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29th August - 9th September
Wheelchair tennis
British Paralympians
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Peter Norfolk Hometown: Middlesex
Born: 13 December 1960
Category: quad
Disability: quadriplegic after motorbike accident (1979)
Medal won:
(Silver) Quad DoublesWatch video of Peter Norfolk's win
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Jordanne Whiley Hometown: Birmingham
Born: 11 June 1992
Category: women
Disability: osteogensis imperfecta (brittle bones)
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Louise Hunt Hometown: Swindon
Born: 24 May 1991
Category: women
Disability: spina bifida
The Paralympic Games hall of fame
- Who finished top of the medals table for wheelchair tennis
- 2008:
NED - 2004: NED
- 2000: NED
- 1996: NED
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Event Info
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Competitors: 112
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Medal events: 6
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Venue: ETON MANOR
60 second guide
What you need to know
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There are two distinct classifications: 'quad', for players with disabilities in three or all limbs and 'open' for players with a disability in one or both lower limbs.
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To guarantee their shots have maximum impact, players in the quad category are allowed to hold rackets taped to their hands and for freer, faster movement, use electric-powered wheelchairs.
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Peter Norfolk won a gold medal for Great Britain at the 2004 Games in the quad singles. His nickname is brilliantly 'The QuadFather'.
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Tennis wheelchairs are made of super-light titanium and have two large tilted wheels to aid twisting and turning along with three small 'anti-tip' wheels to keep the chair stable.
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At the Paralympic Games Sydney 2000, more than 10,000 fans arrived every day at centre court for the action.
