Paralympics 2024: What you missed overnight in Paris
The day eight action of the Paralympic Games started quietly for our Aussies before a big finish — check out what you missed overnight plus full medal tally.
The day eight action of the Paralympic Games was a little quieter for our Aussies before a big finish heading into the weekend.
Here’s what might missed overnight.
A CAREER FIRST FOR HODGE
Australian swimmer Timothy Hodge has the first individual gold medal of his career and two in total in the French capital.
Arriving at his third Paralympic Games, Hodge had three silver medals to his name.
In the early hours of Friday morning, he took out the men’s SM9 individual medley in a Paralympic record time of 2:13.31.
It was a record which had been held by fellow Aussie Matthew Cowdrey since 2008.
Hodge holds the world record, which he set at the Games trials, too.
The 23-year-old was also part of the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points.
LOW DOMINATES, AGAIN
Vanessa Low has won a third straight long jump gold medal with a dominant display in the T63 final.
Low jumped 5.45m with her first jump to break the world record for her own T61 classification.
She was the only T61 athlete in the eight-person field.
Low’s other jumps included another 5.45 and 5.44m.
PARKER DOES IT AGAIN
Lauren Parker’s incredible Paris campaign continued with a second gold medal.
She took out the women’s H1-H3 road race in stunning fashion to double her gold tally following the triathlon victory on Monday.
Parker also claimed a silver in the women’s time trial.
ANOTHER TABLE TENNIS MEDAL
Sam Von Einem claimed a bronze medal in the men’s MS11 singles standing event.
The 29-year-old was beaten by Gi Tae Kim (Republic of Korea) in the semi-final to claim his medal.
He had previously won two silvers in Rio and Tokyo.
The medal he won on Games debut in 2016 was Australia’s first in the sport, Olympic or Paralympic, since Terry Biggs in 1984.
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