Sporting event delegation
Great Britain (the name which the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes under at Olympic and Paralympic level) sent a delegation of 166 athletes to the 2004 Summer Paralympics, covering 15 sports. The ParalympicsGB team entered the opening ceremony behind the Union Flag carried by Noel Thatcher.
Medallists
The following British competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
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Medals by sport
Medals by date
Medals by date
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Day
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Date
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Total
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1
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18 Sept
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2
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0
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0
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2
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2
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19 Sept
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3
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2
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5
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10
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3
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20 Sept
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4
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4
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2
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10
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4
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21 Sept
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6
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3
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3
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12
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5
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22 Sept
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3
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2
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3
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8
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6
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23 Sept
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4
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2
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2
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8
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7
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24 Sept
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2
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5
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4
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11
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8
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25 Sept
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4
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3
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2
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9
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9
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26 Sept
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4
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6
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3
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13
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10
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27 Sept
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3
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2
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3
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9
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11
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28 Sept
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0
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0
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1
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1
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Unknown
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0
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1
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1
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2
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Total
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35
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30
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29
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94
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Medals by gender
Medals by gender(Comparison graphs)
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Gender
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Total
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Percentage
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Male
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22
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14
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15
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51
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54.3%
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Female
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12
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16
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14
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42
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44.7%
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Mixed
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1
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0
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0
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1
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1.1%
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Total |
35 |
30 |
29 |
94 |
100%
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Multiple medallists
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games.
Competitors and results by event
Archery
Men
Women
Legend: WR – World record; W – Won; L – Lost; N/A – Round not applicable for the event;
Athletics
- Key
- Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
- WR = World record
- PR = Paralympic record
- EU = European record
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- DNS = Did not start
- DNF = Did not finish
- DQ = Disqualified
Men—Track
Men-field
Women—Track
Women-field
- Jenny Ridley - withdrew after being reclassified from T52 to T53
Boccia
- Key
- Note – Ranks given in preliminary matches are the athlete's pool only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as having a best score of those not in the top two in the pool
- WR = World record
- PR = Paralympic record
- EU = European record
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- DNS = Did not start
- DNF = Did not finish
- DQ = Disqualified
Cycling
Road cycling
Track cycling
- Key
- AT = actual time
- FT = factor time
- OVL = Win by overtaking
- Q = Qualified for next round
- ql = Qualified for lower round
- WR = World record
Equestrian
Individual events
Team
Reserves
Judo
Powerlifting
Shooting
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
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Men
Women
Wheelchair basketball
Men
The men's team won a bronze medal.
Players
Results
Game
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Match
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Score
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Rank
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1
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Great Britain vs. Canada (CAN)
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45 - 63
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3 Q
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2
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Great Britain vs. Australia (AUS)
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59 - 80
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3
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Great Britain vs. Italy (ITA)
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48 - 51
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4
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Great Britain vs. Brazil (BRA)
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66 - 57
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5
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Great Britain vs. France (FRA)
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75 - 43
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Quarterfinals
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Great Britain vs. United States (USA)
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62 - 59
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W
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Semifinals
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Great Britain vs. Australia (AUS)
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52 - 64
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L
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Bronze medal final
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Great Britain vs. Netherlands (NED)
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82 - 66
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Women
The women's team didn't win any medals: they were 8th out of 8.
Players
Results
Game
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Match
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Score
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Rank
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1
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Great Britain vs. Australia (AUS)
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21 - 63
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3 Q
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2
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Great Britain vs. United States (USA)
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24 - 74
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3
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Great Britain vs. Netherlands (NED)
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36 - 30
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Quarterfinals
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Great Britain vs. Germany (GER)
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24 - 63
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L
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Semifinals (5th-8th)
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Great Britain vs. Mexico (MEX)
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29 - 40
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L
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7th-8th classification
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Great Britain vs. Netherlands (NED)
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30 - 48
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8
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Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair rugby
The rugby team didn't win any medals: they reached the bronze medal match but were lost to United States.
Players
Results
Game
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Match
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Score
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Rank
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1
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Great Britain vs. Belgium (BEL)
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27 - 22
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1 Q
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2
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Great Britain vs. Canada (CAN)
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32 - 30 (OT)
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3
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Great Britain vs. Germany (GER)
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40 - 33
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Quarterfinals
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Great Britain vs. Japan (JPN)
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50 - 42
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W
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Semifinals
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Great Britain vs. New Zealand (NZL)
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35 - 39
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L
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Bronze medal final
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Great Britain vs. United States (USA)
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39 - 43
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4
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Wheelchair tennis
See also Wheelchair tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Men
Athlete
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Class
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Event
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Round of 64
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Round of 32
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Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Finals
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Opposition Result
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Opposition Result
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Opposition Result
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Opposition Result
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Opposition Result
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Opposition Result
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David Gardner
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Open
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Men's singles
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Chabrecek (SVK) W 6-3. 6-3
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Kruszelnicki (POL) L 6-0, 6-0
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Did not advance
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Simon Hatt
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Open
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Men's singles
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Farkas (HUN) L 6-3,6-3
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Did not advance
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Jayant Mistry
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Open
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Men's singles
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Felix (FRA) W 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
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Baumgartner (AUT) W 6-7, 7-5, 6-1
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Saida (JPN) L 2-6, 1-6
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Did not advance
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Kevin Plowman
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Open
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Men's singles
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Erni (SUI) W 6-0, 2-6, 7-6
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Wikstrom (SWE) L 2-6, 0-6
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Did not advance
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David Gardner Kevin Plowman
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Open
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Men's doubles
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—
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Lee (KOR) Kwak (KOR) L 2-6, 1-6
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Did not advance
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Simon Hatt Jayant Mistry
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Open
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Men's doubles
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Bye
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Santos (BRA) Pommê (BRA) W 6-2, 6-2
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Kunieda (JPN) Saida (JPN) L 1-6, 1-6
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Did not advance
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Women
Quads
Athlete
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Class
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Event
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Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Finals
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Opposition Result
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Opposition Result
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Opposition Result
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Opposition Result
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Mark Eccleston
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Open
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Quads singles
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Polidori (ITA) W 3-6, 6–3, 6–2
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van Erp (NED) L 1–6, 6–3, 5–7
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Did not advance
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Roy Humphreys
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Open
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Quads singles
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Taylor (USA) L 2-6, 1-6
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Did not advance
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Peter Norfolk
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Open
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Quads singles
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Whalen (USA) W 6-1, 6-2
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Hunter (CAN) W 6-3, 7-5
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van Erp (NED) W 6-2, 6-3
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Wagner (USA) W 6-3, 6-2
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Peter Norfolk Mark Eccleston
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Open
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Quads doubles
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Bye
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de Beer (NED) van Erp (NED) W 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
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Taylor (USA) Wagner (USA) L 4-6, 1-6
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As with the 2004 Summer Olympics, the BBC aired coverage from the games, live on the bbc.co.uk website via streaming webcasts for UK broadband users, and nightly in a 90-minute highlights programme on BBC Two, presented by Clare Balding.
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