Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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| Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | GBR |
| NPC | British Paralympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 288 (plus 13 team members)[3] |
| Flag bearers | Peter Norfolk (opening)[1] Sarah Storey and David Weir (closing)[2] |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Great Britain competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012 as the host nation. A total of 288 athletes were selected to compete along with 13 other team members such as sighted guides. The country finished third in the medals table, behind China and Russia, winning 120 medals in total; 34 gold, 43 silver and 43 bronze. Multiple medallists included cyclist Sarah Storey and wheelchair athlete David Weir, who won four gold medals each, and swimmer Stephanie Millward who won a total of five medals. Storey also became the British athlete with the most overall medals, 22, and equal-most gold medals, 11, in Paralympic Games history.
To commemorate the achievements of each gold medallist at the 2012 Paralympics and Olympics, Royal Mail painted a post box gold, usually in the athlete's home town.
Team name[edit]
Despite the team being made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom they compete under the name of Great Britain, a name first assigned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 1908 Summer Olympics along with the IOC country code GBR, and later used by the International Paralympic Committee for the Paralympic Games. The team is also referred to as "ParalympicsGB".[4] Representatives of the devolved Northern Ireland government have objected to the name, which they argue creates a perception that Northern Ireland is not part of the British team, and have called for the team to be renamed as Team UK.[5][6]
Medallists[edit]
Each gold medallist had a post box painted gold by Royal Mail in recognition of their achievement, usually located in their home-town.[7] A first class stamp depicting each gold medal-winning individual or team was also produced.[7][8]
The following British competitors won medals at the Games.[9] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Athletics | 11 | 7 | 11 | 29 |
| Cycling | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| Swimming | 7 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| Equestrian | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boccia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 43 | 43 | 120 |
| Medals by date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | 30 Aug | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 31 Aug | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 Sep | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 Sep | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 Sep | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 Sep | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 5 Sep | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | 6 Sep | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | 7 Sep | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | 8 Sep | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 9 Sep | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 34 | 43 | 43 | 120 | |
Multiple medallists[edit]
The following Team GB competitors won multiple medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
UK Sport, the body responsible for the distribution of National Lottery funding to elite sport, set the British team a target of winning 103 medals across at least 12 different sports. The target was one medal more than the team had won at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Additionally UK Sport wanted the team to maintain its second-place finish in the medal table from Beijing.[10]
Archery[edit]
On 9 September 2011, Great Britain secured seven places at the Stoke Mandeville International, in addition to the six that they already had.[11] Twenty British archers took part in a two-stage selection process to determine the final squad of thirteen.[3]
In the women's individual compound open category, Danielle Brown defeated Mel Clarke with the final arrow of the match in an all-British final to retain the title she won in 2008.[12] No other British archers advanced past the quarter-finals in the individual events, despite Kenny Allen setting a new Paralympic record in the ranking rounds of the men's individual recurve standing event.[13] The men's team finished in fourth place after reaching the bronze medal final where they lost to China.[14]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| John Cavanagh | Ind. compound W1 | 616 | 7 | — |  Shields (USA) (10)W 7–1 | Fabry (USA) (2) L 1–7 | did not advance | ||
| Richard Hennahane | Ind. compound open | 640 | 16 |  Klich (CZE) (17)L 4–6 | did not advance | ||||
| John Stubbs | 669 | 4 | Bye |  Rodríguez (ESP) (13)L 4–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Paul Browne | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 598 | 9 |  Mat Saleh (MAS) (24)W 6–0 |  Sawicki (POL) (8)W 6–4 |  Tseng (TPE) (1)L 4–6 | did not advance | ||
| Kenny Allen | Ind. recurve standing | 651 PR | 1 | Bye |  Korkmaz (TUR) (17)L 4–6 | did not advance | |||
| Phil Bottomley | 630 | 3 | Bye | Polat (TUR) (19) L 4–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Murray Elliot | 542 | 24 |  Shestakov (RUS) (9)L 0–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Kenny Allen Phil Bottomley Paul Browne | Team recurve open | 1879 | 1 | — | Bye | Chinese Taipei (TPE) (8) W 195–179 |  South Korea (KOR) (5)L 190–197 |  China (CHN) (3)L 193–206 | 4 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Pippa Britton | Ind. compound open | 641 | 8 | — | Rubio (ESP) (9) L 4–6 | did not advance | |||
| Danielle Brown | 676 | 1 | — | Bye | Rubio (ESP) (9) W 6–4 | Lyzhnikova (RUS) (4) W 6–2 |  Clarke (GBR) (3)W 6–4 |  | |
| Mel Clarke | 648 | 3 | — | Bye |  Nagano (JPN) (11)W 6–4 | Artakhinova (RUS) (2) W 6–0 | Brown (GBR) (1) L 4–6 |  | |
| Kate Murray | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 533 | 8 | Bye | Girişmen (TUR) (9) L 1–7 | did not advance | |||
| Sharon Vennard | Ind. recurve standing | 549 | 6 | Bye |  Buyanjargal (MGL) (11)W 6–2 | Yan (CHN) (3) L 0–6 | did not advance | ||
| Leigh Walmsley | 467 | 18 |  Javanmard (IRI) (15)W 6–0 | Olszewska (POL) (2) L 1–7 | did not advance | ||||
| Kate Murray Sharon Vennard Leigh Walmsley | Team recurve open | 1549 | 6 | — | South Korea (KOR) (3) L 153–188 | did not advance | |||
Athletics[edit]
On 10 July 2012 the British Paralympic Association named a 49-member squad to compete for Great Britain in athletics, although Andy Kaar was later forced to withdraw due to injury.[15] Included in the squad were David Weir, who won Britain's only athletics gold medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and Tracey Hinton, who competed at her sixth Paralympics.[16]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
- WR = World record
- PR = Paralympic record
- EU = European record
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men–track
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ola Abidogun | 100 m T46 | 11.21 | 1 Q | — | 11.23 |  | |
| 200 m T46 | 23.26 | 7 | — | did not advance | |||
| Graeme Ballard | 100 m T36 | 12.68 | 2 Q | — | 12.24 | | |
| 200 m T36 | — | 25.20 | 4 | ||||
| Paul Blake | 400 m T36 | — | 54.22 | | |||
| 800 m T36 | — | 2:08.24 | | ||||
| Mickey Bushell | 100 m T53 | 14.86 | 1 Q | — | 14.75 PR | | |
| 200 m T53 | 26.73 EU | 3 q | — | 26.32 EU | 4 | ||
| Jamie Carter | 100 m T34 | 17.75 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||
| 200 m T34 | 30.85 | 5 q | — | 30.94 | 8 | ||
| David Devine | 800 m T12 | 1:55.97 | 1 Q | — | 1:58.72 | | |
| 1500 m T13 | 3:55.95 | 5 q | — | 3:49.79 EU | | ||
| Jordan Howe | 100 m T35 | 13.75 | 4 q | — | 13.69 | 7 | |
| 200 m T35 | DNS | — | did not advance | ||||
| Rhys Jones | 100 m T37 | 12.19 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||
| 200 m T37 | 24.39 | 5 q | — | 24.68 | 8 | ||
| Dean Miller | 1500 m T37 | — | 4:21.57 | 7 | |||
| Stephen Morris | 1500 m T20 | — | 4:02.50 | 6 | |||
| Stephen Osborne | 100 m T51 | — | 23.40 | 5 | |||
| Jonnie Peacock | 100 m T44 | 11.08 =PR | 1 Q | — | 10.90 PR | | |
| Sam Ruddock | 100 m T35 | 13.92 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||
| 200 m T35 | 28.75 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||
| Ben Rushgrove | 100 m T36 | 12.35 | 2 Q | — | 12.37 | 6 | |
| 200 m T36 | — | 24.83 | | ||||
| David Weir | 800 m T54 | 1:37.09 | 1 Q | — | 1:37.63 | | |
| 1500 m T54 | 3:11.35 | 3 Q | — | 3:12.09 | | ||
| 5000 m T54 | 11:28.88 | 1 Q | — | 11:07.65 | | ||
| Marathon T54 | — | 1:30:20 | | ||||
| Richard Whitehead | 100 m T42 | 12.97 | 3 Q | — | 12.99 | 7 | |
| 200 m T42 | — | 24.38 WR | | ||||
- Men–field
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Adams | Shot put F34 | 9.84 m | 14 |
| Aled Davies | Discus F42 | 46.14 m EU | |
| Shot put F42–44 | 13.78 m 961 pts | | |
| Derek Derenalagi | Discus F57–58 | 39.37 m 771 pts | 11 |
| Kyron Duke | Javelin F40 | 38.64 m | 8 |
| Shot put F40 | 11.24 m | 5 | |
| Dan Greaves | Discus F44 | 59.01 m | |
| Stephen Miller | Club throw F31/32/51 | 26.70 m 837 pts | 11 |
| Scott Moorhouse | Javelin F42 | 45.30 m | 7 |
| Nathan Stephens | Discus F57–58 | DNS | |
| Javelin F57–58 | 37.09 m 828 pts | 10 | |
| Kieran Tscherniawsky | Discus F32/33/34 | 29.05 m EU 925 pts | 10 |
| Dan West | Shot put F34 | 11.37 | 7 |
| Rob Womack | Shot put F54–56 | 11.34 m 972 pts | |
- Women–track
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Olivia Breen | 100 m T38 | 14.21 | 3 Q | — | 14.42 | 5 | |
| 200 m T38 | 29.75 | 5 q | — | 30.22 | 8 | ||
| Sally Brown | 100 m T46 | 13.67 | 3 Q | — | 13.74 | 6 | |
| 200 m T46 | 27.78 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||
| Libby Clegg Mikail Huggins (guide) | 100 m T12 | 12.17 WR | 1 Q | 12.23 | 1 Q | 12.13 EU | |
| 200 m T12 | 25.10 | 2 | — | did not advance | |||
| Hannah Cockroft | 100 m T34 | 18.24 PR | 1 Q | — | 18.06 PR | | |
| 200 m T34 | 33.20 PR | 1 Q | — | 31.90 PR | | ||
| Katrina Hart | 100 m T37 | 14.71 | 4 q | — | 14.41 | 6 | |
| 200 m T37 | 31.04 | 5 | — | did not advance | |||
| Tracey Hinton Steffan Hughes (guide) | 100 m T11 | 13.43 | 3 | — | did not advance | ||
| 200 m T11 | 27.26 | 3 q | 27.38 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Jade Jones | 400 m T54 | 59.14 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||
| 800 m T54 | 1:56.16 | 5 | — | did not advance | |||
| 1500 m T54 | 3:32.60 | 5 q | — | 3:39.03 | 10 | ||
| Sophie Kamlish | 100 m T44 | 14.11 | 4 q | — | 13.98 | 5 | |
| 200 m T44 | 29.62 | 3 Q | — | 29.08 | 6 | ||
| Jenny McLoughlin | 100 m T37 | 14.48 | 2 Q | — | 14.48 | 7 | |
| 200 m T37 | 29.73 | 3 Q | — | 30.08 | 5 | ||
| Melissa Nicholls | 100 m T34 | 22.41 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||
| 200 m T34 | 39.41 | 4 q | — | 40.00 | 7 | ||
| Stefanie Reid | 100 m T44 | 13.98 | 3 Q | — | 14.25 | 8 | |
| 200 m T44 | 28.97 | 4 q | — | 28.62 | 4 | ||
| Hazel Robson | 100 m T36 | 15.41 | 4 q | — | 15.23 | 7 | |
| 200 m T36 | 32.03 | 3 Q | — | 32.46 | 4 | ||
| Sophia Warner | 100 m T35 | — | 16.90 | 4 | |||
| 200 m T35 | — | 35.25 | 4 | ||||
| Shelly Woods | 800 m T54 | 1:56.39 | 3 | — | did not advance | ||
| 1500 m T54 | 3:42.12 | 1 Q | — | 3:37.97 | 6 | ||
| 5000 m T54 | 13:12.25 | 3 Q | — | 12:29.26 | 8 | ||
| Marathon T54 | — | 1:46:34 | | ||||
| Bethy Woodward | 200 m T37 | 29.50 EU | 2 Q | — | 29.65 | | |
| Olivia Breen Katrina Hart Jenny McLoughlin Bethy Woodward | 4 × 100 m relay T35-T38 | — | 56.08 | | |||
- Women–field
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollie Arnold | Javelin F46 | 36.27 m | 5 |
| Beverley Jones | Discus F37 | 30.99 m | |
| Shot put F37 | 9.85 m | 7 | |
| Maxine Moore | Club throw F31/32/51 | 13.53 m 708 pts | 12 |
| Josie Pearson | Club throw F31/32/51 | 13.42 m 919 pts | 5 |
| Discus F51–53 | 6.58 m WR 1122 pts | | |
| Gemma Prescott | Club throw F31/32/51 | 20.50 m EU 1015 pts | |
| Shot put F32/33/34 | 4.19 m 535 pts | 13 | |
| Stefanie Reid | Long jump F42–44 | 5.28 m PR 1023 pts | |
| Claire Williams | Discus F11–12 | 39.63 m 908 pts | |
Boccia[edit]
Nine British boccia players were selected to compete in London, five of whom made their Paralympic debuts.[3] In the individual events, David Smith won silver in the BC1 event after losing to Pattaya Tadtong of Thailand in the final.[17] The 2008 gold medal-winning BC1-2 team lost to Thailand in the semi-finals[18] and went on to defeat Portugal in the bronze medal final.[19]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Seeding matches | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| David Smith | Mixed individual BC1 | Bye | Shibayama (JPN) W 6–4 | Zhang (CHN) W 5–2 |  Aandalen (NOR)W 5–2 |  Tadtong (THA)L 0–7 | | |
| Dan Bentley | Mixed individual BC2 | Bye |  Gonçalves (POR)L 1–4 | did not advance | ||||
| Nigel Murray | Bye | Hirose (JPN) W 8–0 | Zhong (CHN) L 1–3 | Semi-final 5–8 Yeung (HKG)L 0–11 | Playoff 7–8 Sohn (KOR) W 7–2 | 7 | ||
| Zoe Robinson | Bye |  Dukovich (CAN)L 5–5 | did not advance | |||||
| Scott McCowan | Mixed individual BC3 | Bye | Rodriguez (ESP) W 11–0 | Jeong (KOR) L 1–6 | did not advance | |||
| Jacob Thomas | Bye | Pamies (ESP) W 8–1 |  Polychronidis (GRE)L 1–5 | did not advance | ||||
| Peter McGuire | Mixed individual BC4 | Bye | — | Dispaltro (CAN) W 4–3 |  Pinto (BRA)L 3–3 | Semi-final 5–8 Prochazka (CZE) L 4–6 | Playoff 7–8 Lau (HKG) L 3–3 | 8 |
| Stephen McGuire | Bye | — |  Streharsky (SVK)W 6–1 | Prochazka (CZE) W 5–3 | Zheng (CHN) L 0–12 | dos Santos (BRA) L 3–5 | 4 | |
- Pairs and teams
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Dan Bentley Nigel Murray Zoe Robinson David Smith | Mixed team BC1-2 |  Argentina (ARG)W 8–4 Portugal (POR)W 5–4 | 1 | Hong Kong (HKG) W 11–3 | Thailand (THA) L 1–18 | Portugal (POR) W 7–5 | |
| Jessica Hunter Scott McCowan Jacob Thomas | Mixed pairs BC3 | Greece (GRE) L 0–5 South Korea (KOR)L 2–6 Canada (CAN)W 9–1 | 3 | — | did not advance | ||
| Peter McGuire Stephen McGuire | Mixed pairs BC4 | Slovakia (SVK) W 11–0 Canada (CAN)L 1–4 Thailand (THA)W 8–0 | 2 | — | Brazil (BRA) L 2–3 | Canada (CAN) L 2–8 | 4 |
Cycling[edit]
Great Britain named a 19-member cycling squad for the Games, made up of 15 riders and 4 pilots. The team included seven riders who won gold medals at the 2008 Games.[20]
British cyclists won a total of 22 medals, eight of which were gold, to finish top of the cycling medal table.[21] This was two more medals than the team won in Beijing, although fewer gold medals were won. Sarah Storey won four gold medals in track and road events to become the most successful British Paralympian with 22 career medals, and equal the 11 total golds of Tanni Grey-Thompson and David Roberts.[22]
Jody Cundy won a bronze medal in the men's C4 individual pursuit, but was controversially not allowed a restart after a problem with his start in the men's C4-5 time trial.[23] Former RAF technician Jon-Allan Butterworth, competing in his first Paralympics, won the silver medal in that event along with two other silver medals in the men's C5 individual pursuit and as part of the C1-5 sprint team.[24] In the men's B time trial, the tandem of Anthony Kappes and pilot Craig MacLean twice had a mechanical problem with their chain and were not allowed a second restart. Neil Fachie and pilot Barney Storey won the gold medal in a world record time.[25] Both pairings met in an all-British final in the men's B sprint event, where Kappes and MacLean won the gold medal after breaking the world record time during the qualification round.[26] Mark Colbourne set two new world records on the way to gold in the men's C1 individual pursuit,[27] while David Stone won gold in the T1-2 road race, defending the title he won in 2008.[28]
In the women's H1-3 road race, Karen Darke and Rachel Morris finished together in the same time holding hands. Although the two wanted to share the bronze, Morris was awarded the medal having crossed the line slightly ahead.[29]
Road[edit]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon-Allan Butterworth | Men's road race C4-5 | DNF | |
| Men's time trial C5 | 36:56.39 | 13 | |
| Mark Colbourne | Men's road race C1-3 | 1:53:22 | 24 |
| Men's time trial C1 | 25:29.37 | | |
| Karen Darke | Women's road race H1-3 | 1:43.08 | 4 |
| Women's time trial H1-2 | 33:16.09 | | |
| Crystal Lane | Women's road race C4-5 | 1:54:50 | 6 |
| Women's time trial C5 | 27:33.44 | 9 | |
| Shaun McKeown | Men's road race C1-3 | 1:43:52 | 21 |
| Men's time trial C3 | 24:44.37 | 6 | |
| Rachel Morris | Women's road race H1-3 | 1:43.08 | |
| Women's time trial H3 | 36:38.97 | 5 | |
| David Stone | Mixed road race T1-2 | 45.17 | |
| Mixed time trial T1-2 | 14:25.66 | | |
| Sarah Storey | Women's road race C4-5 | 1:40:36 | |
| Women's time trial C5 | 22:40.66 | | |
| Lora Turnham Fiona Duncan (pilot) | Women's road race B | 2:13:00 | 8 |
| Women's time trial B | 36:29.27 | 7 | |
Track[edit]
- Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Mark Colbourne | Men's individual pursuit C1 | 3:53.970 WR | 1 Q | Li (CHN) W 3:53.881 WR | |
| Darren Kenny | Men's individual pursuit C3 | 3:37.977 | 4 Q |  Nicholas (AUS)W 3:35.257 WR | |
| Shaun McKeown | 3:36.427 | 2 Q | Berenyi (USA) L 3:38.637 | | |
| Jody Cundy | Men's individual pursuit C4 | 4:42.005 | 3 Q |  Dueñas (COL)W OVL | |
| Jon-Allan Butterworth | Men's individual pursuit C5 | 4:35.026 | 2 Q | Gallagher (AUS) L 4:39.586 | |
| Aileen McGlynn Helen Scott (pilot) | Women's individual pursuit B | 3:36.930 | 3 Q | Turnham/Duncan (GBR) W 3:40.138 | |
| Lora Turnham Fiona Duncan (pilot) | 3:37.085 | 4 Q | McGlynn/Scott (GBR) L 3:41.147 | 4 | |
| Crystal Lane | Women's individual pursuit C5 | 3:59.220 | 4 Q |  Southorn (NZL)L 4:02.773 | 4 |
| Sarah Storey | 3:32.170 WR[30] | 1 Q | Harkowska (POL) W OVL | | |
Key: OVL – Win by overtaking
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Neil Fachie Barney Storey (pilot) | Men's individual sprint B | 10.165 | 2 Q | Nattkemper/Ithurrart (ARG) W 11.659, W 12.064 | Porto/Villanueva (ESP) W 11.990, W 11.332 | Kappes/MacLean (GBR) L, L | |
| Anthony Kappes Craig MacLean (pilot) | 10.050 WR | 1 Q | Bye | Oshiro/Ito (JPN) W 10.817, W 11.344 | Fachie/Storey (GBR) W 10.473, W 10.714 | | |
| Jon-Allan Butterworth Darren Kenny Rik Waddon | Mixed team sprint C1-5 | 49.808 | 2 Q | — | China (CHN) L 49.519 | | |
- Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Fachie Barney Storey (pilot) | Men's 1km time trial B | 1:01.351 WR | |
| Anthony Kappes Craig MacLean (pilot) | DNF | ||
| Mark Colbourne | Men's 1km time trial C1-2-3 | FT: 1:08.471 AT: 1:16.882 | |
| Darren Kenny | 1:10.203 | 4 | |
| Rik Waddon | 1:11.394 | 9 | |
| Jon-Allan Butterworth | Men's 1km time trial C4-5 | 1:05.985 | |
| Jody Cundy | DNF | ||
| Aileen McGlynn Helen Scott (pilot) | Women's 1km time trial B | 1:09.469 | |
| Lora Turnham Fiona Duncan (pilot) | 1:11.479 | 4 | |
| Sarah Storey | Women's 500m time trial C4-5 | 36.997 | |
Key: FT – Factor time; AT – Actual time
Equestrian[edit]
The only equestrian events held in the Paralympic Games are in the Dressage discipline. Great Britain sent a team of five riders to the Games.[31] Nine-time gold medal winner Lee Pearson took part in his fourth Paralympic Games.[32] Also selected were Deborah Criddle, Sophie Christiansen, Sophie Wells and Natasha Baker.[31] British riders won medals in every event winning five gold medals, five silver and one bronze.[33] Sophie Christiansen won three gold medals, with two individual golds in the grade Ia championship and freestyle events in addition to the team gold.[34] Natasha Baker won both the individual grade II events in her first appearance at the Paralympics.[35] Lee Pearson, previously unbeaten in Paralympic competition, won silver and bronze in the grade Ib individual events as well as his tenth gold in the team event.[36]
- Individual
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Natasha Baker | Cabral | Individual championship test grade II | 76.857 | |
| Individual freestyle test grade II | 82.800 | | ||
| Deborah Criddle | LJT Akilles | Individual championship test grade III | 71.267 | |
| Individual freestyle test grade III | 78.550 | | ||
| Sophie Christiansen | Janeiro 6 | Individual championship test grade Ia | 82.750 | |
| Individual freestyle test grade Ia | 84.750 | | ||
| Lee Pearson | Gentleman | Individual championship test grade Ib | 75.391 | |
| Individual freestyle test grade Ib | 74.200 | | ||
| Sophie Wells | Pinocchio | Individual championship test grade IV | 76.323 | |
| Individual freestyle test grade IV | 81.150 | | ||
- Team
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | CT | Total | Score | Rank | |||
| Sophie Christiansen | See above | Team | 83.765 | 82.750 | 166.515* | 468.817 | |
| Lee Pearson | 74.682 | 75.391 | 150.073* | ||||
| Deborah Criddle | 72.926 | 71.267 | 144.173 | ||||
| Sophie Wells | 75.906 | 76.323 | 152.229* | ||||
* Indicates the three best individual scores that count towards the team total.
Football 5-a-side[edit]
5-a-side football is for vision-impaired athletes. All competitors wear eyeshades to account for varying levels of sight, except for the goalkeeper who may be sighted. The squad was announced on 16 April 2012.[37] The team lost their final group match to Iran, having missed four penalties in a match that they needed to win by two goals in order to advance to the semi-finals.[38] Captain David Clarke scored in his final international match as Britain defeated Turkey 2–0 to win the classification playoff for seventh place.[39]
The following is the Great Britain squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[40]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lewis Skyers | 28 | |
| 3 | DF | William Norman | 33 | |
| 4 | DF | Keryn Seal | 30 | |
| 5 | DF | Daniel English | 21 | |
| 6 | MF | Robin Williams | 24 | |
| 7 | FW | David Clarke | 41 | |
| 8 | MF | Lee Brunton | 18 | |
| 9 | MF | Roy Turnham | 27 | |
| 10 | MF | Darren Harris | 39 | |
| 13 | GK | Dan James | 25 |
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualified for the medal round |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Iran (IRI) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Qualified for the classification round |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Great Britain | 1–1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Clarke  22' | Report | Martín Gaitán 20' (pen.) |
| Great Britain | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ardekani 21' (pen.) |
- Semi-final 5–8
| China | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Li 40' (pen.) | Report | English 47' |
| Penalties | ||
Li  Wang | 2–1 |  Clarke English Seal |
- Classification 7–8
| Turkey | 0–2 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Seal 5' Clarke 48' |
Football 7-a-side[edit]
7-a-side football is for cerebral palsy sufferers. Athletes who classify as C5-C8 can take part in this sport, with C5 being most disabled. At least one C5 or C6 player, and no more than three C8 players, may be on the field at a given time. The squad was announced on 16 April 2012 and included Martin Sinclair, the brother of 2012 Olympian Scott Sinclair; the pair became the first siblings to represent Great Britain at a Paralympic and Olympic Games in the same year.[37][41][42] Britain were eliminated at the group stage after defeats to Brazil and defending champions Ukraine.[43] The team went on to defeat the US after scoring two goals in extra time in the classification playoff for seventh place.[44]
The following is the Great Britain squad in the football 7-a-side tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[45]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Age | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Craig Connell | 23 | |
| 2 | DF | Blair Glynn | 26 | |
| 3 | MF | Matthew Ellis | 32 | |
| 4 | DF | Matthew Dimbylow | 41 | |
| 5 | MF | James Richmond | 32 | |
| 6 | FW | Alistair Patrick-Heselton | 29 | |
| 7 | FW | Michael Barker | 25 | |
| 8 | DF | Martin Sinclair | 26 | |
| 9 | MF | George Fletcher | 17 | |
| 10 | MF | Jonny Paterson | 24 | |
| 11 | MF | Ibrahima Diallo | 19 | |
| 13 | GK | Billy Thompson | 29 |
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 7 | Qualified for the medal round |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 7 | |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | Qualified for the classification round |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
| Great Britain | 0–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Almeida 10' Silva 13'Dos Santos 24' |
| Ukraine | 7–1 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Antoniuk 1', 47' Shevchyk 9', 10'Devlysh 15', 54'Ponomaryov 58' | Report | Diallo 41' |
| United States | 0–4 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Richmond 20' Fletcher 44'Diallo 53'Paterson 60+2' |
- Semi-final 5–8
| Great Britain | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Diallo 14' Dimbylow 27'Patrick-Heselton 78' | Report | Lugrin 29' Vivot 40', 69', 73' |
- Classification 7–8
| United States | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Renteria 20' | Report | Barker 29' Diallo 70'Fletcher 74' |
Goalball[edit]
As hosts, Great Britain were entitled to enter a team in the men's and women's goalball tournaments,[46] and competed for the first time since the 2000 Games. The women's team advanced from the group stage with victories over Brazil and Denmark. They were defeated by Sweden in their quarter-final after conceding a goal in overtime.[47] The men's team finished sixth in their group, taking their first point in Paralympic competition with a draw against Sweden.[48]
Men's tournament[edit]
| Squad list[3] | Group stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
| From: |  LithuaniaL 1–11 | 6 | did not advance | |||
| Turkey L 1–7 | ||||||
 SwedenD 3–3 | ||||||
 FinlandL 3–7 | ||||||
| Brazil L 1–7 | ||||||
- Group play
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 13 | Quarterfinals |
| Brazil | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 9 | |
| Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 8 | |
| Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 6 | |
| Sweden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 5 | Eliminated |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 1 |
| 30 August 2012 09:00 | Lithuania | 11 – 1 | Great Britain | Copper Box, London Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Kimberly Anderson (USA) |
| Pavliukianec 4 Zibolis 3 Juchna 2 Panovas 2 | Report | Sharkey 1 | ||
| 31 August 2012 11:30 | Great Britain | 1 – 7 | Turkey | Copper Box, London Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU), Janne Ahokas (FIN) |
| Sharkey 1 | Report | Karakaya 4 Alkan 2 Düzgün 1 | ||
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