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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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See also: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Athletics
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueEstádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates8–18 September 2016
Competitors1100 (660 men, 440 women)
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Athletics events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held in the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 2016. 177 events were held across both genders where 1,100 athletes competed. The athletics programme was the largest element of the Games programme in terms of entrants and medals awarded.

Classification and events

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Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.

The athletics classifications are:

The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively. High jump and Long jump, while field events, usually attract a "T" classification

Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner, those classified 12 have the option of using a guide, while those classified 13 do not use a guide runner. Guide runners are awarded medals alongside their athletes.

On 9 June 2015, the IPC announced the final make up of the Rio 2016 athletics programme. There were several changes in the programme, including the elimination of triple jump events, and the reduction of events requiring a factoring system, as this was seen[by whom?] to undermine the image of the event as sport.

The following is a summary of all athletics events which took place at the Games:[1]

Event summary table

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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's Events (96)
Classification
Event 		Visual Impairment ID Cerebral Palsy athletes
T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant 		RG Amputee athletes Wheelchair athletes
Spinal injuries
T11 T12 T13 T20 T32 T33 T34 T35 T36 T37 T38 T40 T41 T42 T43 T44 T45 T46 T47 T51 T52 T53 T54 T55 T56 T57
F11 F12 F13 F20 F32 F33 F34 F35 F36 F37 F38 F40 F41 F42 F43 F44 F45 F46 F47 F51 F52 F53 F54 F55 F56 F57
Track events
100 metres ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ● >> ● >> >> ● ● ● ● ●
200 metres ● ● ● ● >> ●
400 metres ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ● >> >> ● ● ● ● ●
800 metres ● ● >> ● ●
1500 metres ● >> ● ● ● ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
5000 metres ● >> ● >> ●
Marathon >> ● >> ● >> >> ●
4 × 100 m relay ● ●
4 × 400 m relay ●
Field events
High Jump ● ● >> >> ●
Long Jump ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ● >> >> ●
Shot Put >> ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ● >> ●
Discus ● ● >> ● >> ● >> >> ●
Javelin >> ● ● ● >> ● >> >> ● ● >> ● >> ●
Club throw ● ●
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Women's Events (81)
Classification
Event 		Visual Impairment ID Cerebral Palsy athletes
T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant 		RG Amputee athletes Wheelchair athletes
Spinal injuries
T11 T12 T13 T20 T32 T33 T34 T35 T36 T37 T38 T40 T41 T42 T43 T44 T45 T46 T47 T51 T52 T53 T54 T55 T56 T57
F11 F12 F13 F20 F32 F33 F34 F35 F36 F37 F38 F40 F41 F42 F43 F44 F45 F46 F47 F51 F52 F53 F54 F55 F56 F57
Track events
100 metres ● ● ● >> ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ● >> >> ● >> ● ● ●
200 metres ● ● ● ● >> ● >> >> ●
400 metres ● ● ● ● >> ● ● ● >> ● >> >> ● >> ● ● ●
800 metres ● >> ● ●
1500 metres ● >> ● ● >> ●
5000 metres >> ●
Marathon >> ● >> >> ●
4 × 100 m relay ● ●
4 × 400 m relay ●
Field events
Long Jump ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ● >> >> ●
Shot Put >> ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ●
Discus Throw ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
Javelin >> ● ● ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
Club throw ● ●
Key:
  • ID : Classifications for intellectual disability
  • RG : Les Autres classification, including dwarfism and restricted growth
  • ● : Event in this classification
  • >> : Competitors in this classification may take part in event for the next competed classification, e.g. T33 may compete in T34 event, or both T35 and T36 athletes may compete in a T37 event.
Athletics at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
High jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Club throwmenwomen

Schedule

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OC Opening ceremony  ●  Event finals CC Closing ceremony
September 2016 7
Wed 		8
Thu 		9
Fri 		10
Sat 		11
Sun 		12
Mon 		13
Tue 		14
Wed 		15
Thu 		16
Fri 		17
Sat 		18
Sun 		Gold
medals
Athletics OC 10 20 16 19 14 19 14 19 14 25 5 CC 177

Participating nations

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A total of 1,139 athletes from 146 nations competed.

Medal summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)32231267
2 United States (USA)16151142
3 Great Britain (GBR)1571133
4 Germany (GER)99725
5 Brazil (BRA)8141133
6 Tunisia (TUN)76619
7 Cuba (CUB)61310
8 South Africa (RSA)56415
9 Poland (POL)49417
10 Ukraine (UKR)48719
11 Algeria (ALG)45615
12 Thailand (THA)4329
13 Australia (AUS)391426
14 Canada (CAN)3328
15 France (FRA)3249
 New Zealand (NZL)3249
17 Greece (GRE)3227
 Spain (ESP)3227
19 Morocco (MAR)3216
20 Netherlands (NED)3137
 Uzbekistan (UZB)3137
22 Kenya (KEN)3126
23 Malaysia (MAS)3014
24 Italy (ITA)2226
25 Ireland (IRL)2215
26 Switzerland (SUI)2204
27 Belgium (BEL)2114
 India (IND)2114
29 Iraq (IRQ)2103
30 Latvia (LAT)2024
31 Nigeria (NGR)2013
32 Iran (IRI)16512
33 Mexico (MEX)1236
34 Namibia (NAM)1225
35 Colombia (COL)1157
36 Argentina (ARG)1124
37 Croatia (CRO)1113
 Finland (FIN)1113
 Serbia (SRB)1113
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)1113
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)1113
42 Lithuania (LTU)1102
43 Bahrain (BRN)1001
 Bulgaria (BUL)1001
 Kuwait (KUW)1001
46 Japan (JPN)0437
47 Azerbaijan (AZE)0415
48 Venezuela (VEN)0325
49 Qatar (QAT)0202
50 South Korea (KOR)0123
51 Denmark (DEN)0112
52 Egypt (EGY)0101
 Ethiopia (ETH)0101
 Hungary (HUN)0101
 Ivory Coast (CIV)0101
 Uganda (UGA)0101
57 Austria (AUT)0022
 Portugal (POR)0022
59 Belarus (BLR)0011
 Cape Verde (CPV)0011
 Czech Republic (CZE)0011
 Mozambique (MOZ)0011
 Pakistan (PAK)0011
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)0011
 Slovakia (SVK)0011
 Sri Lanka (SRI)0011
 Turkey (TUR)0011
 Vietnam (VIE)0011
Totals (68 entries)177178175530

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Final Paralympic Games Athletics Programme from www.paralympics.org, Official website of the IPC.
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