Great Britain sent a delegation of 166 athletes to the 2004 Summer Paralympics

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...

, covering 15 sports. The ParalympicsGB team entered the opening ceremony behind the Union Flag

Union Flag

The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the flag of the United Kingdom. It retains an official or semi-official status in some Commonwealth Realms; for example, it is known as the Royal Union Flag in Canada. It is also used as an official flag in some of the smaller British overseas...

 carried by Noel Thatcher.

Medal table

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	35	30	29	94

Archery

• John Cavanagh
  John Cavanagh (archer)
  John Cavanagh is a disabled British archer. He won gold at the at the men's W1 individual compound of the 2004 Summer Paralympics and silver at the men's W1 individual compound of the 2008 Summer Paralympics.- References :...
  
   - men's individual W1
• Anita Chapman
  Anita Chapman
  Anita Chapman is a British Paralympic archer. In individual medals she won silver at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and gold at the 2000 Summer Paralympics...
  
  , Kathy Smith, Margaret Parker - women's open

Athletics

• Kenneth Churchill - men's F37 javelin
• Danny Crates
  Danny Crates
  Daniel "Danny" Brian Crates, is a former British athlete, who specialised in 800m sprinting. He is the Paralympic world record holder in this event, and won gold medals in a number of international competitions, including the Paralympic Games. He also plays competitive rugby and is a qualified...
  
   - men's T46 800 m
• Daniel Greaves
  Daniel Greaves (athlete)
  Daniel Greaves is a British athlete who specialises in the discus throw.-Biography:Greaves was born in Anstey, Leicestershire in 1982....
  
   - men's F44/46 discus
• Tanni Grey-Thompson
  Tanni Grey-Thompson
  Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter.Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK...
  
   - women's T53 100 m
• Tanni Grey-Thompson
  Tanni Grey-Thompson
  Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter.Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK...
  
   - women's T53 400 m
• Stephen Miller - men's F32 club

Cycling

• Ellen Hunter
  Ellen Hunter
  Ellen Hunter OBE is a Welsh competitive cyclist and tandem pilot for Aileen McGlynn at Paralympic events.Hunter and McGlynn broke the flying 200m women's tandem World record in April 2004....
  
   and Aileen McGlynn - women's 1 km tandem time trial
• Darren Kenny
  Darren Kenny
  Darren Kenny OBE is a British road and track racing cyclist and Paralympian. Kenny's results have made him one of his sport's biggest stars.-Career:...
  
   - men's open 1 km time trial
• Darren Kenny - men's CP3 3 km individual pursuit

Equestrian

• Deborah Criddle - Grade III individual dressage
• Deborah Criddle - Grade III individual freestyle dressage
• Lee Pearson - Grade Ib individual dressage
• Lee Pearson - Grade Ib individual freestyle dressage
• Lee Pearson, Debbie Criddle, Nicola Tustain, Ann Dunham - Team

Swimming

• James Anderson - men's S2 50 m backstroke
• James Anderson - men's S2 50 m freestyle
• James Anderson - men's S2 100 m freestyle
• James Anderson - men's S2 200 m freestyle
• Elaine Barrett - women's SB11 100 m breaststroke
• Gareth Duke - men's SB6 100 m breaststroke
• Natalie Jones - women's SM6 200 m individual medley
• Sascha Kindred - men's SB7 100 m breaststroke
• Sascha Kindred - men's SM6 200 m individual medley
• Nyree Lewis - women's S6 100 m backstroke
• Andrew Lindsay - men's S7 100 m backstroke
• David Roberts - men's S7 500 m freestyle
• David Roberts - men's S7 100 m freestyle
• David Roberts - men's S7 400 m freestyle
• Graham Edmunds, David Roberts, Matthew Walker, Robert Welbourn - men's 34 points 4 x 100 m freestyle relay
• Nyree Lewis, Maggie McEleny
  Maggie McEleny
  Margaret McIntosh McEleny MBE is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while. She competed in four Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004...
  
  , Natalie Jones and Jane Sidever - women's 20pts 4 x 50 m medley

Athletics

• Deborah Brennan - women's T34 200 m
• Hazel Robson - women's T36 100 m
• Hazel Robson - women's T36 200 m
• David Weir
  David Weir (paralympic athlete)
  David Weir MBE is an elite British Paralympic wheelchair athlete from London, England. On 13 April 2008, Weir won his third London Marathon in a row, and his fourth in total. He came third in the 2010 London marathon, after getting a flat tyre on his new chair...
  
   - men's T54 100 m
• Daniel West - men's F33/44 discus

Cycling

• Ellen Hunter and Aileen McGlynn - women's CP3 B1-3 tandem sprint
• Darren Kenny - men's CP3 RR & TT

Swimming

• Sarah Bailey - women's SB9 100 m breaststroke
• Sarah Bailey - women's SM10 200 m individual medley
• James Crisp - men's S9 100 m backstroke
• James Crisp - men's SB8 100 m breaststroke
• James Crisp - men's S9 400 m freestyle
• Elizabeth Johnson - women's SB6 100 m breaststroke
• Nyree Lewis - women's SB5 100 m breaststroke
• Nyree Lewis - women's SM6 200 m individual medley
• Mhairi Love - women's S6 400 m freestyle
• Maggie McEleny
  Maggie McEleny
  Margaret McIntosh McEleny MBE is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while. She competed in four Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004...
  
   - women's SB3 50 m breaststroke
• Maggie McEleny
  Maggie McEleny
  Margaret McIntosh McEleny MBE is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while. She competed in four Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004...
  
   - women's SM4 150 m individual medley
• David Roberts - men's SM7 200 m individual medley
• Anthony Stevens - men's S5 200 m freestyle
• Matthew Walker - men's S7 50 m freestyle
• Matthew Walker - men's S7 100 m freestyle
• Danielle Watts - women's S2 100 m freestyle
• Robert Welbourn - men's S10 400 m freestyle
• Fran Williamson - women's S3 50 m backstroke
• Fran Williamson - women's S3 50 m freestyle
• Jane Stidever, Fran Williamson, Mhairi Love, Jeanette Chippington - women's 20 points 4 x 50 m freestyle

Athletics

• Graeme Ballard - men's T36 200 m
• Debbie Brennan - women's T34 100 m
• David Gale - men's F51 discus
• Stephen Payton - men's T38 400 m
• Lloyd Upsdell - men's T35 200 m
• David Weir - men's T54 200 m

Cycling

• Paul Hunter and Ian Sharpe - men's B1-3 tandem 4 km individual pursuit
• Paul Hunter and Ian Sharpe - men's B1-3 tandem 1 km time trial

Equestrian

• Sophie Christiansen - Grade Ia individual dressage
• Nicola Tustain - Grade II individual dressage
• Nicola Tustain - Grade II individual freestyle

Swimming

• Sarah Bailey - women's S10 100 m freestyle
• Claire Cashmore - women's S9 100 m backstroke
• Claire Cashmore - women's SM9 200 m individual medley
• James Crisp - men's SM9 200 m individual medley
• Jody Cundy - men's S10 100 m butterfly
• Rhiannon Henry - women's 100 m butterfly
• Rhiannon Henry - women's S13 400 m freestyle
• Dervis Konuralp - men's SM13 200 m individual medley
• Nyree Lewis - women's S6 100 m freestyle
• Giles Long
  Giles Long
  Giles Bruce Long MBE , is a retired British swimmer.Long's international swimming career highlights began when he won gold in the 100 m butterfly event at the 1994 World Championships, setting a world record in the process, in the S8 disability category...
  
   - men's S8 100 m butterfly
• Anthony Stephens - men's S5 50 m freestyle
• Anthony Stephens - men's S5 100 m freestyle
• Danielle Watts - women's S2 50 m backstroke
• Danielle Watts - women's S2 50 m freestyle
• Fran Williamson - women's S3 100 m freestyle
• Kenny Cairns, Gareth Duke, Anthony Stephens & Sascha Kindred - men's 20 points 4 x 50 m freestyle

Table tennis

• Catherine Mitton - women's class 1/2 singles
• Catherine Mitton and Lynne Riding- women's class 1-3 teams

Wheelchair Basketball

• Ade Adepitan, Andy Blake, Matt Byrne, Terry Bywater, Pete Finbow, Kevin Hayes, Fred Howley, Stuart Jellows, Simon Munn, Jon Pollock, Colin Price, Sinclair Thomas - men's team

Archery

Archery at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Archery at the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens. There were three categories:*W1 quadriplegic archers, or comparable disability, in wheelchairs*W2 paraplegic archers, or comparable disability, in wheelchairs...

• Andrew Baylis - men's individual W2 - 1/8 round
• Jim Buchanan - men's individual W2 - 1/16 round
• John Cavanagh - men's individual W1 - gold medal
• Anita Chapman - women's individual standing - 1/8 round
• Alexander Gregory - men's individual W2 - 1/8 round
• Paul Hawthorne - men's individual standing - 1/16 round
• Margaret Parker - women's individual W1/W2 - 1/8 round
• Kathy Smith - women's individual W1/W2 - quarter-final
• Anita Chapman, Kathy Smith, Margaret Parker - women's open - gold medal

Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics included 17 events for men and 15 events for women, in 5 disciplines. Athletes competed in one of four disability categories:*Blind or visually impaired athletes - Sport classes 11 to 13....

• Graeme Ballard - men's T36 100 m - 6th place; men's T36 200 m - bronze medal
• Deborah Brennan - women's T34 100 m - bronze medal; women's T34 200 m - silver medal
• Mark Brown - men's T46 5000 m - 5th place
• Kenneth Churchill - men's F37 javelin - gold medal
• Stephen Cooper - men's T37 800 m - 4th place
• Danny Crates - men's T46 800 m - gold medal
• Mark Farnell - men's T13 marathon - 12th place
• David Gale - men's F51 discus - bronze medal
• Daniel Greaves - men's F44/46 discus - gold medal
• Tanni Grey-Thompson
  Tanni Grey-Thompson
  Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter.Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK...
  
   - women's T53 100 m - gold medal; women's T53/54 200 m - 4th place; women's T53 400 m - gold medal; women's T53 800 m - 7th place
• Tracey Hinton - women's T12 400 m - semi-final; women's T12 800 m - 4th place
• David Holding - men's T54 100 m - 4th place; men's T54 200 m - 8th place
• Beverly Jones - women's T38 shot - 4th place
• Pauline Latto - women's F37 javelin - 11th place
• Steven Leigh - men's T37 800 m (did not compete?)
• Karen Lewis-Archer - women's T52 400 m - heats
• Chris Martin - men's F33 discus - 4th place
• Bob Matthews - men's T11 5000 m - 5th place
• Stephen Miller - men's F32 club - gold medal
• Kim Minett - women's F40 shot - 4th place; women's F40 discus - 7th place
• Stephen Payton - men's T38 100 m - 5th place; men's T38 200 m - 5th place; men's T38 400 m - bronze medal
• Paul Pearce - men's T13 marathon - 6th place
• Rachel Potter - women's T54 200 m - heats; women's T54 400 m - 8th place
• Sally Reddin - women's F54 shot - 5th place
• Jenny Ridley - withdrew after being reclassified from T52 to T53
• Hazel Robson - women's T36 100 m - silver medal; women's T36 200 m - silver medal
• Richard Schabel - men's F51 discus - 4th place
• Noel Thatcher - men's T12 5000 m - 4th place; men's T12 10000 m - 4th place
• Lloyd Upsdell - men's T35 100 m - 4th place; men's T35 200 m - bronze medal
• David Weir - men's T54 100 m - silver medal; men's T54 200 m - bronze medal; men's T54 400 m - heats
• Daniel West - men's F33/44 discus - silver medal; men's F34 shot - 4th place
• Darren Westlake - men's T12 1500 m - 11th place
• Richard White - men's T35 100 m - 6th place; men's T35 200 m - final (DNF)
• Andrew Williams - men's F32 shot - 4th place
• Clare Williams - women's F13 discus - 5th place
• Paul Williams - men's F35 shot - 5th place

Boccia

Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens. Contestants were categorised as follows:*BC1: players with cerebral palsy, competing with the help of an aide, who can only adjust the playing chair and give a ball to the player.*BC2: players with cerebral...

BC 1 category

• Peter Pearse - pool
• Susie Robinson - pool

BC 2 category

• Nigel Murray - quarter-final
• Anne Woffinden - pool

BC 1/2 team

• Nigel Murray, Peter Pearse, Susie Robinson, Anne Woffinden - 4th place

Cycling

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, consisted of 31 events in two disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni.-Classifications and events:...

Tandem

• (* denotes pilot)
• Dan Gordon and Barney Storey* - men's B1-3 tandem sprint - quarter-finals; men's 1 km tandem time trial - 5th place
• Ellen Hunter* and Aileen McGlynn - women's B1-3 1 km tandem time trial, gold medal; women's B1-3 tandem sprint - silver medal
• Paul Hunter* and Ian Sharpe - men's B1-3 4 km tandem individual pursuit - bronze medal; men's B1-3 RR & TT - 8th place

Solo

• Darren Kenny - men's open 1 km time trial - gold medal; men's CP3 3 km individual pursuit - gold medal; men's CP3 RR & TT - silver medal
• Gary Rosbotham-Williams - men's LC1 RR & TT - 6th place

Equestrian

Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Paralympics at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre was competed in the dressage discipline only. There were four grades of rider disability:...

Grade Ia

• Sophie Christiansen
  • individual dressage - bronze medal
  • individual freestyle dressage - 4th place
• Anne Dunham
  • individual dressage - 6th place
  • individual freestyle dressage - 5th place

Grade Ib

• Lee Pearson
  • individual dressage - gold medal
  • individual freestyle dressage - gold medal

Grade II

• Joanne Pitt - 8th place
• Nicola Tustain
  • individual dressage - bronze medal
  • individual freestyle - bronze medal

Grade III

• Deborah Criddle
  • individual dressage - gold medal
  • individual freestyle dressage - gold medal

Grade IV

• Michelle Crunkhorn - 9th place

Reserve

• Ricky Balshaw

Team

• Lee Pearson, Debbie Criddle, Nicola Tustain, Ann Dunham - gold medal

Judo

Judo at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Judo in the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed by blind or vision-impaired judokas. The only classification was by body weight. The contests were staged in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.- Men :-Women:-Medal table:...

• Darren Kail - men's under 66 kg - beaten in round of 16
• Maxine Ingram - women's under 63 kg - 4th place
• Simon Jackson - men's under 73 kg - beaten in round of 16
• Ian Rose - men's 100+ kg - silver medal

Powerlifting

Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics did not have disability categories. There was a requirement for a minimum level of physical disbility, which may have been caused by amputation, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries or various other specified conditions. The only classification was by...

• Natalie Blake - women's 56 kg - 4th place
• Emma Brown - women's 82.5 kg - gold medal
• Jason Irving - men's 60 kg - 5th place
• Anthony Peddle - men's 48 kg - no lift
• Julie Salmon - women's 48 kg - 7th place

Sailing

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre from September 18-September 23. The sailors were a mix of physically and visually impaired men and women competing together.The classes sailed were:...

Sonar class - 6th place

• John Robertson
• Hannah Stodel
• Stephen Thomas
• Helena Lucas (reserve)

2.4mR class - 8th place

• Allan Smith

Shooting

Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Shooting in the 2004 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events spread over two main classes:* Class SH 1 - Pistol and rifle competitors who don't require a shooting stand...

• Di Coates - women's SH1 air rifle - 7th place
• Isabel Newstead - women's SH1 air pistol - gold medal
• Claire Priest - mixed SH1 air rifle prone - 43rd place

Swimming

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, in the Olympic Aquatic Centre was competed in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly , the breaststroke and individual medley ....

• James Anderson - men's S2 200 m freestyle - gold medal; men's S2 100 m freestyle - gold medal; men's S2 50 m freestyle - gold medal; men's S2 50 m backstroke - gold medal
• Sarah Bailey - women's S10 100 m freestyle - bronze medal; women's SB9 100 m breaststroke - silver medal
• Elaine Barrett - women's SB11 100 m breaststroke - gold medal; women's S12 100 m butterfly - heats; women's 200 m SM11 individual medley - disqualified
• Kenneth Cairns - men's S3 100 m freestyle - 5th place; men's S3 200 m freestyle - 5th place
• Claire Cashmore - women's SM9 200 m individual relay - bronze medal; women's S9 100 m butterfly - 8th place; women's S9 100 m freestyle - heats; women's S9 100 m backstroke - bronze medal
• Jeanette Chippington - women's S6 100 m freestyle - 7th place
• Jenny Coughlin - women's S13 100 m freestyle - heats
• James Crisp - men's SB8 100 m breaststroke - silver medal; men's S9 100 m butterfly - 8th place; men's S9 400 m freestyle - silver medal; men's S9 100 m backstroke - silver medal; men's SM9 200 m individual medley - bronze medal
• Jody Cundy - men's S10 100 m butterfly - bronze medal
• Gareth Duke - men's S6 100 m freestyle - heats
• Gareth Duke - men's SB6 100 m breaststroke - gold medal
• Graham Edmunds - men's 34 points 4 x 100 m freestyle relay - gold medal; men's S10 100 m freestyle - heats
• Lara Ferguson - women's S9 100 m freestyle - heats; women's SB9 100 m breaststroke - heats
• Rhiannon Henry - women's S13 100 m butterfly - bronze medal; women's S13 400 m freestyle - bronze medal; women's S13 100 m freestyle - 4th place
• David Hill
• Jemma Houghton - women's S12 100 m butterfly - 4th place
• Elizabeth Johnson - women's SM6 200 m individual medley - 5th place;women's SB6 100 m breaststroke - silver medal
• Natalie Jones - women's SM6 200 m individual medley - gold medal; women's S6 100 m backstroke - 5th place
• Sascha Kindred - men's SM6 200 m individual medley - gold medal; men's SB7 100 m breaststroke - gold medal
• Dervis Konuralp - men's S13 100 m butterfly - 6th place; men's S13 100 m freestyle - 7th place; men's SM13 200 m individual medley - bronze medal
• Callum Lawson - men's SB9 100 m breaststroke - heats
• Darren Leach - men's SB12 100 m breaststroke - heats; men's SM12 200 m individual medley - heats
• Nyree Lewis - women's SM6 200 m individual medley - silver medal; women's S6 100 m backstroke - gold medal; women's SB5 100 m breaststroke - silver medal; women's S6 100 m freestyle - bronze medal
• Andrew Lindsay - men's S7 100 m backstroke - gold medal; men's SM7 200 m individual medley - heats; men's S7 400 m freestyle - 5th place
• Giles Long - men's S8 100 m butterfly - bronze medal; men's S8 100 m freestyle - heats
• Mhairi Love - women's S6 100 m freestyle - 6th place; women's S6 400 m freestyle - silver medal
• Maggie McEleny
  Maggie McEleny
  Margaret McIntosh McEleny MBE is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while. She competed in four Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004...
  
   - women's SB3 50 m breaststroke - silver medal; women's SM4 150 m individual medley - silver medal
• David Roberts - men's S7 500 m freestyle - gold medal; men's S7 100 m freestyle - gold medal; men's SM7 200 m individual medley - silver medal; men's 34 points 4 x 100 m freestyle relay - gold medal; men's S7 400 m freestyle - gold medal; men's S7 100 m backstroke - 4th place
• Anthony Stephens - men's S5 50 m freestyle - bronze medal; men's S5 100 m freestyle - bronze medal; men's S5 200 m freestyle - silver medal; men's S5 50 m backstroke - 7th place; men's SM5 200 m individual medley - 5th place
• Jane Stidever - women's S5 100 m freestyle - 8th place; women's S5 50 m backstroke - 6th place
• Matthew Walker - men's S7 50 m freestyle - silver medal; men's S7 100 m freestyle - silver medal; men's 34 points 4 x 100 m freestyle relay - gold medal; men's S7 200 m individual medley - 4th place; men's SB7 100 m breaststroke - final (disqualified)
• Danielle Watts - women's S2 100 m freestyle - silver medal; women's S2 50 m freestyle - bronze medal; women's S2 50 m freestyle - backstroke
• Robert Welbourn - men's 34 points 4 x 100 m freestyle relay - gold medal; men's S10 100 m freestyle - 5th place; men's S10 400 m freestyle - silver medal
• Fran Williamson - women's S3 100 m freestyle - bronze medal; women's S3 50 m freestyle - silver medal; women's S3 50 m backstroke - silver medal
• Marc Woods - men's S10 100 m freestyle - heats
• Nyree Lewis, Maggie McEleny
  Maggie McEleny
  Margaret McIntosh McEleny MBE is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while. She competed in four Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004...
  
  , Natalie Jones and Jane Sidever - women's 20pts 4 x 50 m medley - gold medal

Table Tennis

Table Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Table Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Galatsi Olympic Hall from September 18 to September 27.Competitors were divided into ten classes according to the extent of their disability, with lower numbered classes corresponding to more severe disabilities...

• Arnie Chan & Scott Robertson - men's class 5 team - pool
• Sue Gilroy - women's class 4 singles - pool
• Catherine Mitton - women's class 1/2 singles - bronze medal
• James Rawson & Neil Robinson - men's class 3 team - silver medal
• Lynne Riding - women's class 1/2 singles - pool
• Catherine Mitton and Lynne Riding- women's class 1/3 team -bronze

Wheelchair Basketball

Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged in the Olympic Indoor Hall from September 18 to September 28.Teams consisted of twelve players, of whom five were on court at any one time. Each player was rated between 0.5 and 4.5 points based on the extent of their disability, with...

Men's team - bronze medal

• Ade Adepitan
• Andy Blake
• Matt Byrne
• Terry Bywater
• Pete Finbow
• Kevin Hayes
• Fred Howley
• Stuart Jellows
• Simon Munn
• Jon Pollock
• Colin Price
• Sinclair Thomas

Women's team - quarter-final

• Sarah Burrett
• Jenny Dalgleish
• Jill Fox
• Sonia Howe
• Caroline MacLean
• Caroline Matthews
• Kristina Small
• Wendy Smith
• Clare Strange
• Helen Turner
• Sally Wager
• Ann Wild

Wheelchair Fencing

Wheelchair Fencing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair Fencing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed in Category A and B. Category A contestants were those with good sitting balance and normal fencing arm, while Category B contestants were somewhat impaired in either of these areas. The events were held at the Helliniko Fencing Hall.-...

• David Heaton - Category B sabre - quarter-final

Wheelchair Rugby

Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to September 25.Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part...

Team - 4th place

• Alan Ash
• Andy Barrow
• Jonny Coggan
• Troye Collins
• Justin Frishberg
• Ross Morrison
• Bob O'Shea
• Steve Palmer
• Jason Roberts
• Paul Shaw
• Tony Stackhouse
• Rob Tarr

Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.There were singles and doubles competitions for men, women and both . All matches were played to the best of three sets....

• Kimberly Blake - women's open singles - 1st round
• Mark Eccleston - mixed quad doubles - silver medal; mixed quad singles - quarter-finals
• Kay Forshaw - women's open singles - quarter-final
• David Gardner - men's open doubles - 1st round; men's open singles - 2nd round
• Simon Hatt - men's open doubles - quarter-final; men's open singles - 1st round
• Roy Humphries - mixed quad singles - 1st round
• Janet McMorran - women's open singles - 1st round
• Jayant Mistry - men's open doubles - quarter-final; men's open singles - 3rd round
• Peter Norfolk - mixed quad singles - gold medal; mixed quad doubles - silver medal
• Kevin Plowman - men's open doubles - 1st round; men's open singles - 2nd round

Media coverage

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, the BBC

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 aired coverage from the games, live on the bbc.co.uk

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 website via streaming webcast

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s for UK broadband

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 users, and nightly in a 90-minute highlights programme on BBC Two

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, presented by Clare Balding

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See also

• Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics