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The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta attracted sponsorship from around the world for the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games, which also moved the Paralympic Games beyond the scope of sporting competitions. During the Paralympic Games, the Third Paralympic Congress was held for four days, from 12 to 16 August, where leaders of the disability movement from around the world discussed political and economic topics related to people with disabilities.
- Chinese name
- 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
- Foreign name
- The 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
- Holding time
- 16 August 1996-25 August 1996
- venue
- Atlanta, USA
- Race type
- International comprehensive competition
- Port number
- Century celebration
- mascot
- Breeze
- Participating countries and regions
- 104
- Competing athlete
- 3259
- Last session
- 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games
- Next session
- Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
- event
- 20 major items, 508 minor items
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The 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games featured 3,259 athletes from 104 different countries and regions, with 20 major sports and 508 minor sports
Al Gore
Declare the Paralympic Games open.
Every Paralympic Games, the number of athletes and competition results will be greatly improved, and the 10th Paralympic Games held in Atlanta in 1996 also made many breakthroughs in the previous history. For the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games, athletes with intellectual and physical disabilities, including spinal cord disabilities, cerebral palsy, amputations,
Visual disturbance
And athletes with other disabilities. About 4,500 athletes will participate in the Games, and the organizing committee has provided about 8,000 rooms for athletes and officials to live in. A total of 12,000 volunteers have participated in the service work of the Games.
The Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee, with
International Paralympic Committee
The IPC worked closely to ensure the vitality of the Paralympic Games and to improve the quality, quantity and universality of the events. Create good competition conditions for athletes.
A total of 388,373 spectators watched the games, including 66,257 spectators for the opening ceremony and 57,640 spectators for the closing ceremony. A total of 2,088 media workers participated in the Paralympics, including 721 from print media, 806 from electronic media, and 114 photojournalists.
This Paralympic Games is not only a competition of sports, but also a fusion of disabled arts from different fields. The integration of these arts has expanded the influence of the Paralympic Games and promoted the combination and development of sports and arts.
The Games attracted a total of 3,195 athletes (2,414 men and 780 women) and 1,717 team staff from 103 countries. There are 20 sports in the Atlanta Paralympics, with 508 events, of which 17 are competitive events and three are show events: football, sailing and sailing
Wheelchair rugby
. For the first time in Paralympic history, 56 athletes with intellectual disabilities competed in athletics and swimming.
The Paralympics produced many excellent results in athletics and swimming. Among them, Louise Sauvage of Australia dominated the women's wheelchair race, winning gold MEDALS in the 400 meters, 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters. In swimming, Kasper Engel of the Netherlands set a new world record in the men's 100m breaststroke SB5 with a time of 1:31.50. Beatrice Hess of France won gold in the women's 200m individual medley (SM5), setting a new world and Paralympic record of 3:35.94. A total of 269 new Paralympic records were set. The United States topped the medal table with 157 MEDALS and 46 golds. Australia finished second with 42 gold MEDALS, while Germany finished third with 40.
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1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games gold medal
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name
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sex
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Province of origin
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Major event
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Entry event
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rank
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grade
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remark
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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male
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Fujian (Province)
(formerly Heilongjiang)
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Track and field
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High jump
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F42-F44
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1.92 m
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Break a world record
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|
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female
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Jiangsu (Province)
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Track and field
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Shot put
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F10, F11
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12.12 m
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Break a world record
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|
|
Wu Hongping
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female
|
Guangxi
|
Track and field
|
Shot put
|
F42-F44
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11.06 m
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Break a world record
|
|
male
|
Inner Mongolia
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Track and field
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Javelin throw
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F43, F44
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53.54 m
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Break a world record
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|
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male
|
Henan (Province)
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Track and field
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Triple jump
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F45, F46
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13.29 m
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Break a world record
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|
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male
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Jiangsu (Province)
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Track and field
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Discus throw
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F12
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47.56 m
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Break a world record
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|
|
Javelin throw
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F12
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51.80 m
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Break Paralympic record
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Shot put
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F12
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15.66 m
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Break a world record
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Zhu Weiming
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male
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Hunan (Province)
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Swimming
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100 meters backstroke
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S6
|
21 "1 '12
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-
|
|
Gong Baoren
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male
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Liaoning (Province)
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Swimming
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100 meters breaststroke
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SB7
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29 "1 '92
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Break a world record
|
|
Iron sound
|
female
|
Guangxi
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Swimming
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100 meters breaststroke
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SB8
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1 '38 "10
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-
|
|
female
|
Guangxi
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Table tennis
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Stand in public
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TT6-TT10
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-
|
-
|
|
|
team
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TT6-TT10
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-
|
-
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Rothford Group
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female
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Fujian (Province)
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Table tennis
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team
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TT6-TT10
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-
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-
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singles
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TT9
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-
|
-
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male
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Jiangsu (Province)
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weightlifting
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67.5kg
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-
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195kg
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Break a world record
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male
|
Inner Mongolia
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weightlifting
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100kg class
|
-
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232.5 kg
|
Break a world record
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