Austria announce Rio 2016 Paralympic team

The Austrian Paralympic Committee announced the 26-member team that will represent the country at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, from 7-18 September.

For the first time, Austria will have a 4-person rowing team and an equestrian team. Multi-world champion Markus Swoboda will be the lone representative in canoe, which will make its Paralympic debut.

By the end of July, the athletes will receive the official equipment and will take part in a workshop. On 24 August, the Austrian delegation will take off towards Rio, Brazil.

Austria seek to outdo their London 2012 performance, when they won 13 medals.

Full roster

Athletics

Natalija Eder

Thomas Geierspichler

Bil Marinkovic

Gunther Matzinger

Cycling

Walter Ablinger

Wolfgang Eibeck

Thomas Frühwirth

Wolfgang Schattauer

Canoe

Markus Swoboda

Equestrian

Thomas Haller

Martin Knauder

Pepo Puch

Julia Sciancalepore

Wheelchair tennis

Nico Langmann

Martin Legner

Rowing

Maria Dorn

Thomas Ebner

Gerheid Pahl

Benjamin Strasser

Erika Buchinger (control)

Swimming

Andreas Onea

Sabine Weber-Treiber

Sailing

Sven Reiger

Table tennis

Stanislaw Fraczyk

Krisztian Gardos

Egon Kramminger

Doris Mader

More information is available on the Austrian Paralympic Committee’s website.

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