Denmark_at_the_2016_Summer_Paralympics

Denmark at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Denmark at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Denmark competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They had athletes participating in athletics, cycling, equestrian, shooting, swimming and table tennis. They won a total of seven medals; one gold, two silver and four bronze.

Quick Facts Denmark at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, IPC code ...

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Medallists

More information Medal, Name ...
More information Medals by sport, Total ...

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Road

More information Athlete, Event ...

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.[4] They earned an additional individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method.[5]

Individual
More information Athlete, Horse ...
Team
More information Athlete, Horse ...

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. The United Arab Emirates earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R5 – 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH2 event as a result of the performance of Johnny Andersen.[6][7][8]

More information Athlete, Event ...

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Women
More information Athlete, Event ...

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Women
More information Athlete, Event ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. [4]
    "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  9. [9]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Denmark_at_the_2016_Summer_Paralympics, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.