# Australia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Australia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country sent 167 (95 male and 72 female) athletes in 13 sports (out of 20) and 122 officials. It was the country's largest ever Paralympic delegation to an away Games. The team sent to Beijing was described as the emergence of the new generation of Australian athletes with 56 percent of the team attending their first Paralympic Games. The delegation's chef de mission was Darren Peters.
Australia won 23 gold, 29 silver and 27 bronze medals. It finished fourth on the total medal tally and fifth on the gold medal tally. Major sporting achievements for the Australian team included:
* Matt Cowdrey, an arm amputee swimmer, winning five gold and three silver medals to be the Games' leading athlete.
* Peter Leek, a cerebral palsy swimmer, winning eight medals including three gold.
* Heath Francis, an arm amputee sprinter and Evan O'Hanlon, cerebral palsy sprinter winning three gold medals.
* Kurt Fearnley, a wheelchair racer, winning the marathon for the second time.
* Australian men's wheelchair basketball team winning gold.
* 98 Australian athletes won a medal.
* Australian athletes: 21 new world records, 31 Paralympic records, 79 Australian records and 164 personal bests.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Evan O'Hanlon | Athletics | Men's 100 m T38 |
| Gold | Evan O'Hanlon | Athletics | Men's 200 m T38 |
| Gold | Heath Francis | Athletics | Men's 100 m T46 |
| Gold | Heath Francis | Athletics | Men's 200 m T46 |
| Gold | Heath Francis | Athletics | Men's 400 m T46 |
| Gold | Kurt Fearnley | Athletics | Men's marathon T54 |
| Gold | Lisa McIntosh | Athletics | Women's 100 m T37 |
| Gold | Lisa McIntosh | Athletics | Women's 200 m T37 |
| Gold | Christine Wolf | Athletics | Women's long jump F42 |
| Gold | Evan O'Hanlon, Darren Thrupp, Christopher Mullins, Timothy Sullivan | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m T35-T38 |
| Gold | Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team Dylan AlcottBrendan DowlerJustin EvesonMichael HartnettAdrian KingTristan KnowlesGrant MizensBrad NessShaun NorrisTroy SachsTige SimmonsBrett Stibners | Wheelchair Basketball | Men's tournament |
| Gold | Michael Gallagher | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit LC1 |
| Gold | Kieran Modra, Tyson Lawrence | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit B&VI |
| Gold | Christopher Scott | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit CP4 |
| Gold | Matt Cowdrey | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle S9 |
| Gold | Matt Cowdrey | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke S9 |
| Gold | Matt Cowdrey | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle S9 |
| Gold | Matt Cowdrey | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley SM9 |
| Gold | Peter Leek | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly S8 |
| Gold | Peter Leek | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley SM8 |
| Gold | Rick Pendleton | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley SM10 |
| Gold | Katrina Porter | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke S7 |
| Gold | Ben Austin, Daniel Bell, Sam Bramham, Matthew Cowdrey, Peter Leek, Matthew Levy, Ricardo Moffatti, Rick Pendleton | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay (34 points) |
| Silver | Richard Colman | Athletics | Men's 200 m T53 |
| Silver | Brad Scott | Athletics | Men's 800 m T37 |
| Silver | Kurt Fearnley | Athletics | Men's 800 m T54 |
| Silver | Kurt Fearnley | Athletics | Men's 5000 m T54 |
| Silver | Aaron Chatman | Athletics | Men's high jump F44/46 |
| Silver | Paul Raison | Athletics | Men's shot put F44 |
| Silver | Angela Ballard, Christie Dawes, Madison de Rozario, Jemima Moore | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m T53-T54 |
| Silver | Kath Proudfoot | Athletics | Women's shot put F35-36 |
| Silver | Amanda Fraser | Athletics | Women's shot put F37-38 |
| Silver | Christopher Scott | Cycling | Men's road time trial CP4 |
| Silver | Ben Demery, Shaun Hopkins | Cycling | Men's 1km time trial B&VI |
| Silver | Ben Demery, Shaun Hopkins | Cycling | Men's sprint (B&VI 1–3) |
| Silver | Lindy Hou, Toireasa Gallagher | Cycling | Individual pursuit B&VI 1–3 |
| Silver | Felicity Johnson, Katie Parker | Cycling | Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3) |
| Silver | Darren Gardiner | Powerlifting | Men's 100 +kg |
| Silver | Kathryn Ross, John Maclean | Rowing | Mixed double sculls |
| Silver | Daniel Fitzgibbon, Rachael Cox | Sailing | 2-person keelboat SKUD 18 |
| Silver | Michael Anderson | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke S10 |
| Silver | Sarah Bowen | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB6 |
| Silver | Blake Cochrane | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB7 |
| Silver | Ellie Cole | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly S9 |
| Silver | Matt Cowdrey | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly S9 |
| Silver | Matt Cowdrey | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle S9 |
| Silver | Marayke Jonkers | Swimming | Women's 150 m individual medley SM4 |
| Silver | Peter Leek | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke S8 |
| Silver | Peter Leek | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle S8 |
| Silver | Peter Leek | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle S8 |
| Silver | Ben Austin, Sam Bramham, Matt Cowdrey, Peter Leek | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (34 points) |
| Silver | Australia national wheelchair rugby team Bryce AlmanRyley BattGrant BoxallShane BrandCameron CarrNazim ErdemGeorge HucksSteve PorterRyan ScottGreg SmithScott Vitale | Wheelchair Rugby | Men's tournament |
| Bronze | Richard Colman | Athletics | Men's 400 m T53 |
| Bronze | Kurt Fearnley | Athletics | Men's 1500 m T54 |
| Bronze | Christine Wolf | Athletics | Women's 100 m T42 |
| Bronze | Julie Smith | Athletics | Women's 200 m T46 |
| Bronze | Madeleine Hogan | Athletics | Women's javelin F42-46 |
| Bronze | Jodi Willis-Roberts | Athletics | Women's shot put F12-13 |
| Bronze | Aaron Chatman, Heath Francis, Paul Raison, Stephen Wilson | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay T42-46 |
| Bronze | Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team Clare BurzynskiShelley ChaplinCobi CrispinMelanie DomaschenzKylie GauciMelanie HallKatie HillBridie KeanTina McKenzieKathleen O'Kelly-KennedySarah StewartLiesl Tesch | Wheelchair Basketball | Women's tournament |
| Bronze | Lindy Hou, Toireasa Gallagher | Cycling | Women's 1km time trial B&VI 1–3 |
| Bronze | Kieran Modra, Tyson Lawrence | Cycling | Men's 1km time trial B&VI 1–3 |
| Bronze | Bryce Lindores, Steven George | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1–3 |
| Bronze | Jayme Paris | Cycling | Women's 500m time trial LC3–4/CP 3 |
| Bronze | Christopher Scott | Cycling | Men's 1km time trial CP 4 |
| Bronze | Greg Ball | Cycling | Men's 1km time trial LC 3–4 |
| Bronze | Michael Gallagher | Cycling | Men's road race LC 1–2/CP 4 |
| Bronze | Georgia Bruce | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage – Championship grade IV |
| Bronze | Georgia Bruce | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage – Freestyle grade IV |
| Bronze | Russell Boaden, Colin Harrison, Graeme Martin | Sailing | 3-person keelboat Sonar |
| Bronze | Ellie Cole | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle S9 |
| Bronze | Ellie Cole | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke S9 |
| Bronze | Jay Dohnt | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle S7 |
| Bronze | Jacqueline Freney | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle S8 |
| Bronze | Jacqueline Freney | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle S8 |
| Bronze | Jacqueline Freney | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle S8 |
| Bronze | Peter Leek | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle S8 |
| Bronze | Kat Lewis | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle S10 |
| Bronze | Annabelle Williams | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly S9 |
Medals by discipline :
| Discipline | | | | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athletics | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| Wheelchair basketball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Boccia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cycling | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wheelchair fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Football five-a-side | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Football seven-a-side | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheelchair rugby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swimming | 9 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 29 | 27 | 79 |

## Events
### Athletics

Jodi Willis-Roberts, Russell Short, and Darren Thrupp competed at their sixth Paralympics. Jessica Gallagher was selected in the team but was classified ineligible to compete. She attended the Games as a member of staff. Australian athletes set six world records, a further three Paralympic records and 16 Australian records during the Games. Heath Francis and Evan O'Hanlon won three gold medals.

#### Men's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jonathan Bernard (guide Paul Pearce) | T12 | 400m | 52.11 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Matthew Cameron | T54 | 100m | 14.92 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Colman | T53 | 200m | 26.80 | 2 Q | — | — | 26.71 | |
| Richard Colman | T53 | 400m | 52.38 | 4 Q | — | — | 48.92 | |
| Richard Colman | T53 | 800m | 1:39.90 | 6 Q | — | — | 1:37.49 | 4 |
| Richard Colman | T54 | 1500m | 3:08.18 | 5 Q | 3:02.19 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roy Daniell (guide Christopher Tagg) | T12 | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:40:47 | 13 |
| Kurt Fearnley | T54 | 800m | 1:38.79 | 4 Q | 1:39.39 | 6 Q | 1:36.76 | |
| Kurt Fearnley | T54 | 1500m | 3:06.96 | 1 Q | 3:00.15 | 2 Q | 3:14.28 | |
| Kurt Fearnley | T54 | 5000m | 10:13.21 PR | 1 Q | — | — | 10:22.97 | |
| Kurt Fearnley | T54 | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:23:17 PR | |
| Heath Francis | T46 | 100m | 11.07 | 1 Q | — | — | 11.05 | |
| Heath Francis | T46 | 200m | 22.13 | 1 Q | — | — | 21.74 WR | |
| Heath Francis | T46 | 400m | 49.39 | 1 Q | — | — | 47.69 WR | |
| Gerrard Gosens (guide Bruce Jones) | T11 | 1500m | 4:21.00 | 6 q | — | — | 4:24.65 | 6 |
| Christopher Mullins | T38 | 200m | 25.51 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christopher Mullins | T38 | 400m | — | — | — | — | 54.59 | 6 |
| Richard Nicholson | T54 | 100m | 14.87 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Nicholson | T54 | 200m | 26.37 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Nicholson | T54 | 400m | 50.36 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Evan O'Hanlon | T38 | 100m | — | — | — | — | 10.96 WR | |
| Evan O'Hanlon | T38 | 200m | 22.98 | 1 Q | — | — | 21.98 WR | |
| Michael Roeger | T46 | 800m | 2:00.40 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Roeger | T46 | 1500m | 4:09.62 | 7 Q | — | — | 3:59.21 | 8 |
| Michael Roeger | T46 | 5000m | — | — | — | — | 15:36.95 | 11 |
| Brad Scott | T37 | 200m | 25.06 | 2 Q | — | — | 25.09 | 4 |
| Brad Scott | T37 | 800m | — | — | — | — | 2:02.71 | |
| Ian Speed (guide Zac Ashkansky) | T12 | 800m | 2:01.48 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tim Sullivan | T38 | 100m | — | — | — | — | 11.91 | 7 |
| Tim Sullivan | T38 | 200m | 23.74 | 7 Q | — | — | 23.62 | 7 |
| Tim Sullivan | T38 | 400m | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Darren Thrupp | T37 | 100m | 12.54 | 7 q | — | — | 12.59 | 7 |
| Stephen Wilson | T44 | 100m | 11.87 | 5 Q | — | — | 11.78 | 5 |
| Stephen Wilson | T44 | 400m | — | — | — | — | 55.49 | 5 |
| Christopher Mullins Evan O'Hanlon Tim Sullivan Darren Thrupp | T35-38 | 4 × 100 m relay | — | — | — | — | 44.81 WR | |
| Aaron Chatman Heath Francis Paul Raison Stephen Wilson | T42-46 | 4 × 100 m relay | — | — | — | — | 45.80 | |
| Matthew Cameron Richard Colman Kurt Fearnley Richard Nicholson | T53-54 | 4 × 100 m relay | 52.60 | 3 Q | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

#### Men's field

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Damien Bowen | F33-34/52 | Javelin throw | 26.52 | 994 | 7 |
| Aaron Chatman | F44/46 | High jump | 2.02 | 1011 | |
| Rodney Farr | F33-34/52 | Javelin throw | 17.55 | 1003 | 6 |
| Rodney Farr | F33-34/52 | Shot put | 8.49 | 930 | 11 |
| Greg Hibberd | F33-34/52 | Shot put | 10.83 | 1004 | 5 |
| Hamish MacDonald | F33-34/52 | Shot put | 10.82 | 1003 | 6 |
| Wade McMahon | F37-38 | Javelin throw | 46.71 SB | 970 | 4 |
| Paul Raison | F44 | Discus throw | 49.77 | 921 | 5 |
| Paul Raison | F44 | Shot put | 15.83 | 988 | |
| Russell Short | F11-12 | Shot put | 14.79 | 912 | 6 |
| Darren Thrupp | F37-38 | Long jump | 5.82 SB | 1011 | 5 |

#### Women's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Angela Ballard | T53 | 100m | 18.19 | 6 Q | — | — | 17.89 | 5 |
| Angela Ballard | T53 | 200m | 32.36 | 7 q | — | — | 31.81 | 7 |
| Angela Ballard | T53 | 400m | 1:01.02 | 6 Q | — | — | 59.82 | 7 |
| Angela Ballard | T53 | 800m | — | — | — | — | 2:02.56 | 6 |
| Carlee Beattie | T46 | 100m | 13.70 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlee Beattie | T46 | 200m | 28.05 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gemma Buchholz | T52 | 100m | — | — | — | — | 24.64 | 8 |
| Gemma Buchholz | T52 | 200m | — | — | — | — | 44.57 | 8 |
| Kelly Cartwright | T42 | 100m | — | — | — | — | 18.36 | 6 |
| Christie Dawes | T54 | 800m | 2:00.21 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christie Dawes | T54 | 1500m | 3:35.80 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christie Dawes | T54 | 5000m | — | — | — | — | 12:31.66 | 6 |
| Madison de Rozario | T54 | 100m | 17.44 | 8 Q | — | — | 17.21 | 8 |
| Madison de Rozario | T54 | 400m | 59.78 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Courtney Harbeck | T13 | 100m | 13.03 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Courtney Harbeck | T13 | 200m | 27.73 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lisa McIntosh | T37 | 100m | 14.27 | 1 Q | — | — | 14.14 | |
| Lisa McIntosh | T37 | 200m | 29.18 | 1 Q | — | — | 29.28 | |
| Kirrilee McPherson | T38 | 100m | 15.29 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kirrilee McPherson | T38 | 200m | 31.97 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jemima Moore | T54 | 200m | 32.99 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katy Parrish | T38 | 100m | 14.31 | 4 Q | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Katy Parrish | T38 | 200m | 30.46 | 5 Q | — | — | 30.46 | 5 |
| Tahlia Rotumah | T37 | 100m | 15.22 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tahlia Rotumah | T37 | 200m | 31.79 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julie Smith | T46 | 100m | 12.65 | 3 Q | — | — | 12.74 | 4 |
| Julie Smith | T46 | 200m | 26.37 | 2 Q | — | — | 26.03 | |
| Christine Wolf | T42 | 100m | — | — | — | — | 17.49 | |
| Angela Ballard Christie Dawes Madison de Rozario Jemima Moore | T53-54 | 4 × 100 m relay | — | — | — | — | 1:01.91 | |

#### Women's field

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Jennifer Bryce | F54-56 | Javelin throw | 17.88 | 898 | 11 |
| Jennifer Bryce | F54-56 | Shot put | 7.85 SB | 954 | 8 |
| Louise Ellery | F32-34/52-53 | Shot put | 5.07 | 997 | 6 |
| Amanda Fraser | F37-38 | Discus throw | 29.73 SB | 1012 | |
| Amanda Fraser | F37-38 | Shot put | 10.52 SB | 1026 | 4 |
| Madeleine Hogan | F42-46 | Javelin throw | 38.89 SB | 1062 | |
| Brydee Moore | F32-34/51-53 | Discus throw | 16.02 | 1061 | 5 |
| Brydee Moore | F32-34/52-53 | Shot put | 6.38 | 1005 | 5 |
| Brydee Moore | F33-34/52-53 | Javelin throw | 11.60 | 856 | 13 |
| Kath Proudfoot | F35-36 | Discus throw | 23.91 | 1111 | |
| Kath Proudfoot | F35-36 | Shot put | 8.35 | 938 | 4 |
| Charlotte Saville | F35-38 | Javelin throw | 22.78 | 959 | 10 |
| Noni Thompson | F35-36 | Discus throw | 15.21 | 707 | 10 |
| Noni Thompson | F35-36 | Shot put | 6.07 | 682 | 11 |
| Jodi Willis-Roberts | F12-13 | Shot put | 11.21 | 898 | |
| Christine Wolf | F42 | Long jump | 3.73 WR | - | |
Coaches – Scott Goodman (Head Coach), Alison O'Riordan, Andrew Dawes, Brett Jones, Louise Sauvage, Iryna Dvoskina, John Minns, John Eden, Alan Makin, Cathy Raha-Lambert
Officials – Gary Lees (Section Manager), Louise Mogg (Section Manager),Andrew Carter, Rowena Toppenberg, Sian Pugh, Mick Jordan, Phil Power, Steve Butler, Stephanie Martin, Jessica Gallagher

### Cycling

Included on the Australian team was Michael Milton, a four-time gold medalist as a skier in the Winter Paralympics. Mark le Flohic, gold medalist at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics, was to take part in the Beijing Games but had to pull out due to injury. Le Flohic broke his collar bone during training one week before the Games were to begin.

#### Men's road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Michael Gallagher | Men's road time trial LC1 | 35:29.74 | 5 |
| Michael Gallagher | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 1:46:03 | |
| Michael Milton | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 1:49:29 | 21 |
| Christopher Scott | Men's road time trial CP4 | 35:55.99 | |
| Christopher Scott | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 1:46:18 | 14 |
| Bryce Lindores Steven George (pilot) | Men's road race B&VU 1-3 | DNF | DNF |
| Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence (pilot) | Men's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 33:03.24 | 5 |
| Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence (pilot) | Men's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:24:55 | 11 |

#### Men's track

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Greg Ball | Men's 1km time trial LC3-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:17.681 | |
| Michael Gallagher | Men's 1km time trial LC1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:11.01 | 4 |
| Michael Gallagher | Men's individual pursuit LC1 | 4:40.65 PR | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | Sacher (GER) W 4:43.28 | |
| Michael Milton | Men's 1km time trial LC3-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:21.578 | 9 |
| Michael Milton | Men's individual pursuit LC3 | 4:10.44 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christopher Scott | Men's 1km time trial CP4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:12.23 | |
| Christopher Scott | Men's individual pursuit CP4 | 3:38.205 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | Ishi (JPN) W 3:40.144 | |
| Ben Demery Shaun Hopkins (pilot) | Men's 1km time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:03.718 | |
| Ben Demery Shaun Hopkins (pilot) | Men's sprint | 10.629 | 2 Q | Arciniegas (COL) Carreno (COL) W 11.053 W 11.405 | Q | Kilpatrick (RSA) Thomson (RSA) W 11.553 | Q | Kappes (GBR) Storey (GBR) L | |
| Bryce Lindores Steven George (pilot) | Men's 1km time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:04.792 | 6 |
| Bryce Lindores Steven George (pilot) | Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 | 4:27.578 | 4 q | — | — | — | — | Chalifour (CAN) Cloutier (CAN) W 4:26.626 | |
| Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence (pilot) | Men's 1km time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:04.053 | |
| Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence (pilot) | Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 | 4:18.961 WR | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | Venge (ESP) Llaurado (ESP) W 4:18.166 WR | |
| Greg Ball Michael Gallagher Christopher Scott | Men's team sprint | 54.585 | 4 q | — | — | — | — | Czech Republic (CZE) L 54.239 | 4 |

#### Women's road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jane Armstrong | Women's LC3/LC4/CP3 | 50:51.82 | 10 |
| Mel Leckie | Women's road time trial HC A/HC B/HC C | 30:32.61 | 6 |
| Mel Leckie | Women's road race HC A/B/C | 1:31:14 | 8 |
| Jayme Paris | Women's road time trial LC3/LC4/CP3 | 52:51.82 | 8 |
| Lindy Hou Toireasa Gallagher (pilot) | Women's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 39:01:62 | 4 |
| Lindy Hou Toireasa Gallagher (pilot) | Women's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:01:17 | 4 |

#### Women's track

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | 1st round | 1st round | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Jane Armstrong | Women's individual pursuit LC3-4/CP3 | 4:35.768 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jane Armstrong | Women's 1km time trial LC3-4/CP3 | — | — | — | — | 45.402 | 4 |
| Jayme Paris | Women's individual pursuit LC3-4/CP3 | 4:24.666 | 4 q | — | — | Tesoriero (NZL) L 4:26.587 | 4 |
| Jayme Paris | Women's 1km time trial LC3-4/CP3 | — | — | — | — | 44.490 | |
| Lindy Hou Katie Parker (pilot - time trial) Toireasa Gallagher (pilot - ind. pursuit) | Women's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 | 3:38.085 | 1 Q | — | — | McGlynn (GBR) Hunter (GBR) L 3:41.494 | |
| Lindy Hou Katie Parker (pilot - time trial) Toireasa Gallagher (pilot - ind. pursuit) | Women's 1km time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | — | — | — | 1:12.463 | |
| Felicity Johnson Katie Parker (pilot) | Women's 1km time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | — | — | — | 1:10.465 | |
Coaches – James Victor (Head Coach), Tom Skulander, Paul Martens Officials – Mark Fulcher (Section Manager), Brett Hidson, Anouska Edwards, Alan Downes, Mark Bullen, Stuart Smith, Murray Lydeamore.

### Equestrian
#### Individual events

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Grace Bowman | Yv Mt Batton | Mixed individual championship test grade Ib | 56.286 | 15 |
| Grace Bowman | Yv Mt Batton | Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib | 61.611 | 12 |
| Georgia Bruce | V Salute | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 68.258 | |
| Georgia Bruce | V Salute | Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 74.319 | |
| Sharon Jarvis | Odorado | Mixed individual championship test grade III | 69.200 | 4 |
| Sharon Jarvis | Odorado | Mixed individual freestyle test grade III | 69.446 | 7 |
| Nicole Kullen | Nomination | Mixed individual championship test grade Ib | 59.905 | 11 |
| Nicole Kullen | Nomination | Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib | 66.110 | 4 |
| Jan Pike | Griffin | Mixed individual championship test grade Ia | 60.000 | 9 |
| Jan Pike | Griffin | Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ia | 65.555 | 7 |

#### Team

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Individual score | Individual score | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | TT | CT | Total | Score | Rank |
| Grace Bowman | See above | Team | 58.235 | 56.286 | 114.521 | 388.092 | 6 |
| Nicole Kullen | See above | Team | 60.235 | 59.905 | 120.140* | 388.092 | 6 |
| Sharon Jarvis | See above | Team | 62.923 | 69.200 | 132.123* | 388.092 | 6 |
| Georgia Bruce | See above | Team | 67.571 | 68.258 | 135.829* | 388.092 | 6 |
* Indicated the three best individual scores that count towards the team total.
Coaches – Mary Longden (Head Coach),David Bowman, Sally Francis Officials – Ken Dagley (Chef d’Equipe), Doug Denby, Nicola Reynoldson, Michelle Goodrick, Judy Fyfe, Margaret Keyes, Emma Bardot, Ebony Tucker, Terrina Fairbrother, Liz Wright-Smith, Chris Elliott, Carolyn Lieutenant.

### Judo
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Anthony Clarke | Men's 90kg | — | Kretsul (RUS) L 0000–1000 | — | Vazquez (ESP) L 0000-0121 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Powerlifting
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Abebe Fekadu | 56kg | 155.0 | 10 |
| Darren Gardiner | +100kg | 230.0 | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Deahnne McIntyre | +82.5kg | 127.5 | 4 |
Coaches – Ray Epstein (Head Coach), Bill Nancarrow

### Rowing

Rowing made its debut at the Beijing Games. There were four boat classes which all competed over a distance of 1000m. Australia competed in two of the four rowing events. Australian athletes Kathryn Ross and John Maclean competed in the trunk and arms mixed double skulls. They won the silver medal, however only missed out on the gold by 0.08 seconds. The gold was won by a crew from China.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Dominic Monypenny | Men's singles sculls | 5:38.29 | 5 R | 6:02.45 | 4 FA | 5:59.92 | 6 |
| John MacLean Kathryn Ross | Mixed double sculls | 4:18.66 | 3 R | 4:31.24 | 1 FA | 4:21.58 | |
Coaches - Pedro Albisser (Head Coach), Rik Bryan Officials - Adam Horner (Section Manager)

### Sailing

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total points | Net points Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total points | Net points Total | Rank |
| Aaron Hill | 1 person keelboat 2.4mR | (12) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | (13) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | — | 98 | 73 | 12 |
| Daniel Fitzgibbon Rachel Cox | 2 person keelboat SKUD 18 | (4) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | (9) | 3 | 1 | 2 | Race Cancelled | 31 | 18 | |
| Colin Harrison Jonathan Harris Graeme Martin | 3 person keelboat sonar | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | (10) | (15) OCS | 5 | 7 | 61 | 36 | |
Coaches – Greg Omay (Head Coach), Adrian Finglas Officials – Sarina Macpherson (Section Manager), Linnea Korssell, Sue Crafer, Geoff Milligan, Timothy Lowe

### Shooting
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Ashley Adams | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 593 | 2 Q | 100.0 | 693.0 | 4 |
| Ashley Adams | Men's 50m rifle 3 positions | 1137 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ashley Adams | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 599 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ashley Adams | Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 590 | 2 Q | 98.5 | 688.5 | 4 |
| Sebastian Hume | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 553 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jason Maroney | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 599 | 8 Q | 104.9 | 703.9 | 6 |
| Jason Maroney | Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 597 | 5 Q | 103.6 | 700.6 | 5 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Libby Kosmala | Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 390 | 2 Q | 99.1 | 489.1 | 4 |
| Libby Kosmala | Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 556 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Libby Kosmala | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 597 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Libby Kosmala | Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 577 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
Coaches – Miroslav Sipek (Head Coach), Michelle Fletcher Officials – Nick Sullivan (Section Manager), Anne Bugden

### Swimming

There were eight men and eleven women making their Paralympic debut. Australia won 9 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze medals placing it sixth on the swimming medal tally. It was Australia's most successful sport at the Games. Matthew Cowdrey (5 gold and 3 silver) and Peter Leek (3 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze) were the standout swimmers.

#### Men

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Michael Anderson | S10 | 100m backstroke | 1:01.70 PR | 2 Q | 1:01.47 | |
| Michael Anderson | S10 | 50m freestyle | 25.13 | 6 Q | 25.04 | 6 |
| Michael Anderson | S10 | 100m freestyle | 56.08 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ben Austin | S8 | 100m butterfly | 1:04.83 | 5 Q | 1:03.50 | 5 |
| Ben Austin | S8 | 50m freestyle | 28.09 | 5 Q | 27.82 | 5 |
| Ben Austin | S8 | 100m freestyle | 59.62 PR | 2 Q | 59.78 | 4 |
| Daniel Bell | S10 | 100m butterfly | 1:00.24 | 6 Q | 59.85 | 5 |
| Daniel Bell | SB9 | 100m breaststroke | 1:14.33 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Daniel Bell | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:22.96 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sam Bramham | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:02.33 | 4 Q | 1:02.58 | 7 |
| Sam Bramham | S9 | 100m freestyle | 58.97 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sam Bramham | S9 | 400m freestyle | 4:25.67 | 3 Q | 4:21.35 | 4 |
| Blake Cochrane | S8 | 100m backstroke | 1:17.72 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Blake Cochrane | SB7 | 100m breaststroke | 1:23.69 | 2 Q | 1:23.36 | |
| Matthew Cowdrey | S9 | 100m backstroke | 1:05.60 | 2 Q | 1:03.34 WR | |
| Matthew Cowdrey | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:01.05 | 3 Q | 59.46 | |
| Matthew Cowdrey | S9 | 50m freestyle | 26.09 | 4 Q | 25.34 WR | |
| Matthew Cowdrey | S9 | 100m freestyle | 56.53 | 2 Q | 55.30 WR | |
| Matthew Cowdrey | S9 | 400m freestyle | 4:27.26 | 5 Q | 4:17.28 | |
| Matthew Cowdrey | SM9 | 200m individual medley | 2:20.62 | 2 Q | 2:13.60 WR | |
| Jay Dohnt | S7 | 100m backstroke | 1:24.88 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jay Dohnt | S7 | 100m freestyle | 1:11.33 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jay Dohnt | S7 | 400m freestyle | 5:06.65 | 4 Q | 4:59.47 | |
| Jay Dohnt | SM7 | 200m individual medley | 3:03.73 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alex Hadley | S7 | 50m butterfly | 37.10 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alex Hadley | S7 | 50m freestyle | 30.76 | 4 Q | 30.75 | 4 |
| Alex Hadley | S7 | 100m freestyle | 1:08.67 | 7 Q | 1:07.90 | 6 |
| Alex Hadley | S7 | 400m freestyle | 5:18.23 | 7 Q | 5:20.79 | 7 |
| Brenden Hall | S9 | 400m freestyle | 4:23.35 PR | 1 Q | 4:22.19 | 5 |
| Peter Leek | S8 | 100m backstroke | 1:07.54 PR | 2 Q | 1:07.28 | |
| Peter Leek | S8 | 100m butterfly | 1:01.01 | 1 Q | 1:00.95 | |
| Peter Leek | S8 | 50m freestyle | 27.69 | 2 Q | 26.89 | |
| Peter Leek | S8 | 100m freestyle | 59.00 PR | 1 Q | 59.14 | |
| Peter Leek | S8 | 400m freestyle | 4:35.87 PR | 2 Q | 4:31.16 | |
| Peter Leek | SM8 | 200m individual medley | 2:25.72 PR | 1 Q | 2:20.92 WR | |
| Matt Levy | S8 | 50m freestyle | 28.55 | 6 Q | 29.68 | 8 |
| Matt Levy | S8 | 400m freestyle | 4:50.78 | 6 Q | 4:51.77 | 7 |
| Matt Levy | SM8 | 200m individual medley | 2:39.40 | 6 Q | 2:38.35 | 7 |
| Jeremy McClure | S12 | 100m backstroke | 1:05.95 | 7 Q | 1:06.32 | 7 |
| Jeremy McClure | S12 | 50m freestyle | 27.58 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy McClure | SB12 | 100m breaststroke | 1:19.56 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ricardo Moffatti | S8 | 100m backstroke | 1:13.56 | 6 Q | 1:12.58 | 5 |
| Ricardo Moffatti | S8 | 100m freestyle | 1:00.67 | 5 Q | 59.93 | 5 |
| Stephen Osborne | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:06.33 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stephen Osborne | S9 | 50m freestyle | 27.20 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stephen Osborne | S9 | 100m freestyle | 59.70 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andrew Pasterfield | S10 | 100m backstroke | 1:04.26 | 4 Q | 1:04.24 | 7 |
| Andrew Pasterfield | S10 | 50m freestyle | 25.34 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andrew Pasterfield | S10 | 100m freestyle | 56.03 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rick Pendleton | S10 | 100m butterfly | 1:00.96 | 7 Q | 59.87 | 6 |
| Rick Pendleton | SB9 | 100m breaststroke | 1:12.34 | 4 Q | 1:10.88 | 4 |
| Rick Pendleton | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:18.76 | 1 Q | 2:12.78 WR | |
| Jeremy Tidy | S10 | 100m backstroke | 1:05.37 | 8 Q | 1:05.26 | 8 |
| Jeremy Tidy | S10 | 100m butterfly | 1:01.73 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Tidy | S10 | 50m freestyle | 25.83 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Tidy | S10 | 100m freestyle | 55.72 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Tidy | SB9 | 100m breaststroke | 1:16.04 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Tidy | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:19.44 | 2 Q | 2:19.76 | 6 |
| Ben Austin Sam Bramham Matthew Cowdrey Peter Leek | - | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | — | 3:53.59 | |
| Daniel Bell Sam Bramham Matt Levy Ricardo Moffatti | - | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:33.02 | 4 Q | 4:11.90 WR | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sarah Bowen | S6 | 100m backstroke | 1:43.98 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sarah Bowen | SB6 | 100m breaststroke | 1:44.44 | 2 Q | 1:42.39 | |
| Sarah Bowen | SM6 | 200m individual medley | 3:40.89 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ellie Cole | S9 | 100m backstroke | 1:13.12 | 3 Q | 1:11.87 | |
| Ellie Cole | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:10.70 | 2 Q | 1:10.92 | |
| Ellie Cole | S9 | 100m freestyle | 1:05.11 | 5 Q | 1:04.24 | 4 |
| Ellie Cole | S9 | 400m freestyle | 4:45.17 | 2 Q | 4:44.60 | |
| Ellie Cole | SM9 | 200m individual medley | 2:42.26 | 5 Q | DNS | DNS |
| Amanda Drennan | S9 | 100m backstroke | 1:17.06 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amanda Drennan | S9 | 100m freestyle | 1:06.81 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amanda Drennan | S9 | 400m freestyle | 5:04.62 | 8 Q | 5:07.24 | 8 |
| Jacqueline Freney | S8 | 50m freestyle | 32.49 | 4 Q | 32.37 | |
| Jacqueline Freney | S8 | 100m freestyle | 1:09.92 | 2 Q | 1:08.56 | |
| Jacqueline Freney | S8 | 400m freestyle | 5:02.32 | 3 Q | 4:57.21 | |
| Samantha Gandolfo | S10 | 50m freestyle | 31.15 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samantha Gandolfo | S10 | 100m freestyle | 1:05.12 | 8 Q | 1:05.74 | 8 |
| Samantha Gandolfo | S10 | 400m freestyle | 4:48.90 | 3 Q | 4:48.02 | 5 |
| Samantha Gandolfo | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:49.45 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marayke Jonkers | SM4 | 150m individual medley | — | — | 3:28.88 | |
| Katrina Lewis | S10 | 50m freestyle | 28.91 | 1 Q | 29.13 | |
| Sian Lucas | S10 | 100m backstroke | 1:14.64 | 5 Q | 1:14.66 | 5 |
| Sian Lucas | S10 | 100m freestyle | 1:07.05 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sian Lucas | S10 | 400m freestyle | 4:52.14 | 6 Q | 4:49.98 | 8 |
| Hannah MacDougall | S10 | 100m backstroke | 1:17.87 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hannah MacDougall | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:53.34 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tarryn McGaw | S10 | 100m backstroke | 1:16.58 | 7 Q | 1:15.66 | 7 |
| Tarryn McGaw | S10 | 50m freestyle | 30.56 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tarryn McGaw | S10 | 100m freestyle | 1:05.03 | 7 Q | 1:04.83 | 7 |
| Tarryn McGaw | S10 | 400m freestyle | 5:03.42 | 8 Q | 4:49.79 | 7 |
| Tarryn McGaw | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:45.89 | 7 Q | 2:46.57 | 7 |
| Rhiannon Oliver | S8 | 100m backstroke | 1:34.92 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rhiannon Oliver | S8 | 50m freestyle | 35.25 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rhiannon Oliver | S8 | 100m freestyle | 1:15.57 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rhiannon Oliver | SB7 | 100m breaststroke | — | — | 1:45.49 | 5 |
| Esther Overton | S3 | 50m backstroke | 1:12.49 | 4 Q | 1:13.33 | 5 |
| Esther Overton | S3 | 50m freestyle | 1:11.99 | 6 Q | 1:12.26 | 6 |
| Katrina Porter | S7 | 100m backstroke | 1:24.44 WR | 1 Q | 1:24.30 WR | |
| Katrina Porter | S7 | 50m butterfly | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katrina Porter | S7 | 400m freestyle | 5:43.88 | 5 Q | 5:44.93 | 5 |
| Katrina Porter | SB6 | 100m breaststroke | 1:55.26 | 7 Q | 1:55.08 | 7 |
| Katrina Porter | SM7 | 200m individual medley | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shelley Rogers | S7 | 100m backstroke | 1:31.49 | 6 Q | 1:30.26 | 5 |
| Shelley Rogers | S7 | 50m butterfly | 41.35 | 6 Q | 40.02 | 6 |
| Shelley Rogers | SM7 | 200m individual medley | 3:17.34 | 3 Q | 3:12.68 | 4 |
| Sarah Rose | S6 | 50m freestyle | 40.90 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sarah Rose | S6 | 50m butterfly | 41.37 | 5 Q | 40.95 | 4 |
| Sarah Rose | S6 | 100m freestyle | 1:30.31 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sarah Rose | SM6 | 200m individual medley | 3:30.68 | 7 Q | 3:29.54 | 7 |
| Teigan van Roosmalen | S13 | 100m backstroke | 1:16.26 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Teigan van Roosmalen | S13 | 100m butterfly | 1:10.57 | 6 Q | 1:09.48 | 7 |
| Teigan van Roosmalen | S13 | 50m freestyle | — | — | 30.51 | 8 |
| Teigan van Roosmalen | S13 | 100m freestyle | 1:07.64 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Teigan van Roosmalen | S13 | 400m freestyle | 4:58.20 | 8 Q | 5:02.17 | 8 |
| Teigan van Roosmalen | SM13 | 200m individual medley | — | — | 2:39.20 | 6 |
| Prue Watt | S13 | 100m backstroke | 1:15.65 | 8 Q | 1:16.05 | 8 |
| Prue Watt | S13 | 100m butterfly | 1:08.21 | 4 Q | 1:07.48 | 4 |
| Prue Watt | S13 | 50m freestyle | — | — | 28.16 | 5 |
| Prue Watt | S13 | 100m freestyle | 1:02.61 | 6 Q | 1:01.59 | 6 |
| Prue Watt | S13 | 400m freestyle | 4:49.80 | 5 Q | 4:46.21 | 6 |
| Prue Watt | SM13 | 200m individual medley | — | — | 2:32.87 | 5 |
| Annabelle Williams | S9 | 100m butterfly | 1:11.41 | 4 Q | 1:10.98 | |
| Annabelle Williams | S9 | 50m freestyle | 29.76 | 3 Q | 29.80 | 4 |
| Annabelle Williams | S9 | 100m freestyle | 1:05.71 | 7 Q | 1:05.43 | 7 |
Coaches – Brendan Keogh (Head Coach), Graeme Carroll, Jackie Barck, Amanda Isaac, Jo Love, Rob Moon, Mel Tantrum
Officials – Melanie Jenkins (Section Manager), Jon O'Neill-Shaw, Sandra Eccles, Claire Nichols, Brendan Burkett, Sacha Fulton, Penny Will, Vaughan Nicholson

### Table Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rebecca Julian | Women's singles C6-7 | van Zon (NED) L 2–3 | Pitry (POL) L 0–3 | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sarah Lazzaro | Women's singles C9 | Liu M (CHN) L 0-3 | Grzelak (POL) L 0-3 | Komleva (RUS) L 0-3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rebecca Julian Sarah Lazzaro | Women's team C6-10 | No preliminaries | No preliminaries | No preliminaries | No preliminaries | Ukraine (UKR) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
Coach – Brian Berry (Head Coach) Official – Barbara Talbot (Section Manager). Catherine Morrow was selected but withdrew from the team.

### Wheelchair Basketball
#### Men's tournament

Australian men's team known as the 'Rollers' won the gold medal defeating Canada 72–60 in the final

##### Team roster

Dylan Alcott, Brendan Dowler, Justin Eveson, Michael Hartnett, Adrian King, Tristan Knowles, Grant Mizens, Brad Ness, Shaun Norris, Troy Sachs, Tige Simmons, Brett Stibners Coaches – Ben Ettridge (Head Coach), Craig Friday Officials – Kelvin Browner (section Manager), Ian Lowther
Group B Matches
* 7 September 2008 16:15
| Australia | 73–72 | Brazil |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 8 September 2008 20:45
| Great Britain | 48–67 | Australia |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 9 September 2008 11:30
| Australia | 79–44 | China |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 10 September 2008 15:30
| Australia | 66–59 | Israel |
* USTB Gymnasium, Beijing
* 11 September 2008 20:45
| United States | 68–61 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 18-16, 9-21, 17-4 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 9780 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)
Group B Standings
| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 346 | 291 | +55 | 9 |
| United States (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 247 | +131 | 9 |
| Great Britain (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 334 | 271 | +63 | 9 |
| Israel (Q) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 332 | 325 | +7 | 7 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 291 | 348 | −57 | 6 |
| China | 5 | 0 | 5 | 203 | 402 | −199 | 5 |
Quarter finals
* 13 September 2008 13:30
| Australia | 72–52 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-15, 17-15, 19-13, 15-9 |||
| Pts: Brad Ness 18 Rebs: Brad Ness 14 Asts: Shaun Norris 4 | | Pts: Kazuyuki Kyoya, Tetsuya Miyajima 9 Rebs: Akimasa Suzuki, Shingo Fujii 6 Asts: Hiroaki Kozai 3 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (NED)
Semi finals
* 14 September 2008 19:00
| Great Britain | 54–67 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 6-19, 14-17, 13-18, 21-13 |||
| Pts: Jon Pollock 18 Rebs: Simon Munn 11 Asts: Jon Pollock 3 | | Pts: Justin Eveson 22 Rebs: Brad Ness 11 Asts: Justin Eveson 2 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)
Gold medal game
* 16 September 2008 19:30
| Canada | 60–72 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 15-12, 15-26, 13-18 |||
| Pts: Patrick Anderson 22 Rebs: Patrick Anderson, Joey Johnson 12 Asts: Patrick Anderson 6 | | Pts: Troy Sachs 19 Rebs: Troy Sachs, Justin Eveson 7 Asts: Brad Ness 8 |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (NED)

#### Women's tournament

The women's team known as the 'Gliders' won the bronze medal defeating Japan in the playoff.

##### Team roster

Clare Burzynski, Shelley Chaplin, Cobi Crispin, Melanie Domaschenz, Kylie Gauci, Melanie Hall, Katie Hill, Bridie Kean, Tina McKenzie, Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy, Sarah Stewart, Liesl Tesch
Coaches – Gerry Hewson (Head Coach), Mark Hewish
Officials – Sonia Healy (Section Manager), Emma Whiteside.
Group A Standings'
* 7 September 2008 10:00
| Australia | 59–30 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-2, 6-11, 18-4, 11-13 |||
| Pts: Cobi Crispin 16 Rebs: Cobi Crispin 8 Asts: Liesl Tesch 4 | | Pts: Sally Wager, Clare Strange 5 Rebs: Helen Freeman 7 Asts: Helen Freeman, Clare Strange 3 |
* USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 2140 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)
* 8 September 2008 13:30
| Brazil | 30–66 | Australia |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
* 9 September 2008 15:30
| Australia | 42–61 | United States |
* USTB Gymnasium, Beijing
* 10 September 2008 18:30
| Germany | 64–56 | Australia |
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Group A Table
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | United States (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 227 | 149 | +78 | 8 |
| 2 | Germany (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 214 | 174 | +40 | 7 |
| 3 | Australia (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 223 | 185 | +38 | 6 |
| 4 | Great Britain (Q) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 166 | 194 | −28 | 5 |
| 5 | Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 257 | −128 | 4 |
Quarter-finals
* 12 September 2008 21:15
| Canada | 49–53 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 17-14, 10-12, 12-13 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12215 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)
Semi-finals
* 13 September 2008 19:00
| United States | 60–47 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 12-7, 14-18, 22-7 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Andre Bosveld (NED)
Bronze medal game
* 15 September 2008 19:00
| Australia | 53–47 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-10, 14-13, 12-13, 10-11 |||
* National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12000 Referees: Rui David Marques (BRA)

### Wheelchair Rugby

Representing Australia in wheelchair rugby:
Men – Bryce Alman, Ryley Batt, Grant Boxall, Shane Brand, Cameron Carr, Nazim Erdem, George Hucks, Steve Porter, Ryan Scott, Greg Smith, Scott Vitale Coach – Brad Dubberley (Head Coach) Officials – Kim Ellwood (Section Manager), Rob Doidge, Noni Shelton, Angela Mansell
Three of the team made their Paralympic debut and Steve Porter attended his fourth Games. The Australian team known as the 'Steelers' won the silver medal losing to the United States 53–44 in the final.
Group B Standing and Results
Group B :
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF:PA | Pts | AUS | GBR | NZL | GER |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 129:111 | 6 | x | 43:37 | 39:38 | 47:36 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 115:116 | 5 | 37:43 | x | 39:38 | 39:35 |
| 3 | New Zealand (NZL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 116:109 | 4 | 38:39 | 38:39 | x | 40:31 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 102:126 | 3 | 36:47 | 35:39 | 31:40 | x |
    Qualified for quarterfinals
    Eliminated
Source: Paralympic.org

### Medal round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 15 September 2008 - 18:00 | 15 September 2008 - 18:00 |
| United States | 35 |
| United States | 35 | 16 September 2008 - 20:00 | 16 September 2008 - 20:00 |
| Great Britain | 32 | 16 September 2008 - 20:00 | 16 September 2008 - 20:00 |
| Great Britain | 32 | United States | 53 |
| 15 September 2008 - 20:00 | 15 September 2008 - 20:00 | | United States | 53 |
| 15 September 2008 - 20:00 | 15 September 2008 - 20:00 | Australia | 44 |
| Australia | 41 | Australia | 44 |
| Canada | 40 | | |
| Canada | 40 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 16 September 2008 - 18:00 | 16 September 2008 - 18:00 |
| | | Great Britain | 41 |
| | | Canada | 47 |
Source: Paralympic.org

### Wheelchair Tennis
#### Men

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Michael Dobbie | Open | Men's singles | Schmaeh (SUI) W 6–3, 6-4 | Wikstrom (SWE) L 1–6, 3-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ben Weekes | Open | Men's singles | Fujimoto (JPN) L 5–7, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Dobbie Ben Weekes | Open | Men's doubles | — | Legner (AUT) Mossier (AUT) L 4–6, 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Daniela di Toro | Open | Women's singles | Vergeer (NED) L 2–6, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
Coach – Greg Crump (Head Coach) Officials – Geoff Quinlan (Section Manager)

## Venues

There were 19 venues for the Paralympics in Beijing. From this, 18 were used at the Olympics and also in the Paralympic games. Venues were spread throughout three regions in China. “In the construction of the Olympic venues and related facilities, we will give full consideration to the special needs of the athletes and spectators with physical disabilities, to materialize the goal of "equality, participation and sharing"”. When constructing venues for both the Olympic and Paralympic, impediment free designs had to be used to enable access by able and disabled bodies.
Facilities where Australians competed include the Beijing National Stadium (Birds Nest), Beijing National Aquatics Centre (Water Cube), Beijing National Indoor Stadium (Fan) as well as many more.

### Venues Designed by Australian Companies

Many of the venues were designed by Australian companies. One of the iconic venues ‘The Water Cube’, was designed by Australian companies PTW Architects, ARUP Aust., Anti Wave International CSCEC. Other facilities used by for the Paralympics included the Archery, Hockey and Tennis venues which were all designed by Bligh Voller Nield. Many other Australian companies also contributed to the design and building of facilities.

## Administration

Athletes and coaches were supported by administrative and sports medicine and science staff. Administrative staff – Darren Peters (Chef de Mission), Nick Dean (Deputy Chef de Mission), Paul Bird (Chef de Mission), Alison Keys, Jason Hellwig (General Manager), Steve Loader, Michael Hartung, Natalie Jenkins, Caroline Walker, Chris Nunn (Performance Consultant), Jenni Cole, Tony Naar (Chief Information Manager), Graham Cassidy (Media Manager), Margie McDonald, Jordan Baker, Karen Michelmore Sports medicine and science staff – Larissa Trease, Alison Campbell (Medical Coordinator), Geoff Thompson, Ruben Branson, Sally Heads, John Camens, David Spurrier, Lily Chiu, Richard Bennett, Gary Slater, Jo Vaile

## Sponsorship

“Australia's Paralympic team is funded by the Federal Government but also relies heavily on donations and corporate sponsorship”. The growth of Paralympic sports has grown phenomenally in the past decade however there was concern this didn't translate into increased corporate sponsorship, especially before the 2008 games. Despite this, the Australian Paralympic Committee outlined in their Annual Report for 2007/08 that their corporate sponsorship revenue increased. The revenue for corporate sponsorship was $1.47 million for the year, resulting in a 17.7 per cent increase from the previous year.

### Major sponsors

Telstra was one of many major sponsors at the Beijing Games. Throughout the games, the Australia Paralympic Committee and Telstra created the Telstra HeroMessage program. The program generated 7,000 messages of support that were sent to athletes at the games. The program also ran Chat to a Champ. It allowed students from the Telstra Paralympic Education Program to talk to their Paralympic heroes at the games via the internet.
Toyota was another sponsor for the Paralympic team in Beijing. Toyota has been supporting the APC for over 12 years (at the time) and through this has been building awareness of the Paralympic movement. They ran multiple promotions in the lead up to the 2008 games. This included developing a media campaign with News Limited and also adding information on Paralympic Games/Athletes to their website.

### Beijing Sponsors and Supporters Program (BSSP)

Representatives from the 25 key sponsors and supporters were sent to Beijing as a part of the BSSP Program. This experience enabled them to see 7 days of the games and witness sports such as swimming cycling, basketball, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball and many more. They also had the chance to tour the Paralympic village, meet the athletes and staff and have an official greeting at the Australian Embassy. “The BSSP enables sponsors and key supporters to experience the Games firsthand and to see the impact of their support on Australia’s Paralympic athletes”.

## Toyota Paralympic Talent Search Program

The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) runs the Toyota Paralympic Talent Search Program. "Its main goal is to identify people with physical disabilities, vision impairments or intellectual disabilities who display the athletic potential to one day make it to Paralympic level competition". There were 53 athletes from the program who became a part of the Paralympic Preparation Program leading up to the games. From this pool of athletes, 27 where chosen to represent Australia in the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Team. By the end of the games, 15 of those who were selected to be in the team from the Talent Program won medals at their first Paralympic games.

## Fundraising

Since 1990 the Australian Paralympic Committee has been responsible for preparing the Summer and Winter Teams for the Paralympic Games. They also assist athletes to prepare by, "…providing funding for coaching, equipment and travel in the lead up to the…Paralympic Games". Fundraising is an essential avenue for the APC to provide funding for the team. Through various fundraising activities in the lead up to the 2008 games, a $3.11 million gross revenue was made from the 1 October 2007 to the 30 September 2008. This figure beat the target that was set. Revenue of $2.26 million was earned through activities such as raffles, lottery draws and promotional sales. Allsports Direct Australia is a contracted raffle trader and contributed to helping the APC earn the amount fundraised.The APC acknowledges the support from their individual and corporate donors. Almost $850,000 (from the 2007-2008 financial year) from individual and corporate donors went directly to the Beijing Paralympic Team.

## Media coverage

Because Australia was sending their largest Paralympic team to the 2008 games, they wanted to make sure that their efforts would be broadcast to Australians. This included putting in place many initiatives to publish, broadcast and promote the games and Paralympic achievements. In order to distribute content they worked with the Australian Associated Press (AAP), “to maximise distribution of key stories, developing relationships with editors and key journalists, developing a program of events and activities and providing quality background information and stories”. Media Monitors, established there was a total of 31,986 Australian media stories distributed throughout the 2008 Paralympic Games. Online traffic on the APC's website throughout the Beijing Games increased more than 500 percent over Athens and media coverage. The Australian Paralympic Committee reported that there was a 65 per cent increase in Australian media coverage of the Games compared to the 2004 Games in Athens. Independent research has also indicated that 64 percent of Australians followed the Beijing Paralympics, which indicates that APC's goal to broadcast the games to Australians over multiple platforms was achieved.
The 2008 Paralympic Games also had television coverage by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The ABC produced the largest, “coverage by an Australian broadcaster in the Paralympic Games history”. There was 40 crew that traveled to Beijing so that the ABC was able to produce more there 120 hours of coverage, including 100 hours which were broadcast live. It also included daily segments which showed highlights from the games and Australian athlete. The highlights shown at 6pm where, "...pulling in an average audience of over 400,000 viewers". The coverage of the games was shown over six platforms including television, online and radio. The ABC were, “…awarded Paralympic broadcaster of the year for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games”. Australian athlete Gerrard Gosens commented on the television coverage "When I look back to 1996 and the coverage that was there, it was very minimal. Today when you're looking at over 100 hours of ABC television coverage, that really has brought inspiration not only to many Australians, but in particular people who do have a physical disability and looking at the opportunities, not necessarily the obstacles of sport.

### Female media coverage

Inconsistent media coverage between males and females has always been an issue in sport, even in coverage at the Paralympic Games.“In 2007, the Australian government made a pre-election commitment to provide A$1 million to the APC towards the coverage of the 2008 summer and 2010 winter Paralympic Games for the purpose of promoting female participation and role models”. A study conducted for the APC found that the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, “…coverage of women at the Games in Australian media was broadly in line with their proportion of the Australian Team (45%) and their total medal success at the Games (37%)”. Women's sport coverage exceeded the media's normal 2 percent allocation of females sport coverage.