Larry Banks is a

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from

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competing mainly in category C5 sprint events. Larry competed in the 100m in both the

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and

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 ...

winning the gold medal in a new world record in the 1992 games and being disqualified in the 1996 games.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male sprinters Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub