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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.
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, [1] and had a budget of USD $81 million. [2] It was the first Paralympic Games where International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability athletes were given full medal ...
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.
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 .
Australian gold medalist Priya Cooper after presentation ceremony. Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 168 events, 87 for men and 81 for women. Because of a tie in the men's 100 m freestyle S4 event, a total of 169 bronze medals were awarded.
David Thomas Selby, OAM [1] (born 29 May 1969) [2] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales. [2] He was part of the gold medal-winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team [3] at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, [4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. [1]
Australian and American athletes at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. The United States was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia . Its athletes finished first in the gold and overall medal count.
Medal Host Number of medal events Medals awarded Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze) Gold Silver Bronze Total 1960: winners: table: Rome, Italy: 113 113 94 84 291 Maria Scutti (9–1–2) Athletics 1964: winners: table: Tokyo, Japan: 144 144 138 136 418 Dean Slaugh (4–0–0) Archery Serge Bec (3–1–0) Wheelchair Fencing