title: Australian Paralympic Shooting Team
text: # Australian Paralympic Shooting Team
  
  Shooting has been included in the Summer Paralympic Games from the 1976 Games. Australia has been represented at each Games since 1976.
  
  Notable Australian athletes:
  
  * Elizabeth Kosmala, a wheelchair athlete, has won 12 shooting medals (9 gold and 3 silver medals). Kosmala has been selected in the team for London Games. It will be her 11th consecutive Games.
  * Barbara Caspers has won 7 medals (5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals)
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1976 Toronto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 1980 Arnhem | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
  | 1984 Stoke Mandeville | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
  | 1988 Seoul | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 2000 Sydney* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 2004 Athens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2016 Rio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Totals (12 entries) | 15 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
  
  ## Summer Paralympic Games
  
  ### 1976
  
  Australia represented by: Men – Kevin Bawden, J. Handbridge
  
  Women – Elizabeth Richards Australia won 1 gold medal through Elizabeth Richard's performance in Mixed rifle shooting 2–5.
  
  ### 1980
  
  Australia represented by:
  
  Men – Peter Pascoe
  
  Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
  
  Australia won 6 medals - 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal
  
  ### 1984
  
  Australia represented by:
  
  Men – Troy Andrews, Kevin Bawden, Keith Bremner, Allan Chadwick, Peter Parker, Andrew Rainbow, Stanley Sims, Grant Walker
  
  Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala Australian team won 9 gold medals - Barbara Caspers and Elizabeth Kosmala both won 4 gold medals and Allan Chadwick one gold medal.
  
  ### 1988 Seoul
  
  Australia represented by:
  
  Men – Robert Bakker, Keith Bremner, Allan Chadwick, Andrew Rainbow, Stanley Simms, Grant Walker
  
  Women – Barbara Caspers, Elizabeth Kosmala
  
  Elizabeth Kosmala won all Australia's shooting medals - 3 gold medals and one silver medal.
  
  ### 1992 Barcelona
  
  Australia represented by:
  
  Men – Keith Bremner, Andrew Rambow
  
  Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
  
  ### 1996 Atlanta
  
  Australia represented by:
  
  Men – Ashley Adams, Keith Bremner, Iain Fischer, James Nomarhas, Peter Worsley
  
  Women – Patricia Fischer, Libby Kosmala
  
  Coach – Yvonne Hill (Head), Raymund Brummell
  
  ### 2000 Sydney
  
  Australia represented in shooting by: Men – Ashley Adams, Stephen Guy, Stan Kosmala, Jeff Lane, James Nomarhas, Paul Schofield, Peter Shannon, Peter Tait, Peter Worsley
  
  Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
  
  Coaches – Yvonne Hill (Head), Anne Bugden, Evangelos Anagnostou
  
  Officials – Andre Jurich
  
  Australia won a silver medal with Peter Tait's performance in the pistol. Six shooters made finals.
  
  ### 2004 Athens
  
  Australia represented in shooting:
  
  Men - Ashley Adams, James Nomarhas, Peter Worsley, David Ziebarth Women – Elizabeth Kosmala
  
  Coaches - Miroslav Sipek (Head), Hans Heiderman
  
  Officials - Michelle Fletcher (Manager), Craig Jarvis, Elizabeth Ziebarth
  
  Australia won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal through Ashley Adams' performances.
  
  Detailed Australian Results
  
  ### 2008 Beijing
  
  Representing Australia in shooting:
  
  Men - Ashley Adams, Sebastian Hume, Jason Maroney
  
  Women - Libby Kosmala
  
  Coaches - Miro Sipek (Head Coach), Michelle Fletcher
  
  Officials - Nick Sullivan (Section Manager), Anne Bugden
  
  Australia did not win a medal.
  
  Detailed Australian Results
  
  ### 2012 London
  
  Representing Australia in shooting:
  
  Men - Ashley Adams, Luke Cain, Jason Maroney, Bradley Mark
  
  Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
  
  Coach - Miro Sipek
  
  Officials – Section Manager – Nick Sullivan, Technical Support – Stuart Smith, Personal Care Attendant – Anne Bugden, Yvonne Cain, Margaret Zubcic
  
  Libby Kosmala competed at her 11th Paralympic Games at the age of 70. Ashley Adams competed at his 4th Games. Natalie Smith won a bronze medal.
  
  Detailed Australian Results
  
  ### 2016 Rio
  
  Representing Australia in shooting:
  
  Men - Luke Cain, Bradley Mark, Chris Pitt (d), Anton Zappelli (d) Women - Libby Kosmala, Natalie Smith
  
  'Coach - Head Coach - Miro Sipek, Assistant Coach - Margret Bugden,
  
  Officials - Team Leader - Tim Mahon, Carers - Yvonne Cain, Stuart Smith, Maragret Zubcic
  
  Australia did not win any medals. Australia's best placing was Christopher Pitt's fourth.
  
  Detailed Australian Results
  
  ### 2020 Tokyo
  
  Representing Australia in shooting:
  
  Men - Chris Pitt, Anton Zappelli Women - Natalie Smith
  
  Officials - Team Leader - Kurt Olsen, Technical Support - Catherine Berry
  
  Australia did not win any medals.
  
  Detailed Australian Results
  
     (d) Paralympic Games debut
  
  Australia did not win any medals. Australia's best placing was Christopher Pitt's fourth.
  
  