Paralympics Australia

Paralympics Australia
Paralympics Australia logo
National Paralympic Committee
Country Australia
CodeAUS
Created1990
Continental
association
OPC
HeadquartersSydney
PresidentAlison Creagh
Websiteparalympic.org.au

Paralympics Australia (PA) previously called the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) (1998–2019)[1] is the National Paralympic Committee in Australia for the Paralympic Games movement. It oversees the preparation and management of Australian teams that participate at the Summer Paralympics and the Winter Paralympics.

APC played a major role in Australia's successful bid to host the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.[2] Since the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Australia has finished in the top five nations on the medal tally. It is also a successful nation at the Winter Paralympics.[3]

  1. ^ "Paralympics Australia begins a new era". Paralympics Australia website. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 994" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Medal Standings". International Paralympic Committee Results Database. Retrieved 8 July 2013.