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The 2012 Paralympic Games where hosted by [[London]] from 27 August to 9 September 2012, a few weeks after the Summer Olympic Games (27 July to 12 August 2012). | The 2012 Paralympic Games where hosted by [[London]] from 27 August to 9 September 2012, a few weeks after the Summer Olympic Games (27 July to 12 August 2012). | ||
There were 288 individual competitors | There were 288 individual competitors from the United Kingdom and 13 team members. Between them, they won: | ||
*{{Medal|G}} 34 Gold medals | *{{Medal|G}} 34 Gold medals | ||
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[[File:TeamGB at the Paralympic Opening Ceremony.jpg|right|thumb|200px|ParalympicGB team at the opening ceremony]] | [[File:TeamGB at the Paralympic Opening Ceremony.jpg|right|thumb|200px|ParalympicGB team at the opening ceremony]] | ||
The Paralympians competing in 2012 for ParalympicsGB were from all across the land. | The Paralympians competing in 2012 for ParalympicsGB were from all across the land. | ||
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===Medal winners=== | ===Medal winners=== | ||
The '''medal winners''' listed below are those who, individually or as part of a team, won a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal amongst ParalympicsGB in the 2012 Olympic Games. The details are provided by the British Paralympic Association and by LOCOG: The London Organising | The '''medal winners''' listed below are those who, individually or as part of a team, won a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal amongst ParalympicsGB in the 2012 Olympic Games. The details are provided by the British Paralympic Association and by LOCOG: The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and paralympic Games, 2012.<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/medals/ LOCOG: Paralympic Games medals table]</ref> | ||
The British "team medals" are set out at the bottom. | The British "team medals" are set out at the bottom. | ||
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| Matthew Walker MBE || Swimming || {{Medal|B}} || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] | | Matthew Walker MBE || Swimming || {{Medal|B}} || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] | ||
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| Jonathan Fox || Swimming || {{Medal|G}} || [[St Stephen | | Jonathan Fox || Swimming || {{Medal|G}} || [[St Stephen-in-Brannel]] || [[Cornwall]] || [[Manchester]] || [[Lancashire]] | ||
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| Gemma Prescott || Athletics || {{Medal|B}} || [[Truro]] || [[Cornwall]] || [[Warrington]] || [[Lancashire]] | | Gemma Prescott || Athletics || {{Medal|B}} || [[Truro]] || [[Cornwall]] || [[Warrington]] || [[Lancashire]] | ||
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| Susanna Rodgers || Swimming ||{{Medal|B}}{{Medal|B}} || [[Stockton-on-Tees]] || [[County Durham|Durham]] || [[London]] || [[Middlesex]] | | Susanna Rodgers || Swimming ||{{Medal|B}}{{Medal|B}} || [[Stockton-on-Tees]] || [[County Durham|Durham]] || [[London]] || [[Middlesex]] | ||
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| Ola Abidogun || Athletics || {{Medal|B}} || [[Redbridge]] || [[Essex]] || [[Bolton]] || [[Lancashire]] | | Ola Abidogun || Athletics || {{Medal|B}} || [[Redbridge, Essex|Redbridge]] || [[Essex]] || [[Bolton]] || [[Lancashire]] | ||
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| Beverley Jones || Athletics || {{Medal|B}} || [[Mancot]] || [[Flintshire]] || [[Deeside]] || [[Flintshire]] | | Beverley Jones || Athletics || {{Medal|B}} || [[Mancot]] || [[Flintshire]] || [[Deeside]] || [[Flintshire]] | ||
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| Aaron Moores || Swimming || {{Medal|S}} || [[Swansea]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Trowbridge]] || [[Wiltshire]] | | Aaron Moores || Swimming || {{Medal|S}} || [[Swansea]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Trowbridge]] || [[Wiltshire]] | ||
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| Aled Davies || Athletics || {{Medal|G}}{{Medal|B}} || [[ | | Aled Davies || Athletics || {{Medal|G}}{{Medal|B}} || [[Bridgend]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] | ||
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| Paul Davies || Table Tennis || {{Medal|B}} || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[ | | Paul Davies || Table Tennis || {{Medal|B}} || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Bridgend]] || [[Glamorgan]] | ||
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| Nyree Kindred MBE || Swimming || {{Medal|S}} || [[Porth]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Belmont, Herefordshire|Belmont]] || [[Herefordshire]] | | Nyree Kindred MBE || Swimming || {{Medal|S}} || [[Porth]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Belmont, Herefordshire|Belmont]] || [[Herefordshire]] | ||
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| Sally Brown || Athletics || || [[Belfast]] || [[County Antrim|Antrim]] || [[Ballykelly]] || [[County Londonderry|Londonderry]] | | Sally Brown || Athletics || || [[Belfast]] || [[County Antrim|Antrim]] || [[Ballykelly]] || [[County Londonderry|Londonderry]] | ||
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| Scott McCowan || Boccia || || | | Scott McCowan || Boccia || || [[Dundonald, Ayrshire|Dundonald]] || [[Ayrshire]] || [[Stirling]] || [[Stirlingshire]] | ||
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| Kenny Allen || Archery || || [[Bedford]] || [[Bedfordshire]] || [[Wymondham]] || [[Norfolk]] | | Kenny Allen || Archery || || [[Bedford]] || [[Bedfordshire]] || [[Wymondham]] || [[Norfolk]] | ||
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| John Worrall || Sitting Volleyball || || [[High Wycombe]] || [[Buckinghamshire]] || [[London]] || [[Middlesex]] | | John Worrall || Sitting Volleyball || || [[High Wycombe]] || [[Buckinghamshire]] || [[London]] || [[Middlesex]] | ||
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| Dan West || Athletics || || [[Cambridge]] || [[Cambridgeshire]] || [[Carrington]] || [[Nottinghamshire]] | | Dan West || Athletics || || [[Cambridge]] || [[Cambridgeshire]] || [[Carrington, Nottingham|Carrington]] || [[Nottinghamshire]] | ||
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| Jenny McLoughlin || Athletics || || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Chepstow]] || [[Monmouthshire]] | | Jenny McLoughlin || Athletics || || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Chepstow]] || [[Monmouthshire]] | ||
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| Natalie Massey || Swimming || || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] | | Natalie Massey || Swimming || || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] | ||
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| Daniel Pepper || Swimming || || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[ | | Daniel Pepper || Swimming || || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Poynton]] || [[Cheshire]] | ||
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| Rik Waddon || Cycling || || [[Chester]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Chorley]] || [[Lancashire]] | | Rik Waddon || Cycling || || [[Chester]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Chorley]] || [[Lancashire]] | ||
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| Laurie Williams || Wheelchair Basketball || || [[Wythenshawe]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Altrincham]] || [[Cheshire]] | | Laurie Williams || Wheelchair Basketball || || [[Wythenshawe]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Altrincham]] || [[Cheshire]] | ||
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| Simon Wilson || Wheelchair Fencing || || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Kimberley]] || [[Nottinghamshire]] | | Simon Wilson || Wheelchair Fencing || || [[Stockport]] || [[Cheshire]] || [[Kimberley, Nottinghamshire|Kimberley]] || [[Nottinghamshire]] | ||
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| Ben Procter || Swimming || || [[Cubert]] || [[Cornwall]] || [[Newquay]] || [[Cornwall]] | | Ben Procter || Swimming || || [[Cubert]] || [[Cornwall]] || [[Newquay]] || [[Cornwall]] | ||
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| Andrea Green || Sitting Volleyball || || [[Derby]] || [[Derbyshire]] || [[Derby]] || [[Derbyshire]] | | Andrea Green || Sitting Volleyball || || [[Derby]] || [[Derbyshire]] || [[Derby]] || [[Derbyshire]] | ||
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| Madeleine Thompson || Wheelchair Basketball || || [[Chesterfield]] || [[Derbyshire]] || [[Hope Valley]] || [[ | | Madeleine Thompson || Wheelchair Basketball || || [[Chesterfield]] || [[Derbyshire]] || [[Hope Valley]] || [[Derbyshire]] | ||
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| Adrian Bunclark || Shooting || || [[Bovey Tracey]] || [[Devon]] || [[Kingsteignton]] || [[Devon ]] | | Adrian Bunclark || Shooting || || [[Bovey Tracey]] || [[Devon]] || [[Kingsteignton]] || [[Devon]] | ||
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| Judith Hamer || Wheelchair Basketball || || [[Plymouth]] || [[Devon]] || [[Exeter]] || [[Devon]] | | Judith Hamer || Wheelchair Basketball || || [[Plymouth]] || [[Devon]] || [[Exeter]] || [[Devon]] | ||
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| Sharon Vennard || Archery || || [[Exmouth]] || [[Devon]] || [[Newtownards]] || [[County Down|Down]] | | Sharon Vennard || Archery || || [[Exmouth]] || [[Devon]] || [[Newtownards]] || [[County Down|Down]] | ||
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| Barney Storey MBE || Cycling || || [[ | | Barney Storey MBE || Cycling || || [[Wimborne Minster|Wimborne]] || [[Dorset]] || [[Disley]] || [[Cheshire]] | ||
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| Gordon Reid || Wheelchair Tennis || || [[Alexandria]] || [[Dunbartonshire]] || [[Helensburgh]] || [[Dunbartonshire]] | | Gordon Reid || Wheelchair Tennis || || [[Alexandria]] || [[Dunbartonshire]] || [[Helensburgh]] || [[Dunbartonshire]] | ||
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| David Smith || Rowing || || [[Dunfermline]] || [[Fife]] || [[Aviemore]] || [[Morayshire]] | | David Smith || Rowing || || [[Dunfermline]] || [[Fife]] || [[Aviemore]] || [[Morayshire]] | ||
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| Jim Anderson OBE || Swimming || || [[St Andrews]] || [[Fife]] || [[Broxburn]] || [[West Lothian]] | | Jim Anderson OBE || Swimming || || [[St Andrews]] || [[Fife]] || [[Broxburn, West Lothian|Broxburn]] || [[West Lothian]] | ||
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| Amy Brierly || Sitting Volleyball || || [[St Asaph]] || [[Flintshire]] || [[Deeside]] || [[Flintshire]] | | Amy Brierly || Sitting Volleyball || || [[St Asaph]] || [[Flintshire]] || [[Deeside]] || [[Flintshire]] | ||
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| Jordan Howe || Athletics || || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] | | Jordan Howe || Athletics || || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] | ||
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| Keryn Seal || Football 5-a-side || || [[ | | Keryn Seal || Football 5-a-side || || [[Bridgend]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Exeter]] || [[Devon]] | ||
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| Nathan Stephens || Athletics || || [[ | | Nathan Stephens || Athletics || || [[Bridgend]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] | ||
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| Paul Karabardak || Table Tennis || || [[Swansea]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Swansea]] || [[Glamorgan]] | | Paul Karabardak || Table Tennis || || [[Swansea]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Swansea]] || [[Glamorgan]] | ||
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| Rhiannon Henry || Swimming || || [[ | | Rhiannon Henry || Swimming || || [[Bridgend]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Manchester]] || [[Lancashire]] | ||
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| Rhys Jones || Athletics || || [[Church Village, Glamorgan|Church Village]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Tonypandy]] || [[Glamorgan]] | | Rhys Jones || Athletics || || [[Church Village, Glamorgan|Church Village]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Tonypandy]] || [[Glamorgan]] | ||
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| Sara Head || Table Tennis || || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Pontypridd]] || [[Glamorgan]] | | Sara Head || Table Tennis || || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Pontypridd]] || [[Glamorgan]] | ||
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| Stephen Thomas || Sailing || || [[ | | Stephen Thomas || Sailing || || [[Bridgend]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Portland]] || [[Dorset]] | ||
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| Steve Morris || Athletics || || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] | | Steve Morris || Athletics || || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] || [[Cardiff]] || [[Glamorgan]] | ||
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| Lewis Skyers || Football 5-a-side || || [[Hereford]] || [[Herefordshire]] || [[Ledbury]] || [[Herefordshire]] | | Lewis Skyers || Football 5-a-side || || [[Hereford]] || [[Herefordshire]] || [[Ledbury]] || [[Herefordshire]] | ||
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| Georgina Bullen || Goalball || || [[Royston]] || [[Hertfordshire]] || [[Royston]] || [[Hertfordshire]] | | Georgina Bullen || Goalball || || [[Royston, Hertfordshire|Royston]] || [[Hertfordshire]] || [[Royston, Hertfordshire|Royston]] || [[Hertfordshire]] | ||
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| Helen Freeman || Wheelchair Basketball || || [[Watford]] || [[Hertfordshire]] || [[Watford]] || [[Hertfordshire]] | | Helen Freeman || Wheelchair Basketball || || [[Watford]] || [[Hertfordshire]] || [[Watford]] || [[Hertfordshire]] | ||
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| Richard Hennahane || Archery || || [[Chatham]] || [[Kent]] || [[Ellesmere Port]] || [[Cheshire]] | | Richard Hennahane || Archery || || [[Chatham]] || [[Kent]] || [[Ellesmere Port]] || [[Cheshire]] | ||
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| Ross Wilson || Table Tennis || || [[Minster- | | Ross Wilson || Table Tennis || || [[Minster-in-Thanet|Minster]] || [[Kent]] || [[Isle of Sheppey]] || [[Kent]] | ||
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| Stephen Osborne || Athletics || || [[Longfield, Kent|Longfield]] || [[Kent]] || [[Longfield, Kent|Longfield]] || [[Kent]] | | Stephen Osborne || Athletics || || [[Longfield, Kent|Longfield]] || [[Kent]] || [[Longfield, Kent|Longfield]] || [[Kent]] | ||
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| Robin Williams || Football 5-a-side || || [[Taunton]] || [[Somerset]] || [[Exeter]] || [[Devon]] | | Robin Williams || Football 5-a-side || || [[Taunton]] || [[Somerset]] || [[Exeter]] || [[Devon]] | ||
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| Ross Morrison || Wheelchair Rugby || || [[Yeovil]] || [[Somerset]] || [[Farnborough]] || [[Hampshire]] | | Ross Morrison || Wheelchair Rugby || || [[Yeovil]] || [[Somerset]] || [[Farnborough, Hampshire|Farnborough]] || [[Hampshire]] | ||
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| Darren Harris || Football 5-a-side || || [[Wolverhampton]] || [[Staffordshire]] || [[Sutton Coldfield]] || [[Warwickshire]] | | Darren Harris || Football 5-a-side || || [[Wolverhampton]] || [[Staffordshire]] || [[Sutton Coldfield]] || [[Warwickshire]] | ||
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| Jonathan Adams || Athletics || || [[Bury St Edmunds]] || [[Suffolk]] || [[Sudbury]] || [[Suffolk]] | | Jonathan Adams || Athletics || || [[Bury St Edmunds]] || [[Suffolk]] || [[Sudbury]] || [[Suffolk]] | ||
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| Scott Moorhouse || Athletics || || [[Ipswich]] || [[Suffolk]] || [[Southgate]] || [[Middlesex]] | | Scott Moorhouse || Athletics || || [[Ipswich]] || [[Suffolk]] || [[Southgate, Middlesex|Southgate]] || [[Middlesex]] | ||
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| Matthew Ellis || Football 7-a-side || || [[Bury St Edmunds]] || [[Suffolk]] || Miami, USA || ° | | Matthew Ellis || Football 7-a-side || || [[Bury St Edmunds]] || [[Suffolk]] || Miami, USA || ° | ||
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| Muzaffar Jabbar || Sitting Volleyball || || Baghdad, Iraq || ° || [[London]] || [[Middlesex]] | | Muzaffar Jabbar || Sitting Volleyball || || Baghdad, Iraq || ° || [[London]] || [[Middlesex]] | ||
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| Ali Jawad || Powerlifting || || | | Ali Jawad || Powerlifting || || Beirut, Lebanon || ° || [[London]] || [[Middlesex]] | ||
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| Netra Rana || Sitting Volleyball || || Nepal || ° || [[Folkestone]] || [[Kent]] | | Netra Rana || Sitting Volleyball || || Nepal || ° || [[Folkestone]] || [[Kent]] |
Latest revision as of 14:59, 2 September 2020
The British Paralympic Association is the national Paralympic Committee responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Paralympic Games. The organisation is separate from that of the British Olympic Association, for although the Olympic and Paralympic Games have operated in parallel for the last twenty years or so, they are separate. The team fielded by the Association is known as ParalympicsGB.
Although athletes may compete from the whole of the United Kingdom, the name ParalympicsGB has been adopted, as an echo of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team in the Olympic Games, which is known as "Team GB".
The team at the 2012 Paralympic Games
The 2012 Paralympic Games where hosted by London from 27 August to 9 September 2012, a few weeks after the Summer Olympic Games (27 July to 12 August 2012).
There were 288 individual competitors from the United Kingdom and 13 team members. Between them, they won:
- a total of 120 medals, putting the British team 3rd in the world ranking.
The Paralympians competing in 2012 for ParalympicsGB were from all across the land.
Medal winners
The medal winners listed below are those who, individually or as part of a team, won a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal amongst ParalympicsGB in the 2012 Olympic Games. The details are provided by the British Paralympic Association and by LOCOG: The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and paralympic Games, 2012.[1]
The British "team medals" are set out at the bottom.
Others in the team
The remaining team members who did not win individual medals at the 2012 Games are just as worthy of celebration. This list includes those who won medals in teams without an individual medal, and all those who did not achieve a medal, but as De Coubertin observed, the important thing is not the winning but the taking part, and that is particularly appropriate for the achievements of the athletes of the Paralympic Games.
They are: