1996 Summer Paralympics

See also: 1996 Summer Olympics

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The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship.

• Nations participating: 103
• Number of Atheletes: 3,195 (2,415 men and 780 women)
• Events: 508 in 20 sports
• Disabilities: Spinal cord injury, Amputee, Visually impaired, Cerebral, Palsy, Les autres, Mentally Handicapped
• Opening Ceremony: August 15?
• Closing Ceremony: August 26?

Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	46	46	65	157
2	Australia	42	37	27	106
3	Germany	40	58	51	149
4	Great Britain	39	42	41	122
5	Spain	39	31	36	106
6	France	35	29	31	95
7	Canada	24	21	24	69
8	Netherlands	17	11	17	45
9	China	16	13	10	39
10	Japan	14	10	12	36
11	Poland	13	2	8	35
12	South Korea	13	2	15	30
13	Sweden	12	14	10	36
14	Italy	11	20	15	46
15	South Africa	10	8	10	28
16	Russia	9	7	11	27
17	Norway	9	7	4	20
18	Switzerland	9	6	6	21
19	New Zealand	9	6	3	18
20	Iran	9	5	3	17
21	Egypt	8	11	11	30
22	Belgium	8	10	7	25
23	Cuba	8	3	0	11
24	Denmark	7	17	17	41
25	Austria	6	6	10	22
26	Portugal	6	4	4	14
27	Hong Kong	5	5	5	15
28	Iceland	5	4	5	14
29	Hungary	5	2	3	10
30	Finland	4	5	4	13
31	Mexico	3	5	4	12
32	Estonia	3	4	2	9
33	Belarus	3	3	7	13
34	Lithuania	3	2	6	11
35	Nigeria	3	2	3	8
36	Czech Republic	2	7	1	10
37	Brazil	2	6	13	21
38	Argentina	2	5	2	9
39	Slovakia	2	4	5	11
40	Algeria	2	2	3	7
41	Yugoslavia	2	2	0	4
42	Côte d'Ivoire	2	0	0	2
42	Panama	2	0	0	2
44	Ukraine	1	4	2	7
45	Ireland	1	3	6	10
46	Greece	1	1	3	5
47	Kuwait	1	1	1	3
48	Kenya	1	1	0	2
49	Chinese Taipei	1	0	2	3
50	Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1
50	Peru	1	0	0	1
52	Israel	0	4	5	9
53	Slovenia	0	2	3	5
54	Tunisia	0	2	0	2
55	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2
56	Jordan	0	1	0	1
57	Moldova	0	0	2	2
57	Thailand	0	0	2	2
59	Jamaica	0	0	1	1
59	Uruguay	0	0	1	1

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Summer Paralympics[?]

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Winter Paralympics[?]

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