United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Sporting event delegation
The United States competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Medallists
The following American competitors won medals at the Games.
Multiple medallists
The following Team USA competitors won multiple medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
Archery
Men
Women
Athlete
Event
Ranking round
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Score
Seed
Opposition score
Opposition score
Opposition score
Opposition score
Opposition score
Rank
Lee Ford
Individual recurve standing
417
19
Schett (GER ) W 6โ5
Yan (CHN ) L 6โ4
did not advance
Athletics
Men–track
Men–field
Women–track
Women–field
Boccia
Individual
Athlete
Event
Seeding matches
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Rank
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Austin Hanson
Mixed individual BC3
Kato (JPN ) W 6โ1
โ
Gauthier (CAN ) L 1-7
did not advance
Cycling
Road
Track
Pursuit
Sprint
Time trial
Equestrian
Individual
Team
5-a-side football is for vision-impaired athletes. All competitors wear eyeshades to account for varying levels of sight, except for the goalkeeper who may be sighted. 7-a-side football is for cerebral palsy sufferers . Athletes who classify as C5-C8 can take part in this sport, with C5 being most disabled. At least one C5 or C6 player, and no more than three C8 players, may be on the field at a given time.
The following is the United States squad in the football 7-a-side tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[ 1]
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Ukraine (UKR)
3
2
1
0
17
2
+15
7
Qualified for the medal round
2
Brazil (BRA)
3
2
1
0
12
1
+11
7
3
Great Britain (GBR)
3
1
0
2
5
10
−5
3
Qualified for the classification round
4
United States (USA)
3
0
0
3
0
21
−21
0
5thโ8th place semi-finals
7th/8th place match
Goalball
Women's tournament
Squad list
Group stage
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
From:
Sweden W 5โ1
4
China L 0โ5
Australia L 1โ2
Japan W 3โ0
Canada L 0โ1
Group stage
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
Canada
4
3
0
1
6
3
+3
9
Quarterfinals
Japan
4
2
1
1
5
3
+2
7
Sweden
4
2
1
1
11
11
0
7
United States
4
2
0
2
9
4
+5
6
Australia
4
0
0
4
7
17
−10
0
Eliminated
Quarter-final
Judo
Powerlifting
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Sitting volleyball
Women's tournament
Team
Group stage[ 2]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
United States
China L 1โ3
2
N/A
Semi-final Ukraine W 3โ0
Final China L 1โ3
Slovenia L 0โ3
Brazil L 0โ3
Roster
The following is the American roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[ 3]
Group stage
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
China
3
3
0
6
9
2
4.500
275
138
1.993
2
United States
3
2
1
5
7
2
3.500
245
187
1.310
3
Brazil
3
1
2
4
4
8
0.500
242
273
0.886
4
Slovenia
3
0
3
3
2
9
0.222
176
260
0.677
Semi-final
Gold medal match
Swimming
Men
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q ) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Women
Table tennis
Men
Women
Wheelchair basketball
The United States have qualified one men's team and one women's team in wheelchair basketball through their results at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship .[ 4] [ 5] Competing athletes are given eight-level classification points specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 with lower numbers representing a higher degree of disability. The sum of the classification points of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.[ 6]
Men's tournament
The US men's wheelchair basketball team in action against Italy in the group stage of the tournament.
Group stage
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Table points, 2) Head-to-head score differential
Notes:
^ a b c Head-to-head score differential: TUR: +6; USA: โ1; ESP: โ5
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Bronze medal match
Women's tournament
Squad list (classification points)
Group stage[ 7]
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
From:
China W 68โ65
2 Q
Canada W 67โ55
Australia L 39โ40
Bronze medal match Netherlands L 47โ71
4
France W 63โ24
Germany L 48โ54
Mexico W 67โ33
Group stage
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
Germany
4
4
0
254
158
+96
8
Quarter-finals
United States
4
3
1
246
176
+70
7
China
4
2
2
240
204
+36
6
Mexico
4
1
3
157
230
−73
5
France
4
0
4
132
261
−129
4
Eliminated
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Bronze medal match
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair rugby
Squad list
Group stage[ 8]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
From:
France W 70โ44
1
N/A
Canada L 49โ50
Bronze Medal Japan W 53โ43
Great Britain W 56โ44
Japan W 64โ48
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
United States (USA)
3
3
0
0
190
136
+54
6
Semifinals
Japan (JPN)
3
2
0
1
164
159
+5
4
Great Britain (GBR)
3
1
0
2
140
157
−17
2
Eliminated
France (FRA)
3
0
0
3
150
192
−42
0
Semi-finals
Bronze medal game
Wheelchair tennis
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Steve Baldwin
Men's singles
Sanada (JPN ) L 1โ6, 2โ6
did not advance
Jon Rydberg
Ledesma (ARG ) W 6โ7, 6โ3, 6โ1
Jรฉrรฉmiasz (FRA ) L 6โ7, 1โ6
did not advance
Stephen Welch
Mathonsi (RSA ) W 6โ2, 6โ7, 6โ1
Gerrard (BEL ) L 6โ7, 2โ6
did not advance
Noah Yablong
Yusuf (NGR ) L 2โ6, 3โ6
did not advance
Emmy Kaiser
Women's singles
โ
Hwang (KOR ) W 6โ2, 3โ6. 7โ5
Shuker (GBR ) L 0โ6, 2โ6
did not advance
Mackenzie Soldan
โ
Vega (COL ) W 6โ4, 6โ0
Buis (NED ) L 2โ6, 0โ6
did not advance
Bryan Barten
Quad singles
โ
Innocenti (ITA ) W 6โ3, 6โ4
Gershony (ISR ) L 1โ6, 1โ6
did not advance
Nicholas Taylor
โ
Kawano (JPN ) W 6โ1, 7โ5
Hard (SWE ) W 4โ6, 6โ4, 6โ1
Wagner (USA ) L 2โ6, 1โ6
Bronze final Weinberg (ISR ) W 1โ6, 6โ3, 6โ4
David Wagner
โ
Sithole (RSA ) W 6โ1, 7โ5
Kramer (ISR ) W 6โ3, 6โ0
Taylor (USA ) W 6โ2, 6โ1
Gershony (ISR ) L 3โ6, 1โ6
Steve Baldwin Noah Yablong
Men's doubles
โ
Olsson ,Vikstrom (SWE ) L 0โ6, 1โ6
did not advance
Jon Rydberg Stephen Welch
โ
Pommรช ,Santos (BRA ) L 6โ1, 3โ6, 6โ7
did not advance
Emmy Kaiser Mackenzie Soldan
Women's doubles
โ
Ellerbrock ,Krรผger (GER ) L 7โ5, 2โ6, 5โ7
did not advance
Nicholas Taylor David Wagner
Quad doubles
โ
Bye
Gershony ,Weinberg (ISR ) W 6โ3, 7โ6
Lapthorne ,Norfolk (ISR ) W 6โ2, 5โ7, 6โ2
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