Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | GBR |
NPC | British Paralympic Association |
Website | www |
in Stoke Mandeville/New York | |
Competitors | 227 in 15 sports |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Great Britain was the co-host of the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom and New York City, United States. It was represented by 227 athletes competing in archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, equestrian, football, lawn bowls, powerlifting, shooting, snooker, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair fencing. It finished second in the overall medal count, with a total of 331 medals.[1][2]
By hosting the Games in Stoke Mandeville, Britain was returning them to their roots. The Paralympic Games had grown out of the Stoke Mandeville Games, founded in 1948.[3]
At the 1984 Games, Great Britain won the most medals among all Les Autres events. They claimed 55. Spain was second with 38 and the United States was third with 26.[4]
Medalists[]
Gold medalists[]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Archery | Men's double FITA round C3/C6 | |
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Helen Hilderley | Archery | Women's FITA round division 3 |
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Colin Keay | Athletics | Men's 60m C6 |
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Athletics | Men's 60m L1 | |
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Athletics | Men's 100m L5 | |
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Colin Keay | Athletics | Men's 400m C6 |
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Athletics | Men's 400m L4 | |
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Robert Matthews | Athletics | Men's 800m B1 |
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James Brown | Athletics | Men's 800m B3 |
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Colin Keay | Athletics | Men's 1000m cross country C6 |
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Robert Matthews | Athletics | Men's 1500m B1 |
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James Brown | Athletics | Men's 1500m B3 |
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Robert Matthews | Athletics | Men's 5000m B1 |
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Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay C7-8 | |
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Athletics | Men's club throw C4 | |
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Athletics | Men's club throw C6 | |
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John Harris | Athletics | Men's discus throw 5 |
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Athletics | Men's discus throw L2 | |
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Eric Pearce | Athletics | Men's discus throw L3 |
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Robert Lowe | Athletics | Men's discus throw L4 |
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Athletics | Men's discus throw L6 | |
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Athletics | Men's javelin throw C4 | |
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Athletics | Men's javelin throw C6 | |
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Athletics | Men's javelin throw L6 | |
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Athletics | Men's shot put L1 | |
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Robert Lowe | Athletics | Men's shot put L4 |
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Athletics | Men's shot put L6 | |
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Athletics | Men's pentathlon B3 | |
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Athletics | Women's 60m C3 | |
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Athletics | Women's 60m C6 | |
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Athletics | Women's 100m L2 | |
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Athletics | Women's 200m C8 | |
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Athletics | Women's 400m C8 | |
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Athletics | Women's 400m L2 | |
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Athletics | Women's 800m A6 | |
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Athletics | Women's 1000m cross country C8 | |
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Athletics | Women's high jump B1 | |
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Athletics | Women's long jump A2 | |
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Athletics | Women's club throw C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's club throw C3 | |
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Athletics | Women's club throw C5 | |
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Athletics | Women's club throw L1 | |
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Barbara Joscelyne | Athletics | Women's discus throw A6 |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw C6 | |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw L2 | |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw L3 | |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw L6 | |
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Athletics | Women's distance C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw 1B | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw B1 | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw C3 | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw C4 | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw C5 | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw L2 | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw L3 | |
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Amanda Beverley Little | Athletics | Women's precision throw C1 |
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Athletics | Women's shot put 3 | |
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Karen Davidson | Athletics | Women's shot put A1 |
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Athletics | Women's shot put C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's shot put C3 | |
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Athletics | Women's shot put L2 | |
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Athletics | Women's shot put C5 | |
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Athletics | Women's medicine ball thrust C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's slalom C3 | |
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Athletics | Women's slalom C4 | |
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Boccia | Women's individual C1 | |
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Jane Stidever | Equestrian | Dressage - Elementary walk/trot C4-5 |
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Lawn bowls | Men's pairs A6/8 | |
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Lawn bowls | Men's singles A6/8 | |
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K. Ellison | Lawn bowls | Men's singles tetraplegic |
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R. Thompson T. Ure |
Lawn bowls | Mixed pairs paraplegic |
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A. Smith | Lawn bowls | Women's singles A2/4 |
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Lawn bowls | Women's singles paraplegic | |
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Shooting | Men's air rifle kneeling 1A-1C | |
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Isabel Barr | Shooting | Women's air pistol 1A-1C |
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Snooker | Men's tetraplegic | |
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Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke 1A |
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Kenneth Cairns | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke 1B |
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Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke 1A |
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Kenneth Cairns | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke 1B |
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Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle 1A |
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Kenneth Cairns | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle 1B |
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Robin Surgeoner | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke C4 |
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Martin Mansell | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke C5 |
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Chris Hallam | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke 2 |
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Robin Surgeoner | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle C4 |
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Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly A2 | |
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James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B1 |
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Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle 1A |
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Kenneth Cairns | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle 1B |
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Robin Surgeoner | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle C4 |
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Robin Surgeoner | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle C4 |
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Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 3x25m individual medley 1B |
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Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x50m freestyle relay C1-C8 |
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Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25m breaststroke 1B |
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Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25m butterfly 1B |
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Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle C2 | |
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Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle with aids C2 | |
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Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke B1 |
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Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B1 | |
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Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 3x25m individual medley 1B |
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Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 3x50m medley relay 2-4 |
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Jane Blackburn | Table tennis | Women's singles 1bB |
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Becker | Table tennis | Women's singles 1C |
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Women's team | Table tennis | Women's 1A-C |
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Weightlifting | Men's 57kg paraplegic | |
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Kevin Davies | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual 4-5 |
Silver medalists[]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Archery | Women's double FITA round division 3 | |
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Athletics | Men's 100m L6 | |
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Athletics | Men's 400m A6 | |
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Noel Thatcher | Athletics | Men's 400m B3 |
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Athletics | Men's 400m C6 | |
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Athletics | Men's 1500m cross country C7 | |
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Athletics | Men's 1500m L6 | |
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Athletics | Men's 5000m B3 | |
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Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay C4 | |
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Athletics | Men's high jump A2 | |
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Athletics | Men's high jump A5 | |
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Athletics | Men's club throw C3 | |
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Athletics | Men's club throw C5 | |
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Athletics | Men's discus throw A9 | |
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Athletics | Men's discus throw C3 | |
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Athletics | Men's discus throw C8 | |
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Athletics | Men's discus throw L1 | |
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Athletics | Men's discus throw L6 | |
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Athletics | Men's javelin throw 4 | |
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Athletics | Men's javelin throw A9 | |
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Athletics | Men's javelin throw C3 | |
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Kevan McNicholas | Athletics | Men's shot put 2 |
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Athletics | Men's shot put C3 | |
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Athletics | Men's shot put L2 | |
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Eric Pearce | Athletics | Men's shot put L3 |
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Athletics | Women's 60m C6 | |
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Barbara Joscelyne | Athletics | Women's 100m A6 |
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Athletics | Women's 200m C6 | |
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Athletics | Women's club throw C3 | |
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Athletics | Women's club throw C4 | |
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Isabel Barr | Athletics | Women's discus throw 1B |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw 3 | |
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Karen Davidson | Athletics | Women's discus throw A1 |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw B2 | |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw C5 | |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw L2 | |
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Amanda Beverley Little | Athletics | Women's distance throw C1 |
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Athletics | Women's distance throw C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw 3 | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw B2 | |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw C3 | |
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Helen Hilderley | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C4 |
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Isabel Barr | Athletics | Women's shot put 1B |
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Barbara Joscelyne | Athletics | Women's shot put A6 |
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Athletics | Women's shot put B2 | |
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Athletics | Women's shot put C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's shot put C4 | |
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Athletics | Women's shot put C5 | |
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Athletics | Women's shot put C6 | |
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Athletics | Women's shot put L2 | |
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Athletics | Women's medicine ball thrust C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's slalom (leg) C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's slalom C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's slalom C3 | |
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Boccia | Women's individual C2 | |
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Boccia | Mixed team | |
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J. Gladman |
Lawn bowls | Men's pairs A2/4 |
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Lawn bowls | Men's singles paraplegic | |
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Isabel Barr | Lawn bowls | Men's singles tetraplegic |
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Lawn bowls | Mixed pairs paraplegic | |
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R. Thompson |
Lawn bowls | Women's pairs paraplegic |
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R. Thompson | Lawn bowls | Women's singles paraplegic |
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Powerlifting | Men's 52kg | |
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Shooting | Men's air rifle prone 1A-1C | |
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Men's team | Shooting | Men's pistol team 1A-6 |
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Shooting | Women's air rifle integrated | |
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Deanna Coates | Shooting | Women's air rifle kneeling 2-6 |
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Deanna Coates | Shooting | Women's air rifle standing 2-6 |
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Shooting | Mixed air rifle 3 positions 1A-1C | |
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Snooker | Men's paraplegic | |
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K. Ellison | Snooker | Men's tetraplegic |
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Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke C6 | |
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Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle C2 | |
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Steven Varden | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle with aids C2 |
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Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke A5 | |
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Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke L3 | |
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Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle L3 | |
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Martin Mansell | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke C5 |
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Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke C7 | |
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Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke L6 | |
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James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B1 |
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Martin Mansell | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle C5 |
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Martin Mansell | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle C5 |
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Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley A2 | |
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Kenneth Cairns Mike Kenny |
Swimming | Men's 3x25m freestyle relay 1A-1C |
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Kenneth Cairns | Swimming | Men's 3x25m individual medley 1B |
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Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x50m freestyle relay L1-L6 |
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Tara Flood | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke L1 |
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Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke L2 | |
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Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle L2 | |
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D. Smith | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke 23 |
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Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke B1 | |
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Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke L3 | |
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Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B3 | |
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Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke B1 |
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Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke 4 | |
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Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle 1B |
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Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C4 |
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Swimming | Women's 400m breaststroke B1 | |
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Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle 4 | |
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Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 400m individual medley B1 |
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Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 2-6 |
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Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x50m freestyle L1-L6 |
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Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x50m medley relay L1-L6 |
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Table tennis | Men's singles 1B | |
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Table tennis | Men's singles C1 | |
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Table tennis | Women's singles 1C | |
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J. Petersen | Table tennis | Women's singles C3 |
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Table tennis | Women's singles L3 | |
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Weightlifting | Men's 57kg paraplegic | |
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Weightlifting | Men's 95kg integrated | |
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Weightlifting | Men's 95kg paraplegic |
Bronze medalists[]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Archery | Men's double advanced metric round tetraplegic | |
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Archery | Men's double FITA round team 1A-6 | |
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Archery | Men's short metric round team 1A-6 | |
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Archery | Women's double short metric round paraplegic | |
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Athletics | Men's 60m C2 | |
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Athletics | Men's 60m C6 | |
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Keith Whiley | Athletics | Men's 100m L3 |
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Athletics | Men's 100m L6 | |
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Athletics | Men's 200m C2 | |
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Graham Salmon | Athletics | Men's 400m B1 |
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Athletics | Men's 400m L3 | |
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Athletics | Men's 400m L6 | |
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Athletics | Men's 800m L3 | |
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Athletics | Men's 1500m cross country C8 | |
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Athletics | Men's 1500m L6 | |
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Athletics | Men's long jump A2 | |
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Athletics | Men's triple jump B2 | |
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Athletics | Men's club throw C2 | |
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Athletics | Men's club throw C5 | |
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Athletics | Men's club throw L1 | |
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Athletics | Men's discus throw C3 | |
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David Pearce | Athletics | Men's distance throw C1 |
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Athletics | Men's javelin throw A3 | |
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Eric Pearce | Athletics | Men's javelin throw L3 |
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Athletics | Men's shot put 4 | |
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Steven Varden | Athletics | Men's shot put C2 |
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Athletics | Men's shot put C8 | |
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Christopher McKeown | Athletics | Men's shot put L5 |
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Athletics | Men's shot put L6 | |
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Terry Hudson | Athletics | Men's slalom C1 |
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Athletics | Men's slalom C3 | |
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Athletics | Men's slalom C4 | |
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Athletics | Women's 20m (arm) C2 | |
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Athletics | Women's 100m C4 | |
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Athletics | Women's 200m C6 | |
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D. Smith | Athletics | Women's marathon 3 |
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Athletics | Women's long jump B1 | |
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Athletics | Women's club throw C3 | |
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Helen Hilderley | Athletics | Women's club throw C4 |
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Athletics | Women's club throw C5 | |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw C3 | |
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Helen Hilderley | Athletics | Women's discus throw C4 |
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Athletics | Women's discus throw L5 | |
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Karen Davidson | Athletics | Women's javelin throw A1 |
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Athletics | Women's javelin throw C6 | |
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Athletics | Women's shot put 1B | |
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Helen Hilderley | Athletics | Women's shot put C4 |
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Athletics | Women's pentathlon B2 | |
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Athletics | Mixed 3x60m relay C2-3 | |
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Terry Hudson | Boccia | Men's individual C1 |
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Boccia | Men's individual C2 | |
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Men's CP football 7-a-side team | Football 7-a-side | Men's CP tournament |
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Men's wheelchair football 7-a-side team | Football 7-a-side | Men's wheelchair tournament |
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Lawn bowls | Men's pairs paraplegic | |
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Lawn bowls | Men's singles paraplegic | |
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Tommy Taylor | Lawn bowls | Men's singles tetraplegic |
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Powerlifting | Men's 75kg | |
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Shooting | Men's air rifle standing 1A-1C | |
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Deanna Coates | Shooting | Women's air rifle 3 positions 2-6 |
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Mike Langley | Snooker | Men's paraplegic |
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Tommy Taylor | Snooker | Men's tetraplegic |
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J. Murray | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke C6 |
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Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke C7 | |
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Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B1 | |
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Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B3 | |
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Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A2 | |
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James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke B1 |
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Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke L4 | |
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Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke L6 | |
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Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle L4 | |
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James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley B1 |
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James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle B1 |
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Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x50m medley relay L1-L6 |
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Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke 1B |
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Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke L1 | |
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Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle 1B |
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Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle C6 | |
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Tara Flood | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle L1 |
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Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle with aids C2 | |
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Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke C7 | |
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Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke B2 | |
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Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle C4 |
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Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle C6 | |
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Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle C8 | |
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Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle L3 | |
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Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke 4 | |
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Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke A2 | |
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Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke B1 | |
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Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke B2 | |
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Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly B2 | |
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Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle 4 | |
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Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle B1 |
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Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle B2 | |
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Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle C4 |
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Karen Davidson | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley A1 |
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Swimming | Women's 400m individual medley B1 | |
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Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay A1-A9 |
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Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay B1-B3 |
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Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay A1-A9 |
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Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay B1-B3 |
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Table tennis | Men's singles L1 | |
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Table tennis | Men's teams 1A | |
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James Munkley |
Table tennis | Men's teams 1B |
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A. Smith | Table tennis | Women's singles L4 |
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Women's team | Table tennis | Women's teams 2 |
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Weightlifting | Men's 65kg integrated | |
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Weightlifting | Men's 85kg integrated | |
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Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil individual 1B | |
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Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil individual 4-5 | |
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Kevin Davies |
Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil team |
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Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre individual 2-3 | |
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Kevin Davies Tom Killin |
Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre team |
Medals by sport[]
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Total |
Athletics | 63 | 53 | 45 | 161 |
Swimming | 26 | 33 | 39 | 98 |
Lawn Bowls | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
Table tennis | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
Shooting | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
Archery | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Boccia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Snooker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wheelchair Fencing | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Powerlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Football 7-a-side | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 107 | 112 | 112 | 331 |
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ NPCs at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "Britain's golden pioneer", BBC, September 13, 2004
- ^ Thomas, Nigel (2002). "Sport and Disability" (PDF). pp. 105–124. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- Great Britain at the Paralympics
- 1984 in British sport
- Nations at the 1984 Summer Paralympics