The Paris Paralympic Games have officially begun! With a total of 22 sports played between 28th August and 8th September, there are a lot of chances for Team Australia to take home gold, silver and bronze medals!
We are sending 138 para-athletes to the Paris games this year, and 4,000 will be competing from around the world.
Here, we will keep a running tally of medals won throughout the games. Come on Aussies!
Running medal tally
- Gold: 8
- Silver: 9
- Bronze: 12
- Total: 29
Medals won in the Paris Paralympic Games
01
Thomas Gallagher
Gold medal
Thomas Gallagher took home Australia’s first gold of the games in the men’s S10 50m freestyle final.
02
Lakeisha Patterson
Silver medal
Lakeisha was also among Australia’s first medallists of the games, narrowly missing out on gold in the S9 400m freestyle to Hungary in the final lap and claiming silver.
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03
Brenden Hall
Bronze medal
Competing in the men’s S9 400m freestyle at the La Defense Arena, Brenden Hall is taking home bronze after an impressive performance in the pool.
04
Rowan Crothers
Bronze medal
Competing against teammate Thomas Gallagher in the S10 50m freestyle final, Rowan Crothers will be adding to Australia’s growing medal tally and coming home with a bronze.
05
Korey Boddington
Gold medal
The 28-year-old took home a gold medal in the cycling for the Men’s C4-5 1000m time trial. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, he ate nothing but homemade burritos for breakfast, lunch and dinner all year to fuel his body for the event.
06
Emily Petricola
Gold medal
In another gold medal for cycling, Emily Petricola took home gold in the women’s C4 3,000m individual pursuit, defending the title the claimed in Tokyo. During the qualifiers she set a new world record time of 3:35.856.
07
Jessica Gallagher
Silver medal
Jessica Gallagher, assisted by Caitlyn Ward, has taken home silver in the women’s B 1000m time trial in Paris. The vision-impaired cyclist just missed out on gold to British cyclist Elizabeth Jordan.
08
Amanda Reid
Gold medal
Amanda Reid has taken home gold in the women’s para cycling C1-3 500m time trial. The 28-year-old from the Blue Mountains successfully defended her title from the Tokyo games in 2020.
09
Li Na Lei and Qian Yang
Gold medal
Table tennis legends Li Na Lei and Qian Yang have taken home gold for Australia in the women’s doubles WD20 event. Both have represented China prior to Rio 2016 and have numerous Paralympic medals between them.
10
Michael Roeger
Silver medal
In the Para Athletics, Michael Roeger has taken home a silver medal for Team Australia in the men’s T46 1500m final. He missed out on gold to defending champion Aleksandr Iaremchuk.
11
Madison de Rozario
Bronze medal
For another Para Athletics medal, Madison de Rozario has won bronze in the women’s 5,000m T54 event. Gold was taken by Switzerland’sCatherine Debrunnerwhile silver was won by the USA’sSusannah Scaroni.
12
Jack Ireland
Bronze medal
To continue our impressive run in the pool, Jack Ireland has added to Team Australia’s medal tally with a bronze. The 25-year-old set an Oceania record time of 1:53.77 during the men’s 200m freestyle S14.
13
Nikki AyersandJed Altschwager
Gold medal
In the para rowing, Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager have taken home gold in the PR3 mixed double event. It is Australia’s first ever gold medal in Paralympic rowing, and the Australian team hold the world record for the event.
14
Rowan Crothers
Silver medal
In his second medal for the games, Rowan Crothers has secured a silver medal in the men’s 100m freestyle S10 para swimming event. He just missed out on gold to Italian Stefano Raimondi.
15
Ahmed Kelly
Silver medal
Shortly following a disqualification which was then overturned, 32-year-old Ahmed Kelly has claimed silver in the men’s 150m individual medley SM3. While he led for much of the final he lost the gold to German Josia Tim Alexander Topf.
16
Ben Hance,Jack Ireland,Madeleine McTernanandRuby Storm
Silver medal
Team Australia have taken home silver in the mixed 4x100m freestyle S14 with Ben Hance, Jack Ireland, Madeleine McTernan and Ruby Storm. Ben Hance swam the final leg of the race.
17
Erik Horrie
Bronze medal
Continuing our para rowing success, Erik Horrie has taken home bronze in the PR1 men’s single sculls. While Horrie originally finished fourth, he was awarded bronze after Italian Giacomo Perini was disqualified.
18
Mali Lovell
Bronze medal
20-year-old Sydneysider Madi Lovell has secured bronze in the para athletics women’s 200m T36. Mali finished with a time of 29.92, just beating Argentina’s Araceli Rotela who clocked a time of 29.89.
19
Gordon Allan,Korey BoddingtonandAlistair Donohoe
Bronze medal
In more success for our para cyclists, we have secured bronze in the open C1-5 750m team sprint. The cycling trio of Gordon Allan, Korey Boddington and Alistair Donohoe have claimed what is the fifth medal for Aussies in the velodrome.
20
Thomas Gallagher
Bronze medal
Another medal for Thomas Gallagher! The Paralympian has secured bronze in the men’s 100m freestyle S10, adding to his gold medal from Day 1 of the games.
21
Grant Patterson
Bronze medal
Grant “scooter” Patterson has claimed bronze in the men’s 150m individual medley SM3. The 35-year-old para swimmer from Cairns made his Paralympic debut in London 2012.
22
Dayna Crees
Bronze medal
Securing another athletics medal for Team Australia, Dayna Crees will be coming home with a bronze medal for the women’s javelin F34. Making her Paralympic debut, the Victorian launched the javelin 17.65m.
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22
Lauren Parker
Gold medal
In what’s being called as a “redemption win”, Lauren Parker has secured a gold medal in the women’s PTWC triathlon. She narrowly missed gold in Tokyo to USA’s Kendall Gretsch, who beat her by one second.
23
Jesse Aungles, Emily Beecroft, Alexa Leary, Tim Hodge, Keira Stephens, Callum Simpson
Gold medal
Team Australia has secured gold and set a Paralympic record in the swimming mixed 4x100m Medley Relay. Paris is the first games to hold this event.
24
Jake Michel
Silver medal
It was a close final in the pool for the men’s 100m Breaststroke SB14, but Jake Michel secured silver with a time of 1:04.27. He finished just behind Canada’s Nicholas Bennett and ahead of Naohide Yamaguchi from Japan.
25
Jamieson Leeson
Silver medal
Jamieson Leeson has become the first female Paralympian to win a medal for boccia, securing silver in the women’s Individual BC3.
The 21-year-old from the NSW town of Dunedoo will also be competing in the doubles later in the games.
26
Daniel Michel
Silver medal
In another win during boccia, Daniel Michel has taken silver in the men’s Individual BC3.
The 29-year-old from Sydney’s Cronulla had previously won Bronze in Tokyo and will also compete alongside teammate Leeson in the doubles.
27
The Steelers
Bronze medal
Australian wheelchair rugby team The Steelers have defeated Great Britain 50-48 to take home bronze. It was a tight match which saw them fighting for a medal after their disappointing semi-final loss to Japan.
28
Michal Burian
Bronze medal
Another medal win on the athletics field for Team Australia with Michal Burian taking bronze in the men’s Javelin Throw F64.
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Elizabeth Barry
Elizabeth is the Digital Managing Editor for New Idea, Woman's Day and Now to Love. She has over 10 years experience with a number of Australian and international publications including the Sydney Morning Herald, Mamamia, Finder, the ABC, 7 News and more. If you can't find her watching the latest episode of MAFS she will be seeing what the royals are up to.
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