2016 Rio Paralympics: Australia finishes in top five with 81 medals, including 22 gold
AUSTRALIA has maintained its top five ranking from London at the Rio Paralympics, winning 81 medals, including 22 golds. That’s plenty of reason to celebrate.
AUSTRALIA has maintained its top five ranking from London at the Rio Paralympics, winning 81 medals to finish behind heavyweights China, Great Britain, Ukraine and USA.
The Aussies won 22 gold, 30 silver and 29 bronze.
The tally was four less than four years earlier. The biggest difference compared to London was the lack of golds (22 compared to 32 in 2012) and the dramatic rise in silver (30 compared to 23).
Here are all the Aussie medal winners from Rio
GOLD (22)
Sept 8: Lakeisha Patterson - women’s S8 400m freestyle.
Sept 9: David Nicholas - C3 3km individual pursuit.
Sept 9: Brenden Hall - men’s S9 400m freestyle.
Sept 11: Maddison Elliot - women’s S8 100m freestyle.
Sept 11: Katie Kelly - women’s PT5 triathlon.
Sept 12: Brayden Davidson - men’s T36 long jump final.
Sept 12: Timothy Disken - men’s S9 100m freestyle.
Sept 13: Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson - men’s quad wheelchair tennis doubles.
Sept 14: Carol Cook - women’s T1-2 road time trial.
Sept 14: Dylan Alcott - men’s quad wheelchair tennis singles. Sept 15: Curtis McGrath - men’s 200m sprint KL2.
Sept 15: Tiffany Thomas Kane - women’s SB6 100m breaststroke. Sept 15: Scott Reardon - men’s T42 100m.
Sept 15: Austrailia - women’s 4x100m freestyle relay.
Sept 16: Carol Cook - women’s T1-2 road race.
Sept 16: Ellie Cole - women’s S9 100m backstroke.
Sept 16: Maddison Elliott - women’s S8 50m freestyle S8.
Sept 17: Colin Harrison, Russell Boaden and Jonathan Harris - Sonar.
Sept 17: Liesl Tesch and Dan Fitzgibbon - SKUD18.
Sept 17: James Turner - men’s T36 800m.
Sept 17: Rachael Watson - women’s S4 50m Freestyle.
Sept 18: Australia - men’s wheelchair rugby.
SILVER (30)
Sept 8: Sue Powell - women’s C4 3km individual pursuit.
Sept 9: Ellie Cole - women’s S9 400m freestyle.
Sept 10: Blake Cochrane - men’s SB7 100m breaststroke final.
Sept 10: Amanda Reid - women’s C1-2-3 500m time trial.
Sept 10: Kyle Bridgwood - men’s C4 4km individual pursuit.
Sept 10: Deon Kenzie - men’s 1500m T38.
Sept 10: Alistair Donohoe - men’s C5 individual pursuit.
Sept 11: Taylor Doyle - women’s T38 long jump.
Sept 11: Erik Horrie - men’s ASM single scull.
Sept 11: Lakeisha Patterson - women’s S8 100m freestyle.
Sept 12: Sam von Einem - men’s table tennis singles class 11.
Sept 12: Rheed McCracken - men’s T34 100m.
Sept 12: Brendan Hall - men’s S9 100m freestyle.
Sept 13: Maddison Elliott - women’s S8 100m backstroke.
Sept 13: Evan O’Hanlon - men’s T38 100m.
Sept 13: Timothy Disken - men’s S9 50m freestyle.
Sept 13: Ellie Cole - women’s S9 50m freestyle.
Sept 14: Stuart Tripp - men’s road time trial H5.
Sept 14: Alistair Donohoe - men’s road time trial C5.
Sept 14: Kyle Bridgwood - men’s road time trial C4.
Sept 14: Isis Holt - women’s T35 100m.
Sept 15: Amanda Reynolds- women’s 200m Sprint KL3.
Sept 15: Monique Murphy - women’s S10 400m freestyle.
Sept 15: Australia: women’s T35-38 4x100m relay.
Sept 16: Lakeisha Patterson - S8 50m freestyle S8.
Sept 16: Australia: women’s 4x100m medley relay.
Sept 17: Isis Holt - women’s T35 200m.
Sept 17: Matthew Bugg - 2.4mR single-person keelboat.
Sept 17: Madison de Rozario - women’s T53 800m.
Sept 18: Kurt Fearnley - men’s T53-54 marathon.
BRONZE (29)
Sept 8: Carlee Beattie - women’s T47 long jump.
Sept 8: Angela Ballard - women’s 100m T53.
Sept 9: Jessica Gallagher - women’s B3 1km time trial.
Sept 9: Chad Perris - men’s T13 100m.
Sept 9: Claire Keefer - women’s F41 shot put.
Sept 9: Tiffany Thomas Kane - women’s S6 50m butterfly.
Sept 10: Tiffany Thomas Kane - women’s 50m freestyle S6.
Sept 10: Todd Hodgetts - men’s F20 shot put.
Sept 11: Tim Disken - men’s SM9 200m individual medley.
Sept 11: Daniel Fox - men’s S14 200m freestyle.
Sept 11: Kurt Fearnley - men’s T54 5000m.
Sept 11: Angela Ballard - women’s in the T53 400m.
Sept 12: Ellie Cole - women’s S9 100m freestyle.
Sept 12: Tiffany Thomas Kane - women’s SM6 200m individual medley.
Sept 13: Matthew Levy - men’s SM7 200m individual medley.
Sept 14: Jodi Elkington-Jones - women’s T37 long jump.
Sept 14: Susan Powell - women’s C4 road time trial.
Sept 14: Kieran Modra - men’s B road time trial.
Sept 14: Rheed McCracken - men’s T34 800m.
Sept 14: Jonathan Milne - men’s archery individual compound standing finals.
Sept 15: Susan Seipel - women’s 200m sprint KL2 Final.
Sept 15: Australia - women’s T35-38 4x100m relay.
Sept 16: Brenden Hall - men’s S9 100m backstroke.
Sept 16: Michael Roeger - men’s T46 1500m.
Sept 16: Aaron Chatman - men’s T46 high jump.
Sept 17: Louise Ellery - women’s F32 shot put.
Sept 17: Lakeisha Patterson - women’s SM8 200m individual medley.
Sept 17: Katherine Proudfoot - women’s F36 Shot Put.
Sept 17: Katja Dedekind - women’s S13 100m Backstroke.
Originally published as 2016 Rio Paralympics: Australia finishes in top five with 81 medals, including 22 gold
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