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competed in the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

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, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place between 21 August and 6 September 2020, the Games were postponed to 24 August to 5 September 2021 as a result of the

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. British athletes have competed at all sixteen consecutive Summer Paralympics since 1960.

Sarah Storey Dame Sarah Joanne Storey, (née Bailey; born 26 October 1977) is a British Paralympic athlete in cycling and swimming, and a multiple gold medalist in the Paralympic Games, and six times British (able-bodied) national track champion (2 × Purs ...

, competing in her eighth Paralympics, won Great Britain's first gold medal of the Games, on the first day of competition, in the women's individual pursuit C5 cycling. It was Storey's fifteenth Paralympic gold medal, leaving her one behind Mike Kenny's British record of sixteen. On 31 August, Storey won her second gold of the Games in the Women's C-5 road time trial, winning her sixteenth Paralympic gold medal, and becoming Great Britain's most successful ever Paralympian, matching Mike Kenny's record of 16 gold medals, but exceeding his record in silver and bronze medals. Days later, Storey's third gold of the Games in the women's C4–5 road race moved her clear in the national all-time list on 17 gold medals.

Medallists

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Medals by sport

Medals by date

Medals by gender

Multiple medallists

The following Team GB competitors won several medals at the 2020 Paralympic Games.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: Please note that guides in athletics and paratriathlon, competition partners in boccia and pilots in cycling are counted as athletes at the Paralympics. * Two athletes

Kadeena Cox Kadeena Cox (born 10 March 1991) is a parasport athlete competing in T38 para-athletics sprint events and C4 para-cycling and British television presenter. She was part of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships and the 2016 UCI Para- ...

(athletics and cycling) and George Peasgood (cycling and paratriathlon) are competing in two sports so the totals for each gender (-1) and the combined total (-2) have been reduced to reflect this.

Administration

On 13 June 2018, ParalympicsGB announced that Penny Briscoe would continue in the role of Chef de Mission which she had undertaken at the previous four summer and winter Paralympic Games for the British team.

Archery

Great Britain secured five quota places at the 2019 World Para Archery Championships in

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Victoria Rumary Victoria Rumary (born 28 April 1988) is a British Paralympic archer. She won bronze in the Women's individual W1 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. References External links * * * Victoria Rumary at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website ...

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Phoebe Paterson Pine Phoebe Paterson Pine (born 3 December 1997) is a British paralympian and archer. She won gold in the Women's individual compound open at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. She defeated Jessica Stretton, and Tatiana Andrievskaia, to advan ...

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Jessica Stretton Jessica Stretton, (born 23 March 2000) is a British Paralympic archer with cerebral palsy. In the 2016 Summer Paralympics, her debut Paralympics, Stretton won her first Paralympic medal, which was gold, at the age of 16. She became Great Brita ...

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Athletics

On 21 July 2021, 44 British athletes have been selected to compete at the Games. ;Men's track ;Men's field ;Women's track ;Women's field ;Mixed

Badminton

Great Britain qualified two quotas for badminton. In July the IPC confirmed that a further two players had received bipartite invitations as high ranked players. ;Men

Boccia

;Individual Key – CP = Competition Partner Result was determined by a tie break ball. ;Pairs and teams

Cycling

Great Britain have nominated 14 cyclists, and six sighted pilots to take part in the cycling events at the 2020 Paralympic Games. Included are two dual athletes,

who will also take part in the Athletics programme, and George Peasgood who will take part in triathlon.

will return for her eighth Paralympic Games across swimming and cycling. ;Road ; Track The Men's 1000 metres C1-3 time trial is a factored event. Although finishing 3rd after factoring, Jaco van Gass's time is recognised as a world record in his C3 classification. The Women's 500 metres C4–5 time trial is a factored event. Kadeena Cox's time is a world record in her C4 classification.

Equestrian

Great Britain have qualified 4 riders for the team event after winning a bronze medal in the

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. A fifth individual rider is also qualified. ;Individual ;Team

Judo

Paracanoeing

Great Britain earned quota places for the following races at the

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. Further qualification will be available at the 2021 ICF Paracanoe World Championships. On 8 June 2021, Paralympics GB announced the selection of the eight paracanoeists who will represent Great Britain in Tokyo.

Paratriathlon

The following athletes earned quota places for Great Britain in paratriathlon at the

Powerlifting

Rowing

Great Britain qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Paralympic regatta. All of them qualified after successfully entering the top seven for men's single sculls and top eight for mixed events at the

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. On 25 June 2021, Great Britain selected eight rowers to compete. Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

Great Britain have qualified slots for shooting during the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships and the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup. On 13 January 2021, Paralympics GB announced the selection of six shooters to compete in Tokyo.

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, Ryan Cockbill, Tim Jeffery,

Matt Skelhon Matthew James Skelhon (born 30 October 1984) is a British sport shooter. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics he won the gold medal in the SH1 10 metre prone air rifle event. Life Skelhon lost the use of his legs following a car accident. H ...

Issy Bailey Issy Bailey (born 19 April 1994) is a British paralympic sports shooter. She competed in Rio at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. Life Bailey was born in 1994, and was brought up in Somerfor ...

and

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were the first athletes to be chosen for the British team competing in Tokyo.

Swimming

On 30 June 2021, 23 British swimmers are qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Alice Tai withdrew from competition following an elbow injury. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Table tennis

Great Britain entered nine athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Rob Davies qualified from the 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in

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and the other eight athletes qualified via World Ranking allocation. ;Men ;Women ;Teams

Taekwondo

Great Britain qualified three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Amy Truesdale being the first British para taekwondo athlete who qualified for the first time at this games after placing first in the world ranking. Meanwhile, two other athletes qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in

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Wheelchair basketball

The British women's basketball team have qualified for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics after the women's team won the silver medal in the 2019 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships. ;Men's squad

Women's tournament

Wheelchair fencing

On 28 June 2021, Paralympics GB announced the selection of the four fencers who would represent Great Britain in Tokyo. ;Individual ;Teams

Wheelchair rugby

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Wheelchair tennis

Great Britain qualified seven players entries for wheelchair tennis. Six of them qualified by the world rankings, while one of them qualified by received the bipartite commission invitation allocation quotas.

References

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