Tassie at the 2012 Paralympics

In 2012, we had 3 Tasmanians in the Australian Paralympic Team:


- Todd Hodgetts (Athletics): 
Profile | News | Results
Gold Medal, F20 Shot Put 

- Matt Bugg (Sailing): 
Profile | News | Results 
7th Placing overall, 2.4m Multi-Class

- Roger Massie 
(Table Tennis Head Coach)  

Tasmanian Institute of Sport
- Tasmanian Athlete Competition Schedule  

This is the largest number of athletes representing Tasmania at the Paralympic Games since 2000.

If you are interested in Tasmanian Paralympic History, I'm working on a Wikipedia page: History of the Paralympic Movement in Tasmania 

*Results for each athlete are from london2012.com 

Quick Facts and Trivia

Dates: 29 August - 9 September 2012
Paralympics = Parallel Olympics
Mandeville (Paralympic Mascot) = celebration of the birth place of the Paralympics: Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

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Send a HEROMESSAGE to our Tassie athletes through Telstra's hero message service. 

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Links and Resources 

A few helpful and interesting websites:

- Classification explained...
- Tasmanian Institute of Sport
- Australian Paralympic Team Website
- Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics (Wikipedia)
- Paralympic Games Schedule
- ABC Grandstand Sport 

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Check out the official Australian Paralympic Committee YouTube Channel for interviews and an inside look into the Australian Team:

Australian Paralympic Team YouTube Channel

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Information and links to resources on this page have been sourced from:

Australian Paralympic Committee
Tasmanian Institute of Sport