Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
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| Edition: | Demonstration sport | |||
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 Laurent Giammartini | ||||
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| Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch | ||||
Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics
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Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's singles events. Despite wheelchair tennis being contested as a demonstration sport, and not an official part of the Paralympic program,medals were awarded and counted for the overall medal list.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |
Laurent Giammartini France |
Mick Connell Australia |
Chip Turner United States |
Sasson Aharoni Israel | |||
| Women's singles |
Chantal Vandierendonck Netherlands |
Monique Van Den Bosch Netherlands |
Terry Lewis United States |
| Ellen de Lange Netherlands |
Source: Paralympic.org [1]
References
- ↑ "Medallists, 1988 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair tennis". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1988. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- Wheelchair Tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics (Seoul) from the International Paralympic Committee
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