Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Australia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Australia repeated its 2012 Summer Paralympics achievement in finishing fifth of the medal tally.

Notable achievements at the Games:

• Jessica Gallagher became the first Australian Paralympian to win medals at both the Summer Paralympics and Winter Paralympics by winning a bronze medal in cycling.
• Kurt Fearnley finished Paralympic his career with 13 medals including a silver and bronze in Rio. His silver medal in the Men's Marathon T52-54 meant he had won medals in this event at four successive Paralympics (2004-2016).
• Ellie Cole joined the list of leading Australian Paralympic medallists by winning six medals - 2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze. Her medal tally at the end of Rio was 6 gold, 4 silver and bronze.
• Kieran Modra won a bronze medal in cycling and this meant that he had medalled at six Paralympics.
• Samuel Von Einem won Australia first medal in table tennis since Terry Biggs won gold in 1984.
• Jonathon Milne won Australia's first medal in archery since 1968.
• Curtis McGrath and Katie Kelly became Australia's first gold medallists in paracanoe and paratriathlon respectively.
• Dylan Alcott became only the fifth Australian Paralympian to win gold medals in two sports by winning two gold medals in wheelchair tennis. He previously won gold in wheelchair basketball.
• Athletes and teams that won their event again in Rio were: Ellie Cole (swimming), Brenden Hall (swimming), David Nicholas (cycling), Carol Cooke (cycling), Daniel Fitzgibbon/Liesl Tesch (sailing) and the wheelchair rugby team.