| Argentina at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ARG |
| NPC | Argentine Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 82 in 15 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gustavo Fernandez |
| Medals Ranked 54th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony. [1]
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. [2] [3] 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. [4]
The following Argentine competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Yanina Andrea Martinez | Athletics | Women's 100m T36 | September 9 |
 Silver | Hernan Emanuel Urra | Athletics | Shot put F35 | September 12 |
 Bronze | Hernan Barreto | Athletics | Men's 100m T35 | September 9 |
| Bronze | Hernan Barreto | Athletics | Men's 200m T35 | September 12 |
| Bronze | Football 5-a-side | Men | September 17 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mario Tataren | 100 m T37 | 12.30 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Diego Martin Gonzalez | 100 m T35 | 13.38 | 6 Q | 13.45 | 7 |
| 200 m T35 | 26.92 | 3 Q | 27.21 | 4 | |
| Hernan Barreto | 100 m T35 | 13.01 | 3 Q | 12.85 | |
| 200 m T35 | 27.37 | 4 Q | 26.50 | | |
| Nicolas Martin Aravena | 100 m T35 | 13.53 | 7 Q | 13.45 | 6 |
| 200 m T35 | 28.71 | 6 Q | 27.51 | 6 | |
| Mariano Dominguez | 400 m T37 | 57.85 | 9 | did not advance | |
| 1500 m T37 | — | 4:46.42 | 7 | ||
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Aldana Isabel Ibanez | 100 m T45-47 | 13.99 | 11 | did not advance | |
| Yanina Andrea Martinez | 100 m T36 | 14.50 | 1 Q | 14.46 | |
| 200 m T36 | 30.80 | 1 Q | 31.21 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Events | Mark | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernan Emanuel Urra | Shot put F35 | 14.91 | |
| Jonathan Andres Avellaneda | High jump T42 | 1.71 | 9 |
| Mario Tataren | Long jump T37 | 5.74 | 7 |
| Sergio Paz | Discus throw F11 | 33.99 | 6 |
| Athlete | Events | Mark | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldana Isabel Ibanez | Long jump T45-47 | 4.60 | 11 |
| Florencia Belen Romero | Discus throw F11 | 25.29 | 7 |
| Karina Erika Loyola | Discus throw F40-41 | 17.18 | 13 |
| Shot put F41 | 6.17 | 9 |
Argentina qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport at the Montreal hosted 2015 BisFed Americas Pair and Team championship in the Teams BC1/BC2 event. They claimed gold ahead of silver medalist Brazil and bronze medalists Canada. [5] [6]
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mauricio Ibarbure | Mixed individual BC1 |  Leung (HKG)L 0-4 |  Soulanis (GRE)L 4-6 |  Prado (ESP)W 8-0 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Sebastian Gonzalez | Mixed individual BC2 |  Santos (BRA)L 2-7 |  Jeong (KOR)L 2-4 | — | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mauricio Ibarbure Luis Cristaldo Maria Sahonero Sebastian Gonzalez | Mixed team BC1–2 |  Slovakia (SVK)W 5-4 |  Portugal (POR)W 7-1 | 1 | Hong Kong (HKG) W 6-4 |  Thailand (THA)L 1-14 | Portugal (POR) L 2-6 | 4 |
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Argentina qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements. [7] [8]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Villalba Ezequiel Romero (pilot) | Men's road race B | 2:44:55 | 15 |
| Men's time trial B | 40:46.89 | 19 | |
| Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | Men's road race C1-3 | 2:15:19 | 30 |
| Men's time trial C1 | 31:43.42 | 8 | |
| Mariela Delgado | Women's road race C4-5 | 2:21:58 | 4 |
| Women's time trial C5 | 29:59.78 | 6 | |
| Cristina Liliana Otero | Women's road race T1-2 | 1:16:06 | 7 |
| Women's time trial T1-2 | 35:20.52 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Raul Villalba Ezequiel Romero (pilot) | Men's individual pursuit B | 4:43.986 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | Men's individual pursuit C1 | 4:17.966 | 8 | did not advance | |
| Mariela Delgado | Women's individual pursuit C5 | 4:00.969 | 7 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Villalba Ezequiel Romero (pilot) | Men's 1 km time trial B | 1:06.863 | 9 |
| Rodrigo Fernando Lopez | Men's 1 km time trial C1–3 | 1:14.798 | 16 |
| Mariela Delgado | Women's 500m time trial C4–5 | 40.222 | 11 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Patricio Guglialmelli Lynch | Nirvana Pure Indulgence | Individual championship test grade III | 62.512 | 15 |
Argentina qualified for the Paralympics by finishing second the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada and the IBSA Blind Football World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Both finishes were behind host nation, Brazil, who earned an automatic qualifying berth. [9] [10] [11] [12]
The following is the Argentina squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [13]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Darío Lencina | Sighted | 23 August 1980 (aged 36) |
| 2 | DF | Ángel Deldo | B1 | 1 October 1987 (aged 28) |
| 3 | DF | Federico Accardi | B1 | 26 June 1989 (aged 27) |
| 4 | DF | Froilán Padilla | B1 | 22 February 1979 (aged 37) |
| 5 | FW | Silvio Velo | B1 | 29 May 1971 (aged 45) |
| 8 | MF | Lucas Rodríguez | B1 | 20 September 1981 (aged 34) |
| 10 | MF | David Peralta | B1 | 19 August 1981 (aged 35) |
| 11 | FW | Nicolás Véliz | B1 | 14 February 1991 (aged 25) |
| 12 | GK | Germán Muleck | Sighted | 4 May 1990 (aged 26) |
| 15 | FW | Maximiliano Espinillo | B1 | 16 November 1993 (aged 22) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Semi finals |
| 2 |  China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 7th–8th place match |
Argentina qualified for the Paralympics through the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto after Iran's qualifying spot was withdrawn because of a lack of competitors in their region. [14] [15]
The draw for the tournament was held on May 6 at the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain. Argentina was put into Group B with the United States, Netherlands and Russia. [16] Iran qualified for the 2016 Rio Games following the suspension of Russia. The IPC ruled that there could not be a redraw for the groups. This resulted in Iran being put into Group A with the Netherlands, Argentina and the United States. [17]
The tournament where the Paralympic draw took place featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating. [18] Argentina finished 7th after losing placement matches to the United States 4 - 3 and Ireland 0 - 3. [19] [20] [21]
Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked sixth in the world. [22]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Semi finals |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 7th–8th place match |
| Argentina | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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Five Argentine judoka have qualified to the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The competitions took place at the Carioca Arena 3
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage First round | Repechage Final | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Eduardo Gauto | Men's 60 kg |  Ibrahimov (AZE)L 000s2-112 | did not advance |  Sariyevv (KAZ)L 000-101 | did not advance | |||
| Rodolfo Ramirez | Men's 73 kg |  Rodriguez (CUB)L 000s1-100s1 | did not advance | |||||
| Jose Effron | Men's 81 kg | Pereira Arruda (BRA) W 100s2-000 | Avila (MEX) L 101s2-000s3 | did not advance | — | Safarov (AZE) L 000-100 | did not advance | |
| Jorge Lencina | Men's 90 kg |  Walby (CAN)W 100s1-000 |  Gogotchuri (GEO)L 000s1-100 | did not advance | Bye | Boboev (AZE) L 000-010s3 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage First round | Repechage Final | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Paula Gómez | Women's 48 kg |  Lee (TPE)L 000-100 | did not advance | — |  Hangai (JPN)L 000s1-000 | Did not advance | |
Argentina earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Lucas Nicolas Diaz earned the spot for Argentina after finishing fourth in the men's KL1 event. [23] [24] The competition took place at Lagoa Stadium.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lucas Nicolas Diaz | Men's KL1 | 55.585 | 7 | 55.613 | 3 | 53.078 | 6 |
Argentina has qualified one athlete to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The competition will take place at Riocentro. Jose David Coronel previously competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in the 75 kg category.
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose David Coronel | Men's 65 kg | 130 | 9 |
Argentina has qualified one rower to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The competition will take place at Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mariana Gallo | Women's single sculls | 7:31.44 | 6 R | 7:06.84 | 5 FB | 7:13.36 | 12 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had not already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Argentina qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the 2.4m event with a sixteenth-place finish overall and the sixth country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Tomas Saez Raffaelli. [25] [26] [27] Yet, the boat was crewed at the 2016 Games by Juan Fernández Ocampo, who previously competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Juan Fernández Ocampo | 2.4 Metre | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 146 | 15 |
Argentina has qualified 11 Paralympic swimmers to the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, which will compete in various events at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Elian Araya | 100m breaststroke SB14 | 1:10.96 | 8 q | 1:11.60 | 8 |
| 100m backstroke S14 | 1:10.16 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| 200m individual medley SM14 | 2:26.97 | 18 | did not advance | ||
| Facundo Jose Arregui | 100m freestyle S7 | 1:11.74 | 15 | did not advance | |
| 400m freestyle S7 | 4:59.35 | 5 q | 4:57.40 | 5 | |
| Guillermo Marro | 100m backstroke S7 | 1:17.78 | 8 q | 1:17.62 | 8 |
| Marco Pulleiro | 100m butterfly S9 | 1:04.25 | 7 q | 1:03.75 | 7 |
| 200m individual medley SM9 | 2:31.68 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Matias de Andrade | 100m backstroke S7 | 1:15.44 | 6 q | 1:16.43 | 7 |
| Pipo Carlomagno Jr. | 100m breaststroke SB7 | 1:32.58 | 9 | did not advance | |
| 100m backstroke S8 | 1:07.70 | 5 q | 1:07.33 | 6 | |
| Sergio Zayas | 400m freestyle S11 | — | 5:06.77 | 7 | |
| 100m backstroke S11 | 1:17.75 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Analuz Pellitero | 50m freestyle S12 | 32.23 | 10 | did not advance | |
| 100m backstroke S12 | — | 1:21.73 | 6 | ||
| Anabel Moro | 50m freestyle S12 | 30.49 | 6 q | 30.01 | 4 |
| 100m backstroke S12 | — | 1:22.79 | 7 | ||
| Daniela Gimenez | 50m freestyle S9 | 30.24 | 10 | did not advance | |
| 100m breaststroke SB9 | 1:20.99 | 5 q | 1:20.90 | 7 | |
| 200m individual medley SM9 | 2:40.30 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Nadia Baez | 50m freestyle S11 | 36.51 | 16 | did not advance | |
| 100m breaststroke S11 | — | 1:35.51 | 5 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Fernando Eberhardt | Singles class 1 |  Ducay (FRA)L 0-3 | Nam (KOR) L 0-3 | 3 | — | did not advance | |||
| Gabriel Copola | Singles class 3 | Kim (KOR) W 3-0 | De Freitas (BRA) W 3-0 | 1 | Knaf (BRA) L 1-3 | did not advance | |||
| Mauro Depergola | Singles class 5 | Cheng (TPE) L 0-3 |  Palikuca (SRB)L 0-3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Fernando Eberhardt Gabriel Copola Mauro Depergola | Team class 4-5 | — | Chinese Taipei (TPE) L 0-2 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Giselle Muñoz | Singles class 7 | Van Zon (NED) L 1-3 |  Mahmoud (EGY)W 3-0 |  Korkut (TUR)L 0-3 | 3 | did not advance | ||
The Argentina women's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [28] As hosts, Brazil got to choose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not choose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China. [29]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 248 | 156 | +92 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 228 | 140 | +88 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 252 | 181 | +71 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Brazil (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 196 | 241 | −45 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Argentina | 4 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 296 | −209 | 4 | 9th/10th place playoff |
8 September 2016 12:15 |
| Brazil | 85–19 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter:22–4, 18–4, 23–5, 22–6 | ||
| Pts: Almeida 31 Rebs: Almeida 7 Asts: Santana 6 | Pts: Pallares 7 Rebs: Pallares 7 Asts: Perez 2 | |
9 September 2016 10:00 |
| Argentina | 20–79 |  Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 2–20, 4–14, 3–21, 11–24 | ||
| Pts: Pallares 11 Rebs: Pallares 16 Asts: Capdeville 3 | Pts: Morrow 16 Rebs: Love 9 Asts: Haizeldon 5 | |
10 September 2016 9:30 |
| Canada | 73–28 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter:24–4, 10–6, 19–8, 20–10 | ||
| Pts: Young 14 Rebs: Ouellet 6 Asts: Lalonde 6 | Pts: Pallares 8 Rebs: Pallares 7 Asts: Olmedo 6 | |
12 September 2016 9:00 |
| Argentina | 20–59 |  Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–21, 2–11, 12–17, 0–10 | ||
| Pts: Pallares 8 Rebs: Pallares 10 Asts: Pallares 2 | Pts: Schunemann 20 Rebs: Schunemann 18 Asts: Schunemann, Gross 5 | |
Argentina qualified three competitors in the men's single event, Ezequiel Casco, Gustavo Fernandez and Agustin Ledesma. Fernandez was the Parapan American Games champion. [30]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Agustin Ledesma | Men's singles |  Kruszelnicki (POL)L 2-6, 2-6 | did not advance | |||||
| Gustavo Fernandez | Bye | De la Puente (ESP) W 6-2, 6-4 |  Kellerman (AUS)W 6-1, 6-2 | Reid (GBR) L 6-2, 6-7, 1-6 | did not advance | |||
| Ezequiel Casco | Rydberg (USA) L 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 | did not advance | ||||||
| Agustin Ledesma Gustavo Fernandez | Men's doubles | — | Bye |  Els (RSA) Maripa (RSA)W 7-5, 6-2 | Houdet (FRA) Peifer (FRA) L 1-6, 2-6 | did not advance | ||
Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed, under the name Great Britain, at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places for which the team qualified were for six athletes in sailing events.
Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
France competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events.
The United States competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, goalball, shooting, swimming, and wheelchair basketball.
The Netherlands competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in equestrian team dressage. In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission seminar as part of the country's preparation efforts for the 2016 Games.
Football 7-a-side competitions at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto were held from 8 to 15 August at the Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields, which are located on the back campus of the University of Toronto. Football 7-a-side make its return to the program, after last being staged in 2007. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As Brazil won the competition the second place Argentina qualified for the Paralympics.
Football 5-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio at the Olympic Tennis Centre, from 9 to 17 September. Football 5-a-side was played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside.
Football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Rio de Janeiro at the Deodoro Olympic Park, from 8 September to 16 September. Football 7-a-side is played by athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular coordination, stroke, or traumatic brain injury (TBI). 112 footballers are expected to compete for one set of medals.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
China has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports China competed in include blind football, archery, boccia, cycling, goalball, judo, paracanoeing, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
Japan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in cycling, goalball, judo, sailing, and wheelchair basketball.
Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Ukraine competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Turkey has qualified send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports the country qualified to compete in include 5-a-side football, archery, goalball and wheelchair basketball.
Spain competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Mexico participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The country sent a 71-member delegation to the Games.
Ireland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
The Argentina national cerebral palsy football team is the national football team that represents Argentina in international competitions. The team is managed by the "Argentine Cerebral Palsy Football Federation" Spanish: Federación Argentina de Fútbol de Parálisis Cerebral (FAFPC). Their best world ranking sixth and their lowest was ninth. Argentina has competed at both the IFCPF World Championships and the Paralympic Games, but has never finished in the medals in either event.
Argentina competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
