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Encyclopedia > 1996 Summer Paralympics

See also: 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...


The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship. This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ...

Games of the X Paralympics
Nations participating 103
Athletes participating 3195 (2415 men, 780 women)
Events 508 in 20 sports
Opening ceremonies October 15, 1996
Closing ceremonies October 26, 1996
Officially opened by Al Gore
Rank
NPC Name
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 14 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


October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Albert Arnold Gore Jr. ... Official language Serbian written in Cyrillic alphabet1 Capital Belgrade2 President3 Svetozar Marović Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 105th 102,350 km² 0. ...

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The 1996 summer Paralympics are in full swing in Atlanta.
In Nagano in 1998, he noted that he was one of the few Canadian reporters who stayed behind after the Olympics to cover the Paralympics.
At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, there was substantial Paralympic coverage for the first time in the United States when the A&E (Arts and Entertainment) Network broadcast daily hour-long highlights during Games.
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