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Athletics At The 1996 Summer Paralympics ...
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 210 events, 155 for men and 55 for women. Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic results 1996 Summer Paralympics events 1996 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centennial Olympic Stadium
Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Construction of the stadium began in 1993, and it was complete and ready for the opening ceremony in July 1996, where it hosted track and field events and the closing ceremony. After the Olympics and Paralympics, it was reconstructed into the baseball-specific Turner Field, used by the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball for 20 seasons (1997–2016). After the Braves departed for Truist Park, the facility was purchased by Georgia State University, which rebuilt the stadium a second time as Center Parc Stadium, designed for American football. History During the week-long athletics program, the stadium bore witness to Donovan Bailey of Canada winning the 100 m in a world record time of 9.84 s; Michael Johnson winning both the 200 and 400 metres titles, breaking the 200 m world record in the process; and France's Marie-José Pérec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Williams (Paralympic Athlete)
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Stephen Payton
Stephen Payton (born 17 May 1977 in Uphall, Scotland) is a Paralympian athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T38 sprint events. Payton has competed in four Paralympics, his first and most successful was in 1996 where he had a clean sweep of the T37 sprint events, winning gold in 100m,200m and 400m as well as winning a silver in the T34-37 4 × 100 m as part of the British team. Four years later in Sydney he was not as successful winning bronze medals in both the T38 100m and 200m and a silver in the 400m and being part of the British team that improved to silver in the T38 relay. By the Athens games Stephen was not part of the relay team but did still compete in the three individual sprint races but only managed a bronze in the 400m. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Hassan Mahmoud
Ahmed Hassan Mahmoud is a paralympic athlete from Egypt competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. Ahmed competed in three Paralympics firstly in 1992 where he competed in the C7 400m, winning a bronze medal. In the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta he improved to win the T36 400m gold medal and also took bronze in the 100m and 200m. His final appearance came in 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ... where he won a silver in the T37 400m and a bronze in the 200m as well as competing in the 100m. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Paralympic athletes for Egypt Paralympic gold medalists for Egypt Paralympic silver medalists for Egypt Paralympic bronze medalists for Egypt Paralympic medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Haber (athlete)
Peter Haber is a paralympic athlete from Germany competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. Biography Haber has competed in three Paralympics, winning at least one medal at each. His first games were in 1992 where he won three track golds in 100m, 200m and 400m and a silver in the long jump as well as being part of the German 4 × 100 m relay team. In 1996 he won three more silvers in the 10om, 200m and long jump. This was followed in 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ... where he won a silver in the 100m and missed out in the relay and 200m. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Haber, Peter Paralympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Allek
Mohamed Allek ar, محمد علاك ; (17 August 1974 – 8 March 2016) was a Paralympian Track and field, athlete from Algeria, competing mainly in category T37 (classification), T37 sprint events. He was born in Agouni Gueghrane. In the 1996 Summer Paralympics Allek won gold medals in the T37 (classification), T37 100 m and 200 m but missed out on a medal in the 400 m. Four years later in Sydney he made amends and won a clean sweep of the T37 (classification), T37 sprint gold medals. In 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2004 he was only able to compete in the 200 m and only won a bronze. In Beijing in 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008 he competed in the 100 m, 200 m and as part of the Algerian 4 × 100 m squad but failed to win any medals for the first time. Allek died in Algiers on the night of 7–8 March 2016, at the age of 41. References 1974 births 2016 deaths Algerian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeman Register
Freeman Register is a paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category C6 sprint events. Freeman competed in three Paralympics, at his first in 1992 he won a gold in the 4 × 100 m and 100m where he equalled the world record and also won bronze in the 200m. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics he won a gold in the 200m, silver in the 4 × 100 m behind a new world record set by the Hong Kong quartet and bronze in the 100m. His third and final games were in 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ... where he finished eighth in the final of the 100m, his only event at these games. References External links * Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Gomez (athlete)
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Du Chun Kim
Kim Du-chun is a paralympic athlete from South Korea competing mainly in category C6 sprint events. Kim competed in four Paralympics winning six medals including four gold. He first competed in the 1988 Summer Paralympics where he finished fifth in the 100m, fourth in the 200m and fifth in the 400m. At the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona he finished second in the 100m behind the world record equalling run of American Larry Banks, and won gold in the 200m and 400m where he set a new Paralympic games record. In the 1996 Summer Paralympics he retained his title in the 400m in a new world record and despite American Freeman Register setting a new world record in the heats of the 100m, Kim beat him in the final to win the Gold medal but he was only able to win the bronze in the 200m. His final games came in 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hughes (athlete)
Paul Hughes is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category C5 sprint events. Paul competed in both the 1992 and 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internation .... In the 1992 games he failed to qualify for the final of the 200 m but won a silver medal in the 100 m behind American Larry Banks who set a new world record. In the 1996 games he finished third in the 100 m winning the bronze medal. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British male sprinters Paralympic athletes for Great Britain Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Romaguera
Jaime Peter Romaguera (born 4 July 1966) is a former Australian Paralympic athlete and footballer. He was born in Brisbane and has cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensat .... He competed at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics in football 7-a-side and athletics. At the 1992 Atlanta Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m C5 athletics event. He won a silver medal in the Men's 100 m T34 athletics event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. References External links * 1966 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Australia Paralympic 7-a-side soccer players for Australia Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 7-a-side footballers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor Suarez
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