Elmar Sommer competed for Germany in the men's standing
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
events at the
1992 Summer Paralympics
)( es, Deporte Sin Límites)
, nations = 82 (BCN)75 (MAD)
, athletes = 3,020 (BCN)1,600 (MAD)
, opened_by = Queen Sofía
, opening = 3 September (BCN)15 September (MAD)
, closing = 14 September (BCN)22 September (MAD)
, even ...
, the
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million.
It was the first Paralympic Games ...
, and the
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...
. He won gold medals in 1992, 1996, and 2000.
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Germany at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Germany competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 238 competitors from Germany won 171 medals including 61 gold, 51 silver and 59 bronze and finished 2nd in the medal table.
Medalists Gold medalists
Silver medalists
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Germany at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
231 athletes (153 men and 78 women) from Germany competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Medallists
See also
*Germany at the Paralympics
*Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics
References
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Germany at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
There were 69 female and 182 male athletes representing the country at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. They won 95 medals (16 gold, 41 silver, 38 bronze).Elmar Sommer at
World ParaVolley World ParaVolley, formerly the World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD), is an international organization that is for people with physical disabilities. It is affiliated with the International Paralympic Committee(IPC). The World Organizati ...