Australian Paralympic Shooting Team
Shooting has been included in the Summer Paralympic Games from the 1976 Games. Australia has been represented at each Games since 1976.
Notable Australian athletes:
- Elizabeth Kosmala, a wheelchair athlete, has won 12 shooting medals. Kosmala has been selected in the team for London Games. It will be her 11th consecutive Games.
- Barbara Caspers has won 7 medals
Summer Paralympic Games
1976
Australia represented by:Men – Kevin Bawden, J. Handbridge
Women – Elizabeth Richards
Australia won 1 gold medal through Elizabeth Richard's performance in Mixed rifle shooting 2–5.
1980
Australia represented by:Men – Peter Pascoe
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
Australia won 6 medals - 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal
1984
Australia represented by:Men – Troy Andrews, Kevin Bawden, Keith Bremner, Allan Chadwick, Peter Parker, Andrew Rainbow, Stanley Sims, Grant Walker
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
Australian team won 9 gold medals - Barbara Caspers and Elizabeth Kosmala both won 4 gold medals and Allan Chadwick one gold medal.
1988 Seoul
Australia represented by:Men – Robert Bakker, Keith Bremner, Allan Chadwick, Andrew Rainbow, Stanley Simms, Grant Walker
Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
Elizabeth Kosmala won all Australia's shooting medals - 3 gold medals and one silver medal.
1992 Barcelona
Australia represented by:Men – Keith Bremner, Andrew Rambow
Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
1996 Atlanta
Australia represented by:Men – Ashley Adams, Keith Bremner, Iain Fischer, James Nomarhas, Peter Worsley
Women – Patricia Fischer, Libby Kosmala
Coach – Yvonne Hill, Raymund Brummell
2000 Sydney
Australia represented in shooting by:Men – Ashley Adams, Stephen Guy, Stan Kosmala, Jeff Lane, James Nomarhas, Paul Schofield, Peter Shannon, Peter Tait, Peter Worsley
Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
Coaches – Yvonne Hill, Anne Bugden, Evangelos Anagnostou
Officials – Andre Jurich
Australia won a silver medal with Peter Tait's performance in the pistol. Six shooters made finals.
2004 Athens
Australia represented in shooting:Men - Ashley Adams, James Nomarhas, Peter Worsley, David Ziebarth Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
Coaches - Miroslav Sipek, Hans Heiderman
Officials - Michelle Fletcher, Craig Jarvis, Elizabeth Ziebarth
Australia won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal through Ashley Adams' performances.
Detailed Australian Results
2008 Beijing
Representing Australia in shooting:Men - Ashley Adams, Sebastian Hume, Jason Maroney
Women - Libby Kosmala
Coaches - Miro Sipek, Michelle Fletcher
Officials - Nick Sullivan, Anne Bugden
Australia did not win a medal.
Detailed Australian Results
2012 London
Representing Australia in shooting:Men - Ashley Adams, Luke Cain, Jason Maroney, Bradley Mark
Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
Coach - Miro Sipek
Officials – Section Manager – Nick Sullivan, Technical Support – Stuart Smith, Personal Care Attendant – Anne Bugden, Yvonne Cain, Margaret Zubcic
Libby Kosmala competed at her 11th Paralympic Games at the age of 70. Ashley Adams competed at his 4th Games. Natalie Smith won a bronze medal.
Detailed Australian Results
2016 Rio
Representing Australia in shooting:Men - Luke Cain, Bradley Mark, Chris Pitt, Anton Zappelli
Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
'Coach - Head Coach - Miro Sipek, Assistant Coach - Margaret Bugden,
Officials - Team Leader - Tim Mahon, Carers - Yvonne Cain, Stuart Smith, Margaret Zubcic
Australia did not win any medals. Australia's best placing was Christopher Pitt's fourth.
Detailed Australian Results
2020 Tokyo
Representing Australia in shooting:Men - Chris Pitt, Anton Zappelli
Women - Natalie Smith
Officials - Team Leader - Kurt Olsen, Technical Support - Catherine Berry
Australia did not win any medals.
Detailed Australian Results
Paralympic Games debutAustralia did not win any medals. Australia's best placing was Christopher Pitt's fourth.