Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | GBR |
NPC | British Paralympic Association |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 212[1] in 18 sports |
Flag bearers | Danny Crates (opening)[2][3] David Roberts (closing)[4][5] |
Officials | approx. 200[1] |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Great Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Great Britain sent a delegation of around 400, of which 212 were athletes, to compete in eighteen sports at the Games. The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom; athletes from Northern Ireland, who may elect to hold Irish citizenship under the pre-1999 article 2 of the Irish constitution, are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland at the Paralympics.[6] Additionally some British overseas territories compete separately from Britain in Paralympic competition.
Britain finished second in the medal table, behind host nation China, winning 42 gold medals and 102 total medals, equalling the team's position in the medal table at the 2004 Athens Games. The number of medals won was an increase on the 94 medals and 35 golds in Athens. The team was the most successful in two decades, with 80 different athletes winning at least one medal.[7] The United Kingdom was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2012 Games in London.
Disability classifications
[edit]Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[8][9] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[10]
Medallists
[edit]The following British competitors won medals at the games, all dates are September 2008.[11] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
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- † Shelly Woods was initially awarded the silver medal in the athletics, women's 5000 m T54. However a re-run of the race was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee after the result was protested.[12]
Multiple medallists
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Jody_Cundy.jpg/300px-Jody_Cundy.jpg)
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games.
Name | Medal | Sport | Events |
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Darren Kenny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit – CP3 Men's 1 km time trial – CP3 Men's team sprint – LC1-4\CP3/4 Men's road race – CP3 Men's time trial – CP3 |
David Roberts | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle – S7 Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay – 34 points Men's 400 m freestyle – S7 Men's 50 m freestyle – S7 |
Lee Pearson | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Equestrian | Individual championship test – Grade Ib Team event Individual freestyle test – Grade Ib |
David Weir | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Athletics | Men's 800 m – T54 Men's 1500 m – T54 Men's 400 m – T54 Men's 5000 m – T54 |
Sophie Christiansen | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Equestrian | Team event Individual freestyle test – Grade Ia Individual championship test – Grade Ia |
Anne Dunham | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Equestrian | Individual championship test – Grade Ia Team event Individual freestyle test – Grade Ia |
Simon Richardson | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Men's individual 1 km time trial – LC3-4 Men's individual pursuit – LC3 Men's time trial – LC3 |
Sascha Kindred | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley – SM6 Men's 100 m breaststroke – SB7 Men's 50 m butterfly – S6 |
Mark Bristow | ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Men's individual 1 km time trial – LC1 Men's team sprint – LC1-4\CP3/4 |
Jody Cundy | ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Men's individual 1 km time trial – LC2 Men's team sprint – LC1-4\CP3/4 |
Ellen Hunter | ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Women's individual 1 km time trial – B&VI Women's individual pursuit – B&VI |
Anthony Kappes | ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Men's individual 1 km time trial – B&VI Men's sprint – B&VI |
Aileen McGlynn | ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Women's individual 1 km time trial – B&VI Women's individual pursuit – B&VI |
Eleanor Simmonds | ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle – S6 Women's 400 m freestyle – S6 |
David Stone | ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Mixed road race – CP1/CP2 Mixed time trial – CP1/CP2 |
Barney Storey | ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Men's individual 1 km time trial – B&VI Men's sprint – B&VI |
Sarah Storey | ![]() ![]() | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit – LC1-2/CP4 Women's time trial – LC1-2/CP4 |
Matt Walker | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay – 34 points Men's 50 m butterfly – S7 Men's 50 m freestyle – S7 Men's 200 m individual medley – SM7 Men's 100 m freestyle – S7 |
Heather Frederiksen | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke – S8 Women's 100 m freestyle – S8 Women's 400 m freestyle – S8 Women's 200 m individual medley – SM8 |
Simon Laurens | ![]() ![]() | Equestrian | Team event Individual freestyle test – Grade III |
Nigel Murray | ![]() ![]() | Boccia | Mixed individual – BC2 Mixed team – BC1/BC2 |
Robert Welbourn | ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Men's 4x100 m freestyle relay – 34 points Men's 400 m freestyle – S10 |
Sam Hynd | ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle – S8 Men's 200 m individual medley – SM8 |
Peter Norfolk | ![]() ![]() | Tennis | Quad singles – Open Quad doubles – Open |
Jim Anderson | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle – S2 Men's 50 m backstroke – S2 Men's 100 m freestyle – S2 Men's 50 m freestyle – S2 |
Louise Watkin | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle – S9 Women's 100 m breaststroke – SB9 Women's 200 m individual medley – SM9 Women's 50 m freestyle – S9 |
Fran Williamson | ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Women's 50 m backstroke – S3 Women's 50 m freestyle – S3 |
Shelly Woods | ![]() ![]() | Athletics | Women's 1500 m – T54 Women's 5000 m – T54 |
Ian Jones | ![]() ![]() | Athletics | Men's 200 m – T44 Men's 400 m – T44 |
Natalie Jones | ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley – SM6 Women's 50 m freestyle – S6 |
Hazel Simpson | ![]() ![]() | Athletics | Women's 200 m – T36 Women's 400 m – T36 |
Matthew Whorwood | ![]() ![]() | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke – SB6 Men's 400 m freestyle – S6 |
Targets
[edit]In July 2008, UK Sport, the body responsible for the distribution of National Lottery funding to elite sport, published its expectations for the Games. It identified a 112 "stretch" medal target and expected to win 95 of them, including around 35 gold medals to finish second in the medal table.[13]
The athletes met the expectations of UK Sport for total medals, gold medals and medal table position, finishing second behind hosts China with 42 gold and 102 total medals.[14] The medals claimed were not all ones that had been targeted, the team fell short of targets in some sports whilst it exceeded them in others; out of the fifteen sports set a target eight succeeded in meeting them.
Sport | Athens 2004 result | "Stretch" Beijing target[15] | Won | Target met |
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Archery | 2 | 6 | 4 | ![]() |
Athletics | 17 | 30 | 17 | ![]() |
Wheelchair basketball | 1 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
Boccia | 0 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
Cycling | 7 | 14 | 20 | ![]() |
Equestrian | 8 | 7 | 10 | ![]() |
Wheelchair fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Football five-a-side | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Football seven-a-side | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Judo | 1 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
Powerlifting | 1 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Rowing | N/A | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
Wheelchair rugby | 0 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Sailing | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Shooting | 1 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
Swimming | 52 | 41 | 41 | ![]() |
Table tennis | 2 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
Wheelchair tennis | 2 | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
Total | 94 | 112 | 102 | ![]() |
Total expected | – | 95 | 102 | ![]() |
Total gold | 35 | 35 | 42 | ![]() |
Archery
[edit]Great Britain's archery squad for the Games included twelve athletes.[16] In all, four archery medals, two gold, one silver and one bronze, were won by British archers, which meant that they finished second in the archery medal table.[17] John Stubbs, a former England disabled cricketer, set a new world record score of 691 in the ranking round on the route to victory in the men's individual compound open. In the equivalent women's event Danielle Brown beat compatriot, and eventual bronze medallist, Mel Clarke before going on to win the gold.[18]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||
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Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Mick Beard | Ind. recurve standing | 597 | 11 | N/A | ![]() W 88–87 | ![]() L 91–104 | did not advance | ||
Paul Browne | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 576 | 19 | N/A | ![]() W 104–90 | ![]() L 103–108 | did not advance | ||
John Cavanagh | Ind. compound W1 | 640 | 3 | N/A | ![]() W 106–104 | ![]() W 109–107 | ![]() L 103–108 | ![]() | |
Michael Karaphillides | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 520 | 30 | N/A | ![]() L 80–105 | did not advance | |||
Fred Stevens | Ind. compound open | 681 | 3 | Bye | ![]() L 105–115 | did not advance | |||
John Stubbs | Ind. compound open | 691 WR | 1 | Bye | ![]() W 117–114 | ![]() W 111–110 | ![]() W 114–109 | ![]() W 116–111 | ![]() |
Mick Beard Paul Browne Michael Karaphillides | Team recurve | N/A | ![]() L 158–185 | did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||
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Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Pippa Britton | Ind. compound | 643 | 5 | N/A | ![]() L 106–110 | did not advance | |||
Danielle Brown | Ind. compound | 676 WR | 1 | N/A | ![]() W 107–81 | ![]() W 113–107 | ![]() W 112–98 | ![]() | |
Mel Clarke | Ind. compound | 674 | 4 | N/A | ![]() W 110–106 | ![]() L 107–113 | ![]() W 113–109 | ![]() | |
Kay Lucas | Ind. recurve standing | 535 | 15 | ![]() W 85–70 | ![]() L 89(7)–89(9) | did not advance | |||
Kate Murray | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 545 | 8 | Bye | ![]() L 76–86 | did not advance | |||
Kathleen Smith | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 498 | 15 | ![]() W 83–70 | ![]() L 75–97 | did not advance | |||
Pippa Britton Danielle Brown Mel Clarke | Team recurve | N/A | ![]() L 161–178 | did not advance |
Legend: WR – World record; W – Won; L – Lost; N/A – Round not applicable for the event;
Athletics
[edit]The GB Paralympic team included thirty–five competitors in the sport of athletics, amongst them reigning champions Kenny Churchill, Danny Crates, Daniel Greaves and Stephen Miller.[19] David Weir failed in his attempts to win five gold medals at the Games after suffering from a virus,[20] but did win four medals; two gold, one silver, one bronze; before pulling out of his final event.[21]
British participants were involved in a number of controversies regarding the reallocation of medals during the Games.[22] Shelly Woods was initially awarded the silver medal in the women's 5000 m T54, but a rerun was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after the Australian, US and Swiss teams protested the result because six competitors were involved in a crash on the penultimate lap.[12] When the race was rerun Woods won the bronze medal.[23] David Weir believed he had won the gold medal in the men's 800 m T54 but a rerun of the race was ordered after it was discovered that the Australian silver medallist, Kurt Fearnley, had begun the race in the wrong lane. Following a letter from Fearnley and the Australian authorities to the IPC, which asked that the result not be overturned in the spirit of sportsmanship, the rerun was cancelled and Weir's medal reinstated.[24] Discus thrower Rebecca Chin was originally awarded the silver medal in the women's F37–38, but her classification was challenged and Chin was deemed ineligible for the event, stripped of her medal, and her results were erased.[25] The decision was particularly controversial given that Chin had already been assessed earlier in the Games whilst she competed in the women's F37–38 shot put final.[22]
- Men—Track
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Athlete | Events | Heat | Semi-final | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Brian Alldis | 800 m T54 | 1:42.38 | 7 | N/A | did not advance | ||
1500 m T54 | 3:20.28 | 6 | N/A | did not advance | |||
5000 m T54 | DNF | – | N/A | did not advance | |||
Marathon T54 | N/A | 1:43:50 | 34 | ||||
Graeme Ballard | 100 m T36 | N/A | 12.65 | 8 | |||
200 m T36 | N/A | 25.69 | 6 | ||||
400 m T36 | N/A | 59.22 | 8 | ||||
Mickey Bushell | 100 m T53 | 15.33 | 3 Q | N/A | 14.86 | ![]() | |
200 m T53 | 27.85 | 6 | N/A | did not advance | |||
Michael Churm | 100 m T37 | 12.55 | 3 Q | N/A | 12.60 | 8 | |
200 m T37 | 25.30 | 2 Q | N/A | 25.36 | 5 | ||
Danny Crates | 800 m T46 | DNS | – | N/A | did not advance | ||
Neil Fachie | 100 m T13 | 11.53 | 5 | N/A | did not advance | ||
200 m T13 | 23.17 | 5 | N/A | did not advance | |||
Ian Jones | 200 m T44 | 23.67 | 2 Q | N/A | 23.00 | ![]() | |
400 m T44 | N/A | 51.69 | ![]() | ||||
John McFall | 100 m T42 | N/A | 13.08 | ![]() | |||
Stephen Payton | 200 m T38 | 24.89 | 6 | N/A | did not advance | ||
400 m T38 | N/A | 54.02 | 5 | ||||
Ben Rushgrove | 100 m T36 | N/A | 12.35 | ![]() | |||
200 m T36 | N/A | DNS | – | ||||
David Weir | 400 m T54 | 47.26 | 1 Q | 47.46 | 1 Q | 46.02 | ![]() |
800 m T54 | 1:36.24 | 1 Q | 1:34.27 | 1 Q | 1:36.61 | ![]() | |
1500 m T54 | 3:09.55 | 2 Q | 3:10.41 | 2 Q | 3:10.34 | ![]() | |
5000 m T54 | 10:21.27 | 1 Q | N/A | 10:23.03 | ![]() | ||
Marathon T54 | N/A | DNS | – |
- Men—Field
Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
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Kenny Churchill | Javelin F37–38 | 45.30 m 941 pts | 6 |
Martin Crutchley | Shot put F37 | 12.72 m 853 pts | 5 |
David Gale | Discus F32/51 | 8.88 m 904 pts | 11 |
Daniel Greaves | Discus F44 | 53.04 m 981 pts | ![]() |
Chris Martin | Discus F33–34/52 | 28.37 m 1074 pts | ![]() |
Stephen Miller | Discus F32/51 | 15.44 m 887 pts | 12 |
Club F32/51 | 34.37 m 1081 pts | ![]() | |
Kieron Murphy | Club F32/51 | 29.03 m 913 pts | 7 |
Dan Nobbs | Shot F53–54 | 9.13 m 940 pts | 10 |
Richard Schabel | Discus F32/51 | 9.55 m 973 pts | 8 |
Club F32/51 | 21.06 m 875 pts | 10 | |
Nathan Stephens | Shot put F57–58 | 12.57 m 937 pts | 8 |
Discus F57–58 | 38.89 m 834 pts | 11 | |
Javelin F57–58 | 38.56 m 994 pts | 4 | |
Dan West | Shot put F33–34/52 | 10.39 m 963 pts | 8 |
Discus F33–34/52 | 37.38 m 951 pts | 6 |
- Women—Track
Athlete | Events | Heat | Semi-final | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kate Arnold | 100 m T46 | 14.04 | 9 | did not advance | |||
200 m T46 | 28.83 | 9 | N/A | did not advance | |||
Libby Clegg | 100 m T12 | 12.71 | 1 Q | 12.69 | 1 Q | 12.51 | ![]() |
200 m T12 | 26.42 | 2 Q | 26.16 | 4 | did not advance | ||
Katrina Hart | 100 m T37 | 14.94 | 5 Q | N/A | 15.12 | 7 | |
200 m T37 | 31.24 | 4 Q | N/A | DNS | – | ||
Tracey Hinton | 100 m T11 | 13.14 | 2 | N/A | did not advance | ||
200 m T11 | 26.58 | 2 Q | N/A | 26.68 | 4 | ||
400 m T12 | 58.89 | 2 | N/A | did not advance | |||
Jenny McLoughlin | 100 m T37 | 15.42 | 7 | N/A | did not advance | ||
200 m T37 | 32.71 | 7 | N/A | did not advance | |||
Hazel Simpson | 100 m T36 | N/A | 15.40 | ![]() | |||
200 m T36 | N/A | 32.43 | ![]() | ||||
Shelly Woods | 800 m T54 | 1:55.52 | 3 Q | N/A | 1:50.03 | 5 | |
1500 m T54 | 3:34.41 | 1 Q | N/A | 3:40.99 | ![]() | ||
5000 m T54 | N/A | 12:29.32 | ![]() | ||||
Marathon T54 | N/A | 1:40:03 | 4 |
- Women—Field
Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
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Hollie Arnold | Javelin F42–46 | 29.10 m 794 pts | 11 |
Rebecca Chin | Discus F37–38 * | DSQ | – |
Shot put F37–38 | 10.47 m 917 pts | 10 | |
Sophie Hancock | Discus F40 | 21.53 m | 5 |
Shot put F40 | 7.48 m | 5 | |
Beverley Jones | Discus F37–38 | 27.27 m 928 pts | 7 |
Shot put F37–38 | 10.35 m 1009 pts | 5 | |
Kim Minett | Shot put F40 | 6.92 m | 7 |
Gemma Prescott | Discus F32–34/51–53 | 11.01 m 993 pts | 8 |
Shot put F32–34/52–53 | 4.77 m 938 pts | 7 | |
Claire Williams | Discus F12–13 | 35.01 m 823 pts | 5 |
* Originally awarded the silver medal but stripped of medal and results following a challenge to her classification.[25]
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Wheelchair basketball
[edit]Britain qualified teams in both the men's and women's events. The women's team finished eighth out of ten competing teams,[26] whilst the men, matching their achievement at 2004 Athens Games, won the bronze medal.[27]
Men
[edit]Squad list | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semi-final | Final (Bronze final) | ||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
From: | ![]() W 81–34 | 3 Q | ![]() W 71–64 | ![]() L 54–67 | ![]() W 85–77 | ![]() |
![]() L 48–67 | ||||||
![]() W 54–50 | ||||||
![]() W 69–53 | ||||||
![]() W 82–67 |
- Pool B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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![]() | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 378 | 247 | 131 |
![]() | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 334 | 271 | 63 |
![]() | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 346 | 291 | 55 |
![]() | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 332 | 325 | 7 |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 291 | 348 | −57 |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 203 | 402 | −199 |
Legend: PTS – Points; Pld – Played; W – Games won; D – Games drawn; L – Games lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; PD – Points difference; – Qualified for quarterfinals;
7 September 18:30 |
China ![]() | 34–81 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 6–17, 12–27, 6–19 | ||
Pts: Yang 12 Rebs: Ding 10 Asts: Chen H., Chen Q., Ding, Guo 1 | Pts: Munn 19 Rebs: Munn 11 Asts: Orogbemi 4 |
8 September 20:45 |
Great Britain ![]() | 48–57 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 4–21, 12–14, 7–13 | ||
Pts: Bestwick, Munn 9 Rebs: Bestwick 8 Asts: Hall 3 | Pts: Ness 16 Rebs: Ness 9 Asts: Ness 4 |
9 September 20:45 |
United States ![]() | 50–54 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 13–13, 8–8, 11–19 | ||
Pts: Chambers 14 Rebs: Chambers, Schulte 9 Asts: Schulte 3 | Pts: Pollock 19 Rebs: Bestwick 15 Asts: Pollock 9 |
10 September 20:45 |
Great Britain ![]() | 69–53 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 13–14, 14–16, 22–13 | ||
Pts: Munn 26 Rebs: Munn 21 Asts: Finbow 6 | Pts: Nunes 11 Rebs: Nunes 10 Asts: Lima 4 |
11 September 10:00 |
Israel ![]() | 67–82 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 10–19, 16–21, 25–20 | ||
Pts: Rozenberg 17 Rebs: Phillips 11 Asts: Rozenberg 6 | Pts: Munn 25 Rebs: Munn 20 Asts: Pollock 13 |
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Attendance: 1,302 Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (Netherlands) |
- Quarterfinal
13 September 16:45 |
Germany ![]() | 64–71 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 13–17, 14–20, 20–13 | ||
Pts: Kohler-Lenz 18 Rebs: Kohler-Lenz 11 Asts: Christink 5 | Pts: Munn 31 Rebs: Munn 20 Asts: Pollock 8 |
- Semi-final
14 September 19:00 |
Great Britain ![]() | 54–67 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 14–17, 13–18, 21–13 | ||
Pts: Pollock 18 Rebs: Munn 11 Asts: Pollock 3 | Pts: Eveson 22 Rebs: Ness 11 Asts: Eveson 2 |
- Bronze medal final
16 September 17:00 |
United States ![]() | 77–85 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 22–19, 11–24, 30–24 | ||
Pts: Chambers 25 Rebs: Chambers 6 Asts: Lade, Paye 3 | Pts: Bywater 32 Rebs: Munn 13 Asts: Pollock 5 |
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Women
[edit]Squad list | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semi-final (5–8 Classification semi-final) | Final (7–8 Classification final) | ||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
From: | ![]() L 30–59 | 4 Q | ![]() L 38–45 | ![]() L 39–49 | ![]() L 38–57 | 8 |
![]() W 61–29 | ||||||
![]() L 31–56 | ||||||
![]() L 44–50 |
- Pool B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 149 | 78 |
![]() | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 174 | 40 |
![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 223 | 185 | 38 |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 194 | −28 |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 257 | −128 |
Legend: PTS – Points; Pld – Played; W – Games won; D – Games drawn; L – Games lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; PD – Points difference; – Qualified for quarterfinals;
7 September 10:00 |
Australia ![]() | 59–30 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 24–2, 6–7, 18–4, 11–13 | ||
Pts: Crispin 16 Rebs: Crispin, Tesch 8 Asts: Tesch 4 | Pts: Strange, Wager 5 Rebs: Freeman 7 Asts: Freeman, Strange 3 |
9 September 17:45 |
Great Britain ![]() | 60–29 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14–5, 12–13, 18–6, 17–5 | ||
Pts: Strange 14 Rebs: Wager 13 Asts: Strange 6 | Pts: Moraes 12 Rebs: Reis 8 Asts: Moraes 3 |
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Attendance: 1,190 Referees: Sergio Giordano (Canada) |
10 September 12:15 |
United States ![]() | 56–31 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 16–7, 11–6, 16–11, 13–7 | ||
Pts: Gonzalez 14 Rebs: Gonzalez, Ruddell 6 Asts: Murray 3 | Pts: Maclean 9 Rebs: Wager 7 Asts: Freeman 3 |
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Attendance: 964 Referees: Ho Shuet Mei (Singapore) |
11 September 11:15 |
Great Britain ![]() | 44–50 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 8–11, 11–12, 8–15, 14–12 | ||
Pts: Strange 12 Rebs: Turner, Wager 7 Asts: Strange, Wild 3 | Pts: Mohnen 16 Rebs: Mohnen 10 Asts: Butterbrodt 3 |
- Quarterfinal
12 September 16:45 |
Japan ![]() | 45–38 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 9–10, 5–10, 12–6, 19–12 | ||
Pts: Takubo 17 Rebs: Takubo 12 Asts: Amimoto 5 | Pts: Wager 14 Rebs: Wager 10 Asts: Freeman, Strange 3 |
- 5–8 Classification semi-final
14 September 11:15 |
Netherlands ![]() | 46–39 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 11–8, 12–13, 6–8, 17–10 | ||
Pts: van Oostrom 17 Rebs: Garnier 8 Asts: Corver 6 | Pts: Freeman 10 Rebs: Freeman, Maclean, Turner 7 Asts: Maclean 5 |
- 7–8 Classification final
15 September 13:30 |
China ![]() | 57–38 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 20–2, 12–10, 16–11 | ||
Pts: Fu 28 Rebs: Fu 14 Asts: Chen 5 | Pts: Freeman 7 Rebs: Wager 6 Asts: Strange 3 |
Boccia
[edit]Paralympic Boccia is open to players with cerebral palsy and other major physical disabilities. Four players were selected to compete at the Games, including Sydney gold medallist Nigel Murray.[28] Murray advanced to the final where, despite at one stage taking a 3–1 lead, he was unable to beat Karen Hoi Ying Kwok and so won the silver medal.[29] Murray was also a part of the four-person team that won the gold medal in the mixed BC1/BC2 event, beating the defending champions Portugal in the final.[30]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary matches | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||
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Opposition Result | Rank[31] | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
David Smith | Mixed individual BC1 | ![]() W 3–2 | 3 | did not advance | |||
Dan Bentley | Mixed individual BC2 | ![]() L 1–6 | 2 | did not advance | |||
Nigel Murray | Mixed individual BC2 | ![]() W 9–1 | 1 | ![]() W 7–4 | ![]() W 4–1 | ![]() L 3–5 | ![]() |
Zoe Robinson | Mixed individual BC2 | ![]() L 2–4 | 4 | did not advance | |||
Dan Bentley, Nigel Murray, Zoe Robinson, David Smith | Mixed team BC1-2 | ![]() W 7–6
| 1 | ![]() W 11–1 | ![]() W 7–3 | ![]() W 8–4 | ![]() |
Cycling
[edit]Great Britain's cycling team consisted of ten riders, including returning Paralympic gold medalists Aileen McGlynn, her tandem partner Ellen Hunter, and Darren Kenny. Former swimmers Jody Cundy and Sarah Storey were also named in the squad.[1] The Paralympic cycling team, coached by Chris Furber and managed Helen Mortimer, trained alongside the British Olympic cycling team.[32] Darren Kenny won five medals, four gold and one silver, more golds than any other British competitor at these Games.[33] Cundy set a new world record and won two gold medals on the track to add to his five swimming medals from previous Games; this meant he matched Rebecca Romero's achievement in the Olympics of becoming a medal winner in two different sports.[34] In all British cyclists won twenty medals, seventeen of them gold, to top the cycling medal tables for both road and track events.[35][36]
- Factor time
To ensure a fair event when athletes with differing disabilities compete, times achieved are sometimes modified by a percentage rate, to produce a result known as "Factor Time". It is this time that decides the result of the races, and is listed below. Where this differs from the actual time recorded, actual time is also listed.[37]
Road
[edit]Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Mark Bristow | Men's individual road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 2:01:44 | 24 |
Darren Kenny | Men's individual road race LC3/LC4/CP3 | 1:37:00 | ![]() |
Men's individual time trial CP3 | 37:38.42 | ![]() | |
Rachel Morris | Women's individual road race HC A/HC B/HC C | 1:17:12 | 6 |
Women's individual time trial HC A/HC B/HC C | FT: 20:57.09 AT: 25:39.22 | ![]() | |
Simon Richardson | Men's individual road race LC3/LC4/CP3 | 1:39:14 | 10 |
Men's individual time trial LC3 | 38:23.73 | ![]() | |
David Stone | Mixed individual road race CP 1/CP 2 | 45:05.33 | ![]() |
Mixed individual time trial CP 1/CP 2 | 22:14.86 | ![]() | |
Sarah Storey | Women's individual time trial LC 1/LC 2/CP 4 | 37:16.65 | ![]() |
- Key
- AT = actual time
- FT = factor time
Track
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mark Bristow | Ind. 1 km time trial LC1 | N/A | 1:08.873 WR | ![]() | |||||
Jody Cundy | Ind. 1 km time trial LC2 | N/A | 1:05.466 WR | ![]() | |||||
Simon Richardson | Ind. 1 km time trial LC3–4 | N/A | 1:53.102 WR | ![]() | |||||
Individual pursuit LC3–4 | ![]() W 3:48.178 WR | 1 Q | N/A | ![]() W 3:49.214 | ![]() | ||||
Rik Waddon | Ind. 1 km time trial CP3 | N/A | 1:11.161 | ![]() | |||||
Darren Kenny | Ind. 1 km time trial CP3 | N/A | 1:08.668 WR | ![]() | |||||
Individual pursuit CP3 | ![]() W 3.36.875 WR | 1 Q | N/A | ![]() W OVL | ![]() | ||||
Antony Kappes, Barney Storey | Tandem 1 km time trial B&VI | N/A | 1:02.864 WR | ![]() | |||||
Tandem men's sprint (B&VI 1–3) | 10.536 | 1 Q | ![]() Ferrari (ARG) W 12.007 W 11.661 | 1 Q | ![]() Takahashi (JPN) W 10.747 W 11.467 | 1 Q | ![]() Hopkins (AUS) W 10.758 W 11.524 | ![]() | |
Jody Cundy, Darren Kenny, Mark Bristow | Men's team sprint (LC1-4\CP3/4) | 49.561 | 1 Q | N/A | ![]() W 49.323 W 50.480 | ![]() |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sarah Storey | Ind. 500 m time trial LC1-2/CP 4 | N/A | 38.356 | 5 | |
Ind. Pursuit LC1-2/CP 4 | ![]() W 3:40.492 WR | 2 Q | ![]() W 3:36.637 WR | ![]() | |
Aileen McGlynn, Ellen Hunter | Ind. 1 km time trial B&VI | N/A | 1:09.066 WR | ![]() | |
Individual pursuit B&VI | ![]() Farrell (NZL) W 3:40.997 | 2 Q | ![]() Gallagher (AUS) W 3:39.809 | ![]() |
- Key
- OVL = Win by overtaking
- Q = Qualified for next round
- WR = World record
Equestrian
[edit]The only equestrian events held in the Paralympic Games are in the Dressage discipline. Seven British riders competed, in both individual and team events, winning five gold and five silver medals. Lee Pearson won three titles for the third successive Games,[38] and Anne Dunham, at the age of 59, won her first individual Paralympic Games gold medal, having previously won three team golds and been a five–time world champion.[29]
Wheelchair fencing
[edit]Lee Fawcett was the sole British fencer to qualify for the Games, he competed in both the foil and sabre B classification events. Fawcett was the final British athlete to compete in Beijing, losing his sabre round of 16 match to Serhiy Shenkevych of Ukraine.[39]
Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Lee Fawcett | Men's ind. foil cat. B | ![]() L 0–5
| 5 | did not advance | ||||
Men's ind. sabre cat. B | ![]() L 0–5
| 4 | ![]() L 4–15 | did not advance |
Football five-a-side
[edit]The sport is classified as a B1 event, meaning that it is for blind athletes, however vision-impaired athletes are also able to take part as all competitors wear eyeshades to ensure they are equally disadvantaged. Goalkeepers may be sighted as long as they have not been registered with FIFA since 2003. Each team may also have a guide behind their opponents' goal to direct players.
Great Britain qualified through the International Blind Sports Federation European Championships, held in Greece in 2007, where the team won the silver medal. It was the first time Britain was represented in this sport at the Paralympics.[40] The team finished fifth out of the six teams that competed, having beaten South Korea on penalties in the fifth and sixth place classification match.
- Preliminaries
Squad list | Group stage | Final (5–6 Classification) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | |
From:
| ![]() L 0–3 | 5 | ![]() W 1–1 (PSO 1–0) | 5 |
![]() W 2–1 | ||||
![]() L 1–3 | ||||
![]() L 0–5 | ||||
![]() L 1–3 |
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
![]() | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
![]() | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
![]() | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
![]() | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 |
![]() | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
Legend: PTS – Points; Pld – Played; W – Games won; D – Games drawn; L – Games lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; GD – Goal difference; – Qualification for gold medal match; – Qualification for bronze medal match;
Great Britain ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Joao Batista Silva Mizael Oliveira Ajmal Maqsood Ahmed (O.G.) Ricardo Alves (2) |
- 5–6 Classification
Great Britain ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
David Clarke | Oh Yong-Kyun | |
Penalties | ||
Seal ![]() Clarke ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Football seven-a-side
[edit]7-a-side football is for people with cerebral palsy only, so athletes who classify as CP5-CP8 can take part in this sport, with C5 being most disabled. At least one C5 or C6 player, and no more than three C8 players, may be on the field at a given time. Britain qualified a team in this sport through the 7th-place finish of the England team at the CPISRA World Championships in Brazil.;[40] their first appearance since the 1992 Barcelona Games
- Pool B
Squad list | Group stage | Semi-final (5–8 Classification round) | Final (7–8 Classification final) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
From: | ![]() L 1–8 | 4 | ![]() L 2–4 | ![]() W 10–2 | 7 |
![]() L 0–3 | |||||
![]() D 1–1 |
Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
Legend: PTS – Points; Pld – Played; W – Games won; D – Games drawn; L – Games lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; GD – Goal difference; – Qualified for semi-finals; – Advanced to 5–8 Classification semi-final;
Ukraine ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Ivan Shkvarlo (3) Taras Dutko (2) Denis Ponomaryov Vol Antonyuk Anatolii Shevchyk | Matthew Dimbylow |
Great Britain ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Michael Barker | Joseph Markey |
- 5–8 Classification semi-final
Netherlands ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Johannes Straatman (2) Stephan Lokhoff Joey Mense | (Report) | Matthew Dimbylow Matthew Ellis |
- 7–8 Classification final
Great Britain ![]() | 10–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Matthew Dimbylow Michael Barker (4) Mark Robertson Roy Gordon Graeme Paterson Matthew Ellis Jonathan Paterson | (Report) | Fan Zhichao (2) |
Judo
[edit]Four British judokas qualified for the Games, all events were for visually impaired athletes. A single medal was won, by Sam Ingram, in the men's 90 kg category.[29]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Bronze | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Darren Harris |