Great Britain at the Paralympics

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Great Britain at the
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IPC code| GBR
NPC| British Paralympic Association
Website| www.paralympics.org.uk
Medals
Ranked 2nd|

Gold
719
Silver
679
Bronze
680
Total
2,078
Summer appearances

* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Winter appearances

* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has participated in every summer and winter Paralympic Games.

## Birthplace of the Paralympic movement

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While the Olympic Games find their origins in Ancient Greece, post-war Britain, and specifically the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, is recognised as the spiritual birthplace and home of the Paralympic movement.

The first official Paralympic Games, held in Rome in 1960, were simultaneously the 9th International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games, an annual competition first devised by Dr Ludwig Guttmann in 1948 to coincide with the London Olympic Games of 1948, for soldiers with spinal cord injuries being cared for in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and which first became an international event in 1952, when Dutch veterans requested an opportunity to compete; a delighted Dr Guttman immediately renamed the 1952 event, which once again coincided with the Summer Olympic Games, as the 1st International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games. The 9th International Games were held in Rome to once more emphasise the relationship with its sister Olympic movement, and were designated retrospectively the first Paralympic Games.

While the Stoke Mandeville Games continue to exist as the IWAS World Games, a specific event for wheelchair and amputee athletes, the Paralympic Games evolved from its Stoke Mandeville Games roots to include a far more comprehensive range of disabilities.

Dr. Guttmann's stature in the history and lore of the Paralympic movement is therefore broadly analogous to that of Pierre de Coubertin in the birth of the Olympic Games, and Great Britain's role is compared to the role of Greece in the Olympic movement. This legacy was commemorated before each Paralympic Games since 2012 with the lighting of a 'legacy flame' at Stoke Mandeville as part of the Paralympic torch event. From 2024 onwards every Paralympic flame will first be lit in Stoke Mandeville Hospital in a deliberate echo of the ceremonies that take place before each modern Olympic Games at Olympia.

The President of the IPC, Andrew Parsons formally recognised the analogous place Great Britain and Stoke Mandeville play in the Paralympic movement to Greece and Olympia in the Olympic movement in 2024: “For everyone involved in the Paralympic Movement, Stoke Mandeville represents sacred and cherished ground...It is here 76 years ago that the visionary pioneer Sir Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Movement.” [1][2]

## Historical performance in Paralympic Games

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Great Britain has performed particularly well at the Summer Paralympic Games, consistently finishing among the top five in the medal tables - a marginally better performance than that achieved by Great Britain at the Olympics until the 21st century - reflecting the country's sustained connection to, and continuing deep support for, the Games. Britain has won three gold medals at the Winter Paralympics and 626 at the Summer Games. Combining these results, the British team is positioned in second place on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.

Great Britain was the host of the first Stoke Mandeville Games to coincide with London's hosting of the 1948 Summer Olympics. These Games are the direct precurssor and inspiration of the Paralympic Games, but are not treated as an edition of those Games. Great Britain was, however, one of the co-host countries of the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, sharing the duties with New York to coincide with the United States hosting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the sole host, for the first time, of the 2012 Summer Paralympics, in London. The 2012 Games were very strongly supported by the British public, and the British broadcast and print media, and the press in Great Britain continue to give significant coverage to the event, and to paralympic sport in other formats, such as para-sport in the Commonwealth Games and European Para Championships.

## Paralympics GB and naming conventions

Although the country uses the name "Great Britain", athletes from Northern Ireland are entitled to compete as part of British delegations on the same terms as at the Olympic Games. Representatives of the devolved Northern Ireland government, however, have objected to the name, which they argue creates a perception that Northern Ireland is not part of the British Olympic team, and have called for the team to be renamed as Team UK.[3][4] The team is branded and promoted as Paralympics GB, though is sometimes informally and incorrectly referred to as Team GB, which is a brand specific to the teams of the British Olympic Association.

Under the terms of a long-standing settlement between the British Paralympic Association and the Paralympics Ireland, athletes from Northern Ireland can elect to represent Ireland at the Paralympics, as Northern Irish people are legally entitled, as of birthright, to dual citizenship.[5] Some athletes have represented both nations, and Bethany Firth, a paralympic swimmer from Northern Ireland, has won gold medals for both nations in the same event in back-to-back Games.

## Notable British paralympians

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Great Britain's most successful Paralympian is swimmer turned cyclist Sarah Storey, who took the honour at the 2020 Summer Paralympics when she won her 16th gold medal, and 27th medal in all. Still active as of 2024, Storey now holds 19 Paralympic gold medals.

Prior to 2020, the record had been held for decades by swimmer Mike Kenny who also won 16 individual gold medals, as well as two relay silvers, in four Games.[6] Although Great Britain has competed in every Games, the British Paralympic Committee was only founded in 1989, after Kenny's retirement. Media in Britain consistently referred to the most decorated Paralympic athletes from that year, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Dave Roberts and Sarah Storey as Britain's "greatest Paralympians", occasionally with the phrase "of the modern era", attached to differentiate from the pre-BPC events.[7] The International Paralympic Committee, however, recognise all of Kenny's eighteen medals as Paralympic medals, and he remains Great Britain's most successful male Paralympian and the most successful British Paralympian in a single sport (Of her 19 gold medals, Storey won 14 in cycling and 5 in swimming).[8]

Great Britain's first Paralympic gold was earned at the 1960 Rome Games by Margaret Maughan. Her feat was recognised when Maughan was chosen to light the Paralympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[9]

Great Britain's first Winter Paralympic gold was earned at the Sochi 2014 Games by Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans in the Women's super-G visually impaired.

Multiple athletes have won 4 medals at the Winter Paralympics for Great Britain, each in alpine skiing for blind or visually impaired athletes. Most recently by Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jennifer Kehoe in 2018, Jade Etherington and guide Caroline Powell in 2014. Richard Burt won 4 medals across two games in 1992 and 1994. However, Fitzpatrick and her guide Kehoe are the only athletes from this group to have won a gold medal. The only other British athletes to have won a gold medal at the Winter Paralympics are Kelly Gallagher and her guide Charlotte Evans, also in alpine skiing in 2014 and Neil Simpson and his guide and brother, Andrew in 2022, also in Alpine skiing.

## Hosted Games

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In 2012, Great Britain became the second nation, the other being the United States, to have hosted the Summer Paralympic Games twice.

Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events

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1984 Summer Paralympics | Stoke Mandeville | 22 July – 1 August | 41 | 1100 | 603
2012 Summer Paralympics | London | 29 August – 9 September | 164 | 4302 | 503

## Medal tables

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See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

### Medals by Summer Games

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| Games  | Athletes  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Rank

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1960 Rome | 53 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 55 | 2
1964 Tokyo | 39 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 61 | 2
1968 Tel Aviv | 75 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 2
1972 Heidelberg | 72 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 3
1976 Toronto | 87 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 94 | 5
1980 Arnhem | 96 | 47 | 32 | 21 | 100 | 5
1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | 227 | 107 | 112 | 112 | 331 | 2
1988 Seoul | 231 | 65 | 65 | 54 | 184 | 3
1992 Barcelona/Madrid | 209 | 42 | 51 | 45 | 138 | 3
1996 Atlanta | 248 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 122 | 4
2000 Sydney | 215 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 131 | 2
2004 Athens | 167 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 94 | 2
2008 Beijing | 212 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 102 | 2
2012 London | 288 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 120 | 3
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 265 | 64 | 39 | 44 | 147 | 2
2020 Tokyo | 227 | 41 | 38 | 45 | 124 | 2
2024 Paris | 215 | 49 | 44 | 31 | 124 | 2
2028 Los Angeles | future event
2032 Brisbane | future event
Total | 718 | 669 | 661 | 2048 | 2

### Medals by Winter Games

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1976 Örnsköldsvik | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1980 Geilo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1984 Innsbruck | 22 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12
1988 Innsbruck | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1992 Tignes-Albertville | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15
1994 Lillehammer | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21
1998 Nagano | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2002 Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2006 Turin | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17
2010 Vancouver | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2014 Sochi | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10
2018 PyeongChang | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13
2022 Beijing | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14
2026 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Future event
Total | 3 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 26

Great Britain has never topped the medal table at the Paralympic Games. Conversely, it has never finished lower than fifth, and has only finished below second once this century, when it finished third in its home games of 2012. In all, Great Britain have finished second on the table ten times, and third a further four. In doing so, Great Britain has remained consistently near the top of the table, while the fortunes of other giants such as the United States, China and Russia have risen and fallen. In 1984 Great Britain won its greatest number of medals, 331, and gold medals, 107, at a single Games. Since those Games, the Paralympic schedule has been significantly updated and streamlined by the International Paralympic Committee, with around 40% fewer events contested, and greater numbers of countries seriously contesting those events that remain. As such, the 1984 totals are unlikely ever to be threatened. Despite this, in recent Games, Great Britain have consistently won more than one hundred medals every Games except 2004 in Athens (and even there won 94) , and have won thirty gold medals in every summer Games since the 1976 Games in Toronto.

### Summer Games medals by sport

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| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Swimming | 225  | 257  | 230  | 712
Athletics | 215  | 174  | 188  | 573
Cycling | 50  | 30  | 16  | 96
Lawn Bowls | 35  | 28  | 19  | 82
Equestrian | 34  | 20  | 10  | 64
Table tennis | 26  | 31  | 47  | 104
Archery | 18  | 22  | 22  | 62
Wheelchair fencing | 11  | 12  | 26  | 49
Shooting | 8  | 9  | 11  | 28
Snooker | 8  | 4  | 6  | 18
Rowing | 8  | 0  | 2  | 10
Paracanoeing | 6  | 1  | 5  | 12
Boccia | 5  | 5  | 3  | 13
Weightlifting | 4  | 6  | 5  | 15
Judo | 4  | 4  | 9  | 17
Powerlifting | 4  | 4  | 9  | 17
Wheelchair tennis | 3  | 7  | 6  | 16
Paratriathlon | 2  | 3  | 2  | 7
Dartchery | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3
Sailing | 1  | 0  | 3  | 4
Wheelchair rugby | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Wheelchair basketball | 0  | 3  | 6  | 9
Badminton | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
Taekwondo | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
Volleyball | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
Football 7-a-side | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3
Total  | 669  | 625  | 630  | 1924

(Last updated: 10 January 2024)

### Winter Games medals by sport

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| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Alpine skiing | 3  | 9  | 15  | 27
Ice sledge speed racing | 0  | 4  | 4  | 8
Wheelchair curling | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
Cross country skiing | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
Snowboarding | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total  | 3  | 14  | 23  | 40

(Last updated: 10 January 2024)

Best results in non-medaling sports:

Summer

Sport  | Rank  | Athlete  | Event & Year
Football 5-a-side | 5th  | Great Britain men's team | Men's tournament in 2008
Goalball | 5th  | Great Britain women's team | Women's tournament in 2000
Winter
Sport  | Rank  | Athlete  | Event & Year
Biathlon | 4th  | Peter Young | Men's 7.5 km free B1 in 1998
Para ice hockey | 4th  | Great Britain mixed team | Mixed tournament in 1994

## Multi medallists

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Athletes in bold are still active

### Summer Paralympics

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#### Summer Paralympic multi medallists

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Athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals.

No.  | Athlete  | Sport(s)  | Years  | Gender  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1 | Sarah Storey | Swimming
Cycling | 1992 – 2024 | F | 19 | 8 | 3 | 30
2 | Mike Kenny | Swimming | 1976 – 1988 | M | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18
3 | Lee Pearson | Equestrian | 2000 - 2020 | M | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17
4 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Athletics | 1988 – 2000 | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16
David Roberts | Swimming | 2000 – 2008 | M | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16
6 | Isabel Newstead | Athletics
Shooting
Swimming | 1984–2004 | F | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18
7 | Carol Bryant | Athletics
Table tennis
Swimming
Wheelchair fencing | 1964–1976, 1988 | F | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17
8 | Chris Holmes | Swimming | 1988–2000 | M | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15
9 | Jody Cundy | Swimming
Cycling | 1996–2024 | M | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13
10 | Robin Surgeoner | Swimming | 1984–1988 | M | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9
Hannah Cockroft | Athletics | 2012–2024 | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9
12 | Robert Matthews | Athletics | 1984–2004 | M | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13
13 | Sophie Christiansen | Equestrian | 2004–2016 | F | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10
14 | James Anderson | Swimming | 1992–2012 | M | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17
15 | Valerie Robertson | Archery
Athletics
Swimming
Wheelchair fencing | 1964–1976 | F | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12
16 | Dick Thompson | Athletics
Wheelchair basketball | 1960–1968 | M | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15
17 | Darren Kenny | Cycling | 2004–2012 | M | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10
18 | David Weir | Athletics | 2004–2016 | M | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10
Natasha Baker | Equestrian | 2012–2024 | F | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10
20 | Janice Burton | Swimming | 1984–1996 | F | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20[10]
21 | James Muirhead | Swimming | 1976–1984 | M | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13
22 | Noel Thatcher | Athletics | 1984–2004 | M | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11
23 | Barbara Anderson | Archery
Swimming
Table tennis | 1960–1972 | F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7
David Ellis | Swimming | 1964–1972 | M | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7
25 | Ellie Simmonds | Swimming | 2008–2016 | F | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8
26 | Anne Dunham | Equestrian | 1996–2008 | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7
Kadeena Cox | Athletics Cycling | 2016–2024 | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7
28 | Colin Keay | Athletics | 1984–1988 | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6
29 | Michael Walker | Athletics | 1988–1992 | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5
30 | Sophie Wells | Equestrian | 2012-2024 | F | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10
31 | Margaret Maughan | Archery
Dartchery
Lawn bowls
Swimming | 1960–1980 | F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6
Deborah Criddle | Equestrian | 2004–2012 | F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6
33 | Caroline Innes | Athletics | 1992–2000 | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5
34 | Jaco Van Gass | Cycling | 2020-2024 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5
35 | James Crisp | Swimming | 2000–2012 | M | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12
36 | Margaret McEleny | Swimming | 1992–2004 | F | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15
37 | Jeanette Chippington | Swimming
Paracanoe | 1988–2004, 2016-2020 | F | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14
38 | Nigel Coultas | Athletics | 1988–1992 | M | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7
39 | Stephen Payton | Athletics | 1996–2008 | M | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9
40 | Giles Long | Swimming | 1996–2004 | M | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7
41 | Poppy Maskill | Swimming | 2024 | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5
42 | Alice Tai | Swimming | 2016, 2024 | F | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7
43 | Charlotte Henshaw | Swimming
Canoeing | 2012-2024 | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5
Reece Dunn | Swimming | 2020 | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5
45 | Nicola Tustain | Equestrian | 2000–2004 | F | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6
46 | Kenny Churchill | Athletics | 1992–2008 | M | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5
47 | Peter Hull | Swimming | 1988–1992 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
Lauren Rowles | Rowing | 2016-2024 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
49 | Martin Mansell | Swimming | 1984–1988 | M | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8
50 | Dimitri Coutya | Wheelchair Fencing | 2020-2024 | M | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8
51 | Jessica-Jane Applegate | Swimming | 2012-2020 | F | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7
52 | Sophie Unwin | Cycling | 2020-2024 | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6
53 | Jonnie Peacock | Athletics | 2012-2024 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5
Stephen Bate | Cycling | 2016-2024 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5
55 | Lora Fachie | Cycling | 2016-2024 | F | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7
56 | Stephen Clegg | Swimming | 2020-2024 | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5
57 | Piers Gilliver | Wheelchair Fencing | 2020-2024 | M | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8
58 | Claire Cashmore | Swimming
Triathlon | 2008-2024 | F | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10
59 | Samantha Kinghorn | Athletics | 2020-2024 | F | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6
60 | Clare Cunningham | Swimming
Triathlon | 1992–1996, 2016 | F | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5
Will Bayley | Table Tennis | 2012-2024 | M | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5
62 | Karé Adenegan | Athletics | 2016–2024 | F | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7
63 | Crystal Lane | Cycling | 2016-2020 | F | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5
64 | Terry Bywater | Wheelchair basketball | 2000-2024 | M | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5

#### Multi medals at single Games

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This is a list of British athletes who have won at least two gold medals in a single Games. Ordered categorically by gold (then silver then bronze) medals earned, sports then year.

No.  | Athlete  | Sport  | Year  | Gender  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1  | Mike Kenny |  Swimming | 1984  | M  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 6
1988  | M  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 6
3 | Pauline Foulds |  Swimming | 1960 | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5
Robin Surgeoner |  Swimming | 1984 | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5
5 | Dick Thompson |  Athletics | 1960 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7
Wheelchair basketball | 0 | 1 | 1
6 | Darren Kenny |  Cycling | 2008 | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5
7 | Michael Walker |  Athletics | 1988 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4
Barbara Anderson |  Swimming | 1960 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4
Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 0
9 | Janice Burton |  Swimming | 1992 | F | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7
10 | James Crisp |  Swimming | 2000 | M | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7
11 | Sarah Bailey |  Swimming | 1996 | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5
12 | Nigel Coultas |  Athletics | 1988 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
Bethany Firth |  Swimming | 2016 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
14 | Stephen Payton |  Athletics | 1996 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4
15 | Colin Keay |  Athletics | 1984 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
Peter Hull |  Swimming | 1992 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
17 | Joanne Rout |  Swimming | 1988 | F | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5
18 | Jeanette Chippington |  Swimming | 1996 | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5
19 | Kadeena Cox |  Athletics | 2016 | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Cycling | 1 | 0 | 0
Ellie Simmonds |  Swimming | 2012 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4
20 | Thelma Young |  Swimming | 1988 | F | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4
21 | Nicola Tustain |  Equestrian | 2000 | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3

#### Multi medals at a single event

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This is a list of British athletes who have won at least two gold medals in a single event at the Summer Paralympics. Ordered categorically by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned.

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1 | Sascha Kindred |  Swimming | Men's 200m ind. medley | 1996-2016 | 6 | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5
2 | Tommy Taylor |  Table tennis | Men's doubles | 1960-1980 | 6 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5
3 | Anne Dunham |  Equestrian | Team open | 1996-2008 | 4 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4
4 | Stephen Miller |  Athletics | Men's club throw F32/51 | 1996-2016 | 6 | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6
5 | Kenny Churchill |  Athletics | Men's javelin throw F36 | 1992-2004 | 4 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4
6 | Caroline Innes |  Athletics | Women's 100m T36 | 1992-2000 | 3 | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
7 | Emma Brown |  Powerlifting | Women's -82 kg | 2000-2004 | 2 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
8 | Bethany Firth[11] |  Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S14 | 2016-2020 | 2 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0

#### Most successful Paralympian in a sport

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This is a list of British athletes who are the most successful Para-athletes in their sport at the Summer Paralympics. Ordered categorically by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned.

Athlete  | Sport  | Years  | Gender  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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Lee Pearson |  Equestrian | 2000-2020 | M | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17
Sarah Storey |  Cycling | 1996-2020 | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9
Michael Shelton |  Snooker | 1960-1976 | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5
James Fox
Pamela Relph
Laurence Whiteley
Lauren Rowles |  Rowing | 2012-2020 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2

#### Most appearances

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This is a list of British athletes who have competed in four or more Summer Paralympics. Active athletes are in bold. Athletes who were aged under 15 years of age and over 40 years of age are in bold.

No.  | Athlete  | Sport(s)  | Birth Year  | Games Years  | First/Last Age  | Gender  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1 | Deanna Coates |  Shooting | 1954 | 1984 - 2012 (8) | 30 - 58 | F | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8
Sarah Storey |  Cycling
Swimming | 1973 | 1992 - 2020 (8) | 15 - 43 | F | 15 | 8 | 3 | 26
2 | Isabel Newstead |  Athletics
Shooting
Swimming | 1955 | 1980 - 2004 (7) | 25 - 49 | F | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18
James Rawson |  Table tennis | 1965 | 1984 - 2008 (7) | 19 - 43 | M | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8
Anthony Peddle |  Powerlifting | 1971 | 1988 - 2012 (7) | 17 - 41 | M | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
5 | Robert Matthews |  Athletics | 1961 | 1984 - 2004 (6) | 23 - 51 | M | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13
Jane Stidever |  Swimming | 1966 | 1984 - 2004 (6) | 18 - 38 | F | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15
James Anderson |  Swimming | 1963 | 1992 - 2012 (6) | 29 - 49 | M | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17
Jody Cundy |  Cycling
Swimming | 1978 | 1996 - 2016 (6) | 18 - 38 | M | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10
Stephen Miller |  Athletics | 1980 | 1996 - 2016 (6) | 16 - 36 | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6
10 | Christopher Holmes |  Swimming | 1971 | 1988 - 2000 (4) | 17 - 29 | M | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15
Stephen Brunt |  Athletics | 1960 | 1988 - 2000 (4) | 18 - 40 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3

### Winter Paralympics

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No.  | Athlete  | Sport(s)  | Years  | Gender  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1 | Menna Fitzpatrick
Guide: Jennifer Kehoe | Alpine Skiing | 2018 | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4
2 | Kelly Gallagher
Guide: Charlotte Evans | Alpine Skiing | 2010–2014 | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
3 | Jade Etherington
Guide: Caroline Powell | Alpine Skiing | 2014 | F | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4
4 | Denise Smith | Ice Sledge Speed Racing | 1984 | F | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3
5 | Richard Burt | Alpine Skiing | 1992–1994 | M | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4

## See also

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* Great Britain at the Olympics

## References

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Wikinews has related news:

* Preparedness for 2012 Paralympic Games differs between National Paralympic Committees

1. ^ "London 2012 Paralympic Games | About Us". paralympic.org. IPC. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
2. ^ "Paris 2024: Paralympic Flame created at Stoke Mandeville". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
3. ^ "No place for 'NI', says Olympic Team GB", Belfast Telegraph, 10 March 2011
4. ^ "Minister urges BOA to change 'erroneous Team GB name'". BBC News. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
5. ^ "Full text of the constitution" (PDF). taoiseach.gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
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7. ^ "Sarah Storey Britain's greatest Paralympian of the modern era". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
8. ^ "Meet Britain's other greatest Paralympian". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
9. ^ Olympic Broadcasting Service, channel IPC1, Paralympics International Feed, "2012 Summer Paralympics Opening Ceremonies", airdate 29 August 2012
10. ^ Burton won 23 medals,, according to the British Paralympic Association, but three of them were in mixed relay events for which the IPC does not hold records.
11. ^ Firth also won the same event in 2012 representing Ireland

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* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* East Timor
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel1
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* Australia
* Winter
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Other|

* Independent Paralympic Participants
* Individual Paralympic Athletes
* Neutral Paralympic Athletes
* Refugee Paralympic Team
* RPC
* Unified Team

Historical|

* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Rhodesia
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

1 Israel has been a member of the European Paralympic Committee (EOC) since 1994.

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National sports teams of the United Kingdom

* Sport in the United Kingdom \- List of national sports teams of the United Kingdom

* A1GP
* American football
* M
* W
* Australian rules football
* M
* W
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* M
* W
* Baseball
* M
* W
* Basketball
* M
* M U-20
* M U-18
* M U-16
* W
* W U-20
* W U-18
* W U-16
* Field hockey
* M
* W
* Floorball
* M
* M U-19
* W
* Football
* M
* M-O
* W
* CP
* Goalball
* M
* W
* W U-18
* Gymnastics
* M
* W
* Handball
* M
* W
* Ice hockey
* M
* M U-20
* M U-18
* W
* W U-18
* Inline hockey
* M
* W
* Korfball
* Quidditch
* Paraclimbing
* Pitch and putt
* Rugby league
* M
* W
* Rugby sevens
* M
* W
* Rugby union (W)
* Rugby union – British & Irish Lions
* M
* W
* Softball
* M
* W
* W U-18
* Speedway
* M
* M U-21
* Squash
* Tennis
* M
* W
* X
* Track racing
* Volleyball
* M
* W
* Water polo
* M
* W
* Wheelchair basketball
* M
* W
* Wheelchair rugby

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* European Games
* Youth Olympics

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