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.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
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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 |
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.