Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Australia participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. It sent its largest away team - 179 athletes to a Summer Paralympics. Australia finished eighth on the gold medal table and sixth on the total medals table.
| Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | AUS |
| NPC | Paralympics Australia |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 179 in 18 sports |
| Flag bearers | Opening - Ryley Batt and Daniela di Toro Closing - Ellie Cole |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
In May 2017, Paralympics Australia announced Kate McLoughlin as the Chef de Mission, McLoughlin held the position at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
In November 2019, wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt and table tennis player Daniela di Toro, were named as co-captains. They were also named as joint flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony. Ellie Cole was the flag bearer at the Closing Ceremony. Cole became Australia's most decorated female Paralympian during the Games with her silver and bronze medals in swimming taking her to 17 Paralympic medals.
Notable achievements at the Games:
- Multiple gold medallists: William Martin (swimming) - 3 gold, 1 silver ; Madison de Rozario (athletics) - 2 gold, 1 bronze ; Curtis McGrath (canoeing) - 2 gold ; Ben Popham (swimming) - 2 gold, 1 silver ; Rowan Crothers (swimming) - 2 gold, 1 silver.
- Ellie Cole with two bronze medals became Australia's leading female Paralympic medallist with 17 medals - 6 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze.
- Gold medallists repeating Rio Paralympics gold - James Turner (athletics), Vanessa Low (athletics), Curtis McGrath (canoeing), Lakeisha Patterson (swimming), Rachael Watson (swimming), Dylan Alcott (wheelchair tennis).
- First time Paralympic gold medallists - Madison de Rozario (athletics), Paige Greco (cycling), Emily Petricola (cycling), Amanda Reid (cycling), Darren Hicks (cycling), William Martin (swimming), Rowan Crothers (swimming), Ben Popham (swimming), Benjamin Hance (swimming)
- New sports - Janine Watson won Australia's first medal - bronze in Para Taekwondo.
- Boccia won it first medal since 1996 and second only medal with Daniel Michel's bronze medal.
- Table tennis had its greatest medal success at a Paralympics - 2 gold and 4 silver medals.