Team GB - Paralympics

[Annie]

Archery (12)
Mick Beard - Cornwall Gloucester
Pippa Britton - Newport, Gwent Addlestone
Danielle Brown - Lothersdale Steeton
Paul Browne - Hertford Brandfield, Herts
John Cavanagh - London London
Mel Clarke - Norwich Norwich
Kathy Critchlow-Smith - Abingdon Maidenhead
Mike Karaphillides - Luton London
Kay Lucas - Ludlow Ludlow, Shrops
Kate Murray - Hawick Woolwich
Fred Stevens - Hinckley, Leics Hinckley
John Stubbs - Warrington Manchester


Athletics (36)
Brian Alldis - Bury St Edmunds Kings Lynn
Hollie Arnold - Holton Le Clay Grimsby
Kate Arnold - Newport Newport
Graeme Ballard Chorley, Lancs Manchester
Mickey Bushell - Telford Shrewsbury
Rebecca Chin - Deganwy, N. Wales St Asaph
Kenny Churchill - Loughborough Middlesbrough
Micheal Churm - Manchester Ashton-under-
Lyme
Elizabeth Clegg - Newcastleton Bollington
Danny Crates - Heybridge, Essex Orsett
Martin Crutchley - Walsall West Bromwich
Neil Fachie - Aberdeen Aberdeen
David Gale - Southport Southport
Daniel Greaves - Leicester Leicester
Sophie Han**** - Loughborough Bolton
Katrina Hart - Redditch Worcestershire
Tracey Hinton - Cardiff Cardiff
Beverley Jones - Deeside Deeside
Ian Jones - Manchester Manchester
Chris Martin - Mansfield Nottingham
Jenny McLoughlin - Chepstow Stockport
John McFall - Cardiff Frimley, Surrey
Stephen Miller - Cramlington Newcastle
Kim Minett - Fareham Isleworth
Kieron Murphy - Sutton Coldfield Birmingham
Daniel Nobbs - Attleborough Norwich
Stephen Payton - Tyneside Uphall
Gemma Prescott - Loughborough Truro
Ben Rushgrove - Bath Bath
Richard Schabel - East Grinstead Brixham
Hazel Simpson - Washington Sunderland
Nathan Stephens - Bridgend Bridgend
Dave Weir - Wallington Wallington
Danny West - Nottingham Cambridge
Claire Williams - Loughborough Carmarthen
Shelly Woods - Blackpool Blackpool


Basketball (24)
Men:
Joe Bestwick - Nottingham Leicester
Andy Blake - Newport Pagnell London
Simon Brown - London London
Matt Byrne - Nottingham Nottingham
Terry Bywater - Redcar Middlesbrough
Peter Finbow - Dewsbury, Yorkshire Bradford
Jon Hall - Chesterfield, Derby Doncaster
Kevin Hayes - Rotherham Rotherham
Abdi Jama - Liverpool Somalia
Simon Munn - Norton Canes, Staffs Aylesbury
Ade Orogbemi - Liverpool Lagos, Nigeria
Jon Pollock - Wigan Liverpool
Women:
Jill Fox - Sheffield Sheffield
Helen Freeman - Watford Watford
Joanne Harper - Sheffield Sheffield
Paula Johnson - Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness
Caroline Maclean - Haverhill, Suffolk Newmarket
Caroline Matthews - Cardiff Truro
Pauline McDonald - Southampton Southampton
Wendy Smith - Tiptree, Essex Chelmsford
Clare Strange - High Wycombe High Wycombe
Louise Sugden - Newbury, Berkshire Reading
Helen Turner - Chobham, Surrey London
Sally Wager - Kettering, Northants Harrow
Ann Wild - Ilford, Essex Essex


Boccia (4)
Daniel Bentley - Great Dunmow Chelmsford
Nigel Murray - Leamington Spa Leamington Spa
Zoe Robinson - Bury, Lancs Bury, Lancs
David Smith - Eastleigh, Hants Southampton


Cycling (10+ 2 pilot riders)
Mark Bristow - Sacramento, USA Olney, Bucks
Jody Cundy - Swansea Wisbech
Anthony Kappes - Cheshire Stockport
Darren Kenny - Verwood, Dorset Salisbury
Aileen McGlynn - Glasgow Paisley
Rachel Morris - Farnham Guildford
Simon Richardson - Porthcawl Porthcawl
David Stone - Leeds Birmingham
Sarah Storey - Manchester Manchester
Rik Waddon - Manchester Chester
Pilot Riders:
Anthony Kappes’ pilot rider:
Barney Storey - Manchester Manchester
Aileen McGlynn’s pilot rider:
Ellen Hunter - Cornwall Wrexham


Equestrian (7)
Ricky Balshaw - Telford Shrewsbury
Sophie Christiansen - Ascot Ascot
Felicity Coulthard - Darwen, Lancs Lancaster
Debbie Criddle - Taunton Taunton
Anne Dunham - Broad Hinton, Wilts Tynemouth
Simon Laurens - Birdlip, Glos Jersey
Lee Pearson - Leek, Staffs Stoke


Fencing (1)
Lee Fawcett - Middlesbrough Middlesbrough


Football five-a-side (8 + 2 sighted goalkeepers)
Ajmal Ahmed - Worcester Liverpool
Andrew Briant - Birmingham Birmingham
David Clarke - Harpenden Hindley
Lee Greatbatch - Worcester Stoke-on-Trent
Jonathan Gribbin - Abergavenny Manchester
Simon Hill - Wolverhampton Stourbridge
William Norman - Worcester Worcester
Keryn Seal - Berkeley Alford, Worcs Bridgend
Goalkeepers:
Jonathan Pugh - Hereford Hereford
Daniel James - Exeter Exeter


Football seven-a-side (12)
Michael Barker - Liverpool Liverpool
Matthew Dimbylow - Sandiway, Cheshire Stourport-on-
Severn
Matthew Ellis - Colchester Bury-St-
Edmunds
Richard Fox - Hemel Hempstead Hemel
Hempstead
Junior Gordon - Manchester Manchester
Keiran Martin - Falkirk Falkirk
Graeme Paterson - Duns, Berwickshire Melrose
Jonathan Paterson - Motherwell Lanark
Jordan Raynes -90 Wythenshawe Liverpool
Mark Robertson - Penicuik Edinburgh
Leon Taylor - Derby Derby
Michael Wilson - Chelmsford Chelmsford


Judo (4)
Darren Harris - Bristol Wolverhampton
Sam Ingram - Edinburgh Coventry
Ben Quilter - Brighton Brighton
Ian Rose - High Wycombe High Wycombe


Powerlifting (4)
Natalie Blake - Newark, Notts Manchester
Jason Irving - Indiana, USA Manchester
Ali Jawad - Tottenham, London Lebanon
Anthony Peddle - Northampton Northampton


Rowing (8+1 cox)
Tom Aggar - Barnet, London London
Karen Cromie - Ballinamallard, N.I Banbridge
Vicki Hansford - Farnborough Lewisham
Alastair McKean - Canterbury Canterbury
James Morgan - Deal, Kent Dover
Helene Raynsford - Farnborough Halifax
Naomi Riches - High Wycombe Harrow
James Roberts - Swansea Mons, Belgium
Cox:
Alan Sherman - Kew, London Wuppertal,
Germany


Rugby (12)
Alan Ash - Wolverhampton Wolverhampton
Andrew Barrow - New Eltham, London London
Jonathan Coggan - Chelmsford Chelmsford
Troye Collins - Retford, Notts London
Justin Frishberg - Harrow Oxford
Bulbul Hussain - Bethnal Green Bangladesh
Ross Morrison - Fareham, Hants Yeovil
Steve Palmer - Bexleyheath, Kent London
Josie Pearson - Herefordshire Bristol
Jason Roberts - Oswestry Wrexham
Mandip Sehmi - Leamington Spa Leamington
Spa
Paul Shaw - Birmingham Birmingham


Sailing (6)
Niki Birrell - Knutsford, Cheshire Manchester
Helena Lucas - Southampton Redhill, Surrey
Alexandra Rickham - Epsom, Surrey Jamaica
John Robertson - Sunderland Sunderland
Hannah Stodel - West Mersea, Essex Colchester
Stephen Thomas - Cardiff, S.Wales Bridgend


Shooting (4)
James Bevis - Herefordshire Hereford
Deanna Coates - Yateley, Hants Farnborough
Nathan Milgate - Herne Bay, Kent Canterbury
Matthew Skelhon - Peterborough Peterborough


Swimming (35)
James Anderson - Broxburn St Andrews
Claire Cashmore - Kidderminster/ Devon Kidderminster
Emma Cattle - Harlington, Beds Luton
Jenny Coughlin - Swansea St Helens
Gareth Duke - Cwmbran Cwmbran
Graham Edmunds - Swansea Reading
David Ellis - Heanor, Derbyshire Nottingham
Jonathan Fox - St Austell, Corwall Plymouth
Sean Fraser - Loanhead, Midlothian Edinburgh
Heather Frederiksen - Leigh, Lancashire Billinge
Kate Grey - Bath Bristol
Rhiannon Henry - Vancouver, CAN Bridgend
Charlotte Henshaw - Mansfield, Notts Mansfield
Sam Hynd - Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Sutton-in-
Ashfield
Elizabeth Johnson - Swansea Newport
Natalie Jones - Manchester Colchester
Sascha Kindred - Hereford Munster, Ger
Dervis Konuralp - Hackney, London London
Rachael Latham - Wigan Billinge
Nyree Lewis - Hereford Rhonda Valley
Andrew Lindsay - Cowdenbeath Dumfermline
Mhairi Love - Larkhill, Lanarkshire Lanarkshire
Simon Miller - Manchester Shoreham
Stephanie Millward - Chippenham, Wilts Saudi Arabia
David Roberts - Cardiff Pontypridd
Eleanor Simmonds - Swansea Walsall
Elizabeth Simpkin - Southport, Lancs Southport
Lauren Steadman - Huntingdon, Cambs Peterborough
Anthony Stephens - Swansea Reading
Matthew Walker - Stockport Stockport
Louise Watkin - Redhill, Surrey Stockholm
Danielle Watts - Denton, Oxon Oxford
Robert Welbourn - Swansea Chesterfield
Matthew Whorwood - Newquay Truro
Fran Williamson - Cambridge Sunderland


Table tennis (11)
Arnie Chan - Mansfield, Notts Saigon
Sue Gilroy - Barnsley, Yorkshire Barnsley
Paul Karabardak - Swansea Swansea
Cathy Mitton - York, Yorkshire Leeds
Dzaier Neil - Lambeth, London Algeria
James Rawson - Nottingham Newark
Clare Robertson - Saltney, Flintshire Cardiff,
Scott Robertson - Saltney, Flintshire Mancot
Neil Robinson - Bridgend Bridgend
David Wetherill - Torpoint, Cornwall Plymouth
Will Bayley - Bristol/ Kent Tunbridge
Wells


Tennis (8)
Jamie Burdekin - Liverpool Liverpool
Alex Jewitt - Dronfield, Sheffield Sheffield
Peter Norfolk - Alton, Hampshire London
David Phillipson - Bingham, Notts Huntingdon
Gordon Reid - Helensburgh, Scotland Helensburgh
Lucy Shuker - Taunton, Somerset Fleet, Hants
Kevin Simpson - Linlithgow, Scotland Linlithgow
Jordanne Whiley - Halesowen, Staffs Birmingham

[Annie]

This year we have 206 athletes competing on behalf of Team GB. Above you can see their names and where they are live now and where they were from originally. Let's all get behind someone local, follow and support them.

This really looks to be an amazing games on so many levels. :woho:

[Mr Wilko]

i met Stephen Miller when we were younger in the Final of the Young Sports Person of the year awards, not blowing my trumpet here but i was awarded the title and Stephen finished 2nd but my point here is that he is in a wheelchair and has done loads in & for sport and is a quality lad who has done more than any fully able person so as a friend GOOD LUCK TO STEPHEN hope you bring a medal back to ENGLAND

[Annie]

What is his discipline in Athletics then?

[Mr Wilko]

he is in a wheelchair, not too sure of his exact disabilitie though but think he is paralysed in some form but is a quality lad with a brilliant sense of humour :static::static::static::static:

[Annie]

Mr Wilko it was way past your bed time I asked what is his discipline not disability. :doh:

What's his sport within Athletics?

[Annie]

We have our first gold of the Paralympics in Cycling Track. Well done to Simon and his team and I have a feeling this is going to be the first of many, many more! http://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/yahoo.gif

[Annie]

Looks like I'm going to be busy the next week or so. We'v already got another 2 Golds and are on top.

Well done to Ellen Hunter, Aileen McGlynn and Darren Kenny on the Cycling track. http://www.tabletennistalk.co.uk/forum/images/icons/clap.gif

[Annie]

And another Gold thank you very much from Sascha Kindra in the Men's 200M Swimming.

Keep'em comin! :woho:

[Mr Wilko]

Mr Wilko it was way past your bed time I asked what is his discipline not disability. :doh:

What's his sport within Athletics?


to many Vodka's and coke Annie, but i still dont know the answer!!! ha ha ha

[MK Chris]

Ah, I've not managed to see any Paralympics yet (well I was hammered for most of the weekend and I've been focussing most of my attention on the US Open.)

Sounds like an excellent start, hopefully we can defend the second place we've had in the medals table for the last couple of paralympics!

[Annie]

Well aonther fine day of medals from Anthony Kappes and Barney Storey in Cycling Track. David Roberts and Eleanor Simmonds in Swimming.

Cuuuumon Team GB! :woho:

[Annie]

to many Vodka's and coke Annie, but i still dont know the answer!!! ha ha ha

Well Auntie Annie to the rescue! Stephen takes part in the Club and Discus. You'll find out all about him HERE (http://www.stephenjamesmiller.co.uk/)

[MK Chris]

Eleanor Simmonds in Swimming.
She was awesome!

[Annie]

Here are the lateset standings of our Gold Medals - 14 in total and we are now currently ranked 2nd in the compettition.

Cycling Track
Men's Individual Pursuit (LC 3) RICHARDSON Simon
Men's Individual Pursuit (CP 3) KENNY Darren
Men's 1km Time Trial (LC 1) BRISTOW Mark
Men's 1km Time Trial (LC 2) CUNDY Jody
Men's 1km Time Trial (LC 3-4) RICHARDSON Simon
Men's 1km Time Trial (CP 3) KENNY Darren
Men's 1km Time Trial (B&VI) KAPPES Anthony, STOREY Barney
Women's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1-3) McGLYNN Aileen, HUNTER Ellen
Women's 1km Time Trial (B&VI 1-3) McGLYNN Aileen, HUNTER Ellen

Equestrian
Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia DUNHAM Anne

Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle - S7 ROBERTS David
Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB7 KINDRED Sascha
Men's 200m Individual Medley -SM6 KINDRED Sascha
Women's 100m Freestyle - S6 SIMMONDS Eleanor

The highlights of the days activities will be shown on BBC2 at 7pm.

[MK Chris]

This is cracking - I'd do the same as I did for the Olympics, but I don't know as much about our Paralympians for a start and the BBC coverage is less comprehensive; there's no live text coverage and no live video streams.

[Hovis Bread Eater]

Stephen Miller is cerabal Palsy and he throws the club from a seated position.

[Hovis Bread Eater]

In Table Tennis we have found the going tough, although on paper we have only had two bad loses, we are now out of the singles and looking forward to the Team event,

18 year old David Wetherill missed out on the semi finals on games count back with the German (athens silver medalist) going through who David beat 3-1 in his first ever match at the Paralympics,

Crowds have been good on average 3,000 each session with screaming chinese

[Annie]

Are you actually there Hovis?

[Hovis Bread Eater]

yes im here in the paralympic village and we have finished our singles, unfortunately no medals, had 4 close to getting into medal matches.

All my photos are on facebook.

[Annie]

You lucky man! I bet the experience must be unbelievable?

[Annie]

Well we now have 22 Golds, 44 Medals in total and are in 2nd place.

Once again Team China are doing brilliantly and are unlikely to be caught up now with 28 Golds and 86 Medals in total.

I missed the BBC highlights last night but will be watching again tonight at 7pm. Wish I was there with you though Hovis as I bet the atmosphere is electric?

Cuuuuumon Team GB, Hovis is cheering for ya! :woho:

[Hovis Bread Eater]

The atmosphere is very good and well supported, not like athens where it was one man and his dog at the table tennis

[MK Chris]

I'd love to be there too.

We're doing very well, looking good for defending our second spot!:rocker:

[MK Chris]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7612909.stm

She's incredibly courageous.

[Annie]

Wow I'm tied up for two days (you wish) and I've just checked and we now have 41 Golds and 90 Medals in total! :dance3:

I'll be posting a full list of our Medals at the end of the competition.

[MK Chris]

I think our second place is in the bag now... we ain't going to catch China (not that we would be expected to anyway), but the yanks are way behind us! :rocker:

[Annie]

I think our second place is in the bag now... we ain't going to catch China (not that we would be expected to anyway), but the yanks are way behind us! :rocker:

Never speak too soon! :redcard:

[Hovis Bread Eater]

Closing ceremony was fantastic, some stuff you could never expect, apart from the 8mins from london which did not get any applause for.

Then all was invited back to the London 2012 party at a nice hotel.

Boris Johnson was there too,.

[Jose]

Did he mention whiff whaff this time ? His mention after the Olympics created quite a few column inchnes!

[Hovis Bread Eater]

Nope not this time, but was our flight home and came round to shake our hands.