[1] He and his teammates Ma Lin and Nathan Pellissier won silver after Australia was defeated by China in the Men's team - class 9-10 gold medal final.

Half a tonne of mining equipment fell from a forklift and resulted in him having 3½ toes on his right foot amputated.

[3] This led to "19 operations, endless physiotherapy treatment, skin grafting, renal dialysis and a tendon transfer, not to mention suffered a lot of pain".

[6] However, he secured a maiden win in the second match against Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi from Nigeria which allowed him to play unsuccessfully against Lian Hao for a spot in the quarter-final.

[7] In the Men's team - class 9-10 event, Australia won silver after Coughlan and teammate Ma Lin were defeated 2-0 by China's duo of Lian Hao and Yi Qing Zhao in the gold medal final.