Sponsors of the C4 London 2012 Paralympic Games site
29th August - 9th September
Sponsors of the C4 London 2012 Paralympic Games site
29th August - 9th September
Hometown: Middlesex
Born: 13 December 1960
Category: quad
Disability: quadriplegic after motorbike accident (1979)
Medal won:
(Silver) Quad Doubles
Watch video of Peter Norfolk's win
Hometown: Birmingham
Born: 11 June 1992
Category: women
Disability: osteogensis imperfecta (brittle bones)
Hometown: Swindon
Born: 24 May 1991
Category: women
Disability: spina bifida
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NEDCompetitors: 112
Medal events: 6
Venue: ETON MANOR
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.
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.
Peter Norfolk won a gold medal for Great Britain at the 2004 Games in the quad singles. His nickname is brilliantly 'The QuadFather'.
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.
At the Paralympic Games Sydney 2000, more than 10,000 fans arrived every day at centre court for the action.