Canada at the 1996 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:CAN
Npcname:Canadian Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:1996
Flagcaption:Flag of Canada
Location:Atlanta
Competitors:133 (95 men and 38 women)
Flagbearer:Marni Abbott
Rank:7
Gold:24
Silver:21
Bronze:24
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1968

Canada competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States, from August 16 to 25, 1996.[1] 133 athletes (95 men and 38 women) competed in 15 sports. Canada won a total of 69 medals and finished in seventh on the medal table.

Wheelchair basketball player Marni Abbott was the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2] She earned a gold medal in women's wheelchair basketball.

Medallists

Paralympic sports

MedalNameSportEvent
Men's 200m T51
Men's 800m T53
Men's 5000m T51
Men's marathon T51
Men's discus F34/37
Men's discus F54
Men's shot put F34/37
Men's pentathlon P12
Women's 100m T53
Women's 200m T53
Mixed 500m time trial bicycle CP3
Women's 50/60k tandem open
Mixed 60/70k tandem open
Men's singles LB6
Men's 50m freestyle S7
Men's 100m backstroke B3
Men's 100m butterfly B3
Men's 100m freestyle B3
Men's 200m medley B3
Men's 400m freestyle B3
Women's 100m breaststroke B3
Women's 200m medley B3
Women's 400m freestyle S7
Women's team
Men's 100m T32
Men's 100m T51
Men's 400m T51
Men's 400m T53
Men's 800m T51
Men's 1500m T12
Men's 1500m T51
Men's marathon T51
Men's javelin F12
Men's javelin F54
Women's 200m MH
Women's 400m T53
Women's 800m T53
Women's 1500m T52-53
Women's long jump MH
Women's discus F12
Women's individual pursuit tandem open
Men's team
Women's singles LB6
Men's 100m freestyle S7
Women's 100m backstroke B3
Men's 100m T51
Men's 400m T51
Men's 800m T52
Men's 1500m T51
Men's 4 × 400 m relay T52-53
Men's discus F12
Men's javelin F34/37
Men's shot put F51
Women's 100m T52
Women's 200m T52
Women's discus F10-11
Women's shot put F10-11
Mixed 20k bicycle CP3
Mixed 55/65k bicycle LC2
Women's time trial tandem open
Men's 50m breaststroke SB3
Men's 50m freestyle B3
Men's 100m butterfly S9
Men's 400m freestyle S9
Women's 50m freestyle B3
Women's 100m backstroke S7
Women's 100m butterfly B3
Women's 100m freestyle B3

Demonstration sports

Canada won a silver medal in both team sailing and wheelchair rugby. These two sports were later recognised as Paralympic sports in the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Canada . paralympic.org . August 27, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Athlete Profiles: Marni Abbott . BC Wheelchair Sports Association . March 8, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011193741/http://www.bcwheelchairsports.com/sports/profiles/mabbott.htm . October 11, 2008 .