Every Australian Representative Recognised (Para)

OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES (PARA)
With the Tokyo Paralympic Games less than one week away, TTA is pleased to present the complete records for all 71 men and 27 women who have officially represented Australia at senior level in para competitions. For each player this comprises their official player number, every international competition where they represented Australia, all international medals won, all Oceania titles won, and all national titles and awards won. TTA and all players can be proud of this thorough and comprehensive piece of work.

TTA feels it is important to recognise all official Australian representatives to showcase our proud history and identify all those who have contributed to our success. In order to be recognised, a player must have been selected to represent Australia and played a match at any of the following para events: Paralympic Games (originally Stoke Mandeville Games), World Para Championships, Commonwealth Games, ITTF-Oceania Para Championships, FESPIC Games, FESPIC Championships, or Asia and Oceania Championships.

Full information and all records are available on the dedicated Official Australian Representatives webpage, which can be viewed by CLICKING HERE.

PARA EVENTS HISTORY
Para table tennis has a long and rich history with events being held under multiple names and classifications. A comprehensive summary document has been created to highlight the history of para table tennis events, which can be viewed by CLICKING HERE.

OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES (ABLE-BODIED)
The equivalent project for able-bodied athletes was completed and rolled out in September 2020. Full information is available on the Official Australian Representatives webpage, as per the link above.

TTA PAST PLAYER AND ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP
TTA is seeking to create ongoing engagement with all Australian representatives and alumni. As such, TTA Past Player and Alumni Membership (created last year) will be automatically extended to all Official Australian Representatives (Para), unless they are already a member in another category, e.g. still actively playing. TTA will make contact with all eligible people who qualify to ensure they can join as soon as possible.

THANK YOU
Finalising this project was a massive undertaking that took significant time and effort. Special thank you goes to:

• Marie Pinkewich (TTA Board Member), who drove the project from start to finish, spending countless hours sourcing information, confirming records and contacting past players to cross check results and achievements.
• Arthur Wilks (TTA Life Member), who is widely regarded as the pioneer of para table tennis in Australia and who provided data from, and insight into, the early days of the National Para Championships and also background info to para table tennis in Australia in general.
• Roger Massie (former National Head Coach - Para), who provided valuable information on para events and representation.
• Steven Lee, who provided results from national and international results for para events and provided technical advice on the workings of para events.
• Brian James, who provided results from national para events.

We trust that you will enjoy the rich history of para table tennis in Australia. We also look forward to updating the lists following the Tokyo Paralympic Games, with more athletes set to be added and results and achievements set to be updated.