Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
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.
Wheelchair tennis at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
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Paralympic Wheelchair tennis | |
Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics | |
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Edition | Demonstration sport |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | Laurent Giammartini |
Women's Singles | Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch |
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 (archived)
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