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United States At The 2012 Summer Paralympics
The United States competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012. Medallists The following American competitors won medals at the Games. Multiple medallists The following Team USA competitors won multiple medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Archery ;Men , - , align=left, Jeff Fabry , align=left rowspan=2, Individual compound W1 , 659 , 2 , , , W 7-1 , W 7-3 , W 6-2 , , - , align=left, Jerry Shields , 586 , 10 , , L 1-7 , colspan="4", did not advance , - , align=left, Dugie Denton , align=left rowspan=2, Individual compound open , 656 , 9 , W 6–2 , W 6–4 , L 4–6 , colspan=3, did not advance , - , align=left, Matt Stutzman , 685 , 1 , , W 6–5 , W 6–4 , W 6–4 , L 4-6 , , - , align=left, Russell Wolfe , align=left, Individual recurve W1/W2 , 555 , 20 , W 6–0 , L 0-6 , colspan=4, did not advance , - , align=left, Eric Bennett , align=left, Individual recurve standing , 604 , 11 , W 6–2 , W 6â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Paralympic Committee
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The USOPC is one of only four NOCs in the world that also serve as the National Paralympic Committee for their country. The USOPC is responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing U.S. teams for the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Parapan American Games and serves as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in the United States. The Olympic Movement is overseen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC is supported by 35 international federations that govern each sport on a global level, National Olympic Committees that oversee Olympic sport as a whole in their respective nations, and national federations that administer each sport at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 Metres T52
The Men's 400 metres T52 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September. Records Prior to the competition, the existing World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ... and Paralympic records were as follows: Results Round 1 Competed 3 September 2012 from 10:27. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified. Heat 1 Heat 2 Final Competed 3 September 2012 at 19:48. Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. SB = Seasonal Best. ''DQ'' = Disqualified. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Men's 400 metres T52 Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 Metre Freestyle S8
The women's 100 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 6 September, at the London Aquatics Centre The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two swimming pools and a diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid as one of the main venues of the 2012 Summer Olymp .... Three heats were held, two with six swimmers each and one with seven competitors. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle S8 Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 2012 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's Discus Throw F44
Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitions based on human qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill ** College athletics, non-professional, collegiate- and university-level competitive physical sports and games Teams * Oakland Athletics, an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76), an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890 * Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91), an American baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (NFL), a professional American football team, 1902–1903 Other uses * Athletics (band), an American post-rock band See also * Athlete (other) * Athletic (other) * athleticism Athletics is a term encompassing the human co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 Metre Freestyle S10
The men's 400m freestyle S10 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two swimming pools and a diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid as one of the main venues of the 2012 Summer Olymp ... on 5 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. Results Heats Competed from 09:57. Heat 1 Heat 2 Final Competed at 17:48. Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record. AF = African Record. ReferencesOfficial London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelchair Tennis At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's Quad Doubles
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries (paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebral palsy, brain injury, osteogenesis imperfecta, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and more. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet the specific needs of their users. They may include specialized seating adaptions, individualized controls, and may be specific to particular activities, as seen with sports wheelchairs and beach wheelchairs. The most widely recognized distinction is between motorized wheelchairs, where propulsion is provided by batteries and electric motors, and manual wheelchairs, where the propulsive force is provided either by the wheelchair user or occupant pushing the wheelchair by hand ("self-propelled"), by an attendant pushing from the rear using the handle(s), or b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelchair Tennis At The 2012 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair tennis events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held between 1 and 9 September at Eton Manor, London. Classification Players were classified according to the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others with a similar level of function. To compete in wheelchair tennis, athletes must have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs. Quadriplegic class players compete in mixed events, while Paraplegic class players (with full use of their arms) competed in separate men's and women's events. Events Six events were contested: *Men's singles *Men's doubles *Women's singles *Women's doubles *Quad singles *Quad doubles :(Quadriplegic class players are not divided by gender) Participating nations 112 competitors from 31 nations took part in this sport. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medalists Source: Paralympic.org Medal table References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
