Dartchery at the Summer Paralympics
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Dartchery was contested at the Summer Paralympic Games
from 1960
to 1980
. Competitions were carried out in pairs: mixed pairs from 1960 to 1980, and men's pairs and women's pairs from 1972 to 1980.
Though the participants and results have, for the most part, been recorded by the International Paralympic Committee
, the scores obtained by competitors have not.
in Rome
in 1960. Only three pairs of athletes competed, and therefore all won a medal. Jack Whitman and Broeren (full name not recorded) of the United States
defeated their compatriots Mathis and Tigyer, as well as French competitors Trouverie and Bernabei, to win gold.
Mixed
Mixed
in Tel Aviv
, the number of competitors in dartchery increased significantly, to thirty-one pairs (from eighteen countries). They were pitted against each other two by two in a round of sixteen, with French pair Ehrsam and Seguin receiving a bye
in the first round.
In the round of sixteen, the results were as follows (winners in bold):
Geissinger and Kelderhouse (United States
) def. Excell and Hall (Jamaica
)
R. Fowler and Bawden (Australia
) def. A. Luks and Andersson (Sweden
)
Giuliano Koten and Uber Sala (Italy
) def. Laxman and Kumar (India
)
Ehrsam and Seguin (France) - bye
Tanaka and T. Matsumoto (Japan
) def. Kirkland and B. Reimer (Canada
)
Guy Grun and J. van Eynde (Belgium
) def. Flood and G. Marett (New Zealand
)
Werner Waldispuehl and Walter Isenschmied (Switzerland
) def. Willi Brinkmann and Luft (West Germany
)
Nicholson and Taylor (Great Britain
) def. Long and Baracatt (Jamaica)
South and Conn (Australia) def. Ganesh and Jeena (India)
Klemens and Classon (United States) def. Schaede and Elbracht (West Germany)
Schelfaut and Aimé Desal (Belgium) def. Johansson and Hansson (Sweden)
Maraschin and Girard (France) def. Bernard Boulens and Arthur Studer (Switzerland)
Francesco Deiana and Raimondo Longhi (Italy) def. George Mann and Glynn Griffiths (Rhodesia
)
J. Meyer and Margaret Harriman (South Africa
) def. Brown and Lean (New Zealand)
J. Robertson and Todd (Great Britain) def. Wilson and Hamilton (Canada)
Lorente and Llorens (Spain
) def. Kerrigan and Hugues (Ireland
)
In the second round, Geissinger and Kelderhouse (USA) beat Fowler and Bawden (AUS); Koten and Sala (ITA) beat Ehrsam and Seguin (FRA); Tanaka and Matsumoto (JPN) beat Grun and van Eynde (BEL); Waldispuehl and Isenschmied (SUI) beat Nicholson and Taylor (GBR); South and Conn (AUS) beat Klemens and Classon (USA); Schelfaut and Desal (BEL) beat Maraschin and Girard (FRA); Deiana and Longhi (ITA) beat Meyer and Harriman (RHO); and Robertson and Todd (GBR) beat Lorente and Llorens (ESP).
In the quarter-finals, Geissinger and Kelderhouse defeated Koten and Sala; Tanaka and Matsumoto eliminated Waldispuehl and Isenschmied; Schelfaut and Desal fell to South and Conn; while Deiana and Longhi beat Robertson and Todd.
The American pair defeated their Japanese rivals in the first semi-final, while the Australians beat the Italians in the other. The Japanese and Italian pairs were jointly awarded the bronze medal, while Americans and Australians met in the final, where Geissinger and Kelderhouse emerged with the gold medal.
Mixed
, dartchery was expanded and divided into three events: mixed pairs, men's pairs, and women's pairs. The International Paralympic Committee has not recorded participation numbers nor the details of the competitions for this year; only the list of medallists.
Mixed
Men's
Women's
Mixed
J. M. Chapuis and Marraschin (FRA), G. Matthews and D. Lilley (GBR), Katsuhiro Hamanoue and Tomoko Yamazaki (JPN) and Casper Caspersen and Karlsen (NOR) all lost every match, but are ranked ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth, respectively.
E. Ell and B. Ward (CAN), Anneliese Dersen and H. Geiss (FRG), A. Luks and Bodil Elgh (SWE), and Jay Brown and Sally Staudte (USA) each won one match, and are ranked fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively.
Ana Maria Tenorio and Carlos Guadiana, of Mexico, won two games, and finished fourth.
Aimé Desal and Alice Verhee, of Belgium, won three games, and the bronze medal.
Arvo Kalenius and Elli Korva, of Finland, won four games, and the silver medal.
J. Kestel and M. Ross, of Australia, won five games, and the gold medal.
Men's
Women's
Summer Paralympic Games
The Summer Paralympic Games or the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event, where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years,...
from 1960
1960 Summer Paralympics
The 1960 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the first international Paralympic Games, following on from the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1948 and 1952. They were organised under the aegis of the International Stoke Mandeville Games...
to 1980
1980 Summer Paralympics
The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games. They were held in Papendal, close to the host city of Arnhem, Netherlands, from June 21 to 30, 1980.- Sports :...
. Competitions were carried out in pairs: mixed pairs from 1960 to 1980, and men's pairs and women's pairs from 1972 to 1980.
Though the participants and results have, for the most part, been recorded by the International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
, the scores obtained by competitors have not.
1960
Dartchery was one of the eight sports contested at the inaugural Paralympic Games1960 Summer Paralympics
The 1960 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the first international Paralympic Games, following on from the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1948 and 1952. They were organised under the aegis of the International Stoke Mandeville Games...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1960. Only three pairs of athletes competed, and therefore all won a medal. Jack Whitman and Broeren (full name not recorded) of the United States
United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy.- Medalists :...
defeated their compatriots Mathis and Tigyer, as well as French competitors Trouverie and Bernabei, to win gold.
Mixed
| 1960 Dartchery at the 1960 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :... |
Jack Whitman & Broeren |
J. Mathis & Tigyer |
Trouverie & Bernabei |
1964
Four pairs of athletes competed. All received medals, as two pairs were awarded bronze.Mixed
| 1964 Dartchery at the 1964 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :... |
George Mann & Margaret Harriman |
J. Mathis & G. Pasipanki |
T. Matsumoto & T. Ando and Pesnaud & Schelfaut |
1968
At the 1968 Games1968 Summer Paralympics
The 1968 Summer Paralympics were the third Paralympic Games to be held. Organised under the guidance of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation , they were known as the 17th International Stoke Mandeville Games at the time...
in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, the number of competitors in dartchery increased significantly, to thirty-one pairs (from eighteen countries). They were pitted against each other two by two in a round of sixteen, with French pair Ehrsam and Seguin receiving a bye
Bye (sports)
A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...
in the first round.
In the round of sixteen, the results were as follows (winners in bold):
Geissinger and Kelderhouse (United States
United States at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished first out of the twenty-eight competing nations in the medal table and won ninety-nine medals: thirty-three gold, twenty-seven silver and thirty-nine bronze...
) def. Excell and Hall (Jamaica
Jamaica at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Jamaica was one of twenty-eight nations that competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished fourteenth in the medal table and won a total of five medals; three gold, one silver and one bronze...
)
R. Fowler and Bawden (Australia
Australia at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Australia competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team finished fourth in the medal table and won a total of 38 medals; 15 gold, 16 silver and 7 bronze....
) def. A. Luks and Andersson (Sweden
Sweden at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Sweden was one of twenty-eight nations that sent a delegation to the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished seventeenth in the medal table and won eleven medals: one gold, six silver and four bronze...
)
Giuliano Koten and Uber Sala (Italy
Italy at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Italy competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team finished seventh in the medal table and won a total of 39 medals; 12 gold, 10 silver and 17 bronze...
) def. Laxman and Kumar (India
India at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
India sent a delegation to the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968.Ten Indian athletes competed, eight men and two women. The team did not win any medals....
)
Ehrsam and Seguin (France) - bye
Tanaka and T. Matsumoto (Japan
Japan at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Japan competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished sixteenth of the twenty-eight competing nations in the medal table and won a total of twelve medals; two gold, two silver and eight bronze...
) def. Kirkland and B. Reimer (Canada
Canada at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished twelfth in the medal table and won a total of nineteenth medals; six gold, six silver and seven bronze. The Canadian team contained twenty-five athletes; eighteen men and seven...
)
Guy Grun and J. van Eynde (Belgium
Belgium at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Belgium competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished twentieth in the medal table and won a total of six medals; three silver and three bronze.-References:...
) def. Flood and G. Marett (New Zealand
New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
New Zealand competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team finished eighteenth in the medal table and won a total of 4 medals; 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze....
)
Werner Waldispuehl and Walter Isenschmied (Switzerland
Switzerland at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Switzerland competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished twenty-second in the medal table and won a total of eight medals; two silver and six bronze. Thirty-four Swiss athletes took part; thirty-two men and two women.-References:...
) def. Willi Brinkmann and Luft (West Germany
West Germany at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
West Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team finished sixth in the medal table and won a total of thirty-five medals; twelve gold, twelve silver and eleven bronze....
)
Nicholson and Taylor (Great Britain
Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Great Britain was one of twenty-eight nations to send athletes to the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished second in the medal table and won sixty-nine medals: twenty-nine gold, twenty silver and twenty bronze. Athletes from the whole United...
) def. Long and Baracatt (Jamaica)
South and Conn (Australia) def. Ganesh and Jeena (India)
Klemens and Classon (United States) def. Schaede and Elbracht (West Germany)
Schelfaut and Aimé Desal (Belgium) def. Johansson and Hansson (Sweden)
Maraschin and Girard (France) def. Bernard Boulens and Arthur Studer (Switzerland)
Francesco Deiana and Raimondo Longhi (Italy) def. George Mann and Glynn Griffiths (Rhodesia
Rhodesia at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Rhodesia competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team ranked eleventh out of the twenty-eight competing nations in the medal table and won a total of twenty medals; six gold, seven silver and seven bronze...
)
J. Meyer and Margaret Harriman (South Africa
South Africa at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
South Africa was one of twenty-eight nations that sent athletes to compete at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished tenth in the medal table and won a total of twenty-six medals; nine gold, ten silver and seven bronze...
) def. Brown and Lean (New Zealand)
J. Robertson and Todd (Great Britain) def. Wilson and Hamilton (Canada)
Lorente and Llorens (Spain
Spain at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Spain was one of twenty-eight nations that competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished twenty-first in the medal table and won four medals: three silver and one bronze, all in swimming events....
) def. Kerrigan and Hugues (Ireland
Ireland at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Ireland was one of twenty-eight nations to send a delegation to compete at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished nineteenth in the medal table and won a total of nine medals; four silver and five bronze...
)
In the second round, Geissinger and Kelderhouse (USA) beat Fowler and Bawden (AUS); Koten and Sala (ITA) beat Ehrsam and Seguin (FRA); Tanaka and Matsumoto (JPN) beat Grun and van Eynde (BEL); Waldispuehl and Isenschmied (SUI) beat Nicholson and Taylor (GBR); South and Conn (AUS) beat Klemens and Classon (USA); Schelfaut and Desal (BEL) beat Maraschin and Girard (FRA); Deiana and Longhi (ITA) beat Meyer and Harriman (RHO); and Robertson and Todd (GBR) beat Lorente and Llorens (ESP).
In the quarter-finals, Geissinger and Kelderhouse defeated Koten and Sala; Tanaka and Matsumoto eliminated Waldispuehl and Isenschmied; Schelfaut and Desal fell to South and Conn; while Deiana and Longhi beat Robertson and Todd.
The American pair defeated their Japanese rivals in the first semi-final, while the Australians beat the Italians in the other. The Japanese and Italian pairs were jointly awarded the bronze medal, while Americans and Australians met in the final, where Geissinger and Kelderhouse emerged with the gold medal.
Mixed
| 1968 Dartchery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :... |
Geissinger & Kelderhouse |
South & Conn |
Francesco Deiana & Raimondo Longhi and Tanaka & T. Matsumoto |
1972
At the 1972 Games1972 Summer Paralympics
The 1972 Summer Paralympics, the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972.- Sports :As with previous Paralympics, the 1972 games were intended for wheelchair athletes only...
, dartchery was expanded and divided into three events: mixed pairs, men's pairs, and women's pairs. The International Paralympic Committee has not recorded participation numbers nor the details of the competitions for this year; only the list of medallists.
Mixed
| 1972 Dartchery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :... |
Becker & Schaede |
Kim Keun Soo & Cho Keum Im |
Dropko & Collins |
Men's
| 1972 Dartchery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :... |
E. Hammel & Elbracht |
P. Popkema & P. Blanker |
Seilleur & van Braet |
Women's
| 1972 Dartchery at the 1972 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :... |
Margaret Maughan Margaret Maughan Margaret Maughan , is a British former competitive archer. She holds the distinction of being Britain's first ever gold medallist at the Paralympic Games.... & M. Cooper |
Marraschin & Girard |
Berg-Holmen & W. Warberg |
1976
The results recorded for 1976 are based on the number of victories achieved by each pair.Mixed
J. M. Chapuis and Marraschin (FRA), G. Matthews and D. Lilley (GBR), Katsuhiro Hamanoue and Tomoko Yamazaki (JPN) and Casper Caspersen and Karlsen (NOR) all lost every match, but are ranked ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth, respectively.
E. Ell and B. Ward (CAN), Anneliese Dersen and H. Geiss (FRG), A. Luks and Bodil Elgh (SWE), and Jay Brown and Sally Staudte (USA) each won one match, and are ranked fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively.
Ana Maria Tenorio and Carlos Guadiana, of Mexico, won two games, and finished fourth.
Aimé Desal and Alice Verhee, of Belgium, won three games, and the bronze medal.
Arvo Kalenius and Elli Korva, of Finland, won four games, and the silver medal.
J. Kestel and M. Ross, of Australia, won five games, and the gold medal.
| 1976 Dartchery at the 1976 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :... |
J. Kestel & M. Ross |
Arvo Kalenius & Elli Korva |
Aimé Desal & Alice Verhee |
Men's
- Tenth to fifteenth, with 0 victories: Guy Grun & Jozef Meysen (BEL); Robson S. Almeida & Manuel Alves (BRA); R. Schmidberger & Elbracht (FRG); Vitalino Marroquin & Alfonso Reynoso (GUA); James Garrifan & Clause Stevens (IRL); Kim Yoon Bae & Tu Sung Kou (KOR).
- Fifth to ninth, with 1 victory: J. Robertson & I. Smith (GBR); Shigenobu Hashiguchi & Kenichi Tomita (JPN); T. Skogmo & Oddbjorn Stebekk (NOR); U. Hornlund & M. Eden (SWE); R. Fowler & J. Heath (AUS).
- Fourth, with 2 victories: T. Parker & C. Ladd (CAN)
- Third, with 3 victories: P. Blanker & P. Popkema (NED)
- Second, with 4 victories: Patrick Krishner & Timothy van der Meiden (USA)
- First, with 5 victories: A. Piutti & Thore (FRA)
| 1980 Dartchery at the 1980 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :... |
A. Piutti & Thore |
Patrick Krishner & Timothy van der Meiden |
P. Blanker & P. Popkema |
Women's
- to be added