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The 1996 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1996 Summer Paralympics, held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from August 16 to August 25, 1996.
Gold Silver Bronze Men's cross-country details: Bart Brentjens Netherlands: Thomas Frischknecht Switzerland: Miguel Martinez France: Women's cross-country details: Paola Pezzo Italy: Alison Sydor Canada: Susan DeMattei United States
The Paralympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals. See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time.
A total of 1574 medals were awarded during the Atlanta games: 517 gold, 516 silver, and 541 bronze. The host country, the United States, topped the medal count with more gold medals, more bronze medals, and more medals overall than any other nation. Germany took the most silver medals, with 58. [21]
Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze) Paralympiads medal events in 2016 Gold Silver Bronze Total Archery: Since 1960 15 9 152 143 133 428 Paola Fantato (5–1–2) Athletics: Since 1960 15 160 2848 2791 2708 8348 Zipora Rubin (13–5–5) Heinz Frei (11-6–5) Boccia: Since 1984 9 7 63 63 63 189
Deaf Hungarian fencer Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő won two individual medals (a gold and a bronze) and five team medals at the Olympics between 1960 and 1976. She never competed at the Deaflympics, as fencing was never part of the event's programme. [1] [2] Several athletes with disabilities have competed in both the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
The table is pre-sorted by the name of each Paralympic Committee, but can be displayed as sorted by any other column, such as the total number of gold medals or total number of overall medals. To sort by gold, silver, and then bronze (as used unofficially by the IPC and by most broadcasters outside the US) sort first by the bronze column, then ...
Priya Naree Cooper, OAM (born 2 October 1974) is an Australian world champion disabled swimmer, winning nine Paralympic gold medals as well as world records and world championships. She competed in the Australian swimming team at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympics with an S8 classification. She was twice the co-captain of the Australian ...