04: 6th (Sonar) Athens; GRE Sep 04.
WCh: bronze (Sonar) Athens GRE Sep 03;
gold (Sonar) Sonderborg DEN Sep 05; gold
(Sonar) Perth AUS Sep 06; 6th (Sonar)
Rochester New York USA Sep 07.
Miami OCR: 4th (Sonar) Miami USA Jan 08.
FRA Olympic Sailing Week: gold (Sonar)
Hyeres, FRA Apr 08.
Qingdao Int Regatta: gold (Sonar) Qingdao
CHN May 08.
Skippers the same Sonar crew of Hannah
Stodel & Stephen Thomas that competed at
Athens 04 PG, and then won 05 & 06 WCh.
Beat French crew by 6 pts to win 08 Qingdao
Int Regatta, despite disqualification in race
3 of 9.
Sailing officials
Hannah Stodel
Stephen Thomas
Stephen Park
Lives: West Mersea, Essex
Born: 27.08.85, Colchester
Occupation: Student & Athlete
Coach: Mark Rushall
Event: Sonar
Category: 6 points
Games attended: One
(Athens 04)
Lives: Cardiff
Born: 05.01.77, Bridgend
Occupation: Athlete
Coach: Mark Rushall
Event: Sonar
Category: 6 points
Games attended: Two
(Athens 04 & Turin 06 PWG)
PG: 6th (Sonar) Athens GRE Sep 04.
PG: 6th (Sonar) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: bronze (Sonar) Athens GRE Sep 03;
gold (Sonar) Sonderborg DEN Sep 05;
gold (Sonar) Perth AUS Sep 06; 6th (Sonar)
Rochester New York USA Sep 07.
PWG: 7th (ice sledge hockey) Turin ITA
Mar 06.
Team Manager
Stephen has a diploma in
management studies and a
masters degree in recreational
management. He campaigned
for Olympic selection for the
Barcelona 92 and Atlanta 96 OG.
He led the British Olympic sailors
to Athens 04, where they won five
medals, and was subsequently
named BBC South Sport Manager
of the Yr 04.
Miami OCR: 4th (Sonar) Miami USA Jan 08.
FRA Olympic Sailing Week: gold (Sonar)
Hyeres FRA Apr 08.
WCh: bronze (Sonar) Athens GRE Sep 03;
gold (Sonar) Sonderborg DEN Sep 05; gold
(Sonar) Perth, AUS Sep 06; 6th (Sonar)
Rochester, New York USA Sep 07.
Miami OCR: 4th (Sonar) Miami USA Jan 08.
Qingdao Int Regatta: gold (Sonar) Qingdao,
CHN May 08.
FRA Olympic Sailing Week: gold (Sonar)
Hyeres FRA Apr 08.
Member of John Robertson’s double WCh
winning Sonar crew, and 6th at the Athens PG
in 04, where she became first British woman
to compete in a sailing competition at a PG.
Hannah started sailing aged three & sailed
with Ellen MacArthur in 99 Round the Island
Race, aged 13. Named Yachting Journalists
Association 99 Young Sailor of the Yr. Hannah
is studying sport and exercise science at
Loughborough Uni.
Qingdao Int Regatta: gold (Sonar) Qingdao,
CHN May 08.
Stephen played rugby for Wales under 18s.
A double below the knee amputee, he lost
his legs to meningococcal septicaemia in
96. Took up sailing in early 03 & won a WCh
bronze with Robertson & Stodel in his first
major event. Represented GBR in ice sledge
hockey at Turin 06 Winter PG.
Sue Parry
Physiotherapist
Sue lives in Somerset, and has a
graduate diploma in physiotherapy.
She was attracted to sailing by
a love of being on the water, and
also enjoys tennis and gardening.
Mark Rushall
Sonar Coach
During his sailing career, Mark
has won gold at ECh level and
boasts 10 nat Ch titles. He was
named RYA squad coach of the
Yr in 06. His sister and wife were
both world chps and represented
GBR at pre-Olympic regattas.
Mark has a physics degree and
enjoys skiing and mountain biking.
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Shooting
Shooting officials
Shooting team
Bernard Kooistra
James Bevis
Nathan Milgate
Technical Rifle Coach
Bernard has held the position
of Dutch Nat Rifle Coach since
December 96. He coached NED
at Sydney 00 & Athens 04 OGs
as well as Barcelona 98, Lahti
02 & Zagreb 06 WChs. Born in
Groningen, NED, Bernard manages
the rifle and pistol coaches
in the Dutch Nat and Regional
tms and coached the 01 male
European Air Rifle chp from his
entry to the Nat Squad from
Regional Level. Bernard has
been working with the GBR
disability shooters since 06.
Lives: Hereford
Born: 08.08.76, Hereford
Occupation: Parts Tech
at Hereford Land Rover
Club: Ross-on-wye TSC
Coaches: Pasan Kularatne,
Bernard Kooistra, Keith
Morriss & Mike Philips
Events: R4 10m air rifle standing mixed
SH2 & R5 10m air rifle prone mixed SH2
Category: SH2Aa
Games attended: None
Lives: Herne Bay, Kent
Born: 10.05.87, Canterbury
Occupation: Athlete
Coaches: Pasan Kularatne,
Bernard Kooistra & Ray Pullen
Event: R1 10m air rifle standing
men SH1 & R3 10m air rifle
prone mixed SH1
Category: SH1B
Games attended: None
Colonel Pasan Kularatne
Team Manager
Pasan spent 26 yrs in the Sri
Lankan military where he was the
Commandant of Marksmanship
& Sniper Training School. Has
been an elite shooter for 16 yrs
& won medals in int competitions.
Nat coach in Sri Lanka and coach
for the Sri Lankan tm at the
Athens 04 OG and to the SL tm
which won gold at South Asian
Games in 06. Now nat coach
for the GBR Disabled shooting
programme. Has a masters in
sport psychology from Manchester
in UK & is a qualified ISSF ‘B’
licence coach and an ISSF ‘B’
licence judge.
Op ECh: bronzes (R5 air rifle prone – open
& European) Suhl GER Jul 07.
POL Op: 5th (R4 air rifle standing) Szczecin
POL Mar 08
CRO Op: 12th (R5 air rifle prone) Zagreb CRO
Jun 07.
Made GBR int debut at Croatian Op Jun 07,
finishing 12th, but achieving IPC minimum
qualifying score for Beijing. Won Op & European
bronzes in only his 3rd int competition at 07 Op
ECh, including a perfect 600 in qualifiers which
is equal to the WR for R5. Lost use of right arm
from nerve damage in motorbike accident 98.
Deanna (Di) Coates
Lives: Yateley, Hants
Born: 23.05.54,
Farnborough, Hants
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Rushmoor Mallards,
Centurion
Coaches: Pasan Kularatne
& Bernard Kooistra
Event: R2 10m air rifle standing women SH1
Category: SH1B
Games attended: Six (Stoke Mandeville 84,
Seoul 88, Barcelona 92, Atlanta 96, Sydney
00 & Athens 04)
PG: silvers (10m air rifle standing, 10m air rifle
prone) and bronze (10m air rifle (3x40)) Stoke
Mandeville GBR 84; gold (air rifle standing)
Seoul KOR 88; gold (air rifle standing)
Barcelona ESP; gold (air rifle standing), silver
(3x20) Atlanta USA 96; bronze (air rifle
standing), Sydney AUS Aug 00; 7th (air rifle
standing) Athens GRE Sep 04.
Op ECh: silver (R2 air rifle standing –
European); 4th (R2 air rifle standing – open)
Suhl GER Jul 07.
Int TUR Cup: 6th (R2 air rifle standing)
Bodrum TUR May 08.
Di is one of GBR’s most experienced athletes
at PG – this is her 7th PG & she already has
8 PG medals. Names her inspiration as Isabel
Newstead, who passed away in 07 after a
career spanning 7 PG & 9 PG golds across
3 disciplines – athletics, shooting & swimming.
WCh: 06 Switzerland.
Op ECh: 9th (R1 & R3 – European) Suhl
GER Jul 07.
Oceania Ch: bronze (R3 air rifle prone),
7th (R1 10m air rifle standing) Oceania
Sydney Nov 07.
Int TUR Cup: silver (R1 air rifle standing)
Bodrum TUR May 08.
POL Op: silver (R1 air rifle standing) Szczecin
POL Mar 08.
CRO Op: silver (R1 air rifle standing), bronze
(R3 air rifle prone) Zagreb CRO Jun 07.
KOR Op: 6th (air rifle standing), bronze
(air rifle prone) Cheongiu KOR May 07.
Developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy
after bicycle accident. Competing at 1st PG.
Names tm-mate Di Coates as athlete he
most admires.
Matt Skelhon
Lives: Stilton, nr Peterborough
Born: 30.10.84, Peterborough
Occupation: Student
Club: Whittlesey Rifle Club
Coaches: Pasan Kularatne,
Bernard Kooistra
& Keith Morriss
Events: R1 10m air rifle standing men
SH1 & R3 10m air rifle prone mixed SH1
Category: SH1C
Games attended: None
CRO Op: 10th (R3 air rifle prone) Zagreb CRO
Jun 07.
POL Op: 5th (R1 air rifle standing), 8th
(R3 air rifle prone) Szczecin POL Mar 08.
Int TUR Cup: silver (R3 air rifle prone)
Bodrum TUR May 08.
Made GBR shooting debut May 07, shooting
IPC minimum qualifying score for Beijing
at Croatian Op Jun 07. Has shot since aged
13 & found out about competitive shooting
at spinal games. Also played wheelchair
bball and archery.
Swimming
Swimming team
Jim Anderson
Lives: Broxburn, Scotland
Born: 14.04.63,
St. Andrews, Fife
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Broxburn, ASC
Coach: Anthony Stickland
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
200m free, 50m back
Category: S2
Games attended: Four (Barcelona 92, Atlanta
96, Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: silver (S2 50m back, 50m free & 100m
free) Barcelona ESP Sep 92; gold (S2 50m
back – WR & 100m free – WR), silver (50m
free), Atlanta USA Aug 96; silver (S2 50m
back, S2 50m free & S2 100m free) Sydney
AUS Oct 00; gold (S2 50m back, S2 50m
free, S2 100m free & S2 200m free – WR)
Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (50m & 100m free) bronze (50m
back) MLT Nov 94; gold (100m & 200m free &
50m back), silver (50m free) NZ Oct 98; gold
(50m back – WR, 100m free, 200m free – WR),
silver (50m free) Mar Del Plata ARG Dec 02;
gold (50m free), silver (100m free & 200m
free & 50m back) Durban RSA Dec 06.
PWC: golds (50m back) Manchester GBR 05;
gold (50m free) Manchester GBR May 06;
gold (S2 50m free) Manchester GBR May 08.
One of the GBR stars at Athens 04 PG, winning
gold in each of the 4 events in which he
competed. Now at his 5th PG. Jim grew up
watching David Wilkie winning medals & always
wanted to do the same. Set 2 WRs & 4 ERs in
winning 3 golds & a silver at 02 WCh & won 4
gold medals at the Braunschweig GER 99 ECh.
Is a former British disco dancing chp, winner
of 97 Boccia BCh & is big fan of Scotland rugby.
Has had short stories published.
Claire Cashmore
Lives: Kidderminster/Devon
Born: 21.05.88, Redditch
Occupation: Student
& Full-time Swimmer
Club: Kelly College/
Wyre Forest SC
Coach: Robin Brew
Events: 100m back, 100m free, 100m breast
Category: S9, SB9, SM9
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: bronze (S9 100m back & SM9 200m IM),
5th (S9 50m free), 6th (34 pts 4x100m free),
8th (S9 100m fly) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: silver (SB8 100m breast & 4x100m
med relay) Durban RSA Dec 06.
Swimming officials
PWC: bronze (50m free – BR), 5th (100m
free) Manchester GBR May 06; silver (100m
free-BR) Manchester GBR May 07; 5th (S9
100m free) Manchester GBR May 08.
1st selected for GBR in 04 & competed
at Athens PG aged 16 yrs coming home
with 2 medals. A former runner, Ian Thorpe
is her sporting hero.
Robin Brew
Coach
Attending his 1st PG, but worked
at the 06 IPC WCh & 2 GER Op
comps. Holds OG record for
200m IM, set at Los Angeles
in 84.
Emma Cattle
Cath Gilby
Lives: Harlington
Born: 10.04.88, Luton
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Luton SC
Coaches: Neil Longridge
& Mick Massey
Events: 50m free, 100m back,
200m IM
Category: S10, SB9, SM10
Games attended: None
Performance Scientist
Working at 1st PG, but previously
worked with British Disability
Swimming at 06 IPC WCh & at
the 07 & 08 GER Ops.
Lars Humer
WCh: 4th (200m IM), 5th (100m back), 6th
(100m fly), 11th (400m free), 12th (100m free),
13th (50m free) Durban RSA Dec 06.
Head Coach
Worked for British Disability
Swimming since 02 & at 2 IPC
WCh, the 06 CG & the 04 PG.
Enjoys skiing.
PWC: 5th (S10 100m back) Manchester GBR
May 08.
Derek Martin
Competing at 1st PG, 1st taste of sporting
success was being picked for Luton SC, which
she joined as brother was member. Just missed
out on the medals at 06 WCh. Sporting hero
is Kelly Holmes.
Doctor
Enjoys playing the guitar, flute
& piano.
Paul Martin
Jenny Coughlin
Lives: St. Helens
Born: 09.11.83, Liverpool
Club: St. Helens
Coach: Colin Hood
Events: 100m free, 400m free,
100m back, 100m fly
Category: S13
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: 5th (S13 50m free, S13 100m free & SM13
200m IM) Sydney AUS Oct 00; 7th (S13 400m
free), 8th (S13 100m fly & S13 100m back)
Athens GRE Sep 04.
Physiotherapist
Worked with British disability
swim squad since 03, including
at Athens 04 PG. Also works
with elite distance runners.
Mick Massey
Coach
Attending his 1st PG, but has
worked with the British disability
squad at the 06 WCh & GER
Op competitions.
WCh: gold (4x100m free rel & 4x100m med
rel), silver (100m back) Mar Del Plata ARG
Dec 02.
ECh: gold (50m free, 100m free & 100m back),
silver (4x100m med rel) Stockholm SWE
Aug 01.
PWC: 6th (S13 100m fly) Manchester GBR
May 08.
Made GBR debut in 00 & now at her 3rd PG.
Aims to be a physiotherapist in future. Enjoys
going out with friends, visiting the cinema
& watching Liverpool FC.
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Swimming
Swimming officials
Swimming team
Eddie McCluskey
Gareth Duke
David Ellis
Coach
Beijing is his 5th PG & his 16 yr
career has also included 4 IPC
WCh, 4 ECh & the 02 CG. Enjoys
squash & charity work.
Lives: Cwmbran
Born: 18.06.86,
Pontypool, Wales
Occupation: Full-time Swimmer
Club: Swim Swansea
Coach: Billy Pye
Events: 100m breast
Category: SB6
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
Lives: Heanor, Derbyshire
Born: 12.07.86, Nottingham
Occupation: Student
Club: Derventio
Coach: Mark Rose
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
100m back, 100m fly, 100m
breast, 200m IM
Category: S13, SB13, SM13
Games attended: None
Tony McGrail
Coach
Worked at the 06 IPC WCh & 2
German Ops, Beijing is his 1st PG.
Billy Pye
Coach
Has worked with the British
Disability squad at all major
int Ch, including the 04 PG, the
06 IPC WCh & the 06 CG. Enjoys
watching Cardiff City FC. His
athletes have set more than
50 WR. Athletes he coaches
including David Roberts, Liz
Johnson & Gareth Duke.
Melanie Rodrigues
Team Manager
Involved with British Disability
Swimming since Sydney 00
& worked at 2 IPC WCh & the
04 PG. Enjoys scuba diving
& snowboarding.
Liz Soames
Soft Tissue Therapist
Has own fitness & therapy clinic.
Lynn Sparrow
Nurse
Lynn lives in Cambridgeshire
and works as a nurse with
British Swimming.
PG: gold (SB6 breast – PR, ER), bronze
(4x50m free 20 pts relay tm) Athens GRE
Sep 04.
WCh: silver (100m breast), bronze (4x50m
free) ARG Dec 02; gold (SB6 100m breast),
bronze (200m IM, 4x50m med), 6th (400m
free), 9th (50m free) Durban RSA Dec 06.
Struck gold in SB6 100m breaststroke on
PG debut at Athens 04, setting a PR & ER in
the process. Medalled twice on GBR debut at
02 WCh. Set 50m breast WR at ASA Nats in
Manchester GBR Jul 03 & 100m breast short
course WR, Sheffield, 03. Underwent successful
kidney transplant operation in Feb 06 after
father donated kidney. With hopes of competing
at highest level under threat – made miraculous
comeback to win gold at 06 WCh, setting new
WR in process – his time of 1.27.04 beating old
rival Travis Mohr’s USA time of 1.28.12 set in
Minneapolis USA in 04. Sporting hero is Ian
Thorpe & enjoys watching TV, listening to music
& reading books in spare time.
Graham Edmunds
Lives: Swansea
Born: 22.09.74, Reading
Occupation: Pharmacist
Club: Swim Swansea
Coach: Billy Pye
Events: 50m free, 100m free
Category: SM10, S10, SB9
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: gold (4x100m free rel), 6th (S10 50m
free), 8th (100m back) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (34pt 4x100m free rel), 6th (50m
free) Durban RSA Dec 06.
1st selected for GBR in 04. Won PG gold in
4x100m free relay in Athens on his 30th
birthday. Qualified pharmacist, & member of
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB. Favourite
other sports are snowboarding & surfing.
WCh: 4th (100m breast), 5th (200m IM),
10th (50m free) Durban RSA Dec 06.
BCh: bronze (100m fly), 5th (100m breast),
6th (50m free), 8th (100m free) Sheffield GBR
Apr 08.
BR holder in 100m breast, 100m back & 200m
IM. Currently doing BTEC nat diploma in sports
science. 1st taste of sporting success was
winning gold at county Ch & achieving a nat
qualifying time aged 12. Relishing opportunity
to compete on biggest stage in world.
Jonathan Fox
Lives: St. Austell, Cornwall
Born: 30.05.91, Plymouth
Occupation: Student
Club: Newquay Cormorants
Coach: Phil Goldman
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
400m free, 100m back
Category: S7, SB7, SM7
Games attended: None
WCh: 4th (50m free) 5th (100m back & 400m
free) Durban RSA Dec 06.
GER Op: gold (jnr), silver (S7 200m back –
WR, heats) Berlin GER 06.
PWC: 4th (S7 50m free) Manchester GBR
May 08.
1st selected for GBR in 05 & makes PG debut
in Beijing. Set a new WR in S7 100m backstroke
Apr 08 at BCh and improved it in GER Op May
08. Can master Rubik’s cube in just 3 minutes.
Sean Fraser
Lives: Loanhead, Midlothian,
Scotland
Born: 30.04.90, Edinburgh
Occupation: Student
Club: Edinburgh Warrender
Baths Club
Coach: Laurel Bailey
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
100m back, 100m fly
Category: S9, SB8, SM9
Games attended: None
Swimming officials
CP WCh: gold (50m free, 100m free, 400m
free), silver (4x100m med rel & 4x100m free
rel), bronze (100m fly) Connecticut USA Jul 05.
Won 3 golds, 3 silvers & a bronze at 05
CP WCh. 1st major competition with GBR
tm was Danish Op in Mar 07 after making
GBR debut previous month. Has broken
BR in 100m back 3 times in 08. Also holds
BR in 50m free from Paralympic Trials
08. Enjoys bball, cross-training & running
& participates in higher PE at school.
Heather Frederiksen
Lives: Leigh, Lancashire
Born: 30.12.85, Billinge, Wigan
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Club: City of Salford
Coach: John Stoute
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
400m free, 100m back,
200m IM
Category: S6, SB6, SM6
Games attended: None
PWC: gold (S8 100m back – WR – 1.17.41)
Manchester GBR May 08.
BCh: gold (S8 50m free – BR & S8 100m free
– BR), silver (100m fly – BR) Sheffield GBR
Apr 08.
GER Op: gold (S8 400m free – ER), silver
(S8 50m back – ER) Berlin GER May 08.
Broke S8 400m freestyle ER with time
of 5.01.29 on day one of 08 BCh before
breaking S8 100m free BR twice in a day,
finishing with a time of 1.09.40. Set S8 100m
back WR at 08 PWC. Competing at 1st PG.
Kate Grey
Lives: Thornbury
Born: 25.01.89, Bristol
Occupation: Student
Club: University of Bath
Coach: Mark Skimming
Events: 100m breast, 200m IM
Category: S9
Games attended: None
Rhiannon Henry
Anthony Stickland
Lives: Montreal, Canada
Born: 20.05.87, Bridgend
Club: Swansea Performance
Coach: Sebastien Messier
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
400m free, 100m fly
Category: S13, SM13
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
Coach/Support Staff
Attending his 2nd PG & also
worked with the squad at the
06 IPC WCh, as well as last 4 Ger
Ops. Coaches Jim Anderson,
Mhairi Love & Andrew Lindsay.
PG: bronze (S13 100m fly & S13 400m free),
4th (S13 100m free & SM13 200m IM – BR), 6th
(S13 50m free – BR & S13 100m back) Athens
GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (4x100m free rel & 4x100m med
rel), silver (S13 100m fly), bronze (S13 100m
free 400m free & S13 200m IM), 4th (S13
50m free) ARG Dec 02; bronze (100m fly),
4th (400m free), 5th (100m free & 200m IM),
7th (50m free) Durban RSA Dec 06.
ECh: gold (S13 100m fly, S13 110m breast & S13
200m IM) Stockholm SWE Aug 01.
Sarah Starbuck
Team Manager
Took up role as World Class
Coordinator for Disability
Swimming 03, attended 04
PG & 06 IPC WCh.
Paul Wilson
Physiotherapist
Attending his 1st PG, attended 07
Danish Op, 06 Czech Op, & the
German Ops in 07 & 08.
CG: 4th (EADS 100m free for WAL), 8th
(EADS 50m free) Melbourne AUS Mar 06.
PWC: gold (S13 100m fly) Manchester GBR
May 08.
IBSA World Games: gold (S13 200m free,
S13 400m free, S13 800m free & S13 100m
fly), silver (S13 100m free & S13 200m IM)
Quebec CAN 03.
BCh: gold (100m fly – BR), silver (100m free –
BR) Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
GER Op: 4th (S13 400m free) Berlin GER
May 08.
1st selected for GBR at 01 ECh. Double bronze
medallist on PG debut in Athens when also
came away with BRs. Her S13 100m fly bronze
was GBR’s 1st in the pool in Athens. Competed
for WAL at CG in 02 & 06, just missing medal
in Melbourne in 4th. 1st sporting success was
gaining 5m swimming certificate. Sporting
heroes are Steve Redgrave & Michael Phelps.
Studied for 10 GCSEs & has 3 A-levels.
WCh: silver (34pt 4x100m med rel), 6th
(200m IM & 100m back) Durban RSA Dec 06.
PWC: 5th (50m free), 10th (100m free)
Manchester GBR 06.
BCh: 6th (200m IM) Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
1st selected for GBR in 03. Played at ablebodied county level in netball, athletics
& cross-country running. Studying coach
education & sports development degree at
Uni of Bath.
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Swimming team
Charlotte Henshaw
Liz Johnson
Lives: Mansfield/Stirling
Born: 16.01.87, Mansfield
Occupation: Student
Club: Nova Centurion/
Stirling Swim
Coach: Anthony Stickland
Events: 100m breast
Category: S8, SB6, SM8
Games attended: None
Lives: Rogerstone, Newport/
Swansea
Born: 03.12.85,
Newport, Gwent
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Club: Swim Swansea
Coach: Billy Pye
Events: 50m free, 50m fly, 100m breast
Category: S6, SB6, SM6
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
BCh: 4th (100m fly & 100m back) Sheffield
GBR Apr 08.
GER Op: silver (100m breast SB6) Berlin GER
May 08.
Swam as member of GBR tm at DEN Op Ch
in Esbjerg in 05 & now making PG debut in
Beijing. Set WR time in 50m breast at Scot
Ch Jun 08.
Sam Hynd
Lives: Kirkby in Ashfield
Born: 03.07.91,
Sutton in Ashfield
Occupation: Student
Club: Sutton in Ashfield/Nova
Centurion
Coach: Glenn Smith
Events: 50m free, 100m free, 400m free,
100m breast, 200m IM
Category: S8, SB8, SM8
Games attended: None
PWC: gold (S8 400m free – WR) Manchester
GBR May 08.
BCh: bronze (S8 100m free – BR & 200m S8
IM – ER) Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
GER Op: gold (S8 400m free – WR),
4th (S8 200m free – WR, heats) Berlin GER
May 08.
17-year-old swimmer making his PG debut in
Beijing. 1st selected for GBR in 04, 400m free
S8 ER holder as of Apr 08 & broke WR in
400m free S8 heat at 08 BCh with time of
4.32.92. Smashed 200m IM ER to win bronze
with time of 2.31.41 also at 08 BCh. Lowered
own WR at 08 PWC in S8 400m free. Broke
400m free WR twice through heats & fnls
of 08 GER Op with fnl time of 4.28.81.
Nickname is Salmon. Is a football & rugby fan.
PG: silver (SB6 100m breast), 5th (SM6 200m
IM) hts (S6 50m fly) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (100m breast, 20 pt 4x50m med
rel & 20pt 4x50m free rel), 4th (200m IM),
7th (50m fly) & 8th (50m free) Durban RSA
Dec 06.
ECh: 5th (200m IM S7) Stockholm SWE Aug 01.
PWC: 5th (50m free S6) Manchester GBR
May 06; 6th (SM6 200m IM) Manchester GBR
May 08.
Nicknamed the ‘lizard’, 1st selected for GBR
in 00, making PG debut in Athens. Broke ER
& BR for SB6 50 breast at Sheffield 06 WCh
& WR, ER & BR for 100m breast in Millfield
05. Competed at 02 CG. Winner of a Princess
Diana Achievement Award in 00. Has BSc in
business management, specialising in finance.
Favourite other sports are bball, tennis
& football & sporting heroes are Michael
Johnson & David Beckham.
Natalie Jones
Lives: Manchester
Born: 31.10.84, Colchester
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Colchester phoenix ASC
Coach: Mick Massey
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
50m fly, 200m IM
Category: S6, SM6, SB6
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: 6th (4x50m free), 9th (SB6 100m breast),
Sydney AUS Oct 00; gold (SM6 200m IM – WR
& 4x50m med 20pts rel tm), 5th (SB6 100m
breast & 100m back) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (4x50m free) bronze (SM6 200m
IM), 5th (SB6 100m breast, S6 100m back)
Mar Del Plata ARG Dec 02; gold (200m IM,
20pt 4x50 free & 20pt 4x50m med), silver
(100m free), 4th (100m back), 6th (50m free)
Durban RSA Dec 06.
PWC: silver (S6 50m free), 4th (100m free)
Manchester GBR May 06; gold (SM6 200m
IM) Manchester GBR May 06.
BCh: gold (S6 200m IM), bronze (S6 50m
free) Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
Competed at Sydney 00 PG aged 15, where
she was youngest GBR Paralympian, then
went on to win an impressive brace of golds
in Athens, including a WR & PR in the SM6
200m IM, beating GBR tm-mate Nyree Lewis
into 2nd. 200m IM Paralympic & World chp
& WR holder as of Feb 08. Girlfriend of Rik
Waddon, who is in GBR cycling tm for Beijing
08. Supports Chelsea FC & sporting heroes
are Tim Henman & David Beckham.
Sascha Kindred
Lives: Hereford
Born: 13.12.77, Munster,
Germany
Club: Leominster Kingfisher SC
Coach: Emma Patrick
Events: 50m free, 50m fly,
100m breast, 200m IM
Category: S6, SB7, SM6
Games attended: Three (Atlanta 96,
Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: silver (100m breast) Atlanta USA Aug 96;
gold (100m breast – PR & 200m IM – WR),
silver (4x100m med), bronze (4x50m free),
Sydney AUS Oct 00; gold (SM6 200m IM – PR
& SB7 100m breast – PR), bronze (4x50m free
20 pts relay tm), 6th (S6 50m fly) Athens GRE
Sep 04.
WCh: bronze (100m breast) MLT Nov 94;
silver (100m breast, 200m IM & 4x50m free),
bronze (4x100m med) NZ 98; gold (100m
breast, 200m IM & 4x100m med), bronze
(4x50m free) ARG Dec 02; gold (100m breast
& 200m IM), bronze (50m fly & 4x50m med
rel) Durban RSA Dec 06.
ECh: gold (100m breast) FRA Sep 95; gold
(SB7 100m breast), bronze (S6 50m free,
S6 100m free, S6 4x50m free & S6 4x50m
med rel S6) ESP 97; gold (SB7 100m breast,
SM6 200m IM & 4x100m med) silver (4x50
free) GER Aug 99;gold (SB7100m breast,
SM6 200m IM & SB7 4x100m med rel), silver
(S6 4x50m free rel & 4x50m med rel), bronze
(S6 50m fly) SWE 01.
PWC: gold (50m fly) Manchester GBR May 06;
gold (SM6 200m IM) Manchester GBR May 08.
BCh: gold (S6 50m fly – ER S6 & 200m IM
– WR) Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
GER Op: silver (SM6 200m IM) Berlin GER
May 08.
One of GBR’s outstanding Paralympians for
more than a decade, medalling at last 3 PG,
including back-to-back golds in the SM6 200m
IM and SB7 100m breast in Sydney & Athens.
Set PR to win both of his golds in Athens.
Aiming to complete an SM6 200m IM and SB7
100m breast hat-trick in Beijing. Achievements
at Sydney 00 PG included 2 ind golds & rel
bronze, with a WR on same day. Looks in good
shape in 08, smashing 200m IM WR in heat at
08 BCh before breaking it again in fnl to claim
gold with time of 2.43.09. Named Male Swimmer
of Yr at 02 WCh. Big Man Utd fan & his partner
is top GBR swimmer Nyree Lewis. Sascha
coaches the North West swim tm, with several
world class potential swimmers & is qualified
assistant teacher. Sporting heroes are
Michael Jordan & Carl Lewis.
Dervis Konuralp
Lives: London
Born: 27.09.80, London
Occupation: Property
Manager
Club: Green Borough Mariners
Coach: Kevin Arundell
Events: 100m fly, 100m breast,
200m IM
Category: S13, SB13, SM13
Games attended: Three (Atlanta 96,
Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: bronze (S13 50m free) Sydney AUS Sep
00; bronze (S13 200m IM), 6th (S13 100m fly),
7th (S13 100m free, S13 100m breast & S13 50m
free) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (4x50m free, 4x50m med,
4x100m free) ESP Aug 98; gold (4x100m med
& 4x100m free) silver (S13 100m breast) bronze
(S13 100 fly & S13 50m free) Mar Del Plata
ARG Dec 02.
ECh: gold (S13 100 free) silver (50m free)
bronze (200m free, 200m IM) ITA Aug 97;
gold (S13 100m free, S13 100m fly & 4x100m
free) silver (S13 50m free, SM13 200m IM &
4x100m med) GER Aug 99; gold (S13 100m fly,
S13 100m back, S13 50m free & 4x100m free)
silver (S13 50m free, SM13 200m IM & 4x100m
med) SWE Aug 01.
Diagnosed with eye condition called Macular
Dystrophy Stargardt’s aged 9, which caused
deterioration of vision in both eyes. Determined
to succeed despite his disability he had won
inter schools high jump competition within
1 yr & became London Ind Sailing chp. Took
up swimming & achieved one mile swimming
certificate following yr. Took break from
swimming after Athens 04 to concentrate on
studies but was inspired to return after it was
announced 2012 PG would be in London. 1st
selected for GBR in 96. Promotes sport & its
benefits & visits local schools, clubs & events
to tell his story. Would like to play a role in
family property developing business in future.
Has BSc in computer science. Enjoys learning
the piano, collecting coins & playing chess.
Nickname is ‘Derv’.
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Rachael Latham
Lives: Wigan
Born: 13.08.89, Billinge, Wigan
Occupation: Student
Club: Bolton Metro
Coach: Tony McGrail
Events: 100m back, 100m fly,
200m IM
Category: S8, SB8, SM8
Games attended: None
WCh: silver (34pt 4x100m med rel), bronze
(100m fly), 5th (100m back), 6th (50m free),
7th (200m IM) Durban RSA Dec 03.
PWC: 4th (100m fly – BR) Manchester GBR 06;
4th (100m back S8) Manchester GBR May 08.
BCh: 4th (100 fly & 100m back) Sheffield GBR
Apr 08.
GER Op: silver (S8 200m fly – ER) Berlin GER
May 08.
1st selected for GBR in 05 & makes PG debut
in Beijing.
Nyree Lewis
Lives: Hereford
Born: 21.09.80,
Rhonda Valley, Wales
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Club: Leominster Kingfisher SC
Coach: Emma Patrick
Events: 400m free, 100m
back, 100m breast, 200m IM
Category: S6, SB8, SM8
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: silver (100m back), bronze (SB5 100m
breast & 4x50m med rel), 4th (SM6 200m
IM) Sydney AUS Oct 00; gold (S6 100m back
– PR & 4x50m med), silver (SB5 100m breast
& SM6 200m IM), bronze (S6 400m free)
Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (100m back & 4x50m rel), silver
(100m breast & 200m IM) Mar Del Plata
ARG Dec 02; gold (100m back & 400m free),
bronze (200m IM), 5th (100m breast) Durban
RSA Dec 06.
ECh: silver (200m IM), bronze (100m back)
GER 99; gold (100m breast) silver (100m back,
200m IM & 4x50m med rel), bronze (4x50m
free) Stockholm SWE Aug 01.
PWC: silver (SM6 200m IM) Manchester GBR
May 08.
GER Op: gold (S6 200m back), silver (200m
IM), 5th (S6 400m free) Berlin GER May 08.
Makes her 3rd PG appearance after medalling
at both Sydney 00 & Athens 04. Celebrated her
24th birthday by winning S6 100m backstroke
gold in Athens. Has become one of GBR’s
outstanding athletes, her partner is another
swimmer, Sascha Kindred. 1st sporting success
was becoming Welsh chp in 87. Made GBR
debut in 99 at Braunchsweig GER ECh. Aspires
to work in sport in the future. Would most like
to meet David Beckham & Thierry Henry.
Andrew Lindsay
Lives: Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Born: 25.10.79,
Dunfermline, Scotland
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Club: INCAS/Stirling Swim
Coach: Anthony Stickland
Events: 400m free, 100m back
Category: S7, SB6, SM7
Games attended: Three (Atlanta 96,
Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: silver (S7 100m back) Atlanta USA Aug
96; gold (S7 100m back – WR); 7th (400m
free) Sydney AUS Oct 00; gold (S7 100m
back), 5th (400m free) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (S7 100m back) NZL 98 gold (S7
100m back), 7th (100m free) Mr Del Plata ARG
Dec 02; gold (S7 100m back), silver (S7 400m
free), 6th (S7 100m free) Durban RSA Dec 06.
ECh: gold (S7 100m back) FRA 95; gold
(S7 100m back, S7 400m free) ESP 97; gold
(S7 100m back) GER 99; gold (S7 100m back)
Stockholm SWE Aug 01.
PWC: gold (S7 100m back & 4x50m free),
5th (S7 50m free) Manchester GBR May 06.
GER Op: bronze (S7 200m back) Berlin GER
May 08.
Missed out on 100m back gold at Atlanta PG
to Eric Lindmann (FRA) by just 9/100th of
second, but put that disappointment behind
him to take the title at Sydney 00 & again
at Athens 04. Aiming to make it 3 in a row in
Beijing. 1st selected for SCO in 93 & made GBR
debut in 95 at ECh in Perpignan, France. Won
medals in wheelchair racing at school. Would
most like to meet Steve Redgrave. A massive
Celtic fan.
Mhairi Love
David Roberts
Lives: Lanark, Scotland
Born: 05.05.81,
Lanark, Scotland
Occupation: Part-time
Student & Swimmer
Club: Stirling
Coach: Anthony Stickland
Events: 100m free, 400m free
Category: S6, SB5, SM6
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
Lives: Pontypridd
Born: 25.05.80, Cardiff
Occupation: Athlete
Club: Swim Swansea
Coach: Billy Pye
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
400m free
Category: S7, SB7, SM7
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: silver; (S6 400m free & 4x50m free),
6th (S6 100m free), 8th (50m free) Athens
GRE Sep 04.
PG: gold (S7 50m free – WR, S7 100m free
– PR & 4x100m free – WR), silver (S7 100m
back, S7 400m free & 4x100m med), bronze
(4x50m free) Sydney AUS Oct 00; gold
(S7 400m free, S7 50m free, 100m free
– WR & 4x100m free 34 pts relay tm – WR),
silver (200m ind med) Athens GRE Sep 04.
PWC: 4th (S6 50m free), 8th (100m free)
Manchester GBR May 06.
Double silver medallist at Athens PG, beaten
for ind S6 400m free gold by Doramitzi
Gonzalez MEX, who set WR & PR.
Simon Miller
Lives: Littlehampton
Born: 10.06.86, Shoreham
Occupation: Swimmer
Club: Littlehampton SC
Coach: Kevin Wright
Events: 50m free, 100m free
Category: S9
Games attended: None
Competing for past 7 yrs, set 50m free S9
BR in Sheffield GBR with time of 26.98 at
BCh 08. Set BR for S9 100m free BCh 07 but
only held the record overnight before being
taken by James Crisp in the final. Has nat
diploma in construction. Likes rugby & boxing
away from swimming.
Stephanie Millward
Lives: Chippenham, Wiltshire
Born: 20.09.81, Saudi Arabia
Occupation: Works in credit
services for electrical company
Coach: Bernie Nickol
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
100m back, 100m fly
Category: S9
Games attended: None
PWC: bronze (S8 200m free) Manchester
GBR May 08.
GER Op: 5th (S8 50m back – WR, heats)
Berlin GER May 08.
Former able-bodied jnr, made return
to the sport 6 months ago, having been
diagnosed with multiple sclerosis shortly
before Sydney 00 PG. Boyfriend played
football for Bristol City.
WCh: gold (100m free, 50m free & 4x100m
med), silver (400m free), bronze (4x100m
free relay) ARG Dec 02; gold (50m free,
100m free, 400m free & 34pt 4x100m free),
silver (34pt 4x100m med), bronze (200m IM)
Durban RSA Dec 06.
ECh: gold (S7 50m free, S7 100m free,
4x100m free & 4x100m med) GER Aug 99;
gold (S7 50m free, S7 100m free, S7 400m
free, 4x100m med & 4x100m free), silver
(100m back).
CG: bronze (100m free) Manchester GBR 02;
bronze (100m free), 4th (50m free) Melbourne
AUS Mar 06.
PWC: gold (S7 50m free) Manchester GBR
May 08.
BCh: gold (S7 100m free & S7 200m IM) 04;
gold (S7 50m free & S7 100m free – WR)
Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
GER Op: bronze (200m free S7 – WR, heats
& 400m free S7) Berlin GER May 08.
One of outstanding performers in Athens,
winning 4 gold medals & 1 silver. Could
complete S7 50m free & 100m free hat-trick
in Beijing. Made remarkable start to int career,
winning 4 golds from 4 starts at 99 ECh,
followed by 3 golds, 3 silvers & 1 bronze at
PG debut in Sydney 00. Secured new WRs in
50m & 100m free S7 heats at 08 BCh before
breaking them again in the fnls & collecting
gold medals in both events. Has held WRs in
every event racing in after smashing 200m
free WR in heats of 08 German Op. WR holder
in 50m, 100m, 200m & 400m free as of May
08. Swam his fastest ever S7 400m free race
with time of 4.49.12 at 08 PG trials. Sporting
hero is JPR Williams & considers Tim Reddish
as biggest influence on career. Tip for the top
is to ‘live hard, train hard & always take it to
the max’. Enjoys watching rugby & socialising
in spare time.
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Swimming
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Eleanor Simmonds
Lauren Steadman
Lives: Aldridge/Swansea
Born: 11.11.94, Walsall
Occupation: Student
Club: Swansea Performance
Coach: Billy Pye
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
400m free, 50m fly, 200m IM
Category: S6, SB6, SM6
Games attended: None
Lives: Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire
Born: 18.12.92, Peterborough
Occupation: Student
Club: Kelly College
Coach: Robin Brew
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
400m free
Category: S9, SB9, SM9
Games attended: None
WCh: 6th (400m free), 7th (100m free & 50m
free), 8th (50m fly) Durban RSA Dec 06.
BCh: gold (S6 400m free – WR, ER, BR),
silver (200m IM), bronze (100m free – BR)
Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
GER Op: gold (S6 200m free youth),
silver (S8 400m free) Berlin GER May 08.
Youngest member of ParalympicsGB team in
Beijing, she doesn’t turn 14 until Nov 08. Broke
400m free S6 WR, ER & BR at 08 BCh with
time of 5.48.26 & 100m free BR with time
of 1.21.33. 1st selected for GBR in 06. Currently
studying at secondary school. Favourite sport
other than swimming is athletics.
Elizabeth Simpkin
Lives: Southport
Born: 11.08.94, Southport
Occupation: Student
Club: Southport SC
Coach: Alison Carney
Events: 100m back, 100m fly
Category: S9, SB8, SM9
Games attended: None
Disability Sport ENG Op: gold (4x100m med
rel – WR & 4x100m free rel – WR & 50m fly),
silver (100m fly), bronze (50m back) Sheffield
GBR Nov 07.
Competing for 5 yrs, won 5 medals & helped
North West tm smash 2 WRs at Nov 07
Disability Sport ENG Op. Athlete she most
looks up to is Sarah Storey (Bailey). Competes
in Beijing aged just 14.
Winner of BBC East Disabled Sports Personality
07 & represented GBR at 07 DEN Op, where
won a gold, 4 silvers & 2 bronze medals. Won
3 golds (multi-disability 50m, 100m free & 100m
back) & set 2 new records at 07 UK School
Games. Enjoys reading, cinema & shopping
with friends. Competes in triathlons, netball
& rounders & enjoys running.
Anthony Stephens
Lives: Swansea
Born: 09.07.86, Reading
Occupation:
Club: Swansea Performance
Coach: Billy Pye
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
200m free, 50m back
Category: S5, SB4, SM5
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: silver (S5 200m free), bronze (S5 50m
free, 100m free, 4x50m free 20 pts relay tm),
5th (SM5 200m IM), 7th (50m back) Athens
GRE Sep 04.
WCh: bronze (S5 200m free & 4x50m free),
8th (50m back) Mar Del Plata ARG Dec 02;
gold (200m free), bronze (50m free,
100m free & 4x50m med), 4th (50m back),
7th (50m fly) Durban RSA Dec 06.
ECh: silver (4x50m free & 4x50m med)
Stockholm SWE Aug 01.
PWC: bronze (S5 50m free), 5th (100m free)
Manchester GBR May 06; silver (S5 200m
free) Manchester GBR May 08.
DEN Op: gold (SM4 150m IM – WR) Mar 04.
GER Op: 8th (S5 200m free) Berlin GER
May 08.
1st selected for GBR in 01, he made his PG
debut in Athens, coming home with silver
& bronze medals. An advanced scuba diver,
enjoys rifle shooting & is a motor racing fan.
Matt Walker
Louise Watkin
Lives: Stockport
Born: 25.04.78, Stockport
Club: Marple
Coach: Colin Hood
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
50m fly, 200m IM
Category: S7, SM7, SB7
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
Lives: Merstham
Born: 13.08.92,
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation: Student
Club: Kelly College
Coach: Robin Brew
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
400m free, 100m breast, 200m IM
Category: S9, SB9, SM9
Games attended: None
PG: gold (4x100m free – WR), silver (50m
free), bronze (100m breast), Sydney AUS Oct
00; gold (4x100m free 34pts rel tm – WR, PR,
ER, BR), silver (100m free & 50m free), 6th
(50m fly), Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (50m free – WR) silver (4x50m
free) NZ Oct 98; gold (4x100m med rel) silver
(200m IM & 50m free) bronze (4x100m free)
Mar Del Plata ARG 02; gold (34pt 4x100m
free), bronze (50m free & 100m free),
5th (100m breast) Durban RSA Dec 06.
ECh: silver (50m free) bronze (50m fly,
4x50m free) ESP Aug 97; gold (4x100m free),
silver (50m free, 100m free & 4x50m free),
bronze (100m breast) GER 99; gold (4x100m
free rel), silver (50m free & 100m free),
bronze (100m breast) SWE 01.
CG: 8th (50m multi-disability free)
Manchester 02; bronze (50m free), 5th
(100m free) Melbourne AUS 06.
WCh: silver (34pt 4x100m med rel), 4th (100m
free), 5th (100m breast) 6th (50m free) 11th
(100m back) Durban RSA Dec 06.
PWC: silver (S9 100m free) Manchester GBR
May 08.
BCh: silver (50m free – ER) Sheffield GBR
Apr 08.
GER Op: silver (S9 200m free youth) Berlin
GER May 08.
Makes her PG debut in Beijing aged 16.
Finished one second off ER in S9 100m free
heat & broke 400m free ER in S9 category
with time of 4.49.78 at 08 BCh. Smashed
ER in heats for 200m S9 IM also at 08 BCh.
1st taste of sporting success was gaining
her 25m swimming badge. Enjoys running.
PWC: gold (S7 50m free & 4x50m free rel)
Manchester GBR 06; bronze (S7 50m free)
Manchester GBR May 08.
BCh: silver (S7 50m free & S7 100m free),
silver (S7 50m fly – BR) Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
Inspired by watching the Barcelona 92 OG on
TV, he was 1st selected for GBR in 96. Presented
with Queen’s Scout Award by Queen at Windsor
Castle in 99 & has honorary degree from
Manchester Uni. Winner of 06 Male Disabled
Swimmer of Yr, he has medalled at both of
his previous PG. A warranted cub scout leader
& fully certified swimming teacher who has
previously coached at Marple SC. Sporting
hero is Lance Armstrong. Is a Stockport
County FC fan.
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Danielle Watts
Matthew Whorwood
Lives: Denton, Oxon
Born: 13.10.80, Oxford
Occupation: Full-time Athlete
Club: City of Oxford
Coach: Eddie McCluskey
Events: 50m back (S2),
50m free (S3)
Category: S1
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
Lives: Newquay
Born: 07.12.89, Truro
Occupation: Student
Club: Newquay Comorants
Coach: Phil Goldman
Events: 50m free, 100m free,
400m free
Category: S6, SB6, SM6
Games attended: None
PG: 4th (100m free – WR), 6th (50m free –
WR & 50m back – WR) Sydney AUS Oct 00;
silver (S2 100m free), bronze (S2 50m free
& S2 50m back S2) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (S1 50m free, 100m free, 200m
free & 50m back) Durban RSA Dec 06.
ECh: gold (50m free, 50m back & 100m free
– all WR) GER Aug 99; gold (50m free, 100m
free, 200m free & 50m back) SWE Aug 01.
WCh: silver (200m IM & 400m free), 5th
(100m breast), 7th (50m free & 100m free)
Durban RSA Dec 06.
PWC: bronze (SM6 200m IM) Manchester
GBR May 08.
BCh: bronze (100m breast), 5th (200m IM)
Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
1st memory of sporting success was medalling
in 60m run at 98 Dwarf WCh. GBR debut came
in 05.
GER Op: gold (200m free) May 07.
Named 03 Swimming World Magazine’s
Disabled Female Swimmer after setting
4 WRs in 3 months, including S1 records
in 50m & 100m free at GER Op. Competes
in horse riding events at regional & nat level.
Took up swimming at college in Hants. Enjoys
socialising & going out with friends.
Robert Welbourn
Lives: Market Deeping
Born: 11.06.87, Chesterfield
Club: Lincoln Vulcans SC
Coach: Marc Spackman
Events: 100m free, 400m free,
100m fly, 200m IM
Category: S10, SB9, SM10
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
PG: gold (4x100m free 34 pts), silver (400m
free), 5th (100m free) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (34pt 4x100m free rel), silver
(400m free), 4th (100m free & 200m IM),
13th (50m free) Durban RSA Dec 06.
BCh: gold (S10 100m fly) Sheffield GBR Apr 08.
Returns to PG action after making debut
in Athens 4 yrs ago. Favourite other sport
is football.
Fran Williamson
Lives: Cambridge
Born: 16.06.85, Sunderland
Club: Colchester Phoenix
Events: 50m free, 50m back
Category: S3
Games attended: One
(Athens 04)
PG: silver (S3 50m free – BR, 50m back S3
& 4x50m free – BR), bronze (S3 100m free
– BR) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: gold (4x50m free), silver (50m free
& 50m back), bronze (100m free & 200m free)
Mar Del Plata ARG Dec 02; gold (50m back,
20pt 4x50m med rel, & 20pt 4x50m free rel),
silver (50m free & 200m free), 4th (100m
free) Durban RSA Dec 06.
ECh: bronze (S3 200m free & S3 4x50m
free), 4th (S3 50m back & S3 100m free)
Stockholm SWE Aug 01.
PWC: silver (S3 50m back) Manchester GBR
May 08.
1st selected for GBR at 01 ECh. Lived in MAW
for 5 yrs & is keen Sunderland AFC supporter.
Table tennis
Table tennis officials
Table tennis team
Will Bayley
Lives: Bradley Stoke, Bristol/
Groombridge, East Sussex
Born: 17.01.88, Poole, Dorset
Occupation: Professional
Table Tennis Player
Coach: Kevin Satchell
Category: Class 7
Games attended: None
US Op: bronze (ms class 6 & men’s tm class
6-7) Las Vegas USA 06.
SLO Op: gold (men’s tm class 6 with David
Wetherill) Kranjska Gora SLO May 07.
POL Op: gold (men’s tm class 6-7 with
Wetherill), silver (ms class 6) WladyslawowoCentniewo POL Jun 07.
CZE Op: bronze (men’s tm class 6
with Wetherill) Ostrava CZE Apr 07.
GER Op: gold (ms class 6), silver (men’s tm
class 6 with Wetherill) Wuppertal GER
Sep 07.
Lignano Master Op: gold (ms class 6 & men’s
tm class 6 with Wetherill) Lignano Sabbia
d’Oro ITA Sep 07.
9th Trofeo del Mediterraneo: gold (ms class
7 & men’s tm class 7 with Anthony Farrel
& Paul Karabardak) Agrigento ITA Dec 07.
Making PG debut in Beijing. Re-classified to
class 7 in Nov 07 from class 6, eventually
finishing 19th in world rankings for new
classification. Participated in 4 Op Ch in 07.
Part of the Bristol Table Tennis Academy at
Filton College, Bristol, began playing when
grandmother gave him table. Originally from
Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Is a keen actor & used
to attend the Brit School, Croydon.
Arnie Chan
Lives: Mansfield,
Nottinghamshire
Born: 27.05.57, Saigon,
Vietnam
Coaches: Stefan Trofan,
Greg Baker, Andrew Horsfield
& Steve Ward
Category: Class 3
Games attended: Five (Seoul 88, Barcelona
92, Atlanta 96, Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: bronze (tm) Seoul 88; bronze (singles)
Barcelona ESP Sep 92; qf (singles) Atlanta
USA Aug 96; rd of 16 (singles class 4) Sydney
AUS Oct 00; prelims (singles), group (tm
with Scott Robertson) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: bronze (tm with Philip Clayton) Assen
NED Jul 90.
ECh: bronze (tm with Robertson) Hillerod
DEN Oct 95; silver (tm with Mark Palmer)
Piestany SVK Jul 99; gold (men’s tm class 3
with James Rawson & Stefan Trofan), silver
(ms class 3) Lido di Jesolo ITA Sep 05; silver
(men’s tm class 3 with James Rawson)
Kranjska Gora SLO Oct 07.
IRL Op: gold (men’s tm class 3 with James
Rawson), bronze (men’s open wheelchair)
Dublin IRL 06; gold (ms class 3), silver (tm
with Rawson) 07.
SVK Op: gold (tm class 3 tm Rawson) Jun 07.
City of Liverpool Op: silver (men’s tm class
3) Liverpool GBR 06; gold (men’s tm class 3),
bronze (men’s open wheelchair) Liverpool
GBR Mar 08.
POL Op: bronze (men’s tm class 3)
Wladyslawowo-Cetniewo POL 06.
GER Op: bronze (men’s tm class 3) Wuppertal
GER Aug 07.
Vietnam born Arnie was injured by a gun-shot
& took up table tennis in 79. Is competing in
his 6th successive PG. A computer enthusiast.
Sue Gilroy
Lives: Barnsley
Born: 19.10.72, Barnsley
Occupation: Teacher
Coaches: Mick Travis, Stefan
Trofan & Greg Baker
Category: Class 4
Games attended: Two
(Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: prelims (ws class 4) Sydney Oct 00;
prelims (ws class 1-3) Athens GRE Sep 04.
Greg Baker
Coach
Best piece of advice ever given
is never give up when times are
hard. Has BA Hons in Coaching
& Sports Development.
Andrew Horsfield
Coach
Coached Disability Table Tennis
since Apr 00. Coached at Athens
04 PG & coach for ENG disability
table tennis tm at Manchester
02 CG.
Matthew Kenny
Coach
Born in Sheffield. Best advice is
to ‘stay healthy in body & mind’.
Sarah de Lacey Munday
Was osteopath/physiotherapist at
Athens 04 PG. Born in Singapore
& lives in Bedfordshire.
Steve Ward
Team Manager/
Performance Director
Experienced player with WAL
nat tm, winning 25 nat titles.
Competed at 5 WCh, 5 ECh
& 4 CG. Tm manager & coach
at Athens.
WCh: qf (singles) Taipei CHN Aug 02; bronze
(ws class 4) Montreux SUI Sep 06.
World tm Cup: silver (tm) (with Joy Gerber,
Cathy Mitton) Roermond NED Jul 02.
ECh: qf (singles), bronze (tm) Frankfurt GER
Jul 01; silver (singles) Zagreb CRO Jun 03;
gold (ws class 4), bronze (ws class 4) Lido
di Jesolo ITA Sep 05.
CG: gold (ws) Manchester GBR Jul 02; gold
(ws class 1-5) Melbourne AUS Mar 06.
SVK Op: gold (ws class 4), silver (women’s tm
class 3-4) Piestany SVK 06; bronze (ws class
4 & wd class 4, with Claire Robertson) Piestany
SVK Jun 07.
POL Op: gold (women’s singles class 4)
Wladyslawowo-Cenniewo POL 06.
Has been in wheelchair since the age of 18
& took up the sport 2 yrs later. Dominated
women’s wheelchair table tennis at Manchester
02 CG, dropping 1 set in 7 matches on way to
gold, retaining title 4 yrs later in Melbourne.
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Inspired by parents, especially her father,
who died recently after long battle with
cancer. Proudest moment is when he fought
to be released from hospital to witness her
win CG gold in 06, even though he was
gravely ill. Sue has a degree in business
studies, a PGCE in counselling & is qualified
accountant. Named Sport ENG Yorkshire
disabled sports personality 07. Hobbies
are swimming & reading.
Paul Karabardak
ECh: silver (ws class 1-2) Stockholm SWE Aug
97; gold (ws class 2) Piestany SVK Jul 99;
silver (ws class 1-2) Frankfurt GER Jul 01;
bronze (ws class 2) Zagreb CRO Jun 03;
silver (ws class 1-2) Lido di Jesolo ITA Sep 05;
bronze (ws class 1-2 & women’s tm class 2-3)
Kranjska Gora SLO Oct 07.
CG: sf (ws class 1-5) Manchester GBR Jul 02;
bronze (ws class 1-5) Melbourne AUS Mar 06.
IRL Op: bronze (ws class 1-2 & women’s tm
class 3 with Sara Head) Dublin IRL Apr 07.
Lives: Swansea, Wales
Born: 03.10.85, Swansea
Coaches: Ryan Jenkins,
Stephen Jenkins & Steve Ward
Category: Class 7
Games attended: None
SVK Op: silver (ws class 1-2) Piestany SVK
Jun 07.
ECh: bronze (men’s tm class 7 with David
Hope) Frankfurt GER Jul 01.
Cathy took up table tennis through the Polio
Fellowship. Has been competing at int level
for past 7 yrs. Husband is former Paralympic
athlete, Keith Mitton. Named 00 Disability
Sport ENG Sports Personality of Yr for Yorks
& Humberside. Enjoys reading, going to the
theatre, cinema & rock concerts.
NOR Op: bronze (ms class 7) Oslo
NOR 05.
US Op: silver (men’s tm class 6-7 with David
Wetherill), bronze (ms class 7) Las Vegas USA
Dec 05; gold (ms class 7 & men’s tm class 6-7
with Anthony Farrel) Las Vegas USA Dec 06.
SLO Op: silver (ms class 7 & men’s tm class 7)
Kranjska Gora SLO May 07.
CZE Op: silver (men’s tm class 7 with Farrel)
Ostrava CZE Apr 07.
Ligano Master Op: gold (men’s tm class 7),
silver (men’s singles class 7) Ligano Sabbia
d’Oro ITA 07.
9th Trofeo del Mediterraneo: gold (men’s
tm class 7 with Farrel), bronze (ms class 7)
Agrigento ITA Sep 07.
US Op: gold (men’s tm class 6-7), silver (ms
class 7 with Wetherill) Chicago USA Dec 07.
SLO Op: silver (ws class 1-2) Lasko SLO 06.
GER Op: bronze (ws class 1-2) Wuppertal GER
Sep 07.
Dzaier Neil
Lives: London
Born: 01.07.57, Algeria
Occupation: Social Worker
Coaches: Andrew Horsfield
& Steve Ward
Category: Class 2
Games attended: One (New
York & Stoke Mandeville 84)
PG: gold (TT wd), silver (TT ws), gold
(athletics – javelin – WR), bronze (athletics
– shot), bronze (swimming – med rel) Stoke
Mandeville & New York USA 84.
WCh: gold (tm), silver (ws) Brisbane AUS 87.
Competed at 2 WChs, an ECh bronze medal
winner & Brit class 7 chp for last 7 yrs. Enjoys
rock music, driving & watching TV.
ECh: bronze (women’s tm class 4 with Claire
Harris & Sue Gilroy) Lido di Jesolo ITA Sep 05.
Cathy Mitton
NOR Op: gold (women’s tm class 3-5) Oslo
NOR 03.
Lives: York
Born: 30.11.56, Leeds
Occupation: Data Officer
Coaches: Stuart Wallis
& Steve Ward
Category: Class 2
Games attended: Two
(Sydney 00 & Athens 04)
PG: bronze (ws class 1-2), 4th (tm with Lynne
Riding) Sydney AUS Oct 00; bronze (ws class
1-2), 3rd (women’s tm class 1-3) Athens GRE
Sep 04.
WCh: silver (ws class 1-3) Paris FRA Oct 98;
gold (ws class 1-2), silver (women’s tm class
1-3) Taipei CHN Aug 02; bronze (ws class 1-2)
Montreux SUI Sep 06.
IRL Op: silver (ws class 2) Dublin IRL 03.
HUN Op: silver (wd class 1-5), bronze
(women’s tm class 1-5) Budapest HUN 05.
Liverpool Op: bronze (ws class 1-2 & women’s
tm class 3 with Sarah Head) Liverpool GBR
Mar 08.
Was left disabled following a shooting accident
when nine months old, excellent sporting
all-rounder who represented GBR at the 84
PG, medalling in athletics, swimming & table
tennis competitions. Filled in on backstroke
leg of med rel as another swimmer was ill.
Just missed table tennis tm for Athens 04.
Also won WCh gold in javelin & silver in shot
in 80s & is ECh medallist in table tennis & field
athletics events. Competent swimmer during
teens. Took a break from sport, returning in
02, concentrating on table tennis & has since
competed at WCh, ECh & WCs. Uncle was Chief
Justice of Fiji & was knighted. Cycles 20 miles
a week on a handcycle in local park. Relishing
opportunity of playing table tennis in home
of the sport at Beijing 08.
James Rawson
Lives: Toton, Nottinghamshire
Born: 07.07.65, Newark
Occupation: HR Pay Clerk
Coaches: Greg Baker, Stefan
Trofan, Gordon Fearn
& Steve Ward
Category: Class 3
Games attended: Five (Seoul 88,
Barcelona 92, Atlanta 96, Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
PG: gold (tm) Barcelona ESP 92, bronze (ms
& tm) Atlanta USA Aug 96, silver (tm class 3
with Stefan Trofan & Neil Robinson), qf (ms
class 3) Sydney AUS Oct 00; silver (tm class 3
with Robinson & Trofan) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: silver (tm with Robinson), bronze (ms)
Taipei CHN Aug 02.
ECh: silver (tm) SWE 97; gold (tm), silver (md)
bronze (ms) SVK 99; silver (tm with Robinson
& Trofan) Frankfurt GER Jul 01; gold (tm with
Robinson) Zagreb CRO Jun 03; gold (tm)
Jesolo ITA 05; silver (men’s class 3 with Arnie
Chan) Kranjska Gora SLO Oct 07.
IRL Op: gold (ms & tm) Dublin IRL Apr 04;
bronze (ms) May 07.
SVK Op: gold (tm class 3 with Arnie Chan)
Piestany SVK Jun 07.
SLO Op: gold (ms & class 3 tm with Chan)
Kranjska Gora SLO May 07.
Has been competing in table tennis for 23
yrs after sustaining an injury in road traffic
accident. Beijing is his 6th successive PG.
Hobbies are watching Nottingham Forest
& driving. Admires achievements of Formula
One driver Lewis Hamilton.
Neil Robinson
Lives: Bridgend, South Wales
Born: 23.07.58, Bridgend
Occupation: Local
Government Officer
Coaches: Steve Ward
& Ryan Jenkins
Category: Class 3
Games attended: Six (Stoke Mandeville 84,
Seoul 88, Barcelona 92, Atlanta 96, Sydney
00 & Athens 04)
PG: bronze (tm) Seoul 88; gold (tm), silver
(ms) Barcelona ESP 92; silver (ms) bronze
(tm) Atlanta USA Aug 96; silver (tm class 3
with James Rawson & Sfefan Trofan), qf (ms
class 3) Sydney AUS Oct 00; silver (tm class 3
with Rawson & Trofan) Athens GRE Sep 04.
WCh: silver (tm) Taipei CHN Aug 02, bronze
(singles) Montreux SUI Sep 06.
ECh: silver (tm) bronze (ms) AUT 89; gold
(singles) Hillerod DEN Oct 95; gold (tm with
Rawson & Trofan), silver (doubles), bronze
(ms) Jul SVK 99; silver (tm with Rawson
& Trofan) Frankfurt GER Jul 01; gold (tm with
Rawson) Zagreb CRO Jun 03; bronze (men’s
tm class 5 with Scott Robertson) Lido di
Jesolo ITA Jul 05.
IRL Op: silver (ms class 3 & men’s tm class
4-5) Dublin IRL 06; silver (men’s tm class
5 with Scott Robertson) Dublin IRL Apr 07.
POL Op: gold (ms class 1-3), silver (men’s tm
class 3 with Rawson) Wladyslawowo-Cetniewo
POL Jun 07.
GER Op: gold (men’s singles class 3), bronze
(men’s tm class 5) Wuppertal GER 06; bronze
(men’s singles class 3) Wuppertal GER Sep 07.
Competing at 7th PG. Began playing as
part of rehabilitation for spinal injury
& been competing for 28 yrs. Enjoys
cooking & watching rugby union, supporting
Bridgend Rugby Club. AAD & HND in business
management. Sporting hero is Sir Ian Botham.
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Claire Robertson
Lives: Deeside, Flintshire,
North Wales
Born: 25.08.75, Neath,
South Wales
Occupation: Table Tennis
Player
Coaches: Neil Powell
& Greg Baker
Category: Class 4
Games attended: None
ECh: bronze (women’s tm class 4 with Sue
Gilroy) Frankfurt GER 01; bronze (women’s
tm class 4 with Dzaier Neil & Gilroy) Lido
di Jesolo ITA Sep 05.
IRL Op: bronze (women’s tm class 4-5) Dublin
IRL 04; silver (women’s tm class 2-5) Dublin
IRL 05; bronze (women’s tm class 5) Dublin
IRL Apr 07.
Liverpool Op: silver (women’s tm class 4
with Gilroy) Liverpool GBR Mar 08.
CRO Op: bronze (women’s tm class 4
with Gilroy) Pula CRO Dec 07.
Lignano Master Op: bronze (women’s
tm class 4) Lignano Sabbia d’Orro ITA 07.
SVK Op: bronze (women’s tm class 4
with Gilroy) Piestany SVK Jun 07.
Married to Scott Robertson, who is also
part of Beijing 08 table tennis squad. Been
competing for last 16 yrs. Sporting heroes
are Kelly Holmes & Lance Armstrong.
Describes herself as ‘fun, loveable & cheeky’.
Scott Robertson
Lives: Deeside, Flintshire,
North Wales
Born: 23.06.76, Mancot,
Flintshire
Occupation: Clerical Assistant
Coaches: Neil Powell
& Greg Baker
Category: Class 5
Games attended: Two (Sydney 00
& Athens 04)
ECh: bronze (tm) DEN Oct 95; bronze (men’s
tm) Lido di Jesolo ITA Sep 05.
GBR Op: silver (singles), Cardiff GBR 01;
bronze (tm & ms), Cardiff GBR Jun 02.
IRL Op: gold (singles & tm) Dublin IRL Apr
04; bronze (ms class 5) Dublin IRL 05; silver
(men’s open wheelchair & men’s tm class
4-5), bronze (ms class 4-5) Dublin IRL 06;
silver (ms & men’s tm class 5) Dublin IRL 07.
Liverpool Op: gold (men’s tm class 5) 06.
GER Op: bronze (men’s tm class 5)
Wuppertal GER 06.
POL Op: bronze (men’s tm class 4-5)
Wladyslawowo POL 06.
NOR Op: bronze (men’s tm class 5)
Oslo NOR 05.
SLO Op: silver (men’s singles class 5) Lasko
SLO 06; silver (men’s tm class 5) Kranjska
Gora SLO Apr 07.
CRO Op: bronze (men’s tm class 5 with
James Rawson) Pula CRO 07.
Could not play football at school, so a teacher
encouraged him to take up table tennis & has
not looked back since. Enjoys films, relaxing
with family, TV, playing snooker & supporting
Newcastle Utd FC. Married to Claire Robertson,
who is also part of GBR tm at Beijing 08.
Sporting philosophy is ‘who dares wins’.
David Wetherill
Lives: Torpoint, Cornwall
Born: 22.12.89, Plymouth
Occupation: Student
Coach: Paul Whiting
Category: Class 6
Games attended: None
POL Op: gold (men’s tm class 6-7 with Will
Bayley) Wladyslawowo-Cetniewo POL Jun 07.
SLO Op: gold (men’s tm class 6 with Bayley)
Kanjska Gora SLO Apr 07.
Liverpool Op: silver (men’s tm class 6)
Liverpool GBR Mar 08.
US Op: bronze (men’s tm class 6-7) Las Vegas
USA 06; gold (ms class 6 & men’s tm class 6-7
with Paul Karabardak) Chicago USA Dec 07.
GER Op: silver (ms class 6) Wuppertal GER
06; silver (men’s tm class 6 with Will Bayley)
Wuppertal GER Aug 07.
CZE Op: bronze (men’s tm class 6 with
Bayley) Ostrava CZE Apr 07. 9th
Trofeo del Mediterraneo: gold (ms class 6),
silver (men’s tm class 6) Agrigento ITA
Dec 07.
A sixth form student from Torpoint, Cornwall,
making his PG debut. 4 yrs competitive
experience aged just 18. Ranked 11th in world
as of Feb 08. Enjoys rowing, swimming
& cycling. Motto is ‘pain is temporary, quitting
is forever’. Has Beijing 08 tattoo on rear
left shoulder.
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Jamie Burdekin
SUI Op: qf (ms) Geneva SUI Aug 07.
Lives: Liverpool
Born: 10.12.79, Liverpool
Occupation: Tennis Player
Club: Trains Wirral
Tennis Centre
Coach: Vicky Basnett
Event: Quad singles & doubles
Games attended: None
GBR Op: last 16 (ms) Nottingham, GBR Jul 07.
FRA Op: gold (qd with Peter Norfolk),
sf (qs) Antony FRA Jun 08.
Florida Op: silver (qd with Norfolk)
Boca Raton USA Apr 08.
Pensacola Op: silver (qd with Norfolk)
Pensacola Florida USA Apr 08.
Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis Tournament:
sf (ms), Cardiff GBR Oct 07.
ESP Op: qf (ms) Madrid ESP Sep 07.
World ranked No.34 in ms Jun 08.
World ranked No.49 in md Jun 08.
Peter Norfolk
Lives: Alton, Hampshire
Born: 13.12.60, London
Occupation: Athlete & Partner
in specialist mobility company
Club: Trains Aldershot TC
& Nat Tennis Centre
Coach: John Bozas
Event: Quad singles and doubles
Games attended: One (Athens 04)
Tennis officials
Lynda Daley
Physiotherapist
Worked with wheelchair
tennis since 97, has also held
appointments with nat governing
bodies for women’s hockey and
weightlifting. Currently lead
physiotherapist for EIS in East
Midlands. Attended 04 PG, 96
and 00 OG and 94, 98, 02 and
06 CG. Team ENG’s Chief Physio
at the 02 and 06 CG.
Dawn Newbery
JPN Op: gold (qs) 04, 05 & 06, Fukuoka, JPN.
Team Manager
Dawn has led the GBR Paralympic
Tennis Team since 92 as both
a manager and coach. Married
to Steve, they now have a little
girl called Zoe. In her spare time
Dawn still plays county tennis and
has an interest in photography
and forensic science.
Sardinia Op: sf (qs) Sardinia ITA May 08.
GBR Op: gold (qs) 03, 05 & 06
Nottingham GBR.
Geraint Richards
US Op: sf (qd with Norfolk) San Diego USA
Sep 07.
US Op: gold (qs) 01, 03, 04 & 06 San
Diego USA.
US Op: gold (qs 2nd draw), silver (qd with
Norfolk) San Diego USA Oct 06.
US Op (Grand Slam): gold (qs), Flushing
Meadows NY Sep 07.
Tahoe Donner Int: gold qs, Truckee California
USA Oct 04.
WCh Tennis Singles Masters: gold (qs)
Amsterdam NED 06.
World ranked No.12 in qs Jun 08. World
ranked No.4 in qd Jun 08. Two-time Nat
qs chp.
WCh Tennis Doubles Masters: gold (qd with
Sarah Hunter – CAN) Brescia ITA 03 & 04.
Sydney Int Op: reached unf fnl (qd with
Norfolk – (beat Wagner and Nick Taylor
(USA) in sf) Sydney, AUS Feb 08.
NZL Op: sf (qs) Christchurch NZL Feb 08.
Queensland Op: gold (qs) Caloundra AUS
Feb 08.
JPN Op: rd of 16 (qs), silver (qd with Norfolk)
Fukuoka JPN May 08.
Alex Jewitt
Lives: Dronfield, Derbyshire
Born: 05.08.76, Sheffield
Occupation: Tennis Player
Club: Trains Graves Tennis
Centre, Sheffield
Coaches: John Pankhurst
& Martyn Whait
Event: Men’s singles & doubles
Games attended: None
NW Challenge: gold (md with Gordon Reid)
Preston GBR Mar 08.
GBR Op: gold (md 2nd draw with Gordon
Reid) Nottingham GBR Jul 07.
NZ Op: sf (md with Shaun Regan – GBR)
Christchurch NZ Jan 08.
PG: gold (qs), silver (qd with Mark Eccleston)
Athens GRE Sep 04.
AUS Op: gold (qs) 04 & 08, Melbourne, AUS.
FRA Op: gold (qs) & gold (qd with Jamie
Burdekin) Antony FRA Jun 08.
Coach – Junior players
First became involved with
wheelchair tennis while Manager
of the Welsh Nat Tennis Centre.
Became GBR Wheelchair Tennis
Nat Jnr Coach in 05 and has
enjoyed great success since.
Interested in all sports, especially
golf. Current Tennis Wales Coach
of the Yr. Beijing is his first PG.
Florida Op: gold (qs) & silver (qd with
Burdekin) Boca Raton USA Apr 08.
Pensacola Op: silver (qd with Burdekin)
Pensacola Florida USA Apr 08.
WCh Tennis Singles Masters: silver (qs)
Amsterdam, NED 07.
Made history at Athens PG, becoming 1st GBR
player to win a PG tennis medal. Did it in style
winning qs gold & qd silver. Partner Jamie
Burdekin in qd in Beijing. World ranked No.2 in
qs behind David Wagner (USA) Jun 08. World
ranked No.3 in qd Jun 08. He is co-founder
& partner in Equipment for the Physically
Challenged, a specialist mobility company.
NE Wheelchair Tennis Tournament: sf (ms)
Sunderland GBR Mar 08.
POL Op: qf (ms) Plock POL Jun 08.
Queensland Op: sf (ms) Caloundra AUS Feb 08.
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Stephanie Trill
David Phillipson
Gordon Reid
Coach – Quad players
Eastbourne-based former coach
of Kimberly Blake (nee Dell), who
was women’s singles semi-finalist
in the Sydney PG 00. Became Nat
Wheelchair Tennis Quad coach in
06. Plays county tennis for Sussex.
All-round sports enthusiast, but
especially enjoys golf.
Lives: Bingham,
Nottinghamshire
Born: 01.01.89, Huntingdon,
Cambs
Occupation: Tennis Player
& Coach
Club: Trains Loughborough TC
& Nottingham TC
Coach: Martyn Whait
Events: Men’s singles & doubles
Games attended: None
Lives: Helensburgh, Argyll
& Bute
Born: 02.10.91, Alexandra,
Scotland
Occupation: Tennis Player
Club: Trains Scottish nat
Tennis Centre Stirling
Coach: Karen Ross
Event: Men’s singles & doubles
Games attended: None
Martyn Whait
Coach – Men
Loughborough-based tennis
coach, became Men’s Nat
Wheelchair Tennis Coach in 00
and attended Sydney and Athens
PG. Other interests including golf
& extreme sports.
Laura Wolfenden
Coach – Women
Involved in tennis for many
yrs, both as a player and a
Performance Tennis Coach.
Became Women’s Nat Wheelchair
Tennis Coach in 05 and has
attended four World Tm Cups.
Beijing will be her first PG.
Currently studying for a PhD
in sport psychology at Leeds
Metropolitan Uni.
Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis Tournament:
gold (ms), Cardiff GBR Oct 06 and Oct 07
(beat Jayant Mistry final 07).
Int Wheelchair Tennis Jnr Masters: silver
boys’ singles Feb 08 and gold boys’ doubles
(with Gordon Reid) Tarbes, FRA Feb 07.
Int Wheelchair Tennis Jnr Masters: gold
boys’ singles Feb 08 and boys’ doubles (with
David Phillipson) Feb 07 and (with Gustavo
Fernandez – ARG) Feb 08 Tarbes, FRA.
GBR Op: gold (ms 2nd draw) Nottingham
GBR Jul 06.
NW Challenge: silver (ms) & (md with Gordon
Reid) Preston GBR Mar 07.
NW Challenge: gold (ms) & (md with David
Phillipson) Preston GBR Mar 07; gold (ms)
& (md with Alex Jewitt) Mar 08.
Pensacola Op: gold (ms 2nd draw) Pensacola,
Florida USA Apr 07.
Sion Indoor: gold (ms 2nd draw) Sion, SUI
Feb 08.
GBR Op: silver (ms 2nd draw) Nottingham
GBR Jul 06; rd of 16 (ms) main draw Jul 07.
Biel-Bienne Indoor: gold (md with Laszlo
Farkas – HUN) & sf (ms), Bien SUI Mar 08.
NE Wheelchair Tennis Tournament: silver
(ms) & (md with Gordon Reid) Sunderland
GBR Mar 08.
NE Wheelchair Tennis Tournament:
gold (ms) & silver (md with David Phillipson)
Sunderland GBR Mar 08.
ESP Op: silver (ms) Madrid, ESP, Sep 07.
SA Op: silver (md with Yoshinobu Fujimoto –
JPN) & qf (ms) Pretoria RSA Dec 08.
Nottingham Indoor: qf (ms), Nottingham GBR
Nov 07.
AUS Op: rd of 16 (ms) & qf (md) (with Niclas
Larsson – SWE), Melbourne AUS Jan 08.
Sydney Int Op: rd of 16 (ms) Sydney AUS
Feb 08.
Florida Op: qf (ms), Boca Raton, Florida USA
Apr 08.
Played tennis for 10 yrs, previously a GBR
jnr bball player. World ranked No.25 in ms
Jun 08. World ranked No.48 in md Jun 08.
Became GBR men’s No.1 Mar 08, breaking 14
yr reign of now retired four-time Paralympian
Jayant Mistry. Celebrates his 20th birthday
next New Yr’s Day.
L’ile de Re Op: gold (md with Jayant Mistry)
& qf (ms) L’ile de Re FRA Sep 07.
Pensacola Op: rd of 16 (ms) Pensacola Florida
USA Apr 08.
World ranked No.36 in ms Jun 08. World
ranked No.27 in md Jun 08. World ranked
No.2 jnr boys’ singles Jun 08. Became
Britain’s youngest ms Nat chp May 07, aged
15. Gordon was among the 10 shortlisted
finalists for the BBC Young Sports Personality
of the Yr in 06. Aged just 16 when competes
in Beijing.
Lucy Shuker
Lives: Taunton, Somerset
Born: 28.05.80, Doha, Qatar
Occupation: Tennis Player
Club: Trains Blackbrook
Pavillion TC, Taunton
Coach: Natalie Ayton
Event: Women’s singles
& doubles
Games attended: None
Swiss Op: sf (ws – beat world No.2 Florence
Gravellier – FRA) & sf (wd – with Annick
Sevenans –BEL) Geneva SUI Aug 07.
GBR Op: qf (ws), sf (wd with Sharon Walraven
NED) Nottingham GBR Jul 07.
FRA Op (Grand Slam): sf (ws & wd) Jun 07;
qf (ws) sf (wd with Florence Gravellier – FRA)
Jun 08 Roland Garros Paris FRA.
PTR Ch: gold (wd – with Daniela
di Toro – AUS).
US Op: rd of 16 (ws) qf (wd with Walraven)
San Diego USA Sep 07.
AUS Op: qf (ws) sf (wd with di Toro)
Melbourne AUS Jan 08.
Sydney Int: sf (wd with di Toro) Sydney AUS
Feb 08.
NZL Op: rd of 16 (ws), silver (wd with di Toro)
Christchurch NZL Feb 08.
NE Wheelchair Tennis Tournament:
gold (ws) Sunderland GBR Mar 08.
Florida Op: rd of 16 (ws) sf (wd with Gravellier
– FRA) Boca Raton USA Apr 08.
JPN Op: qf (ws) Fukuoka JPN May 08.
Biel-Bienne Indoor: gold (ws) & gold (wd – with
Agnieszka Bartczak – POL), Bien SUI Feb 07.
Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis Tournament:
qf (ms) Cardiff GBR Oct 07.
World ranked No.53 ms Jun 08. World ranked
No.68 in md Jun 08. Kevin earned his place
in Beijing by reaching the rd of 16 at the
JPN Op in May 08 in the final week of the
qualification window.
Jordanne Whiley
Lives: Halesowen,
West Midlands,
Born: 11.06.92, Birmingham
Occupation: Tennis Player
& Student
Club: Billesley TC
& Blossomfield TC
Coach: Claire Williamson
Event: Women’s singles & doubles
Games attended: None
Int Wheelchair Tennis Jnr Masters: gold
girls’ singles and girls’ doubles (with Louise
Hunt – GBR) Tarbes FRA Feb 07 & Feb 08.
CZE Indoor: gold (ws) & gold (wd – with
Bartczak – POL) Prague CZE Dec 06.
NW Challenge: gold (ws) and (wd with Hunt)
Preston GBR Mar 07; gold (ws) and (wd with
Debbie Thomas – GBR) Mar 08.
WCh Tennis Doubles Masters: silver (wd
with Korie Homan – NED) Brescia ITA Nov 06.
Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis Tournament: gold
(ws & wd, with Hunt) GBR Oct 06 & Oct 07.
County standard badminton player before
injured in motorbike accident aged 21. World
ranked No.10 in ws Jun 08.
Sion Indoor: gold (ws – beat three world top
20 players in succession) Sion SUI Feb 08.
Kevin Simpson
NE Wheelchair Tennis Tournament: sf (ws)
Sunderland GBR Mar 08.
Lives: Linlithgow,
West Lothian
Born: Falkirk, 31.08.77
Occupation: Tennis Player
Club: Trains Scottish nat
Tennis Centre Stirling
Coach: Karen Ross
Event: Men’s singles & doubles
Games attended: None
ESP Op: gold (ms 2nd draw) Madrid, ESP Sep
07. SA Op gold (ms 2nd draw) Pretoria, RSA
Dec 07.
East London Op: gold (ms 2nd draw) East
London RSA Nov 07.
Birkesdorf Op: silver (ws) Doren GER Jun 07.
Pensacola Op: rd of 16 (ws), qf (wd with
Lucy Shuker) Pensacola Florida USA Apr 08.
Florida Op: rd of 16 (ws), Boca Raton Florida
USA Apr 08.
World ranked No.46 in wd Jun 08. World
ranked No.4 jnr girls’ singles Jun 08.
Became Britain’s youngest ws nat chp May 07,
aged 14. Beat Lucy Shuker (world No.10) to
retain nat title May 08. Dad Keith competed in
four sports at the 84 New York PG, winning
100m gold on the athletics track. World ranked
No.30 in ws Jun 08. Announcement of selection
for Beijing made day after her 16th birthday.
Windsor Classic: silver (ms) and (md – with
Yann Mathieu CAN) Ontario, CAN Mar 08.
Florida Op: gold (md 2nd draw – with Niclas
Larsson – SWE) Boca Raton USA Apr 08.
JPN Op: rd of 16 (ms) Fukuoka JPN May 08.
NE Wheelchair Tennis Tournament: qf (ms)
Sunderland GBR Mar 08.
Queensland Op: qf (ms) Caloundra AUS
Jan 08.
NW Challenge: qf (ms) Preston GBR Mar 07.
116 | 117
Core support staff
Mike Brace
Sian Davies
Head of Delegation
GBR cross-country skier at 1st Winter PG in
76 before representing country at 3 WChs,
5 further PGs & 2 EChs. Has also completed
2 London marathons, 2 ski marathons
& 125-mile Devizes to Westminster Canoe
marathon. Chef de Mission at 98 Winter PG,
Head of Delegation at Salt Lake City Winter
PG in 02 & Athens 04 PG. Mike is Chairman
of the ParalympicsGB Board of Directors. He
is also Chief Exec of Vision 2020 UK & board
member of London 2012.
Press Officer
Worked as a local news journalist before
joining ParalympicsGB in Feb 06 as first
in-house Press Officer. Worked at press
centre for 06 World Rowing Ch and 06
Boat Race.
Tim Barnett
Press Officer
Worked as Press Assistant to ParalympicsGB
at Athens 04 PG. An experienced sports
writer & editor has contributed to most of
Britain’s nat newspapers & several sports
magazines. Worked at 02 CG as Press Officer
as well as at 04 OG in Athens & 06 Winter OG
in Turin.
Penny Briscoe
Deputy Chef de Mission, Performance
Joined ParalympicsGB in 01 as Performance
Manager, before taking on role of Director
of Performance Services in 02. Former int
canoeist between 83 & 95 before retiring
through injury. Worked at British Canoe
Union as Assistant OG Coach & Snr Nat
Coach. Attended 96 & 00 OGs & was GBR
Assistant Chef de Mission at Athens 04 PG.
Paul Dyer
Quartermaster
Worked for ParalympicsGB at the Cyprus
holding camps for the Athens 04 PG and
at the 07 pre-Games training camps in Hong
Kong & Macau. Worked in a logistical role at
02 CG in Manchester. Is a Company Sergeant
Major in the Royal Marines based at the
Commando Training Centre in Dorset.
Lucy Free
Medical Officer
A part-time GP has worked with GB Rowing
for two yrs. Interested in all sports particularly
horseracing and rowing.
Linda Harris
Nurse
Works as a nurse at the Duke of Cornwall
Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury having
previously been part of Queen Alexandra’s
Royal Army Nursing Corps working in
Germany, the Falkland Islands & the UK.
Is due to run the 09 London Marathon.
Diane Howell
Fran Bullock
Chief Press Officer
Press Assistant at Athens 04 PG, is former
3-day event rider & equestrian journalist.
Spent 8 yrs working for sports sponsorship
consultancy in London, specialising in
promoting several sports. Worked on number
of events such as Wimbledon & Manchester
02 CG. Is now a freelance media consultant,
whose clients include GB Rowing.
Physiotherapist
Qualified as a Chartered Physio from
Southampton Uni 99 & has worked as a
musculoskeletal specialist since 01. Member
of ENG’s core physio tm at Manchester 02 CG,
she has worked with elite Paralympic athletes
since 01 & was physio for the GBR athletics
sprints group at Athens 04 PG. Currently
squad physio for GBR powerlifting tm.
Anna Johnson
Tanya Crook
Deputy Chef de Mission, Operations
Joined ParalympicsGB in Aug 07 as Chief
Operating Officer. Has 8 yrs experience in
Sports Event Management, including working
for Fast Track Events & most recently as Event
Director for PWC.
Games Administrator
Joined ParalympicsGB in Mar 06, where she
works as Games Administrator, having studied
sports management at uni. Responsible for
operations admin surrounding PG, including
flights & accreditation.
Paula Jones
Georgina Nanavaty
Chief Physiotherapist
Was a member of core physio tm at Athens
04 PG and previously worked at FA as physio
to the ENG amputee football tm. Works as
a Physio Manager in NHS. Last yr she did
a tandem sky dive from 15000ft.
Lead Nurse
Has worked in disability sport at every level
and has attended 5 PG. Started as volunteer
at Stoke Mandeville Games in 78. Shortlisted
for Sunday Times Unsung Hero Award 04.
Jonathan Katz
Physiotherapist
A Chartered Physio who has worked with
ENG Hockey & British Gymnastics. Has
worked in disability sport since 04. Worked
with Tm ENG at CG and has worked at the
last 2 World Uni Games.
Colin Paterson
Psychologist
Chartered Psychologist & has PhD in applied
psychology, focusing on stress & performance.
ParalympicsGB’s lead psychologist since 02.
Has represented GBR at 9 fencing WChs as
athlete, coach & sport psychologist.
Jonathan Rees
Ben Ladd
Paralympic Attache
Joined FCO in 97. Studied Mandarin in London
98 to 99 and Beijing 99 to 00. Worked in
Embassy 00 to 04 and again from December
06 as Olympic and Paralympic Attaché.
Looking forward to attending first PG.
Phil Lane
Chef de Mission
Chef de Mission at Athens 04, as well as
at the Salt Lake City 02 & Turin 06 Winter PG
after joining ParalympicsGB as Chief Exec in
01. Loves all sport, particularly rugby, where
his playing career was cut short by injury.
Is a former headteacher and rugby coach,
working with Saracens, Blackheath
& Southend at snr level as well as coaching
representative youth rugby with London
Region & Eastern Counties.
Medical Officer
A Consultant Rheumatology and Sports
Physician at Defence Medical Rehabilitation
Centre at Headley Court and Guy’s Hospital
London. Has worked in sports medicine
in rugby & football and is founding fellow
of the Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine
and former president of the sports medicine
section at Royal Society of Medicine.
A keen snowboarder, guitarist, swimmer
& cyclist, Beijing is his 1st PG.
Katy Wood
Nurse
Nurse in Salisbury having previously worked
as a sister on a high dependency surgical ward
at Guy’s Hospital in London. Katy likes to do
sport and has recently learnt to ski as well
as gaining her PADI open water certificate.
Born in Tripoli, she spent most of her early
yrs living in the Middle East & Scotland.
Stuart Miller
Lead Medical Officer
Worked as a GP, developing an interest in
sports & orthopaedic medicine & running
his own sports medicine clinic. Currently
Clinical Director of Sport & Exercise Medicine
at the Uni of Bath’s School for Health, a sports
doctor with the EIS in Bath & runs a private
practice in Bristol area. A founding member
of both Irish & UK Faculties of Sport & Exercise
Medicine. Has worked as tm doctor for
ENG Karate.
Kim Yeates
Office Manager
Joined ParalympicsGB as Office Manager
in Mar 06, having worked previously at
Uni of Westminster. Role involves day-to-day
running of London office as well as the GBR
office in Beijing at Games time.
118 | 119
03 ATHENS
2004 RESULTS
120 | 121
Athens 2004 results
ARCHERY
ATHLETICS
WOMEN
WOMEN
INDIVIDUAL STANDING
100M – T11
Gold
Silver
Gold
SANTOS, Adria
Silver WU, Chun Miao
Bronze KANTZA, Paraskevi
WANG, Yanhong
CHN 92-83
KARPMMAICHAN,
Wasana
THA
Bronze OLEJNIK, Malgorzata POL
16th
CHAPMAN, Anita
GBR
INDIVIDUAL W1/W2
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
12th
FANTATO, Paola
ISOZAKI, Naomi
HIRASAWA, Nako
SMITH, Kathy
PARKER, Maggie
ITA 97-83
JPN
JPN
GBR
GBR
TEAM – OPEN
Gold
CHAPMAN, Anita
SMITH, Kathy
PARKER, Maggie
Silver FANTATO, Paola
Truccolo, Sandra
MENCONI, Anna
Bronze KO, Kee Sook
LEE, Hwa Sook
LEE, Kyung Hee
SB
PB
200M – T36
Gold
EL HANNOUI, Assia FRA 12.32
Silver ZINKEVICH, Volha BLR 12.46
Bronze ALVES, Maria J.
BRA 12.70
WR
PB
200M – T37
100M – T12
100M – T13
Gold
SEMENOVA, Olga
RUS 12.56
Silver KARAGIANNI, Anthi GRE 12.87
Bronze JIMENEZ, Ana I.
CUB 12.98
100M – T34
ITA
Gold
CLARK, Chelsea
CAN 19.68 WR
Silver LARIVIERE, Chelsea CAN 19.83 SB
Bronze BRENNAN, Debbie GBR 20.23
100M – T36
KOR
Gold
WANG, Fang
Silver ROBSON, Hazel
Bronze KATO, Yuki
100M – T37
Gold
LYOCSA, Imrich
SVK 103-103
(shoot off 8-5)
Silver LEZANSKI, Tomasz POL
Bronze AN, Tae-Sung
KOR
17th
HAWTHORNE, Paul GBR
INDIVIDUAL W1
Gold
CAVANAGH, John GBR 108-102
Silver GROENBERG, Anders SWE
Bronze FABRY, Jeffrey
USA
INDIVIDUAL W2
OEHME, Mario
JUNG, Young Joo
LEE, Ouk Soo
GREGORY, Sandy
BAYLIS, Andy
BUCHANAN, Jim
SB
PB
GBR 184-157
INDIVIDUAL STANDING
Gold
Silver
Bronze
11th
14th
29th
Gold
CLARK, Chelsea
Silver BRENNAN, Debbie
Bronze ARAI, Noriko
BRA 12.55
CHN 12.94
GRE 13.34
MEN
Gold
200M – T34
GER 108-95
KOR
KOR
GBR
GBR
GBR
KRECHUNYAK,
Oksana
Silver FOERDER, Isabelle
Bronze McINTOSH, Lisa
CHN 13.88
GBR 15.31
JPN 15.53
Gold
WINTERS, Amy
Silver SZYMUL, Anna
Bronze CHISTILINA, Elena
AUS 25.54
POL 25.68
RUS 25.93
WR
PB
200M – T52
Gold
Silver
Bronze
8th
FRANKS, Lisa
SCHMID, Pia
TORRES, Leticia
LEWIS-ARCHER,
Karen
PB
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
AUS 12.50
POL 12.64
RUS 12.76
PR
SB
400M – T12
GBR 17.24
PB
Gold
CAN 36.72
SUI 41.04
MEX 41.49
PB
GBR 44.98
PETITCLERC, Chantal CAN 28.95
SCHAER, Manuela SUI 30.24
McFADDEN, Tatyana USA 30.48
GREY-THOMPSON,
Tanni
GBR 30.54 PB
5th(ht2) POTTER, Rachel
GBR 32.41 PB
Gold
EL HANNOUNI, Assia
Silver SANTOS, Adria
Bronze GUILHERMINA,
Terezinha
3rd(sf) HINTON, Tracey
FRA 53.67
BRA 57.46
WR
PB
BRA 57.52 PB
GBR 1:00.25
400M – T13
ITA 17.63
AUS 17.87
Gold
SEMENOVA, Olga
RUS 57.79 PB
Silver KARAGIANNI, Anthi GRE 1:00.13 PB
Bronze HAYES, Ilse
RSA 1:00.17 PB
100M – T54
TEAM – OPEN
Gold
200M – T11
Gold
WU, Chun Miao
Silver SANTOS, Adria
Bronze SANTAMARTA,
Purificacion
RUS 30.14
AUS 30.56
GER 30.76
200M – T46
UKR 14.39
GER 14.64
AUS 14.81
100M – T53
GREY-THOMPSON,
Tanni
Silver PORCELLATO,
Francesca
Bronze BALLARD, Angie
WR
PB
PB
Gold
PB
100M – T46
Gold
WINTERS, Amy
Silver SZYMUL, Anna
Bronze CHISTILINA, Elena
TRUSHNIKOVA,
Evgenia
Silver McINTOSH, Lisa
Bronze FOERDER, Isabelle
CHN 28.60
GBR 31.98
JPN 32.30
200M – T54
Gold
PETITCLERC, Chantal CAN 16.33
Silver McFADDEN, Tatyana USA 16.69
Bronze SCHAER, Manuela SUI 16.93
LEE, Hak, Young
KOR 236-223
LEE, Hong Gu
JUNG, Young Joo
Silver ONODERA, Kimimasa JPN
MINAMI, Koichi
SAKODA, Shinji
Bronze FABRY, Jeffrey
USA 231–212
CROSS, Aaron
STONE, Kevin
4th
CAVANAGH, John GBR
BAYLIS, Andy
GREGORY, Sandy
WR
Gold
WANG, Fang
Silver ROBSON, Hazel
Bronze KITUCHI, Eriko
CAN 34.55
GBR 35.39 SB
JPN 36.08
CHN 25.39
BRA 25.60
ESP 26.71
200M – T12
Gold
EL HANNOUNI, Assia FRA 25.12
Silver ZINKEVICH, Volha BLR 25.87
Bronze ALVES, Maria J.
BRA 26.20
WR
PB
400M – T38
PB
SB
400M – T46
Gold
WEBB, Katrina
Silver WANG, Fang
Bronze DYACHENKO, Inna
AUS 1:05.41 PR
CHN 1:06.96 PB
UKR 1:07.49 SB
Gold
MORAMA, Tshotlego BOT 55.99
Silver SZYMUL, Anna
POL 57.45
Bronze FIODOROW, Alicja
POL 58.23
WR
WR
PB
400M – T52
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th(ht1)
FRANKS, Lisa
SOSA, Lucia
TORRES, Leticia
LEWIS-ARCHER,
Karen
DISCUS – F13
CAN 1:09.52 WR
MEX 1:20.79 PB
MEX 1:22.27 PB
GBR 1:27.46
Gold
GBR 57.36
PR
SWE 58.32
WR
SB
PB
SB
EL HANNOUNI, Assia
BATALOVA, Rima
PAUTOVA, Elena
HINTON, Tracey
FRA 2:07.89 WR
RUS 2:16.56 SB
RUS 2:16.86 PB
GBR 2:19.29
BLAUWET, Cheri
PORCELLATO,
Francesca
Bronze NORDLUND,
Madelene
7th
GREY-THOMPSON,
Tanni
PR
PB
PB
DISCUS – F37
Gold
Silver
Bronze
7th
BEN ABIDI, Enna
GOMDI, Afrah
KENNEDY, Jill
MINETT, Kim
USA 1:59.05
Gold
ZHENG, Bao Zhu
ITA 1:59.55
Silver
BIENE, Claudia
SWE 2:00.30
Bronze VUKOVIC, Jelena
GBR 2:03.11
DISCUS – F54/55
800M – T54
Gold
PETITCLERC, Chantal CAN 1:50.69 PR
Silver SAUVAGE, Louise
AUS 1:50.88 SB
Bronze MATASSA, Jessica CAN 1:51.98 SB
1500M – T12
Gold
PAUTOVA, Elena
RUS 4:36.29 WR
Silver LONGORKAYE, Julia KEN 4:41.71 PB
Bronze BATALOVA,
Rima
RUS 4:42.61
1500M – T54
Gold
PETITCLERC, Chantal CAN 3:26.89 WR
Silver HUNKELER, Edith
SUI 3:28.48 SB
Bronze ROY, Diane
CAN 3:28.62
5000M – T54
Gold
TSUCHIDA, Wakako JPN 11:59.51 PR
Silver HUNKELER, Edith
SUI 11:59.69
Bronze BLAUWET, Cheri
USA 12:00.04 SB
MARATHON – T54
Gold
HATANAKA, Kazu
JPN 1:49.26
Silver TSUCHIDA, Wakako JPN 1:50.13
Bronze BLAUWET, Cheri
USA 1:50.15
Gold
Silver
WANG, Ting
BUGGENHAGEN,
Marianne
Bronze CHEN, Li Ping
WR
PB
TUN 27.08
TUN 25.73
USA 19.23
GBR 15.02
WR
PB
GUIMARAES, Suely
Silver
LI, Ling
Bronze KHODAYARI, Azam
CHN 31.19
(1565) PR
GER 27.11
(1360)
CRO 23.94
(1201)
CHN 16.47 (1091)
GER 27.57
(1078) WR
CHN 15.91
(1054) SB
BRA 24.30
(1138) PR
CHN 24.95
(1054) WR
IRI 24.86
(1050) PB
JAVELIN – F33/34/52/53
Gold
RIVERA, Esther
Silver
SALAS, Maria E.
Bronze ALA AHO, Tiina
CHILEWSKA, Renata POL 23.24
(1318) PR
Silver FOLTOVA, Veronika CZE 22.70
(1288)
Bronze MASHININI, Beverly RSA 21.94
(1245) PB
11th
LATTO, Pauline
GBR 19.49
(878)
JAVELIN – F40
Gold
GOMDI, Afrah
Silver BEN ABUDU, Enna
Bronze KENNEDY, Jill
MEX 11.08
(1543) WR
MEX 10.79
(1502) PB
FIN 13.32
(1258) SB
TUN 32.05
TUN 24.68
USA 23.07
WR
PB
JAVELIN – F42-46
VARE, Marjaana
FIN 28.79
(1037) WR
Silver GOUDKOVA, Natalia RUS 37.58
(1012) WR
Bronze HEGEN, Andrea
GER 36.67
(988) PB
JAVELIN – F54/55
Gold
SITU, Zanele
Silver
MAJCEN, Tatjana
SB
DISCUS – F56-58
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
LI, Chun
CHN 28.20
Silver FRASER, Amanda
AUS 26.30
Bronze KACHROUDI, Fatma TUN 26.15
DISCUS – F42-46
800M – T53
Gold
Silver
WR
WR
SB
DISCUS – F40
800M – T12
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
Gold
KNIEZKOVA, Martina CZE 15.28
Silver SATO, Kyoko
JPN 11.09
Bronze ALSHERAIAN, Maha KUW 9.94
Gold
FOLTOVA, Veronika CZE 23.47
Silver BAI, Xu Hong
CHN 22.95
Bronze CHILEWSKA, Renata POL 21.82
ITA 59.59
PETITCLERC, Chantal CAN 51.91
SAUVAGE, Louise
AUS 53.42
ROY, Diane
CAN 54.80
POTTER, Rachel
GBR 1:00.46
JAVELIN – F35-38
CHN 44.56 PB
BLR 41.32
CAN 38.29 SB
GBR 35.26 PB
DISCUS – F35/36/38
400M – T54
Gold
Silver
Bronze
8th
XU, Hong Yan
SIVAKOVA, Tamara
KNIGHT, Courtney
WILLIAMS, Claire
DISCUS – F32-34/51-53
400M – T53
GREY-THOMPSON,
Tanni
Silver NORDLUND,
Madelene
Bronze PORCELLATO,
Francesca
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
Bronze CHEN, Li Ping
RSA 14.75
(1145)
SLO 12.37
(960)
CHN 12.35
(958)
WR
SB
JAVELIN – F56-58
Gold
DJELAL, Sofia
Silver
IYIAZI, Njideka
Bronze HUSSEIN, Aziza
ALG 30.97
(1240) WR
NGR 27.61
(1105) PB
EGY 20.99
(1015)
SHOT – F12
Gold
SIVAKOVA, Tamara
Silver XU, Hong Yan
Bronze WILLIS, Jodi
BLR 12.82
CHN 12.35
AUS 11.95
PR
SB
SB
SHOT – F32-34/52/53
Gold
SALAS, Maria E.
MEX 4.59
(1334) WR
Silver YAKYBCHUK, Tetyana UKR 6.43
(1185) WR
Bronze ALSHERAIAN, Maha KUW 5.26
(1185) WR
SHOT – F35/36
Gold
FOLTOVA, Veronika
CZE 9.47
(1363) WR
Silver CHILEWSKA, Renata POL 9.09
(1308) PB
Bronze MALCHYK, Alla
UKR 8.90
(1146) WR
122 | 123
SHOT – F37/38
LONG JUMP – 44/46
100M – T46
Gold
Gold
Gold
MUJAJI, Elliot
Silver FRANCIS, Heath
Bronze BARC, Sebastien
Silver
GRIGALIUNIENE,
Aldona
BUJARKOVA,
Vladimira
Bronze BERNA, Eva
4th
JONES, Beverley
LTU 11.07
(1105)
WR
CZE 9.68
(1051) PB
CZE 9.47
(1028)
GBR 10.21
(1019) PB
SHOT – F40
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
GOMDI, Afrah
EL GARAA, Laila
BEN ABIDI, Enna
MINETT, Kim
TUN 7.47
MAR 6.97
TUN 6.88
GBR 6.69
WR
CHN 9.37
(1251)
Silver BUSTAMANTE, Perla MEX 8.87
(1185)
Bronze de LAS HERAS,
Noralvis
CUB 11.90
(1109)
ZHENG, Bao Zhu
WR
BUGGENHAGEN,
Marianne
Silver KACANU, Eva
Bronze MAJCEN, Tatjana
4th
REDDIN, Sally
WR
GER 9.06
(1045) WR
CZE 6.18 (1016)
SLO 6.00 (986)
GBR 5.96 (980)
MEDJMEDJ, Nadia
ALG 9.79
(1184)
Silver LI, Ling
CHN 9.64
(1165)
Bronze WILLING, Martina M. GER 7.94
(1113)
WR
ANG 11.41
FRA 11.71
ESP 11.75
ADESOJI,
Adekundo A.
Silver SANTANA, Ricardo
Bronze SCHROEDER,
Matthias
PB
Gold
BLR 5.66
ESP 5.63
BLR 5.48
WR
SB
LONG JUMP – F13
Gold
JIMENEZ, Ana I.
CUB 5.40
Silver KARAGIANNI, Anthi GRE 5.29
Bronze SIVITSKAYA, Aksana BLR 5.22
PB
PB
PB
WR
SB
GER 11.00
Gold
ZHANG, Hai Yuan
CHN 3.67
Silver WOLF, Christine
GER 3.53
Bronze BUSTAMANTE, Perla MEX 3.44
WR
AR
SB
Gold
HERNANDEZ,
Salvador
Silver BOESCH, Beat
Bronze BEAUDOIN, Andre
Gold
HONG, Suk Man
KOR 15.04
Silver ALADWANI, Hamad KUW 15.06
Bronze GEORGE, Joshua
USA 15.30
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
TAHTI, Leo Pekka
FIN 14.19
WEIR, David
GBR 14.31
van WEEGHEL, Kenny NED 14.33
HOLDING, David
GBR 14.58
100M – T35
Gold
200M – T12
ZHYLTSOV, Andriy
SO, Wa Wai
CHE, Mian
BALLARD, Graeme
Gold
YANG, Chen
Silver LABUCH, Lukasz
Bronze THRUPP, Darren
RSA 13.05
ISL 13.36
CHN 13.38
GBR 13.61
GBR 14.15
WR
UKR 12.49
HKG 12.51
CHN 12.60
GBR 12.81
PR
Gold
CZYZ, Wojtek
Silver KAYITARE, Clavel
Bronze POPOW, Heinrich
SB
PB
PB
ADESOJI,
Adekundo A.
Silver SCHROEDER,
Matthias
Bronze SANTANA, Ricardo
ANG 22.73
ESP 23.26
WR
PB
UKR 23.37
PB
Gold
NGR 21.78
GER 21.91
VEN 22.46
SB
PB
Gold
ANDRADE, Andre
BRA 22.70
Silver MEYER, Nathan
RSA 22.96
Bronze BUSTAMANTE, Irving CUB 23.04
PB
200M – T35
CHN 12.23
POL 12.29
AUS 12.52
PB
PB
AUS 11.37
CHN 11.63
WR
PB
TUN 11.64
GBR 11.76
PB
SB
GER 12.51
FRA 12.78
GER 13.00
PR
PB
PB
USA 11.08
USA 11.11
RSA 11.16
WR
SB
WR
Gold
MOKGALAGADI,
Teboho
Silver HALLLDORSSON,
Jon
Bronze UPSDELL, Lloyd
WHITE, Richard
RSA 26.80
PR
ISL 27.27
GBR 27.82
GBR DNF
PB
SB
Gold
SO, Wa Wai
HKG 25.15
Silver ZHYLTSOV, Andriy UKR 25.75
Bronze BALLARD, Graeme GBR 25.78
PR
PB
SB
200M – T36
200M – T37
100M – T44
Gold
SHIRLEY, Marlon
Silver FRASURE, Brian
Bronze PISTORIUS, Oscar
PR
200M – T13
100M – T38
Gold
SULLIVAN, Tim
Silver ZHOU, Wenjun
Bronze CHIDA,
Mohamen Farhat
5th
PAYTON, Stephen
MEX 17.21
SUI 17.69
CAN 17.70
200M – T11
PR
100M – T42
LONG JUMP – F42
100M – T52
Gold
ARMANDO, Jose
Silver BULLIDO, Luis
Bronze IVANYUKHIN,
Oleksandr
Gold
Silver
Bronze
6th
PB
PB
SB
100M – T54
NGR 10.75
VEN 10.96
Gold
MITCHELL, Royal
USA 10.98
Silver ANDRADA, Andre
BRA 11.06
Bronze BUSTAMANTE, Irving CUB 11.24
MOKGALAGADI,
Teboho
Silver HALLDORSSON, Jon
Bronze LI, Wei Chun
4th
UPSDELL, Lloyd
6th
WHITE, Richard
ZIM 11.00
AUS 11.09
FRA 11.13
100M – T53
100M – T37
PR
LONG JUMP – F12
Gold
ZINKEVICH, Volha
Silver LAZARI, Rosalia
Bronze KANIUK, Hanna
Gold
ARMANDO, Jose
Silver MAKUNDA, Gautier
Bronze BULLIDO, Luis
100M – T36
SHOT – F56-58
Gold
100M – T11
100M – T13
SHOT – F54/55
Gold
MEN
100M – T12
PB
PB
SHOT – F42-46
Gold
SCHERNEY, Andrea AUT 5.02
(1248) WR
Silver WANG, Juan
CHN 4.59
(1141) PB
Bronze HOLMES, April
USA 4.56
(1134) PB
Gold
SLADE, Matt
Silver YANG, Chen
Bronze ALLEK, Mohamed
NZL 24.85
CHN 24.85
ALG 25.10
SB
PB
200M – T38
Gold
Silver
SULLIVAN, Tim
CHIDA,
Mohamed Farhat
Bronze ZHOU, Wenjun
5th
PAYTON, Stephen
400M – T36
AUS 22.92
WR
TUN 23.37
CHN 23.47
GBR 23.61
PB
PB
SB
200M – T42
Gold
CZYZ, Wojtek
Silver KAYITARE, Clavel
Bronze POPOW, Heinrich
GER 26.18
FRA 26.64
GER 27.10
WR
PB
PB
200M – T44
Gold
PISTORIUS, Oscar
Silver SHIRLEY, Marlon
Bronze FRASURE, Brian
RSA 21.97
USA 22.67
USA 22.83
WR
WR
SB
200M – T46
Gold
SOUZA, Antonio
Silver BARC, Sebastien
Bronze FRANCIS, Heath
BRA 22.41
FRA 22.62
AUS 22.73
SB
MEX 39.70 WR
SWE 40.15
ITA 40.30 PB
200M – T52
Gold
Silver
BEAUDOIN, Andre
HERNANDEZ,
Salvador
Bronze BOESCH, Beat
CAN 31.22
PR
MEX 31.46
SUI 32.35
PB
200M – T53
Gold
HONG, Suk Man
KOR 26.31
Silver ALADWANI, Hamad KUW 26.37
Bronze KRUNGGET, Pichet THA 26.55
WR
PB
TAHTI, Leo Pekka
FIN 25.25
van WEEGHEL, Kenny NED 25.32
WEIR, David
GBR 25.55
HOLDING, David
GBR 26.43
ANG 51.10
ESP 52.10
FRA 52.46
PB
SB
PB
Gold
NGR 48.93
CHN 49.20
PR
PB
BLR 49.70
PB
400M – T13
Gold
MITCHELL, Royal
Silver McNAMARA, Conal
Bronze ALVES, Jose
UKR 52.70 WR
CHN 54.60 PB
UAE 55.53 SB
400M – T38
Gold
SULLIVAN, Tim
Silver PRINGLE, Malcolm
Bronze PAYTON, Stephen
AUS 51.41
SB
RSA 51.51
SB
GBR 52.32 SB
400M – T44
Gold
ANDREWS, Danny
Silver FULLER, Neil
Bronze FANN, Ryan
USA 51.24
AUS 53.15
USA 53.64
WR
SB
PB
Gold
SOUZA, Antonio
Silver FRANCIS, Heath
Bronze WU, Faqi
BRA 48.46 WR
AUS 48.72
CHN 49.53 SB
400M – T52
Gold
TAKADA, Toshihiro
Silver BEAUDOIN, Andre
Bronze GEIERSPLICHLER,
Thomas
JPN 1:00.92 PR
CAN 1:01.78
AUT 1:01.88 SB
400M – T53
Gold
ALADWANI, Hamad KUW 50.04 WR
Silver HONG, Suk Man
KOR 50.05
Bronze GEORGE, Joshua
USA 50.46 PB
400M – T54
van WEEGHAL, Kenny NED 47.45
YASUOKA, Choke
JPN 47.67
ADAMS, Jeffrey
CAN 47.73
WEIR, David
GBR 49.26
PB
PB
SB
Gold
AVILA, Abel
ESP 1:53.12 WR
Silver BOUALLEGUE, Maher TUN 1:54.04 SB
Bronze SANTOS, Odair
BRA 1:54.08 PB
800M – T13
Gold
PRENDERGAST, Tim NZL 1:56.23
Silver ANJOS, Gilson
BRA 1:56.81 PB
Bronze McGREGOR, Stuart CAN 1:56.93
400M – T12
ADESOJI,
Adekundo, A.
Silver LI, Yansong
Bronze KUZMICHOU,
Aliaksandr
Gold
DRIHA, Oleksandr
Silver YANG, Chen
Bronze AL ANSARI, Ali
800M – T12
400M – T11
Gold
ARMANDO, Jose
Silver BULLIDO, Luis
Bronze BA, Aladji
400M – T37
Gold
Silver
Bronze
3rd(ht1)
200M – T54
Gold
Silver
Bronze
8th
WR
PB
PB
400M – T46
200M – T51
Gold
NAVARRO, Edgar
Silver JOHANSSON, Tim
Bronze DE VIDI, Alvise
800M – T38
Gold
AREFYEV, Artem
RUS 55.28
Silver SOL, Wa Wai
HKG 57.52
Bronze MIELCZAREK, Marcin POL 57.66
USA 49.78 PB
IRL 50.62 PB
POR 50.86 SB
800M – T37
Gold
DRIHA, Oleksandr
Silver CHARMI, Mohamed
Bronze TUBIELEWICZ,
Mariusz
4th
COOPER, Stephen
UKR 2:03.18 WR
TUN 2:05.10 PB
POL 2:10.17 PB
GBR 2:12.62 SB
Gold
Silver
Bronze
7th
PRINGLE, Malcolm
SAIDI, Abbes
MALONE, Derek
LEIGH, Steven
RSA 1:58.87
TUN 1:59.85
IRL 2:01.76
GBR 2:18.75
WR
PB
PB
SB
800M – T46
Gold
CRATES, Danny
Silver NOUIOUA, Samir
Bronze NKUNDABERA,
Jean de Dieu
GBR 1:57.89
ALG 1:58.71
RWA 1:58.95 PB
800M – T52
Gold
Silver
EZ ZINE, Abdellah
GEIERSPICHLER,
Thomas
Bronze BERGERON, Dean
MAR 1:58.68 WR
AUT 1:58.69 PB
CAN 2:00.42 PB
800M – T53
Gold
COLMAN, Richard
Silver BLEAKNEY, Adam
Bronze HIROMICHI, Jun
AUS 1:38.68 PR
USA 1:38.71 PB
JPN 1:38.84 PB
800M – T54
Gold
YASUOKA, Choke
Silver van DYK, Ernst
Bronze HUG, Marcel
JPN 1:32.45 PR
RSA 1:32.53 PB
SUI 1:32.66 PB
1500M – T11
Gold
EL AOUZARI,
Mustapha
MAR 4:08.58 PB
Silver DUNKERLEY, Jason CAN 4:14.19 PB
Bronze BENCHIHEB, Omar ALG 4:14.62 PB
1500M – T13
Gold
Silver
Bronze
11th
BOUALLEGUE, Maher TUN 3:51.09 WR
SANTOS, Odair
BRA 3:54.06 PB
ASINIKAL, Emanuel KEN 3:54.74 PB
WESTLAKE, Darren GBR 4:10.64
1500M – T36
Gold
AREFYEV, Artem
Silver PAMPANO, Jose M.
Bronze HE, Cheng EN
RUS 4:37.75 WR
ESP 4:39.80 PB
CHN 4:40.32 AR
1500M – T37
Gold
CHARMI, Mohamed
Silver DRIHA, Oleksandr
Bronze HANANI, Khaled
TUN 4:22.09 WR
UKR 4:25.42 PB
ALG 4:26.05 PB
1500M – T46
Gold
NOUIOUA, Samir
ALG 3:58.75 PB
Silver GTAIB, Abdelghani MAR 4:01:77 SB
Bronze AISSAOUI, Mohamed ALG 4:02.06 PB
1500M – T52
Gold
GEIERSPICHLER,
Thomas
Silver SANZ, Santiago
Bronze TAKADA, Toshihiro
AUT 3:49.06 PR
ESP 3:49.25 PB
JPN 3:49.76 PB
124 | 125
1500M – T54
Gold
MENDOZA, Saul
Silver van DYK, Ernst
Bronze HUG, Marcel
MEX 3:04.88
RSA 3:05.29
SUI 3:05.48 PB
5000M – T11
Gold
Silver
WANYOIKE, Henry
EL AOUZARI,
Mustapha
Bronze KARANJA, Frangs T.
6th
MATTHEWS, Bob
MARATHON – T11
PENTATHLON – P13
Gold
TAKAHASHI, Yuichi JPN 2:44:24
Silver FERREIRA, Carlos A. POR 2:45:07
Bronze CIONNA, Andrea
ITA 2:49:59
Gold
FORTUNOV, Igor
BLR 3017
Silver TRYPUTS, Aliaksandr BLR 2939
Bronze VAN RAEFELGHEM,
Kurt
BEL 2758
MARATHON – T13
KEN 15:11.07 WR
MAR 15:33.42 PB
KEN 16:05.38 PB
GBR 16:20.51
Gold
Silver
Bronze
6th
12th
POMYKALOV, Ildar
DANIELL, Roy
BALSYS, Linas
PEARCE, Paul
FARNELL, Mark
5000M – T12
MARATHON – T51
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
Gold
DE VIDI, Alvise
Silver STROBEL, Stgefan
Bronze NAVARRO, Edgar
BOUALLEGUE, Maher TUN 14:54.08PR
SANTOS, Odair
BRA 15:00.80PB
ASINIKAL, Emanuel KEN 15:09.67 PB
THATCHER, Noel
GBR 15:16.59
5000M – T13
NGORIALUK,
Joseph L.
Silver GOMEZ, Said
Bronze ABREU, Yunieski
KEN 15:21.25 PB
PAN 15:23.90
CUB 15:30.59 PB
5000M – T46
Gold
NOUIOUA, Samir
Silver CONDE, Javier
Bronze BONFIM, Ozivam
ALG 14:54.49
ESP 15:00.31 SB
BRA 15:02.09SB
5000M – T52
Gold
Silver
TAKADA, Toshihiro
GEIERSPICHLER,
Thomas
Bronze SANZ, Santiago
JPN 13:10.86 PR
AUT 13:10.94
ESP 13:12.65
5000M – T54
Gold
FEARNLEY, Kurt
Silver GORDIAN, Aaron
Bronze van DYK, Ernst
AUS 10:23.98 PR
MEX 10:24.38 PB
RSA 10:24.47
10000M – T11
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
WANYOIKE, Henry
FERREIRA, Carlos A.
CIONNA, Andrea
MATTHEWS, Bob
KEN 31:37.25 WR
POR 33:17.30
ITA 33:59.98
GBR 34:47.66
10000M – T13
Gold
BOUALLEGUE,
Maher
TUN 32:02.16 PR
Silver GONZALEZ,
Dikosmani
CUB 32:04.32 PB
Bronze BARTKENAS, Kestutis LTU 32:05.17 PR
4th
THATCHER, Noel
GBR 32:20.76
10000M – T54
Gold
JEANNOT, Joel
Silver WAHORUM, Prawat
Bronze TANA, Rawat
FRA 20:51.86 PR
THA 20:52.10 PB
THA 20:53.38 PB
TAKADA, Toshihiro
GEIERSPICHLER,
Thomas
Bronze GEREIN, Clayton
WR
CHN 5806
NED 5655
DEN 5495
WR
Gold
SUN, Hai Tao
CHN 52.51
Silver ANDRYUSHCHENKO, V RUS 44.49
Bronze URBONAS, Rolandas LTU 43.32
WR
JPN 2:00:02 PB
AUT 2:06:10
CAN 2:14:26
DISCUS – F13
ITA 2:53:38
GER 2:57:50
MEX 3:13:42
Gold
FEARNLEY, Kurt
AUS 1:25:37 PB
Silver SMITH, Kelly
CAN 1:29:39
Bronze HAMERLAK, Tomasz POL 1:31:01
4X100M – T11-13
CHN
CUB
VEN
43.16 WR
44.60
44.78
4X100M – T35-38
Gold
Silver
Bronze
AUS
CHN
UKR
46.73 WR
46.86
47.52
4X100M – T42-46
Gold
Silver
Bronze
USA
FRA
AUS
THA
AUS
FRA
43.90
43.94
44.03
TUN
CHN
UKR
51.99
52.10
53.36
3:38.92
3:40.62
3:46.78
4X400M – T42-46
Gold
Silver
Bronze
USA
AUS
FRA
3:27.00
3:33.55
3:37.28
4X400M – T53/54
Gold
Silver
Bronze
THA
FRA
JPN
Gold
LING, Yong
Silver GRUIJTERS, Pieter
Bronze NIELSEN, Rene
DISCUS – F12
YASINOVYI,
Alexander
UKR 53.54
Silver YAHIAOUI, Hakim
ALG 44.81
Bronze HRYBANAN, Siarhei BLR 41.85
DISCUS – F32/51
Gold
Silver
3:12.73
3:14.08
3:18.54
BELES, Radim
McCARTHY, John
Bronze GALE, Dave
4th
SCHABEL, Richard
CZE 9.77 (1082)
IRL 9.74
(1078) PB
GBR 9.41 (1042)
GBR 9.20 (1019)
DISCUS – F33/34
Gold
SALEHFARAJZADEH,
Siamak
IRI
WEST, Danny
Bronze BIN DABBAS,
Mohammad
4th
4X400M – T35-38
Gold
Silver
Bronze
PENTATHLON – P54-58
Silver
4X100M – T53/54
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Gold
KOLLY, Urs
Silver TIBBS, Casey
Bronze ELGIN, Don
Gold
MARATHON – T54
Gold
Silver
Bronze
PENTATHLON – P44
SUI 4447
USA 4442
AUS 4152
MARATHON – T52
Gold
Silver
Gold
RUS 2:38:45
AUS 2:42:17
LTU 2:43:55 PB
GBR 2:46:20
GBR 2:57:16
MARTIN, Chris
39.12
(866)
GBR 36.76
(867)
UAE 35.81
(868)
GBR 28.16
(869)
WR
SB
NR
PR
DISCUS – F35
Gold
YAN, Feng
Silver FU, Xin Han
Bronze BERGS, Edgars
CHN 43.33
CHN 41.61
LAT 40.71
PR
PB
PB
CZE 35.25
NED 33.33
RSA 32.96
SB
DISCUS – F36
Gold
KUBALA, Milan
Silver NOORDUIN, Willem
Bronze STRYDOM, Duane
DISCUS – F37
DISCUS – F58
Gold
BLATKIEWICZ,
Tomasz
Silver BEN HALIMA,
Haissem
Bronze AHMED, Mostafa
POL 51.75
WR
Gold
CHEN, Yong Gang
Silver ELATAR, Mahmoud
Bronze KAMALI, Alireza
TUN 49.56
EGY 47.25
PB
PB
JAVELIN – F11
Gold
Silver
DISCUS – F38
Gold
DOROSHENKO,
Oleksandr
Silver HERDANI, Javad
Bronze LOOSCH, Thomas
UKR 44.58 WR
IRI 43.27
GER 41.19
SB
Gold
Silver
SB
SB
DISCUS – F44/46
Gold
GREAVES, Dan
CHRISTIANSEN,
Jackie
Bronze HA, Si Lao
GBR 55.12
(1102)
WR
Silver
DEN 51.90 (1038)
CHN 47.32 (946)
LAT 18.98
GER 16.85
NZL 15.96
PR
DISCUS – F53
Gold
CUNNINGHAM,
Alphonso
JAM 25.18
Silver OI, Toshie
JPN 25.03
Bronze HASSANI, Mohamed EGY 23.72
WR
Gold
FAN, Liang
CHN 28.93
Silver KALARAS, Efthymios GRE 28.07
Bronze PURGL, Frantisek
CZE 27.97
PR
PB
SB
DISCUS – F55
CZE 37.18
IRI 34.64
IRI
PR
GER 45.87 NR
JPN 40.90 SB
JAVELIN – F12
SB
31.45
JAVELIN – F35
CHN 46.06 WR
RSA 42.22 PB
FRA 41.73 SB
SADEGHIMEHRYAR,
Mohammad
IRI 37.52
Silver SPERK, Miroslav
CZE 37.30
Bronze CAMPBELL, Tanto
JAM 37.04
NEWMAN, Nicholas
RSA 38.09
(1251) WR
Silver PIOTROWSKI, Pawel POL 37.14
(1220) AR
Bronze DOROSHENKO,
Oleksandr
UKR 51.37
(1178) WR
Gold
CHURCHILL, Ken
GBR 48.09 WR
Silver AULT, Kieran
AUS 45.77 PB
Bronze PRZEBIERALA, Jacek POL 44.78
JAVELIN – F42
Gold
MATHIASEN, Jakob DEN 49.57
Silver LOMBAARD, Fanie RSA 47.02
Bronze SAALABI, Vahab
IRI 46.91
Gold
DEVENDRA
Silver
GAO, Ming Jie
Gold
WR
PB
DISCUS – F57
Bronze WANG, Dai Chen
MARTIN, Peter
Silver
PAL VELAZQUEZ,
Adrian
Gold
CZE 47.53
CHN 46.42
EGY 43.29
SB
PB
WR
PB
Bronze JOKAR, Abdolreza
WR
FIN 26.79
IRI 26.16
PB
SB
JAVELIN – F55/56
Gold
NADERI, Ali
Silver
GRUIJTERS, Pieter
IRI
35.30
(1208) WR
NED 37.79
(1180) WR
CHN 32.65
(1117) PB
JAVELIN – F57
MIRZAEI,
Mohammad R.
IRI 40.71
Silver ALI, Ibrahim
EGY 39.12
Bronze POHLMANN, RostislavCZE 37.91
NZL 16.70
(1045) WR
MEX 19.78
(1033) WR
IRI 19.77
(1032) PB
PR
PB
JAVELIN – F58
Gold
EZEIKPE, Silver C.
Silver ELATAR, Mahmoud
Bronze PIZARRO, Alexis
NGR 50.72 WR
EGY 49.14 SB
PUR 46.60 PB
SHOT – F11
Gold
CASINOS, David
ESP 14.01
Silver MONSCHEIN, Willibald AUT 12.27
Bronze PIDDUBNYY,
Volodymyr
UKR 12.23
SB
SHOT – F13
Gold
Silver
SUN, Hai Tao
YASINOVYI,
Alexander
Bronze SHORT, Russell
CHN 16.62
WR
UKR 15.87
AUS 15.54
PB
ALG 7.64
WR
UAE 7.18
KUW 6.86
GBR 6.49
AR
PB
PB
SHOT – F32
Gold
Silver
BETINA, Karim
SULAIMAN,
Mana Abdulla
Bronze ALMUTAIRI, Dhari
4th
WILLIAMS, Andrew
SHOT – F33/34
Gold
IND 62.15
(1157) WR
CHN 55.57
(1033) WR
CHN 55.54
(998) PB
JAVELIN – F52/53
Gold
MEX 26.89
Gold
Gold
CHIANG, Chih Chung TPE 59.38 WR
Silver ZHOU, Bo Quan
CHN 56.54 PB
Bronze GAGNE, France
CAN 50.01
Gold
ZEPEDA, Luis A
SAUNAVAARA,
Rauno
Bronze AZMOODEH, Avaz
Bronze ZHANG, Ying Bin
JAVELIN – F13
Gold
GUO, Wei
Silver MICHAELS, Fabian
Bronze CIBONE, Thierry
Gold
Silver
PR
JAVELIN – F44/46
DISCUS – F56
POHLMANN,
Rostislav
Silver ZHENG, Weihai
Bronze ABDELLATTIF,
Hossam
WR
JAVELIN – F37
DISCUS – F54
Gold
NEMEC, Martin
Silver BAGHERI, Jalil
Bronze NOURAFSHAN,
Mokhtar
AUT 49.33
JAVELIN – F36/38
DISCUS – F52
Gold
APINIS, Aigars
Silver GLAGLA, Rico
Bronze MARTIN, Peter
PB
SB
Gold
TRYPUTS, Aliaksandr BLR 56.63
Silver PYCH, Miroslaw
POL 52.32
Bronze GRLICA, Milos
SCG 52.05
DISCUS – F42
LOMBAARD, Fanie RSA 45.56
DE KEERSMAEKER,
Gino
BEL 45.34
Bronze TATULIS, Algirdas
LTU 43.62
MARINKOVIC, Bil
HEGEHOLZ,
Siegmund
Bronze OZAKI, Mineho
JAVELIN – F54
CHN 52.73
EGY 52.59
IRI 52.35
MUSIL, Roman
CZE 10.26
(1069) PR
Silver MACDONALD, Hamish AUS 11.16
(1056) WR
Bronze AMOO, Mohsen
IRI 9.30 (969)
4th
WEST, Danny
GBR 10.16 (961)
SHOT – F35
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
GUO, Wei
BERGS, Edgars
CIBONE, Thierry
WILLIAMS, Paul
CHN 14.20
LAT 13.55
FRA 13.43
GBR 11.59
PR
PB
SB
PB
Gold
PIOTROWSKI, Pawel POL 12.12
Silver DUBIN, Wolfgang
AUT 11.90
Bronze NOORDUIN, Willem NED 11.88
PB
SB
SB
SHOT – F36
126 | 127
SHOT – F37
SHOT – F58
Gold
Gold
ALLAM, Ibrahim
Silver ROKICKI, Janusz
Bronze ELBEHIRY, Hany
BLATKIEWICZ,
Tomasz
POL 14.83
Silver MESHAIMA, Ahmed BRN 13.28
Bronze CHYRA, Robert
POL 12.80
WR
PB
SB
SHOT – F38
DOROSHENKO,
Oleksandr
Silver LOOSCH, Thomas
Bronze GREZL, Dusan
Gold
MILLER, Stephen
WR
Silver
BELES, Radim
PB
Bronze BETINA, Karim
SHOT – F40
Gold
MARGOC, Marek
SVK 10.13
Silver LANGER, Lutz
GER 9.67
Bronze ZAREI NEJAD, Asghar IRI 9.52
PB
PB
LOMBAARD, Fanie
KHILMONCHYK,
Viktar
Bronze KARAM, Mehrdad
RSA 13.81
WR
BLR 13.19
IRI 12.90
PB
Gold
CHRISTIANSEN, Jackie DEN 15.74
(1083) WR
Silver COCKRELL, Edwin USA 14.81
(1091) PB
Bronze FONSECA, Gerdan CUB 14.76
(1016) PB
SHOT – F52
MARTIN, PETER
KARAMINAS,
Georgios
Bronze GLAGLA, Rico
NZL 9.34
WR
GRE 8.51
GER 8.30
PB
PB
SHOT – F53
Gold
WR
PB
PB
SHOT – F54
Gold
TISCHLER, Georg
Silver SCHWARZ, Rene
Bronze NIINIMAKI, Markku
WR
SB
PB
CHN 6.40
USA 6.24
PB
PB
RUS 6.10
WR
RSA 7.03
CHN 7.00
PB
PB
Silver FU, Xin Han
Bronze THRUPP, Darren
CUB 7.15
BLR 7.09
PLE 6.59
CHN 6.06
(1196) WR
CHN 5.58 (1102)
AUS 5.98
(1033) WR
LONG JUMP – F42
Gold
CZYZ, Wojtek
Silver LIPPI, Stefano
Bronze POPOW, Heinrich
WR
GER 6.23
ITA 5.63
GER 5.43
WR
SB
PB
SUI 6.68
PR
POL 11.70
GER 11.29
DEN 11.27
PR
PB
Gold
LOUWRENS, Michael RSA 13.31
Silver ELSHEBLI, Jamil
JOR 13.19
Bronze HUTKA, Julius
SVK 12.30
PR
PB
SHOT – F56
ITA 6.45
USA 6.20
SB
Gold
SKACHKOV, Anton UKR 7.16
Silver DIF, Mohammed
MAR 7.07
Bronze ASSOUMANI, Arnaud FRA 6.91
WR
Gold
Silver
KOLLY, Urs
LA BARBERA,
Roberto
Bronze SHIRLEY, Marlon
LONG JUMP – F46
Gold
SHOT – F57
SKIBA, Jeffrey
WR
PR
PB
TRIPLE JUMP – F11
Gold
LI, Duan
Silver BILALOV, Zeynidin
Bronze SEVOSTIANOV,
Sergey
CHN 13.10
AZE 12.88
PR
RUS 12.63
TRIPLE JUMP – F12
Gold
Silver
DUAN, Qifeng
KUZMICHOU,
Aliaksandr
Bronze KYTSENKO, Ivan
Gold
SKACHKOV, Anton
Silver MAI, Wen Jie
Bronze ZHANG, Hong Wei
Medal
LONG JUMP – F36-38
GUO, Wei
Silver
CHN 1.97
(992)
USA 1.97
(992)
CHN 1.94
(977)
CHN 15.30
WR
BLR 14.59
UKR 14.45
PB
SB
UKR 14.12
CHN 14.03
CHN 13.92
PB
PB
SB
BASKETBALL
LONG JUMP – F13
Gold
JIMENEZ, Angel
Silver FORTUNOVI, Igor
Bronze FANNOUNA,
Mohammed
WU, Yancong
TRIPLE JUMP – F46
AZE 7.25
LONG JUMP – F44
AUT 9.67
AUT 8.95
FIN 8.88
SMORSZCZEWSKI,
Krzysztof
Silver WIES, Gerhard
Bronze NIELSEN, Rene
PANYUITIN, Oleg
LANGENHOVEN,
Hilton
Bronze DUAN, Qifeng
Gold
MAXIMO de JESUS,
Mauro
MEX 8.53
Silver AZZAM, Husam
PLE 7.82
Bronze ANGOURAKIS,
Christos
GRE 7.65
GBR 33.53
(1133)
CZE 25.44
(993)
ALG 29.17
(986)
LONG JUMP – F12
Gold
Silver
SHOT – F44/46
Gold
Silver
Gold
LI, Duan
Silver GILLETTE, Elexis
Bronze SEVOSTIANOV,
Sergey
Gold
Bronze WANG, Qui Hong
LONG JUMP – F11
SHOT – F42
Gold
Silver
PB
CLUB – F32/51
Gold
UKR 14.87
GER 14.54
CZE 13.19
HIGH JUMP – F44/46
EGY 14.19
POL 14.19
EGY 14.09
SB
HIGH JUMP – F42
Gold
HOU, Bin
CHN 1.77
Silver GUO, Wei Zhong
CHN 1.74
Bronze WLISZCZAK, Dennis AUT 1.68
SB
SB
Country
Score
MEN
Gold
CAN
70-53
Silver
AUS
Bronze
GBR
82-66
MEN’S TEAM: THOMAS Sinclair, MUNN Simon,
POLLOCK Jon, BLAKE Andy (c), FINBOW Peter,
HOWLEY Fred, HAYES Kevin, BYWATER Terry,
ADEPITAN Ade, BYRNE Matt, PRICE Colin,
JELLOWS Stuart
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
3/4
sf
qf
prelims
NED
GER
ITA
USA
JPN
IRI
BRA
FRA
GRE
GBR v NED
GBR v AUS
GBR v USA
GBR v ITA
GBR v AUS
GBR v FRA
GBR v BRA
GBR v CAN
82-66
52-64
62-59
48-51
59-80
75-43
66-57
45-63
WOMEN
Gold
USA
56-44
Silver
AUS
Bronze
CAN
63-47
4th
GER
5th
JPN
6th
MEX
7th
NED
8th
GBR
WOMEN’S TEAM: MACLEAN Caroline,
STRANGE Clare, WILD Ann (c), HOWE Sonia,
MATTHEWS Caroline, BURRETT Sarah,
DALGLEISH Jenny, SMITH Wendy, WAGER
Sally, FOX Jill, TURNER Helen, SMALL Kristina
Prelims
GBR v NED
GBR v AUS
GBR v USA
GBR v NED
7/8
36-30
21-63
24-74
30-48
Name v Opponent
TEAM – MIXED BC1/BC2
Group summary
MURRAY, Nigel
GBR
v HAYES, Keith
IRL
v FEMTEGJELD, Roar NOR
v TSILIKOPOULOU,
Maria
GRE
WOFFINDEN, Anne GBR
v FLOOD, Ross
NZL
v GONCALVES,
Cristina
POR
v MORRISS, Jeremy NZL
MURRAY, Nigel
GBR
last 16 v MONGKOLPUN,
Auranee
THA
qf
CORDERO, Pedro
ESP
Gold
CURTO, Jose Javier ESP
Silver SILVA, Pedro
POR
Bronze FERREIRA, Fernando POR
Gold
8-1
5-0
6-0 DNS
1-4
1-7
9-1
5-1
1-6
7-3
INDIVIDUAL – MIXED BC3
BOCCIA
Medal
INDIVIDUAL – MIXED BC2
Country Score
INDIVIDUAL – MIXED BC1
Group summary
PEARSE, Peter
GBR
v TAKSEE, Chaiyaporn THA
v GAHLEITNER,
Gerhard
AUT
v BELTRAN,
Francisco Javier ESP
v VILLANO Gabriela ARG
v SHELLY, Gay
IRL
ROBINSON, Susie GBR
v SANDERS, Liam
NZL
v CID CORTES,
Antonio
ESP
v VANHOEK, David CAN
v FERNANDES,
Joao Paulo
POR
v PROSSEGGER,
Eve Maria
AUT
Gold
FERNANDES,
Joao Paulo
POR
Silver AANDALEN, Roger NOR
Bronze TADTONG, Pattaya THA
Gold
GAUTHIER, Paul
CAN
Silver PESQUERA, Santiago ESP
Bronze AN, Myung Hoon
KOR
7-1
INDIVIDUAL – MIXED BC4
1-7
11-0
3-5
7-2
3-7
3-6
0-6
5-7
5-6
Gold
LEUNG, Yuk Wing
Silver VALENTIM, Bruno
Bronze DUESO, Jose Maria
HKG
POR
ESP
5-1
AN, Myung Hoon
KOR
PARK, Seong Hyeon
Silver PESQUERA, Santiago ESP
RODRIGUES,
Jose Manuel
Bronze GAUTHIER, Paul
CAN
KABUSH, Alison
4-1
PAIRS – MIXED BC4
Gold
2-3
4-2
LAU, Yan Chi
HKG
LEUNG, Yuk Wing
Silver PEREIRA,
Fernando de Oliveira POR
VALENTIM, Bruno
Bronze BERES, Dezso
HUN
GYURKOTA, Jozsef
5-4
CYCLING
PAIRS – MIXED BC3
Gold
FERNANDES,
Joao Paulo
POR
FERREIRA, Fernando
GONCALVES, Cristina
MARQUES, Antonio
Silver FLOOD, Ross
NZL
MORRISS, Jeremy
SANDERS, Liam
TOON, Maurice
Bronze BELTRAN,
Francisco Javier
ESP
CID CORTES, Antonio
CORDERO, Pedro
CURTO, Jose Javier
Group summary
MURRAY, Nigel
GBR
PEARSE, Peter
ROBINSON, Susie
WOFFINDEN, Anne
v NOR
6-5
v ARG
9-0
v CAN
7-5
v AUT
11-1
v ESP
1-13
sf
v POR
8-9
3/4
v ESP
5-7
TRACK – WOMEN
1KM TIME TRIAL LC1-4 & CP3/4
Gold
ZHOU, Ju Fang
Silver AN, Feng Zhen
Bronze TANG, Qi
CHN 1:15.491
CHN 1:17:711
CHN 1:18.387
TANDEM SPRINT B1-3
Gold
HOU, Lindy
LINDSAY, Janelle
Silver McGLYNN, Aileen
HUNTER, Ellen
Bronze COMPTON, Katie
WHITSELL, Karissa
AUS
GBR
USA
TANDEM 1KM TIME TRIAL B1-3
Gold
McGLYNN, Aileen
HUNTER, Ellen
Silver COMPTON, Katie
WHITSELL, Karissa
Bronze HOU, Lindy
LINDSAY, Janelle
GBR 1:11.160 WR
USA 1:11.221
AUS 1:11.784
TANDEM 3KM IND PURSUIT B1-3
Gold
WHITSELL, Karissa
COMPTON, Katie
Silver HOU, Lindy
RYAN, Toireasa
Bronze SHAW, Janet
McCOMBIE, Kelly
USA 3:36.816 WR
AUS 3:39.318
AUS 3:42.304
128 | 129
TRACK – MEN
TANDEM 4KM IND PURSUIT B1-3
ROAD RACE & TIME TRIAL LC3
3KM IND PURSUIT CP3
Gold
Gold
GARCIA, Antonio
ESP 1:59:04
Silver THIRIONET, Laurent FRA 2:00:49
Bronze GESSON, Paul
NZL 2:00:51
Gold
KENNY, Darren
GBR 3:46.260
WR
Silver OTXOA, Javier
ESP 3:54.173
Bronze PANAZZOLO, Andrew AUS 3:58.868
3KM IND PURSUIT CP4
3KM IND PURSUIT LC3
Gold
THIRIONET, Laurent FRA 4:02.809PR
Silver GRAF, Tobias
GER 4:02.898
Bronze MACCHI, Fabrizio
ITA 4:07.432
3KM IND PURSUIT LC4
GER
ESP
GER
4KM IND PURSUIT LC1
Gold
BROOKS, Peter
Silver EIBECK, Wolfgang
Bronze TRIBOLI, Fabio
AUS 4:52.476
AUT 4:58.437
ITA 5:03.428
4KM IND PURSUIT LC2
Gold
ALCAIDE, Roberto
Silver JEZEK, Jiri
Bronze MARTIN, Paul
AUS
NED
GBR
TEAM SPRINT LC1-4 & CP3/4
Gold
SCOTT, Christopher AUS 3:32.958WR
Silver HOMANN, Peter
AUS 3:41.437
Bronze BOUSKA, Jiri
CZE 3:46.623
Gold
TEUBER, Michael
Silver MENDEZ, Juanjo
Bronze BEIER, Hans Peter
CROWE, Robert
MODRA, Kieran
Silver MULDER, Jan
SCHOOTS, Pascal
Bronze HUNTER, Paul
SHARPE, Ian
ESP 4:58.587
CZE 5:01.228
USA
1KM TIME TRIAL CP3/4
Gold
KENNY, Darren
GBR 1:08.196 WR
Silver PANAZZOLO, Andrew AUS 1:10.224
Bronze BOUSKA, Jiri
CZE 1:11.353
Gold
BALL, Greg
AUS
BROOKS, Peter
HOMANN, Peter
SCOTT, Christopher
Silver NICHOLSON, Daniel USA
WILLIAMS, Ron
MARTIN, Paul
Bronze MERCIER, David
FRA
CERIA, Patrick
THIRIONET, Laurent
TIME TRIAL LC1-4 & CP3-4
DEN 27:31.57
AUS 27:39.95
SUI 28:00.04
TANDEM ROAD RACE
& TIME TRIAL B1-3
Gold
WHITSELL, Karissa
COMPTON, Katie
Silver HOU, Lindy
RYAN, Toiresas
Bronze SHAW, Janet
McCOMBIE, Kelly
Gold
TEUBER, Michael
GER 1:26:59
Silver DABERNIG, Wolfgang AUT 1:34:57
Bronze WINKLER, Erich
GER 1:36:09
ROAD RACE & TIME TRIAL CP3
Gold
OTXOA, Javier
Silver KENNY, Darren
Bronze LOPEZ, Rodrigo
ESP 1:17:59
GBR 1:18:04
ARG 1:19:31
ROAD RACE & TIME TRIAL CP4
Gold
SCOTT, Christopher AUS 1:46:56
Silver HOMANN, Peter
AUS 1:47:26
Bronze ALCAINE, Michel
FRA 1:48:25
TRICYCLE ROAD TIME TRIAL CP1/2
ROAD – WOMEN
Gold
JACOBSEN, Karen
Silver McCLEAN, Claire
Bronze TRETOLA, Sara
ROAD RACE & TIME TRIAL LC4
USA 1:56.21
Gold
BOON, Dirk
Silver le FLOHIC, Mark
Bronze NEL, Adriaan
BEL 8:37.97
AUS 10:06.84
RSA 10:10.58
TRICYCLE ROAD RACE CP1/2
Gold
le FLOHIC, Mark
Silver FLACKS, Stuart
Bronze OGAWA, Mutsuhiko
AUS 46:53
USA 47:28
JPN 48:14
HANDCYCLE ROAD TIME TRIAL HC A
AUS 1:57.03
AUS 1:57.20
Gold
ELTZLSORFER,
Christoph
AUT 11:55.11
Silver TURECEK, Rastislav SVK 11:59.85
Bronze WEBER, Franz
SUI 12:10.70
ROAD – MEN
HANDCYCLE ROAD RACE HC A
1KM TIME TRIAL LC1-4
TANDEM ROAD RACE
& TIME TRIAL B1-3
Gold
BALL, Greg
AUS 1:07.672
Silver THIRIONET, Laurent FRA 1:08.958
Bronze GRAF, Tobias
GER 1:09.358
Gold
Gold
TURECEK, Rastislav SVK 1:05:48
Silver WEBER, Franz
SUI 1:05:49
Bronze ETZLSTORFER,
Christoph
AUT 1:10:40
TANDEM 1KM TIME TRIAL B1-3
Gold
BIDDLE, Anthony
STEWART, Kial
Silver SENMARTIN, Patrice
JANOWSKI, Frederic
Bronze SHARPE, Ian
HUNTER, Paul
5th
GORDON, Dan
STOREY, Barney
AUS 1:05.141
FRA 1:05.404
SHAPTSIABOI, Vasili
DANILIK, Aliaksandr
Silver VENGE, Christian
LLAURADO, David
Bronze MODRA, Kieran
CROWE, Robert
13th
SHARPE, Ian
HUNTER, Paul
BLR 3:06:54
ESP 3:05:51
HANDCYCLE ROAD TIME TRIAL HC B/C
AUS 3:06:04
Gold
PIPEK, Marcel
CZE 19:59.85
Silver MAYRHOFER, Johann AUT 18:16.42
Bronze NIETLISPACH, Franz SUI 18:18.92
GBR
HANDCYCLE ROAD RACE HC B/C
GBR 1:05.530
ROAD RACE & TIME TRIAL LC1
GBR 1:06.645
TANDEM SPRINT B1-3
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
Gold
ROAD RACE & TIME TRIAL LC2
MODRA, Kleran
AUS
SHORT, David
Silver JANOVJAK, Vladislav SVK
PETROVIC, Juraj
Bronze YOSHIHARA, Shigeo JPN
OKI, Takuya
6th
GORDON, Dan
GBR
STOREY, Barney
EIBECK, Wolfgang
TRIBOLI, Fabio
BROOKS, Peter
WILLIAMS, Gary
Gold
JEZEK, Jiri
Silver ALCAIDE, Roberto
Bronze WILLIAMS, Ron
AUT 2:32:10
ITA 2:32:29
AUS 2:36:07
GBR 2:39:05
CZE 2:05:50
ESP 2:06:32
USA 2:08:15
Gold
MAYRHOFER, Johann AUT 1:17:29
Silver ALBOR, Alejandro
USA 1:17:29
Bronze REEKERS, Johan
NED 1:17:30
EQUESTRIAN
Medal
Rider (Horse)
FREESTYLE GRADE II
Country %Score
IND CHAMPIONSHIP GRADE I
Gold
PEARSON, Lee
(Blue Circle Boy)
Silver PIKE, Jan
(Dr Doolittle)
Bronze CHRISTIANSEN,
Sophie (Hotstuff)
6th
DUNHAM, Anne
(Olret)
GBR
AUS
77.263
71.895
GBR
70.000
GBR
67.895
IND CHAMPIONSHIP GRADE II
Gold
SLAETTENGREN,
Irene (Larino)
Silver STOKKEL, Joop
(Pegasus)
Bronze TUSTAIN, Nic
(Prinz Heinrich)
8th
PITT, Jo
(Rockhill Kashmir)
SWE
72.636
NED
70.545
GBR
68.727
GBR
67.091
IND CHAMPIONSHIP GRADE III
Gold
CRIDDLE, Deborah
(Figaro IX)
GBR
Silver VOGEL, Biamca
(Roquefort 16)
GER
Bronze EISTEL, Bettina
(Aaron)
GER
74.400
72.240
71.120
IND CHAMPIONSHIP GRADE IV
Gold
LUBBE, Ann Cathrin
(Zanko)
NOR
Silver JOHNSON, Philippa
(Burgmans Benedict) RSA
Bronze BRAIN, Karen
(Dasskara)
CAN
9th
CRUNKHORN, Michelle
(Painted Affair)
GBR
70.839
69.871
69.677
64.258
FREESTYLE GRADE I
Gold
PEARSON, Lee
(Blue Circle Boy)
Silver SEIDEMANN, Lynn
(Phoenix B)
Bronze PIKE, Jan
(Dr Doolittle)
4th
CHRISTIANSEN,
Sophie (Hotstuff)
5th
DUNHAM, Anne
(Olret)
GBR
87.000
USA
76.063
AUS
74.375
GBR
73.250
GBR
71.125
IND EPEE – B
Gold
SLAETTENGREN,
Irene (Larino)
SWE
Silver BRENNER, Hannelore
(Roquefort 16)
GER
Bronze TUSTAIN, Nic
(Prinz Heinrich)
GBR
10th
PITT, Jo
(Rockhill Kashmir) GBR
78.944
76.056
75.000
70.444
FREESTYLE GRADE III
CRIDDLE, Deborah
(Figaro IX)
GBR
Silver EISTEL, Bettina
(Aaron)
GER
Bronze VERMEIR, Bert
(Den Eik Heino)
BEL
Gold
Silver
Bronze
81.722
77.778
74.722
IND FOIL – A
Gold
Silver
Bronze
YU, Chui Yee
FAN, Pui Shan
PICOT, Patricia
HKG
HKG
FRA
Gold
Silver
Bronze
CHAN, Yui Chong HKG
DANI, Gyongyi
HUN
JANA, Saysunee THA
MEN
IND EPEE – A
FREESTYLE GRADE IV
Gold
LUBBE, Ann Cathrin
(Zanko)
NOR
Silver JOHNSON, Philippa
(Burgmans Benedict) RSA
Bronze BRAIN, Karen
(Dasskara)
CAN
10th
CRUNKHORN, Michelle
(Painted Affair)
GBR
80.045
78.273
CRIDDLE, Deborah
(Figaro IX)
GBR
DUNHAM, Anne
(Olret)
PEARSON, Lee
(Blue Circle Boy)
TUSTAIN, Nic
(Prinz Heinrich)
Silver EISTEL, Bettina
(Aaron)
GER
VOGEL, Bianca
(Roquefort 16)
NAEPEL, Britta
(Loverboy 9)
Bronze STOKKEL, Joop
(Pegasus)
NED
BOLMER, Gert
(Lodewijk)
VERMEULEN, Sjerstin
(Jeffrey STV)
Gold
Silver
Bronze
67.818
Gold
444.866
Gold
Silver
Bronze
18th
Prelims
417.109
FRA
15-11
POL
HKG
KOMAR, Andriy UKR
WYSMIERSKI,
Robert
POL
RODGERS, John USA
HEATON, David GBR
HEATON, David GBR
v SHENKEYCH,
Serhiy
UKR
v FRANCOIS,
Laurent
FRA
v RODGERS, John USA
v WYSMIERSKI,
Robert
POL
v HU, Dao Liang CHN
15-9
3-5
1-5
2-5
2-5
2-5
IND SABRE – A
Gold
Silver
413.082
Bronze
PELLEGRINI,
Alberto
MAKOWSKI,
Stefan
JABLONSKI,
Arkadiusz
ITA
12-15
POL
POL
IND SABRE – B
Gold
FENCING
Silver
Bronze
8th
WOMEN
IND EPEE – A
HKG
HKG
MORE, Cyril
STANCZUK,
Radolsaw
KWONG, Wai Ip
IND EPEE – B
77.227
TEAM
YU, Chui Yee
FAN, Pui Shan
KRAJNYAK,
Zsuzsanna
15-13
IND FOIL – B
Gold
Gold
Silver
Bronze
JANA, Saysunee THA
CHAN, Yui Chong HKG
WYRZYKOWSKA,
Marta
POL
15-8
Last 16
WYSMIERSKI,
Robert
HUI, Charn Hung
SZEKERES, Pal
HEATON, David
v WYSMIERSKI,
Robert
v PARK, Tae Hoon
POL
HKG
HUN
GBR
15-4
POL
KOR
4-5
15-12
FUNG, Ying Ki
HKG
ZHANG, Lei
CHN
PENDER, Dariusz
15-12
IND FOIL – A
HUN
Gold
Silver
Bronze
130 | 131
IND FOIL – B
Gold
Silver
Bronze
-66kg
HUI, Charn Hung HKG
CZOP, Piotr
POL
KOMAR, Andriy UKR
15-11
TEAM
WOMEN’S EPEE OPEN
Gold
Silver
Bronze
HKG
HUN
FRA
45-33
WOMEN’S FOIL OPEN
Gold
Silver
Bronze
HKG
HUN
POL
45-22
FRA
POL
CHN
45-43
HKG
POL
CHN
45-43
MEN’S FOIL OPEN
Gold
Silver
Bronze
-63kg
JPN
ESP
FIN
CHN
GBR
-73kg
Gold
WANG, Yun Feng
Silver AMARAL, Eduardo
Bronze= MOORE, Stephen
Bronze= ASAKEREH, Hani
rd of 16 JACKSON, Simon
CHN
BRA
USA
IRI
GBR
Gold
JONARD, Cyril
Silver KATO, Yuji
Bronze= JUNK, Sebastian
Bronze= VINCZE, Gabor
FRA
JPN
GER
HUN
-90kg
MEN’S SABRE OPEN
Gold
Silver
Bronze
FUJIMOTO, Satoshi
GARCIA del VALLE,
David
Bronze= KALLUNKI, Jani
Bronze= XU, Zhi Lin
7th=
KAIL, Darren
-81kg
MEN’S EPEE OPEN
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Gold
Silver
Gold
NINE, Messaoud
Silver KRETSUL, Oleg
Bronze= FERNANDEZ, Raul
Bronze= STOSKUS, Jonas
Gold
TENORIO, Antonio
Silver MEN Run Ming
Bronze= le MEAUX, Sebastian
Bronze= SZOTT, Kevin
FOOTBALL
BRA
CHN
FRA
USA
+100KG
5-A-SIDE
Gold
Silver
Bronze
BRA
ARG
ESP
0-0 aet (3-2 pso)
7-A-SIDE
Gold
Silver
Bronze
UKR
BRA
RUS
4-1
DEN
SWE
USA
7-5
Medal
Name
Country
MEN
WOMEN
Gold
MEDJEDED, Karima FRA
Silver CARDOSO, Karla
BRA
Bronze= ARNDT, Astrid
GER
Bronze= POTAPOVA, Viktoriya RUS
Gold
SCHUETZEL, Susann
Silver AURIERES, Sandrine
Bronze= WANG, Qiu Lian
Bronze= VLASOVA, Alexandra
GER
FRA
CHN
RUS
-57kg
-60kg
Silver HIROSE, Makoto
Bronze= ZASYADKOVYCH,
Ihor
Bronze= BIRO, Nobert
CUB
-52kg
JUDO
JPN
UKR
HUN
Gold
BRUSSIG, Ramona
Silver ARCE PAYNO, Marta
Bronze= BUZMAKOVA,
Ekaterina
Bronze= SILVA, Daniele
FRA
ESP
GBR
-70kg
Gold
HERRARA, Carmen
Silver PIERCE, Lorena
Bronze= SAVOSTYANOVA,
Tatiana
Bronze= NAGY, Sandorne
ESP
USA
RUS
HUN
+70kg
Gold
XUE, Lan Mei
Silver OLMEDO, Maria
Bronze BISCHLER, Beate
CHN
ESP
GER
Medal
Name
Country Weight
MEN
-48kg
Gold
Silver
Bronze
no lift
DASHTI, Morteza
IRI
MARASRI, Thongsa THA
ISHAKU, Ruel
NGR
PEDDLE, Anthony GBR
167.5
165.0
157.5
-52kg
Gold
AZE
GBR
JPN
-48kg
GOALBALL
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Gold
ZAKIYEV, Ilham
Silver ROSE, Ian
Bronze= AMAKAWA, Keiji
Bronze= TORRES POMPA,
Rafael
RUS
GER
POWERLIFTING
ALG
RUS
ESP
LTU
-100kg
CHN
HKG
POL
Gold
KAZAKOVA, Madina
Silver HUETTER, Silke
Bronze= QUESSANDIER,
Angelique
Bronze= MERENCIANO,
Monica
5th=
INGRAM, Maxine
GER
ESP
EL SERNGAWY,
Osama
Silver WU, Guo Jing
Bronze CHALTOUKKAR,
Gholamhossein IRI
EGY
CHN
177.5
172.5
165.0
-56kg
Gold
WANG, Jian
Silver AHMED, Ahmed
Bronze SINGH RAHELU,
Rajinder
CHN
EGY
185.0
180.0
IND
157.5
EGY
KOR
CHN
GBR
197.5
195.0
180.0
165.0
EGY
CHN
212.5
200.0
IRI
200.0
-60kg
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
IBRAHIM, Shaban
JUNG, Keum Jong
YU, Jian
IRVING, Jason
-67.5kg
Gold
MATHNA, Metwaly
Silver WU, Mao Shun
Bronze MOHAMMADI,
Hamzeh
-75kg
RUS
BRA
Gold
ZHANG, Hai Dong
CHN
Silver ABD ELAAL, El Sayed EGY
Bronze BOROMAND
GHAREHLAR, Reza IRI
225.0
210.0
195.0
-82.5kg
-67.5kg
Gold
Gold
AHMED, Heba
Silver ZHANG, Li Ping
Bronze DIAZ VILCHIS,
Catalina
KHALAF,
Mohammed Khamis UAE
Silver HAMAD Mostafa
EGY
Bronze HUSSEIN, Thaair
IRQ
217.5
212.5
202.5
-90kg
Gold
PARK, Jong Chul
Silver ROGALA, Ryszard
Bronze WU, Ya Dong
KOR
POL
CHN
240.0 PR
220.0
217.5
RAJABIGOLOJEH,
Kazem
IRI
Silver AMARAKUO,
Solomon Ikechukwu NGR
Bronze LI, Bang
CHN
242.5 WR
235.0
232.5
+100kg
Gold
IRI
IRQ
AUS
250.0
237.5
225.0
WOMEN
Gold
SOLOVYOVA, Lidiya UKR
Silver JOHN, Ijeoma
NGR
Bronze CERERO
Gabriel, Laura
MEX
102.5 WR
97.5
85.0
-44kg
Gold
137.5
132.5
NGR
120.0
GBR
FRA
EGY
130.0
130.0
122.5
155.0 WR
145.0
140.0
RUGBY
Prelims
CHN
117.5 WR
qf
sf
3/4
MEX
UKR
GBR
110.0
95.0
72.5
Result
GBR v BEL
GBR v CAN
GBR v GER
GBR v JPN
GBR v NZL
GBR v USA
27-22
32-30
41-30
50-42
35-39
39-43
127.5 PR
107.5
102.5
EGY
127.5 WR
NGR
CHN
GBR
122.5
112.5
87.5
-60kg
Gold
FU, Taoying
CHN
Silver GHAZOUANI, Souhad FRA
Bronze ALY, Amany
EGY
130.0 WR
120.0
117.5
COHEN,
Dror
ISR 1/(16)/4/1/4/4/3/1/1/35
ERFATI, Arnon
19
VEXLER, Benni
Silver HESSELS,
Udo
NED (6)/4/5/4/2/3/2/2/6/34
van den VEEN,
28
Marcel
ROSSEN, Mischa
Bronze ROSS DUGGAN,
John
USA 3/1/3/6/6/6/7/5/(10)/47
CREIGNOU,
37
Jean Paul
JOHNSON, Bradley
6th
ROBERTSON,
John
GBR 11/2/9/(16)/1/10/9/4/3/65
THOMAS, Stephen
49
STODEL, Hannah
SHOOTING
AIR PISTOL SH1
Gold
NEWSTEAD, Isabel
Silver LIN, Chin Mei
Bronze TARANOVA, Yelena
GBR 466.8
TPE 465.1
AZE 457.3
AIR RIFLE STANDING SH1
Gold
SCHMERMUND,
Manuela
Silver HER, Myung Sook
Bronze BROGLE, Sabine
7th
COATES, Di
GER 493.0
KOR 489.3
GER 488.6
GBR 482.6
SPORT RIFLE 3x20 SH1
Gold
HER, Myung Sook
Silver KIM, Im Yeon
Bronze SCHMERMUND,
Manuela
KOR 661.6
KOR 657.2
GER 653.1
MEN
SAILING
AIR PISTOL SH1
Medal Name Country 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/pts
net pts
2.4mR
RUS
EGY
CHN
Gold
WOMEN
Country
Gold
NZL
31-29
Silver
CAN
Bronze
USA
43-39
4th
GBR
GB TEAM: O’SHEA, Bob; COGGAN, Jonathan;
PALMER, Steve; STACKHOUSE, Tony; SHAW,
Paul; MORRISON, Ross; ROBERTS, Jason;
COLLINS, Troye; FRISHBERG, Justin;
BARROW, Andy; ASH, Alan; TARR, Rob (c)
95.0
87.5
-56kg
OMAR, Fatma
IGBITI,
Aghimile Patience
Bronze HUO, ZHENLING
4th
BLAKE, Natalie
TPE
CHN
Gold
LI, Rui Fang
CHN
Silver FEKRY, Nadia
EGY
Bronze ANOZIE, Ebere Grace NGR
EGY
CHN
Gold
Gold
Silver
110.0
+82.5kg
127.5 WR
-52kg
PODPALNAYA,
Tamara
Silver NAIL, Abir
Bronze YANG, Yan
Gold
BROWN, Emma
Silver BURGY, Carine
Bronze ABD ELATY, Hend
NGR
-48kg
BIAN, Jian Xin
PEREZ VAZQUEZ,
Amaila
Bronze KISEOLAR, Olena
7th
SALMON, Julie
Gold
LIN, Tzu Hui
Silver ZHU, Mingxia
Bronze OGUNBAMOWO,
Kike Adedeji
Medal
-40kg
Gold
Silver
MEX
-82.5kg
Gold
EJIKE,
Lucy Ogechukwu
Silver EL-AZIZ BAIOUMY,
Gihan
Bronze XIAO Cui Juan
142.5 WR
135.0
-75kg
-100kg
MOUSAVI
Seyed Habibollah
Silver ABED, Faris
Bronze GARDINER, Darren
SONAR
EGY
CHN
Gold
SEGUIN,
Damien
Silver BROWN,
Thomas
FRA 1/1/4/5/1/(6)/3/2/4/27
21
USA 4/2/1/1/5/5/1/3/(10)/32
22
Bronze SCHMITTER,
Thierry
NED 3/3/2/(6)/3/4/4/1/5/31
25
8th
SMITH,
Allan
GBR 9/10/7/7/4/7/8/(12)/2/66
54
Gold
LI, Jian Fei
CHN 663.8
Silver KARANFILOV, Vanco MKD 661.6
Bronze AUFSCHNAITER,
Hubert
AUT 658.6
AIR RIFLE STANDING SH1
Gold
JACOBSSON, Jonas SWE 693.4
Silver PINTER, Franc
SLO 692.6
Bronze ADAMS, Ashley
AUS 692.2
FREE RIFLE 3x40 SH1
Gold
JACOBSSON, Jonas SWE 1261.1 WR
Silver JORDAN, Dan
USA 1253.5
Bronze SHAZIRI, Doron
ISR 1243.8
132 | 133
MIXED
50M FREESTYLE S4
FREE PISTOL SH1
Gold
Gold
LEBEDINSKIY, Andrey RUS 621.7
Silver HARTMANN, Roland GER 620.8
Bronze YAMAC,
Muharrem Korhan TUR 619.1
WR
SILVA, Clodoaldo
Silver HANADA, Yuji
Bronze SMETANINE, David
50M FREESTYLE S13
BRA 35.41
WR
PR
JPN 37.54
FRA 39.51
50M FREESTYLE S5
SPORT PISTOL SH1
Gold
Gold
RODRIGUEZ,
Sebastian
WR
PR
Silver KRYZHANOVSKYY, D UKR 33.63
Bronze STEPHENS, Anthony GBR 35.65 BR
AIR RIFLE PRONE SH1
Gold
Gold
Silver
JACOBSSON, Jonas SWE 705.3
SIM, Jae Yong
KOR 704.3
sh-off 10.5
Bronze MECHULA, Kazimierz DEN 704.3
sh-off 10
43rd
PRIEST, Claire
GBR 589
AIR RIFLE PRONE SH2
Gold
LEINONEN, Minna
FIN 705.4
Silver HO, Gyoung You
KOR 705.3
Bronze ANDERSEN, Johnny DEN 704.4
50M FREESTYLE S6
Silver VIDAL, Daniel
Bronze OLSSON, Anders
CHN 30.80
ESP 31.37
SWE 31.90
ROBERTS, David
WALKER, Matthew
LAMBACK, Lantz
LINDSAY, Andrew
WANG, Xiao Fu
WR
GBR 28.77
GBR 28.80
USA 29.71
GBR 31.02
Gold
JACOBSSON, Jonas SWE 701.4
Silver ADAMS, Ashley
AUS 697.8
Bronze SHAZIRI, Doron
ISR 692.4
WR
XIONG, Xiao Ming
WANG, Renjie
COWDREY, Matthew
CRISP, James
CHN 26.84
WR
PR
MEN
50M FREESTYLE S1
Gold
MAMISTVALOV, Izhak ISR 1:10.88 PR
Silver TAMPAXIS, Christos GRE 1:31.00
Bronze MARTINS, Joao
POR 1:37.83
Silver DU, Jian Ping
Bronze EULERT, Jimmy
6th
CAIRNS, Kenny
LEVECQ, David
ZOOK, Justin
EDMUNDS, Graham
WELBOURN, Robert
CUNDY, Jody
ESP 25.52
USA 25.61
GBR 26.23
GBR 26.74
GBR 27.14
KAWAI, Junichi
POLKOWSKI,
Grzegorz
Bronze SMYRNOV, Viktor
50M FREESTYLE S3
KOVAR, Martin
Silver
Bronze
6th
5th(ht)
7th(ht)
Gold
Silver
Gold
ANDERSON, Jim
GBR 1:06.87
Silver REVILLON, Philippe FRA 1:09.18
Bronze LOVEJOY, Curtis
USA 1:09.86
Gold
CAN 24.71
WR
PR
BR
CHN 49.78
PER 50.22
GBR 54.18
WR
PR
Gold
ALEKSYEYEV,
Dmytro
Silver MAKARAU, Raman
Bronze WU, Bin
6th
LEACH, Darren
CHN 1:07.60 WR
PR
CHN 1:09.04
SWE 1:09.47
GBR 1:18.20
100M FREESTYLE S7
ROBERTS, David
GBR 1:01.65 WR
PR
GBR 1:04.22
USA 1:05.02
100M FREESTYLE S8
POL 26.98
UKR 27.27
BLR 25.27
CHN 25.69
GBR 26.08
YIN, Jianhua
Silver WALKER, Matthew
Bronze Lamback, Lantz
JPN 26.64
UKR 24.80
RODRIGUEZ,
Sebastian
Silver TANG, Yuan
Bronze OLSSON, Anders
6th(ht) DUKE, Gareth
Gold
Gold
50M FREESTYLE S12
CZE 45.65
BRA 1:19.51
JPN 1:24.62
ESP 1:26.58
100M FREESTYLE S6
Gold
HUOT, Benoit
CZE 1:43.51 WR
PR
CHN 1:48.00
GRE 1:55.79
GBR 1:57.30
ESP 1:13.39 WR
PR
Silver KRYZHANOVSKYY, D UKR 1:16.29
Bronze STEPHENS, Anthony GBR 1:17.62 BR
CHN 26.37
CHN 26.82
AUS 26.88
GBR 29.45
50M FREESTYLE S11
50M FREESTYLE S2
Gold
SILVA, Clodoaldo
Silver HANADA, Yuji
Bronze ORIBE, Richard
Gold
Gold
KOVAR, Martin
100M FREESTYLE S5
50M FREESTYLE S10
SWIMMING
Gold
ANDERSON, Jim
GBR 2:21.49 ER
Silver LOVEJOY, Curtis
USA 2:27.46
Bronze REVILLON, Philippe FRA 2:29.07
100M FREESTYLE S4
Silver FYKAS, Konstantinos GRE 27.54
Bronze AUSTIN, Ben
AUS 28.42
Gold
Silver
Bronze
7th(ht)
100M FREESTYLE S2
Silver DU, Jian Ping
Bronze KOSTAKIS, Ioannis
5th
CAIRNS, Kenny
50M FREESTYLE S9
FREE RIFLE PRONE SH1
GRE 24.97
RSA 25.48
GBR 26.72
100M FREESTYLE S3
50M FREESTYLE S8
Gold
RUS 24.88
Gold
MAMISTVALOV, Izhak ISR 2:35.24 PR
Silver TAMPAXIS, Christos GRE 2:56.64
Bronze KADERAVEK, Jiri
CZE 3:40.46
Gold
AIR RIFLE STANDING SH2
Gold
JOHNSON, Mike
NZL 704.3
Silver JOHANSSON, Jonas SWE 703.4
Bronze WEDIN, Viktoria
SWE 702.7
WR
PR
50M FREESTYLE S7
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th(ht)
STROKIN, Andrey
TAIGANIDIS,
Charalampos
Bronze FIELD, Scott
7th
KONURALP, Dervis
100M FREESTYLE S1
ESP 32.62
YAMAC,
Muharrem Korhan TUR 672.4 WR
Silver AUFSHNAITER,
Hubert
AUT 672.0
Bronze LEBEDINSKIY, Andrey RUS 666.6
YIN, Jianhua
Gold
Silver
WR
PR
AUSTIN, Ben
AUS 59.83
WR
PR
Silver FYKAS, Konstantinos GRE 1:00.37
Bronze MOFFATTI, Ricardo AUS 1:03.12
6th(ht) LONG, Giles
GBR 1:07.32
100M FREESTYLE S9
Gold
COWDREY, Matthew AUS 58.15
Silver XIONG, Xiao Ming
Bronze PROUT JR, Michael
3rd(ht) CRISP, James
CHN 58.74
USA 59.21
GBR 1:01.49
WR
PR
100M FREESTYLE S10
Gold
HUOT, Benoit
Silver LEVECQ, David
Bronze van der ZANDEN,
Mike
5th
WELBOURN, Robert
5th(ht1) WOODS, Marc
5th(ht3) EDMUNDS, Graham
400M FREESTYLE S7
CAN 53.73
WR
PR
ESP 56.32
NED 56.47
GBR 56.68 BR
GBR 59.97
GBR 58.33
100M FREESTYLE S11
Gold
SMYRNOV, Viktor
UKR 1:00.79
Silver KAWAI, Junichi
JPN 1:00.86
Bronze TILDESLEY, Donovan CAN 1:00.95
100M FREESTYLE S12
Gold
MAKARAU, Raman
ALEKSYEYEV,
Dmytro
Bronze PUNKO, Sergei
5th
LEACH, Darren
BLR 54.49
WR
PR
Silver
UKR 55.35
BLR 55.54
GBR 57.64
100M FREESTYLE S13
Gold
Silver
Bronze
7th
STROKIN, Andrey
FIELD, Scott
CLAUSNER, Daniel
KONURALP, Dervis
RUS 55.27 PR
RSA 55.36
GER 56.69
GBR 1:01.09
ANDERSON, Jim
GBR 4:49.81 WR
PR
Silver MAMISTVALOV, Izhak ISR 5:07.44
Bronze REVILLON, Philippe FRA 5:23.63
200M FREESTYLE S3
Gold
KOVAR, Martin
Silver DU, Juan Ping
Bronze PICCOLI, Carlo
5th
CAIRNS, Kenny
CZE 3:42.63 WR
PR
CHN 3:44.99
ITA 4:06.20
GBR 4:08.40
200M FREESTYLE S4
Gold
SILVA, Clodoaldo
Silver ORIBE, Richard
Bronze HANADA, Yuji
BRA 2:55.75 WR
PR
ESP 3:02.25
JPN 3:05.65
200M FREESTYLE S5
Gold
RODRIGUEZ,
Sebastian
ESP 2:41.87 WR
PR
Silver STEPHENS, Anthony GBR 2:45.84 BR
Bronze BECZEK, Ryszard
POL 2:49.37
OLSSON, Anders
Silver TANG, Yuan
Bronze ANDERSEN, Peter
50M BACKSTROKE S5
GBR 4:56.11
CHN 5:01.84
ISR 5:06.15
GBR 5:10.60
Gold
Silver
Bronze
7th
SWE 5:03.76 WR
PR
CHN 5:14.10
DEN 5:23.72
HE, Junquan
CHN 37.53
KOVACS, Ervin
HUN 40.14
VERECZKEI, Zsolt
HUN 40.49
STEPHENS, Anthony GBR 43.45
100M BACKSTROKE S6
Gold
BURKARD, Christoph GER 4:40.30 WR
PR
Silver KUEKEN, Christopher GER 4:47.66
Bronze SPANJA, Mihovil
CRO 4:48.88
Gold
400M FREESTYLE S9
100M BACKSTROKE S7
Gold
PROUT JR, Michael USA 4:25.42 PR
Silver CRISP, James
GBR 4:28.38
Bronze COWDREY, Matthew AUS 4:31.80
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
400M FREESTYLE S10
Gold
Silver
Bronze
8th
400M FREESTYLE S12
PUNKO, Sergei
BLR 4:11.58 WR
PR
Silver FLORIANO, Enrique ESP 4:18.40
Bronze MAKARAU, Raman BLR 4:23.19
400M FREESTYLE S13
CAN 4:28.84
RSA 4:30.19
CAN 4:39.52
TAMPAXIS, Christos GRE 1:22.20
TAXILDARIS,
Alexadros
GRE 1:42.34
Bronze MARTINS, Joao
POR 1:47.19
USA 1:10.15
IRL 1:12.55
CRO 1:13.49
USA 1:05.35
GBR 1:05.42
ESP 1:07.00
GBR 1:10.13
100M BACKSTROKE S10
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
ZOOK, Justin
HUOT, Benoit
WELSH, Rod
CUNDY, Jody
USA 1:04.22
CAN 1:04.30
AUS 1:04.55
GBR 1:07.61
UKR 1:11.29
ESP 1:11.71
JPN 1:12.11
100M BACKSTROKE S12
Gold
MAKARAU, Raman
Silver KLIPPERT, Sergiy
Bronze SAKAI, Yoshikazu
50M BACKSTROKE S2
BLR 1:02.75 PR
UKR 1:04.01
JPN 1:04.99
100M BACKSTROKE S13
GBR 1:05.51
POL 1:09.42
Gold
TAIGANIDIS,
Charalampos
Silver WU, Walter
Bronze HILL, Brian
GRE 1:11.46
50M BACKSTROKE S3
GRE 1:03.98
CAN 1:06.57
CAN 1:06.97
50M BREASTSTROKE SB2
CHN 53.66
RUS 53.98
PER 55.76
Gold
CASTORENA,
Jose Arnulfo
WR
PR
DOUNGKAEW,
Somchai
Bronze DEMARCO, Michael
MEX 56.27
WR
PR
Silver
REYES, Juan Ignacio MEX 45.73
Silver SKUCAS, Kestutis
Bronze ZENG, Hua Bin
PERRY, Jarrett
CRISP, James
COLLADO, Jesus
HILL, David
Gold
SMYRNOV, Viktor
Silver GONI, Javier
Bronze KAWAI, Junichi
Gold
Silver
Gold
GBR 1:16.67
ARG 1:16.98
FRA 1:17.97
GBR 1:18.81
100M BACKSTROKE S11
50M BACKSTROKE S1
Gold
DU, Jian Ping
Silver BAKAEV, Albert
Bronze EULERT, Jimmy
LINDSAY, Andrew
MARRO, Guillermo
LINDMANN, Eric
ROBERTS, David
100M BACKSTROKE S9
Gold
SMYRNOV, Viktor
UKR 4:44.79
Silver TILDESLEY, Donovan CAN 4:49.68
Bronze MOHAMED, Enhamed ESP 5:01.64
Gold
ANDERSON, Jim
Silver PIESAK, Miroslaw
Bronze KAPELLAKIS,
Georgios
RUS 1:13.99 WR
PR
Silver TANG, Yuan
CHN 1:17.91
Bronze MICHALSKI, Mateusz POL 1:18.52
Gold
MOHR, Travis
Silver MALONE, David
Bronze SPANJA, Mihovil
400M FREESTYLE S11
Gold
WU, Walter
Silver FIELD, Scott
Bronze HILL, Brian
PLOTNIKOV, Igor
100M BACKSTROKE S8
Gold
HUOT, Benoit
CAN 4:15.01
Silver WELBOURN, Robert GBR 4:16.60
Bronze PIJANOWSKI, Piotr POL 4:22.12
50M BACKSTROKE S4
400M FREESTYLE S6
Gold
ROBERTS, David
Tian, Rong
ZVIRAN, Nimrod
LINDSAY, Andrew
400M FREESTYLE S8
Gold
200M FREESTYLE S2
Gold
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
THA 1:01.17
USA 1:03.20
LTU 47.62
CHN 50.46
134 | 135
50M BREASTSTROKE SB3
50M BUTTERFLY S4
Gold
LUQUE, Miguel
Silver GIL, Vincente
Bronze KARUBE, Hiroshi
Gold
ESP 51.27
ESP 55.03
JPN 55.18
DOUNGKAEW,
Somchai
Bronze CASTORENA,
Jose Arnulfo
Gold
Silver
PINARD, Pascal
FRA 1:40.22
VASCONCELOS,
Ivanildo
BRA 1:48.33
Bronze AVELINO, Francisco BRA 1:49.37
Gold
HE, Junquan
Silver KOVACS, Ervin
Bronze PINARD, Pascal
RSA 1:33.01
NED 1:35.98
MEX 1:36.31
Silver MOHR, Travis
Bronze LINDMANN, Eric
GBR 1:29.93 PR
ER
USA 1:29.96
FRA 1:33.57
KALYNA, Andriy
Silver CRISP, James
Bronze LI, Ke Qiang
GBR 1:23.28 PR
CHN 1:24.20
Silver
Bronze
4th
6th
PEI, Mang
ANDRYUSHIN, Yuriy
ROBERTS, David
WALKER, Matthew
CHN 32.91
UKR 33.12
GBR 33.94
GBR 35.52
JPN 1:25.72
GBR
100M BUTTERFLY S8
UKR 1:10.40 WR
PR
GBR 1:19.47
CHN 1:19.59
POLINE, Dmitri
Silver BELL, Daniel
Bronze DOROGAEV, Denis
6th(ht) LAWSON, Callum
RUS 1:11.13
AUS 1:11.79
RUS 1:11.91
GBR 1:18.22
100M BREASTSTROKE SB11
Gold
MASHCHENKO,
Oleksandr
Silver SMYRNOV, Viktor
Bronze LAGSANAPRIM,
Panom
UKR 1:10.53 WR
PR
UKR 1:17.98
THA 1:21.05
100M BREASTSROKE SB12
Gold
Aleksyeyev, Dmytro
Silver PUNKO, Sergei
Bronze KUZMIN, Dmytro
2nd(ht2) LEACH, Darren
UKR 1:10.99
BLR 1:11.27
UKR 1:13.69
GBR 1:17.76
Silver AUSTIN, Ben
Bronze LONG, Giles
HUOT, Benoit
CHN 1:05.20 WR
PR
AUS 1:06.57
GBR 1:07.12 PB
Silver BELL, Daniel
Bronze CUNDY, Jody
CAN 59.54
WR
PR
AUS 59.67
GBR 1:01.02
100M BUTTERFLY S11
Gold
SMYRNOV, Viktor
UKR 1:06.34
Silver KAWAI, Junichi
JPN 1:06.76
Bronze MOHAMED, Enhamed ESP 1:11.59
100M BUTTERFLY S12
Gold
MAKARAU, Raman
Silver PUNKO, Sergei
Bronze OLIVER, Israel
Gold
Silver
Bronze
7th
Gold
TAIGANIDIS,
Charalampos
Silver FIELD, Scott
Bronze STROKIN, Andrey
6th
KONURALP, Dervis
Gold
KINDRED, Sascha
Silver YANG, Yuan Run
Bronze MICHAELIS, Swen
BLR 58.79 PR
BLR 1:00.18
ESP 1:03.15
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
6th(ht)
GARCIA, Rudy
ROBERTS, David
LINDMANN, Eric
WALKER, Matthew
LINDSAY, Andrew
USA 2:43.65
GBR 2:47.03 BR
FRA 2:48.46
GBR 2:52.05
GBR 3:04.59
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM8
Gold
WANG, Xiao Fu
Silver AUSTIN, Ben
Bronze SPANJA, Mihovil
6th
LONG, Giles
CHN 2:26.82 WR
PR
AUS 2:32.19
CRO 2:39.62
GBR 2:40.98
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM9
Gold
COWDREY, Matthew AUS 2:21.80 WR
PR
Silver KALYNA, Andriy
UKR 2:22.13
Bronze CRISP, James
GBR 2:24.88
6th(ht) HILL, David
GBR 2:39.47
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM10
Gold
HUOT, Benoit
Silver WELSH, Rod
Bronze PIJANOWSKI, Piotr
CAN 2:15.78 PR
AUS 2:22.13
POL 2:22.62
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM11
Gold
SMYRNOV, Viktor
UKR 2:28.47
Silver TILDESLEY, Donovan CAN 2:36.32
Bronze MASHCHENKO,
Oleksandr
UKR 2:36.71
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM12
Gold
GRE 1:01.50
RSA 1:01.75
RUS 1:02.82
GBR 1:04.34
GBR 2:51.39 PR
CHN 3:01.94
GER 3:03.42
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM7
100M BUTTERFLY S10
100M BUTTERFLY S13
GER 1:12.09
RUS 1:12.09
NZL 1:12.93
GBR 1:18.09
WR
PR
ESP 1:02.66 WR
PR
Silver COWDREY, Matthew AUS 1:04.24
Bronze BRAMHAM, Sam
AUS 1:04.25
8th
CRISP, James
GBR 1:06.87
Gold
HE, Junquan
CHN 3:04.15
KOVACS, Ervin
HUN 3:06.21
PINARD, Pascal
FRA 3:12.55
STEPHENS, Anthony GBR 3:26.64 BR
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM6
COLLADO, Jesus
100M BREASTSTROKE SB13
CLAUSNER, Daniel
STROKIN, Andrey
SHARP, Daniel
KONURALP, Dervis
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
100M BUTTERFLY S9
Gold
WR
PR
WANG, Xiao Fu
BRA 2:39.15
ESP 2:40.94
THA 2:42.57
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM5
CHN 32.82
RUS 33.07
ESP 33.56
GBR 35.17
CHN 31.32
100M BREASTSTROKE SB9
Gold
Gold
SILVA, Clodoaldo
Silver TORRES, Xavier
Bronze SONGNORK, Sanit
50M BUTTERFLY S7
Gold
CHN 3:00.50 WR
PR
150M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM4
CHN 37.50
HUN 39.39
FRA 39.94
TIAN, Rong
100M BREASTSTROKE SB8
Gold
LI, Peng
PLOTNIKOV, Igor
VIDAL, Daniel
KINDRED, Sascha
DU, Jian Ping
CASTORENA,
Jose Arnulfo
MEX 3:04.16
Bronze REYES, Juan Ignacio MEX 3:07.92
MEX 53.01
Gold
100M BREASTSTROKE SB7
Gold
KINDRED, Sascha
Silver GONG, Baoren
Bronze NAKAMURA,
Tomotaro
DSQ
WALKER, Matthew
Gold
Silver
Bronze
6th
Gold
Silver
THA 45.59
50M BUTTERFLY S6
100M BREASTSTROKE SB6
DUKE, Gareth
WR
PR
50M BUTTERFLY S5
100M BREASTSTROKE SB5
Gold
150M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM3
BRA 45.12
Silver
100M BREASTSTROKE SB4
Gold
SLATTERY, Tadhg
Silver ENGEL, Kasper
Bronze RANGEL, Pedro
SILVA, Clodoaldo
PUNKO, Sergei
BLR 2:14.42 WR
PR
Silver MAKARAU, Raman BLR 2:17.88
Bronze FLORIANO, Enrique ESP 2:18.02
5th(ht) LEACH, Darren
GBR 2:33.77
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM13
4X50M MEDLEY (MAX 20 PTS)
50M FREESTYLE S3
Gold
CLAUSNER, Daniel GER 2:24.40
Silver WU, Walter
CAN 2:25.81
Bronze KONURALP, Dervis GBR 2:26.59
Gold
AVELINO, Francisco BRA 2:37.46 PR
LIMA, Adriano
SILVA, Luis
SILVA, Clodoaldo
Silver EJIMA, Daisuke
JPN 2:42.52
SUZUKI, Takayuki
MAEDA, Daisuke
HANADA, Yuji
Bronze TORRES, Xavier
ESP 2:44.65
CIMADEVILLA, Pablo
VIDAL, Daniel
RODRIGUEZ, Sebastian
6th
STEPHENS, Anthony GBR 2:57.06 BR
DUKE, Gareth
KINDRED, Sascha
CAIRNS, Kenny
Gold
4X100M MEDLEY (MAX 34 PTS)
50M FREESTYLE S6
Gold
Gold
4X50M FREESTYLE (MAX 20 PTS)
Gold
DU,Jian Ping
CHN 2:27.04
TANG, Yuan
HE, Junquan
YIN, Jianhua
Silver SILVA, Clodoaldo
BRA 2:32.34
SOK SEO, Joon
SILVA, Luis
LIMA, Adriano
Bronze CAIRNS, Kenny
GBR 2:37.20 BR
DUKE, Gareth
STEPHENS, Anthony
KINDRED, Sascha
4X100M FREESTYLE (MAX 34 PTS)
Gold
WALKER, Matthew GBR 3:59.62 WR
EDMUNDS, Graham
PR
ROBERTS, David
WELBOURN, Robert
WOODS, Marc
Silver WELSH, Rod
AUS 4:02.04
HARRIS, Alex
AUSTIN, Ben
COWDREY, Matthew
Bronze WANG, Renjie
CHN 4:06.01
WANG, Xiao Fu
YIN, Jianhua
XIONG, Xiao Ming
4X100M FREESTYLE (MAX 49 PTS)
Gold
KUZMIN, Dmytro
UKR 3:45.97 WR
DEMCHUK, Sergiy
PR
KLIPPERT, Sergiy
ALEKSYEYEV, Dmytro
Silver RUDZENOK, Yury
BLR 3:55.73
MAKARAU, Raman
KRAVTSEVICH, Dmitri
PUNKO, Sergei
Bronze KAWAI, Junichi
JPN 3:57.73
SUGIUCHI, Shusaku
EGAWA, Kosei
SAKAI, Yoshikazu
WELSH, Rod
BELL, Daniel
AUSTIN, Ben
HARRIS, Alex
Silver WANG, Renjie
LI, Ke Qiang
WANG, Xiao Fu
XIONG, Xiao Ming
Bronze MICHALSKI, Mateusz
PATERKA, Krzysztof
DRAGOWSKI, Kamil
PIJANOWSKI, Piotr
4th
CRISP, James
KINDRED, Sascha
CUNDY, Jody
ROBERTS, David
AUS 4:26.25 WR
PR
CHN 4:30.19
POL 4:30.80
WR
PR
Silver WILLIAMSON, Fran GBR 1:06.57 BR
Bronze CONRADI, Annke
GER 1:06.60
4X100M MEDLEY (MAX 49 PTS)
Gold
KLIPPERT, Sergiy
UKR 4:13.65 WR
MASHCHENKO,
PR
Oleksandr
DEMCHUK, Sergiy
ALEKSYEYEV, Dmytro
Silver GELIS, Albert
ESP 4:20.85
LLAMBRICH, Daniel
OLIVER, Israel
FLORIANO, Enrique
Bronze MAKARAU, Raman BLR 4:21.51
RUDZENOK, Yury
PUNKO, Sergei
KRAVTSEVICH, Dmitri
WOMEN
50M FREESTYLE S2
Gold
CARRACELAS, Sara ESP 1:18.60
Silver KALPAKIDOU, Maria GRE 1:28.70
Bronze WATTS, Danielle
GBR 1:32.90
MEX 58.16
50M FREESTYLE S4
Gold
NARITA, Mayumi
Silver BENN, Melanie
Bronze BREUMSOE, Karen
JPN 39.22
WR
PR
USA 52.50
DEN 53.18
50M FREESTYLE S5
Gold
Silver
Bronze
8th
AKOPYAN, Olena
HESS, Beatrice
PERALES, Teresa
STIDEVER, Jane
GONZALEZ,
Doramitzi
Silver LOISEAU, Ludivine
Bronze NARA, Erika
5th
JONES, Natalie
6th
CHIPPINGTON,
Jeanette
8th
LOVE, Mhairi
UKR 37.26
FRA 37.53
ESP 37.62
GBR 45.94
MEX 36.14
FRA 36.43
JPN 37.65
GBR 39.55
GBR 39.63
GBR 40.77
50M FREESTYLE S7
Gold
GBR 4:31.23 BR
VALLE, Patricia
POPOVICH, Erin
USA 34.34
Silver BRUHN, Kirsten
Bronze CAMPO, Danielle
GER 34.92
CAN 35.17
WR
PR
50M FREESTYLE S8
Gold
DRABSCH, Cecilie
LEYBOVITCH,
Keren Or
Bronze THOMSEN, Pernille
NOR 31.51
WR
PR
Silver
ISR 32.11
NED 32.95
50M FREESTYLE S9
Gold
du TOIT, Natalie
RSA 29.52
Silver
Bronze
5th
(ht2)
GRAZHDANOVA, Irina RUS 30.63
DIXON, Stephanie
CAN 30.66
CASHMORE, Claire GBR 31.29
FERGUSON, Lara
GBR DNS
WR
PR
50M FREESTYLE S10
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
POLINARIO, Anne
CAN 28.75
MIKULASIKOVA, Viera SVK 29.68
MORALES, Esther
ESP 30.41
BAILEY, Sarah
GBR 30.74
50M FREESTYLE S11
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th(ht)
SUGIMORI, Fabiana
BALL, Natalie
NIJHOF, Marion
BARRETT, Elaine
BRA 32.35
GER 33.22
NED 33.58
GBR 36.55
136 | 137
50M FREESTYLE S12
Gold
ZHU, Hong Yan
100M FREESTYLE S9
Silver KORKJAS, Marge
EST 28.74
Bronze VOLKOVA, Yuliya
UKR 29.14
5th(ht) HOUGHTON, Jemma GBR 32.48
Gold
du TOIT, Natalie
Silver DIXON, Stephanie
Bronze REPPE, Christiane
4th(ht1) FERGUSON, Lara
6th(ht2) CASHMORE, Claire
50M FREESTYLE S13
100M FREESTYLE S10
Gold
COTE, Kirby
Silver WATT, Prue
Bronze GOTELL, Chelsey
6th
HENRY, Rhiannon
5th(ht2) COUGHLIN, Jenny
CHN 28.02
CAN 28.47
AUS 28.89
CAN 29.00
GBR 29.74
GBR 31.29
WR
PR
Gold
POLINARIO, Anne
Silver PAWLIK, Katarzyna
Bronze BAILEY, Sarah
BR
Gold
CARRACELAS, Sara ESP 2:49.38
Silver WATTS, Danielle
GBR 3:12.70
Bronze BASUALDO, Betiana ARG 3:17.93
GARCIA, Anais
BALL, Natalie
NIJHOF, Marion
BARRETT, Elaine
Gold
VALLE, Patricia
MEX 2:08.09
Silver CONRADI, Annke
GER 2:16.24
Bronze WILLIAMSON, Fran GBR 2:19.06 BR
Gold
Silver
Bronze
8th
100M FREESTYLE S4
100M FREESTYLE S13
NARITA, Mayumi
Silver BREUMSOE, Karen
Bronze BENN, Melanie
JPN 1:25.07 WR
PR
DEN 1:51.00
USA 1:51.59
100M FREESTYLE S5
Gold
Silver
Bronze
8th
PERALES, Teresa
HESS, Beatrice
AKOPYAN, Olena
STIDEVER, Jane
Silver
Bronze
6th
7th
GONZALEZ,
Doramitzi
LOISEAU, Ludivine
NARA, Erika
LOVE, Mhairi
CHIPPINGTON,
Jeanette
Gold
POPOVICH, Erin
WOLFENDEN,
Chantel
Bronze BRUHN, Kirsten
LONG, Jessica
LEYBOVITCH,
Keren Or
Bronze DRABSCH, Cecilie
CAN 1:01.74
AUS 1:03.30
CAN 1:03.69
GBR 1:04.20
GBR 1:07.79
JPN 3:02.00 WR
PR
DEN 3:50.92
USA 3:51.41
200M FREESTYLE S5
MEX 1:17.43
WR
PR
FRA 1:19.52
JPN 1:22.87
GBR 1:26.04
Gold
HESS, Beatrice
Silver AKOPYAN, Olena
Bronze PEZARO, Inbal
Gold
GBR 1:27.09
USA 1:14.61
PR
AUS 1:15.09
GER 1:15.89
USA 1:09.67 PR
ISR 1:09.86
NOR 1:12.29
GONZALEZ,
Doramitzi
Silver LOVE, Mhairi
Bronze LEWIS, Nyree
du TOIT, Natalie
Silver DIXON, Stephanie
Bronze REPPE, Christiane
400M FREESTYLE S10
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
PAWLIK, Katarzyna
HENGST, Claudia
OWENS, Ashley
BAILEY, Sarah
POL 4:51.08
GER 4:53.55
USA 4:57.77
GBR 5:07.08
Gold
GARCIA-ARCICOLLAR,
A
ESP 4:51.20 WR
PR
Silver FONT, Deborah
ESP 4:52.16
Bronze VOLKOVA, Yuliya
UKR 5:02.42
6th
HOUGHTON, Jemma GBR 5:13.45
8th
BARRETT, Elaine
GBR 6:05.69
400M FREESTYLE S13
Gold
Silver
Bronze
7th
COTE, Kirby
WATT, Prue
HENRY, Rhiannon
COUGHLIN, Jenny
CAN 4:43.23
AUS 4:49.51
GBR 4:49.66 BR
GBR 5:03.31
50M BACKSTROKE S2
Gold
CARRACELAS, Sara ESP 1:19.25 PR
Silver KALPAKIDOU, Maria GRE 1:28.30
Bronze WATTS, Danielle
GBR 1:31.12
50M BACKSTROKE S3
Gold
CONRADI, Annke
GER 1:04.88
Silver WILLIAMSON, Fran GBR 1:07.20
Bronze BARROSO, Susana POR 1:09.32
Gold
NARITA, Mayumi
JPN 49.54
Silver GARCIA, Edenia
BRA 51.51
Bronze LEQUIEN, Anne Cecile FRA 53.37
PR
50M BACKSTROKE S5
MEX 5:49.18 WR
PR
GBR 6:02.59
GBR 6:05.24
400M FREESTYLE S7
Gold
Silver
Bronze
6th
HLAVACKOVA, Bela
HESS, Beatrice
PERALES, Teresa
STIDEVER, Jane
Gold
Silver
Bronze
5th
400M FREESTYLE S8
100M BACKSTROKE S7
USA 5:07.88 PR
AUS 5:22.99
FRO 5:26.29
CZE 42.36
FRA 43.74
ESP 45.39
GBR 55.04
100M BACKSTROKE S6
Gold
WOLFENDEN, Chantel AUS 5:20.26 PR
Silver GUSEVA, Oxana
RUS 5:32.10
Bronze CAMPO, Danielle
CAN 5:39.13
Gold
LONG, Jessica
Silver CLARKE, Lichelle
Bronze ANDREASEN, Heidi
RSA 4:28.09 WR
PR
CAN 4:46.57
GER 4:59.91
50M BACKSTROKE S4
FRA 2:49.99
UKR 2:53.86
ISR 2:58.74
400M FREESTYLE S6
100M FREESTYLE S8
Gold
Silver
NARITA, Mayumi
Silver BREUMSOE, Karen
Bronze ANGELELLI, Cheryl
100M FREESTYLE S7
Gold
Silver
COTE, Kirby
WATT, Prue
GOTELL, Chelsey
HENRY, Rhiannon
COUGHLIN, Jenny
CHN 1:01.99
POL 1:03.52
POL 1:04.33
GBR 1:08.73
200M FREESTYLE S4
ESP 1:19.96
FRA 1:20.46
UKR 1:21.33
GBR 1:40.80
100M FREESTYLE S6
Gold
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
5th(ht)
ZHU, Hong Yan
HARAJDA, Patrycja
MENDAK, Joanna
HOUGHTON, Jemma
Gold
400M FREESTYLE S12
ESP 1:12.10
GER 1:13.25
NED 1:13.48
GBR 1:18.37
100M FREESTYLE S12
100M FREESTYLE S3
Gold
CAN 1:03.65
POL 1:04.46
GBR 1:05.14
100M FREESTYLE S11
Gold
Silver
Bronze
7th
100M FREESTYLE S2
400M FREESTYLE S9
RSA 1:02.83 PR
CAN 1:05.31
GER 1:06.40
GBR 1:11.31
GBR 1:10.48
Gold
LEWIS, Nyree
GBR 1:32.03 PR
LOISEAU, Ludivine FRA 1:33.94
GONZALEZ, Doramitzi MEX 1:34.47
JONES, Natalie
GBR 1:37.13
HAKONARDOTTIR, K ISL 1:25.56 WR
PR
Silver BRUHN, Kirsten
GER 1:29.46
Bronze WOLFENDEN, Chantel AUS 1:29.81
100M BACKSTROKE S8
100M BREASTSTROKE SB7
100M BUTTERFLY S9
Gold
Gold
POPOVICH, Erin
USA 1:38.66
Silver HALONARDOTTIR, K ISL 1:38.84
Bronze HUANG, Min
CHN 1:39.51
Gold
LEYBOVITCH,
Keren Or
Silver PASZTORY, Dora
Bronze BOONACKER,
Chantal
ISR 1:19.55
HUN 1:24.07
Gold
100M BACKSTROKE S9
Gold
DIXON, Stephanie
Silver du TOIT, Natalie
Bronze CASHMORE, Claire
CAN 1:10.01
WR
PR
RSA 1:11.41
GBR 1:16.98 BR
100M BACKSTROKE S10
Gold
RUTHERFORD,
Mikhaila
Silver POLINARIO, Anne
Bronze MORALES, Esther
5th
BAILEY, Sarah
USA 1:12.25 WR
PR
CAN 1:15.67
ESP 1:16.99
GBR 1:19.36
CHN 1:22.35
JPN 1:23.63
RUS 1:23.68
CHN 1:08.89 WR
PR
Silver HARAJDA, Patrycja POL 1:14.18
Bronze ZORN, Trischa
USA 1:14.99
ZHU, Hong Yan
GOTELL, Chelsey
COTE, Kirby
BUTCHER, Jennifer
HENRY, Rhiannon
COUGHLIN, Jenny
CAN 1:12.71
CAN 1:14.08
USA 1:15.75
GBR 1:18.03
GBR 1:18.79
50M BREASTSTROKE SB3
Gold
NARITA, Mayumi
JPN 56.20 WR
Silver McELENY, Maggie GBR 1:01.72
Bronze JONKERS, Marayke AUS 1:02.63
100M BREASTSTROKE SB4
Gold
HESS, Beatrice
Silver PEZARO, Inbal
Bronze PERALES, Teresa
FRA 1:59.38
ISR 2:00.07
ESP 2:00.93
100M BREASTSTROKE SB5
Gold
BRUHN, Kirsten
Silver LEWIS, Nyree
Bronze RACZKO, Gitta
GER 1:52.81 PR
GBR 1:54.48
HUN 1:55.87
100M BREASTSTROKE SB6
Gold
BOWEN, Sarah
Silver JOHNSON, Liz
Bronze GRUEN, Deb
5th
JONES, Natalie
COUFALOVA,
Katerina
Silver BAILEY, Sarah
Bronze HAYNIE, Carly
5th(ht) FERGUSON, Lara
GBR 1:32.31
GER 1:32.98
RUS 1:38.23
AUS 1:41.84 WR
PR
GBR 1:45.33 BR
USA 1:46.52
GBR 1:52.95
Silver VALLE, Patricia
Bronze LEQUIEN,
Anne Cecile
WR
PR
MEX 58.84
LOISEAU, Ludivine
GONZALEZ,
Doramitzi
Bronze ROSE, Sarah
5th(ht2) JOHNSON, LIZ
6th(ht2) JONES, Natalie
POPOVICH, Erin
Silver HUANG, Min
Bronze WALKER, Elisabeth
ESP 44.70
UKR 46.57
CAN 1:07.44
AUS 1:08.41
GBR 1:09.21 BR
GBR 1:15.28
NARITA, Mayumi
JPN 2:45.20 WR
PR
Silver McELENY, Maggie GBR 3:12.62
Bronze JONKERS, Marayke AUS 3:26.90
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM6
JONES, Natalie
GBR 3:18.68 WR
PR
GBR 3:22.20
GER 3:25.38
GBR 3:31.37
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM7
HUN 48.88
Gold
FRA 40.25
Silver HUANG, Min
Bronze WOLFENDEN,
Chantel
MEX 41.03
AUS 41.96
GBR 46.64
GBR 47.02
POPOVICH, Erin
USA 3:05.57 WR
PR
CHN 3:05.84
AUS 3:10.46
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM8
Gold
PASZTORY, Dora
USA 37.37
CHN 37.47
CAN 38.30
WR
PR
CERASUOLO,
Immacolata
Bronze LEYBOVITCH,
Keren Or
HUN 2:55.01 WR
PR
Silver
Gold
ITA 1:23.04
HUN 1:23.85
CAN 1:24.78
ITA 3:02.03
ISR 3:03.38
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM9
Gold
50M BUTTERFLY S8
CERASUOLO,
Immacolata
Silver PASZTORY, Dora
Bronze COLE, Andrea
Gold
Silver LEWIS, Nyree
Bronze GOETZE, Maria
5th
JOHNSON, Liz
50M BUTTERFLY S7
Gold
POL 1:04.87 WR
PR
CHN 1:06.61
150M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM4
Gold
50M BUTTERFLY S6
Gold
Silver
COTE, Kirby
WATT, Prue
HENRY, Rhiannon
COUGHLIN, Jenny
FRA 1:07.91
50M BUTTERFLY S5
Gold
PERALES, Teresa
Silver AKOPYAN, Olena
Bronze ENGELHARDT,
Katalin
MENDAK, Joanna
Silver ZHU, Hong Yan
Bronze GARCIA-ARCICOLLAR,
A
ESP 1:12.83
4th
HOUGHTON, Jemma GBR 1:16.16
Gold
Silver
Bronze
6th
CYP 1:17.32 PR
CAN 1:17.34
AUS 1:23.07
SWE 56.36
Gold
100M BUTTERFLY S13
50M BUTTERFLY S4
ERIKSON, Sandra
POL 1:12.30
POL 1:13.06
GER 1:14.66
100M BUTTERFLY S12
CZE 1:24.17
GBR 1:25.38 BR
USA 1:25.92
GBR 1:31.81
100M BREASTSTROKE SB13
PELENDRITOU,
Karolina
Silver COTE, Kirby
Bronze WATT, Prue
100M BUTTERFLY S10
SZCZEPINSKA,
Magdalena
Silver PAWLIK, Katarzyna
Bronze HENGST, Claudia
100M BREASTSTROKE SB11
Gold
BARRETT, Elaine
Silver BALL, Natalie
Bronze SOKOLOVA, Olga
RSA 1:07.54 WR
PR
CAN 1:12.01
AUS 1:16.61
GBR 1:19.60
Gold
USA 1:27.68
USA 1:29.66
100M BREASTSTROKE SB9
Gold
100M BACKSTROKE S13
Gold
Silver
Bronze
6th
7th
DEN 1:23.85 PR
Gold
100M BACKSTROKE S12
Gold
EGEBORG,
Sisse Grynet
Silver RUTHERFORD,
Mikhaila
Bronze RIGGLE, Beth
Gold
100M BACKSTROKE S11
Gold
DONG, Qiming
Silver AKIYAMA, Rina
Bronze SOKOLOVA, Olga
Silver DIXON, Stephanie
Bronze BAILEY, Kate
8th
CASHMORE, Claire
100M BREASTSTROKE SB8
NED 1:24.13
du TOIT, Natalie
du TOIT, Natalie
Silver DIXON, Stephanie
Bronze CASHMORE, Claire
8th(ht) FERGUSON, Lara
RSA 2:29.98 WR
PR
CAN 2:41.84
GBR 2:48.07 BR
GBR 3:12.64
138 | 139
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM10
4X50M MEDLEY (MAX 20 PTS)
CLASS 3
Gold
Gold
Gold
RUTHERFORD,
Mikhaila
Silver BAILEY, Sarah
Bronze HENGST, Claudia
USA 2:38.10
GBR 2:43.34
GER 2:45.57
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM11
Gold
Silver
Bronze
DSQ
SOKOLOVA, Olga
NIJHOF, Marion
BALL, Natalie
BARRETT, Elaine
RUS 3:04.24
NED 3:10.32
GER 3:13.15
GBR
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM12
Gold
ZHU, Hong Yan
CHN 2:30.09 WR
PR
Silver HARAJDA, Patrycja POL 2:40.76
Bronze FONT, Deborah
ESP 2:41.08
200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM13
Gold
Silver
Bronze
4th
COTE, Kirby
WATT, Prue
GOTELL, Chelsey
HENRY, Rhiannon
CAN 2:31.20
AUS 2:34.93
CAN 2:34.97
GBR 2:37.29 BR
4X50M FREESTYLE (MAX 20 PTS)
Gold
NARA, Erika
JPN 3:00.62 WR
KAJIWARA, Noriko
PR
FUJITA, Takako
NARITA, Mayumi
Silver STIDEVER, Jane
GBR 3:12.75 BR
WILLIAMSON, Fran
LOVE, Mhairi
CHIPPINGTON, Jeanette
Bronze BROOKS, Stephanie USA 3:12.80
BENN, Melanie
JOHNSON, Casey
ANGELELLI, Cheryl
LEWIS, Nyree
McELENY, Maggie
JONES, Natalie
STIDEVER, Jane
Silver CACHAN, Regina
GARCIA, Noelia
PERALES, Teresa
CAPO, Vanesa
Bronze NARITA, Mayumi
KAJIWARA, Noriko
NARA, Erika
FUJITA, Takako
ESP 3:31.47
RUTHERFORD,
Mikhaila
RIGGLE, Beth
CROWLEY, Kelly
POPOVICH, Erin
Silver DIXON, Stephanie
POLINARIO, Anne
WALKER, Elisabeth
GIEGER, Darda
Bronze MACDOUGALL,
Hannah
STOCKHAM, Brooke
BAILEY, Kate
WOLFENDEN,
Chantel
DNS
LEWIS, Nyree
FERGUSON, Lara
CASHMORE, Claire
BAILEY, Sarah
JPN 3:33.11
Gold
USA 5:14.08
CAN 5:18.57
Gold
CLASSES 1/2
Gold
LAFAYE, Marziou
SLO 8-11, 11-8,
11-7, 11-6
Silver MARIAGE, Stephanie FRA
Bronze KANOVA, Alena
SVK 11-7, 11-4, 11-9
CLASS 4
SIKORA WEINMANN,
Monika
GER 13-15, 11-7,
11-7, 12-10
Silver ZORZETTO, Fatemah JOR
Bronze PAPE, Christiane
GER 11-5, 11-9,
11-13, 11-7
Prelims GILROY, Sue
GBR
SIKORA WEINMANN,
Monika
GER 6-11, 6-11,
11-3, 11-9,
8-11
AL AZZAM, Fatemah JOR 11-7, 7-11,
9-11, 11-13
CLASS 5
Gold
REN, Gui Xiang
Silver CHEN, Wei Hong
Bronze WEI, Mei Hui
AUS 5:25.02
CHN 11-9, 11-8, 11-2
CHN
TPE 10-12, 11-8,
11-13, 12-10,
11-8
CLASSES 6-8
Gold
ZHANG, Xiaoling
GBR
TABLE TENNIS
SINGLES – WOMEN
PINTER, Mateja
Gold
4X100M MEDLEY (MAX 34 PTS)
4X100 FREESTYLE (MAX 34 PTS)
OWENS, Ashley
USA 4:40.57
POPOVICH, Erin
LONG, Jessica
CROWLEY, Kelly
Silver POLINARIO, Anne
CAN 4:41.70
CAMPO, Danielle
COLE, Andrea
DIXON, Stephanie
Bronze DRENNAN, Mandy AUS 4:44.57
WOLFENDEN, Chantel
CLARKE, Lichelle
LEWIS, Kat
6th
CHIPPINGTON,
Jeanette
GBR 4:54.38
FERGUSON, Lara
CASHMORE, Claire
BAILEY, Sarah
GBR 3:16.34
FRA 11-7, 13-15,
11-6, 14-12
Silver CLOT, Genevieve
FRA
Bronze MITTON, Cathy
GBR
PODDA, Clara
ITA 11-5, 11-6,
11-9
Prelims MITTON, Cathy
GBR
AL BARGOUTI, Maha JOR 11-6, 11-13,
11-6, 13-11
CLOT, Genevieve
FRA 8-11, 9-11,
11-5, 9-11
RIDING, Lynne
GBR
LAFAYE MARZIO,
Catherine
FRA 2-11, 6-11,
10-12
BLE, Isabel Garcia MEX 11-5, 11-9,
11-3
PODDA, Clara
ITA 9-11, 7-11,
12-10, 10-12
sf
LAFAYE MARZIO,
Catherine
FRA 10-12, 11-9,
6-11, 8-11
CHN 4-11, 11-8,
15-13, 11-9
Silver
BENGTSSON KOVACS,
Marleen
SWE
Bronze OVSJANNIKOVA,
Julija
RUS 13-11, 9-11,
17-15, 11-6
CLASS 9
Gold
LUI, Meili
Silver LEI, Lina
Bronze KAMKASOMPHOU,
Thu
CHN 9-11, 11-8, 9-11,
11-5, 11-7
CHN
FRA 8-11, 14-12,
11-5, 6-11, 11-9
CLASS 10
Gold
Silver
PARTYKA, Natalia
MATOUSKOVA,
Jolana
Bronze LI, Yu Qiang
POL 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
CZE
CHN 12-10, 10-12,
6-11, 13-11, 11-9
SINGLES – MEN
CLASS 1
Gold
NIKELIS, Holger
Silver LEE, Hae Gon
Bronze KILGER, Walter
GER 11-8, 13-11,
11-9
KOR
GER 11-7, 11-6, 8-11,
5-11, 11-7
CLASS 2
Gold
RIAPPOS, Jan
Silver KIM, Gong Yong
Bronze KIM, Kyung Mook
CLASS 4
SVK 11-7, 8-11,
11-6, 11-6
KOR
KOR 11-4, 11-5,
9-11, 12-10
CLASS 3
Gold
KOR 4-11, 11-9,
11-9, 11-6
Silver ROBIN, Jean Phillippe FRA
Bronze KESLER, Zlatko
SCG 11-8, 11-7, 11-9
Prelims ROBINSON, Neil
GBR
KIM, Young Gun
KOR 7-11, 11-13,
11-3, 9-11
RODRIGUEZ, Miguel ESP 11-4, 12-14,
11-7, 5-11,
11-9
ROSNES, Christian NOR 12-10, 11-4,
11-6
RAWSON, James
GBR
DOLLMANN, ManfredAUT 12-10, 9-11,
8-11, 11-6,
4-11
KOSCO, Jan
SVK 11-3, 7-11,
15-13, 10-12,
6-11
SCHEUVENS,
Berthold
GER 11-8, 11-5,
12-10
TROFAN, Stefan
GBR
ROBIN,
Jean Phillippe
FRA 7-11, 8-11,
5-11
YANG, Heung Sik
KOR 9-11, 11-9,
11-7, 9-11,
8-11
Da SILVA, Luiz
BRA 11-8, 7-11,
11-8, 11-8
round 16 ROBINSON, Neil
GBR
VERGER, Pascal
FRA 5-11, 11-8,
6-11, 12-10,
11-3
TROFAN, Stefan
GBR
KOSCO, Jan
SVK 3-11, 11-5,
21-23, 9-11
qf
ROBINSON, Neil GBR
KESLER, Zlatko
SCG 11-13, 3-11,
7-11
Gold
ZHANG, Yan
Silver STEFANU, Michal
Bronze CHOI, Kyoung Sik
Prelims CHAN, Arnie
ZHANG, Yan
KIM, Young Gun
STEFANU, Michal
FREITAS, Ivanildo
TEAMS – WOMEN
CHN 7-11, 10-12,
11-5, 11-7, 11-6
CZE
KOR 8-11, 11-3,
13-11, 11-1
GBR
CHN 5-11, 12-10,
5-11, 7-11
CZE 11-13, 5-11,
5-11
NOR 9-11, 11-4,
9-11, 11-4,
11-5
CLASS 5
Gold
KIM, Byoung Young
KOR 11-5, 6-11,
11-6, 9-11, 11-6
Silver JUNG, Eun Chang
KOR
Bronze DURNAD, Christophe FRA 11-5, 9-11,
11-8, 11-2
Prelims ROBERTSON, Scott GBR
DURAND, Christophe FRA 11-8, 7-11,
6-11, 8-11
KWONG, Kam Sing HKG 7-11, 8-11,
9-11
CLASS 6
Gold
ARNOLD, Daniel
GER 11-3, 11-5, 11-7
Silver SCHMIDT, Rainer
GER
Bronze ROSENMEIER, Peter DEN 11-6, 12-10,
11-8
Prelims ROBERTSON, Scott GBR
DURAND, Christophe FRA 1-3
KWONG, Kam Shing HKG 0-3
TEAMS CLASSES 1-3
Gold
2nd
3rd
*Only three teams took part in this category,
so only a gold medal was awarded.
TEAMS CLASSES 4/5
Gold
Silver
Bronze
FRA 9-11, 8-11,
13-11, 11-9, 11-7
Silver WOLLMERT, Jochen GER
Bronze MORALES, Jordi
ESP 11-4, 12-10,
11-3
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Gold
LOICQ, Mathieu
Silver LEDOUX, Marc
Bronze CSEJTEY, Richard
BEL 11-9, 11-9, 11-5
BEL
SVK 11-4, 11-3,
12-10
FRACZYK, Stanislaw AUT 11-6, 11-8,
11-5
Silver LU, Xiao Lei
CHN
Bronze LEIBOVITZ, Tahl
USA 11-8, 11-6,
11-7
CLASS 10
Gold
GASPAR, Ladislav
SVK 11-9, 11-6,
4-11, 11-9
Silver ANDERSSON, Fredrik SWE
Bronze GE, Yang
CHN 11-7, 11-9, 4-11,
12-14, 11-5
CHN
POL
FRA
TEAMS CLASSES 1/2
Gold
Silver
Bronze
KOR
SVK
GER
TEAMS CLASS 3
Group Results
sf
Gold
Silver
Bronze
GBR v GER
0-3
v AUS
3-1
v FRA
3-2
KOR
3-0
GBR
RAWSON, James
ROBINSON, Neil
TROFAN, Stefan
FRA
TEAMS CLASS 4
Gold
Silver
Bronze
KOR
FRA
CHN
3-2
TEAMS CLASS 5
Group Results
CLASS 9
Gold
3-0
TEAMS – MEN
MESSI, Stephane
CLASS 8
CHN
TPE
JOR
TEAMS CLASSES 6-10
CLASS 7
Gold
JPN
FRA*
GBR*
(v JPN 1-3; v FRA
DNS due to illness)
MITTON, Cathy
RIDING, Lynne
Gold
Silver
Bronze
GBR
(v KOR 0-3; v SCG 1-3)
CHAN, Arnie
ROBERTSON, Scott
CZE
3-2
KOR
FRA
TEAMS CLASSES 6/7
Gold
Silver
Bronze
GER
POL
SWE
3-1
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TEAMS CLASS 8
Gold
Silver
Bronze
BEL
FRA
SVK
3-1
TEAMS CLASS 9
Gold
Silver
Bronze
NED
AUT
TPE
3-2
TEAMS CLASS 10
Gold
Silver
Bronze
CHN
FRA
SWE
3-1
TENNIS
MEN’S SINGLES
Gold
AMMERLAAN, Robin
Silver HALL, David
Bronze JEREMIASZ, Michael
1st Round
MISTRY, Jayant
NED 6-2, 6-1
USA
FRA
GBR 5-7, 6-3,
6-4
(FELIX, Josef – SVK)
HATT, Simon
GBR 3-6, 3-6
(FARKAS, Laszlo – HUN)
GARDNER, David
GBR 6-2, 6-2
(CHABRECEK, David – SVK)
PLOWMAN, Kevin GBR 6-0, 2-6,
(ERNI, Martin – SUI)
7-6 (5)
2nd Round
MISTRY, Jayant
GBR 6-7 (5), 7-5,
(Baumgartner,
6-1
Herbert – AUT)
GARDNER, David
GBR 0-6, 0-6
(Kruszelnicki, Tadeusz – POL)
PLOWMAN, Kevin GBR 2-6, 0-6
(WIKSTROM, Peter – SWE)
3rd Round
Mistry, Jayant
GBR 2-6, 1-6
(SAIDA, Satoshi – JPN)
MEN’S DOUBLES
Gold
KUNIEDA, Shingo
JPN 6-1, 6-2
SAIDA, Satoshi
Silver JEREMIASZ, Michael FRA
MAJDI, Lahcen
Bronze BONACCURSO,
Anthony
AUS
HALL, David
1st Round
GARDNER, David
GBR 2-6, 1-6
PLOWMAN, Kevin
(KWAK, Dong Ju;
LEE, Ha Gel – KOR)
2nd Round
HATT, Simon
GBR 6-2, 6-2
MISTRY, Jayant
(POMME, Mauricio;
SANTOS, Carlos – BRA)
qf
HATT, Simon
GBR 1-6, 1-6
MISTRY, Jayant
(KUNIEDA, Shingo;
SAIDA, Satoshi – JPN)
WOMEN’S SINGLES
Gold
VERGEER, Esther
NED 6-2, 6-0
Silver PETERS, Sonja
NED
Bronze Di TORO, Daniela
AUS
1st Round
BLAKE, Kimberly
GBR 0-6, 1-6
(VERGEER, Esther – NED)
McMORRAN, Janet GBR 0-6, 3-6
(SIEGERS, Britta – GER)
FORSHAW, Kay
GBR 6-2, 6-0
(COURTIER,
Jacqueline – NZL)
2nd Round
FORSHAW, Kay
GBR 6-4, 7-6 (5)
(SMIT, Maaike – NED)
qf
FORSHAW, Kay
GBR 6-7 (1), 0-6
(Di TORO, Daniela – AUS)
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Gold
SMIT, Maaike
NED 6-0, 6-4
VERGEER, Esther
Silver KHANTHASIT,
Sakhorn
THA
TECHAMANEEWAT,
Ratana
Bronze KALT, Sandra
SUI
SUTER ERATH, Karin
1st Round
BLAKE, Kimberly
GBR 3-6, 2-6
McMORRAN, Janet
(FABRE, A;
GRAVELLERIER, F – FRA)
QUAD SINGLES
Gold
NORFOLK, Peter
GBR 6-3, 6-2
Silver WAGNER, David
USA
Bronze VAN ERP, Bas
NED
1st Round
NORFOLK, Peter
GBR 6-1, 6-2
(WHALEN, Kevin – USA)
ECCLESTON, Mark GBR 3-6, 6-3,
6-2
(POLIDORI, Guiseppe – ITA)
HUMPHREYS, Roy GBR 2-6, 1-6
(TAYLOR, Nick – USA)
qf
NORFOLK, Peter
GBR 6-3, 7-5
(HUNTER, Sarah – CAN)
ECCLESTON, Mark GBR 1-6, 6-3, 5-7
(VAN ERP, Bas – NED)
sf
NORFOLK, Peter
GBR 6-2, 6-3
(VAN ERP, Bas – NED)
QUAD DOUBLES
Gold
TAYLOR, Nick
USA 6-4, 6-1
WAGNER, David
Silver ECCLESTON, Mark GBR
NORFOLK, Peter
Bronze DE BEER, Monique NED
VAN ERP, Bas
sf
ECCLESTON, Mark GBR 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
NORFOLK, Peter
(DE BEER, Monique;
VAN ERP, Bas – NED)
VOLLEYBALL – SITTING
MEN
Gold
Silver
Bronze
BIH
IRI
EGY
3-2
WOMEN
Gold
Silver
Bronze
CHN
NED
USA
3-1
Aileen McGlynn & Ellen Hunter
Aileen and Ellen of Great Britain
pedal their way to a new
Paralympic record and a gold
medal in the womens 1k time trial.
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