Wheelchair tennis events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held between 1 and 9 September at Eton Manor, London.[1][2]
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Date | 1–8 September |
Edition | 7th |
Kategorie | Super Series |
Standort | Eton Manor, London |
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Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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Quad singles | |
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Quad doubles | |
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Classification
editPlayers 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
editSix 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
edit112 competitors from 31 nations took part in this sport.
- Argentinien (2)
- Australien (4)
- Österreich (3)
- Belgien (3)
- Brasilien (5)
- Kanada (2)
- Chile (4)
- Kolumbien (3)
- Frankreich (5)
- Deutschland (2)
- Great Britain (10)
- Ungarn (1)
- Iran (1)
- Iraq (1)
- Israel (3)
- Italien (4)
- Japan (9)
- Marokko (1)
- Niederlande (8)
- Nigeria (2)
- Polen (4)
- Slowakei (1)
- Südafrika (4)
- Südkorea (4)
- Spanien (4)
- Sri Lanka (2)
- Schweden (4)
- Schweiz (2)
- Thailand (4)
- Vereinigte Staaten (9)
- Simbabwe (1)
Medal summary
editMedalists
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Shingo Kunieda Japan |
Stéphane Houdet Frankreich |
Ronald Vink Niederlande |
Men's doubles |
Schweden (SWE) Stefan Olsson Peter Vikström |
Frankreich (FRA) Frédéric Cattanéo Nicolas Peifer |
Frankreich (FRA) Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jérémiasz |
Women's singles |
Esther Vergeer Niederlande |
Aniek van Koot Niederlande |
Jiske Griffioen Niederlande |
Women's doubles |
Niederlande (NED) Marjolein Buis Esther Vergeer |
Niederlande (NED) Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot |
Great Britain (GBR) Lucy Shuker Jordanne Whiley |
Quad singles |
Noam Gershony Israel |
David Wagner Vereinigte Staaten |
Nicholas Taylor Vereinigte Staaten |
Quad doubles |
Vereinigte Staaten (USA) Nicholas Taylor David Wagner |
Great Britain (GBR) Andrew Lapthorne Peter Norfolk |
Israel (ISR) Noam Gershony Shraga Weinberg |
Source: Paralympic.org [3]
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Niederlande (NED) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Vereinigte Staaten (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Schweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Frankreich (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
References
edit- ^ London 2012 Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis guide www.telegraph.co.uk
- ^ "Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis - Schedule, Results, Medals | London 2012". Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Medallists, London 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair tennis". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2012.