Armenia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Armenia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ARM
NPC	Armenian National Paralympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Greta Vardanyan
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988)   Unified Team (1992)

Armenia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

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]

Delegation

The country sent a team of 2 athletes, both women, to the 2016 Summer Paralympics. ^[4]

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Greta Vardanyan	Women's −55 kg	96	5

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Women

Athlete	Events	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maga Hovakimyan	50 m freestyle S6	46.82	20	did not advance
	100 m breaststroke SB5	2:22.57	13	did not advance

See also

• Armenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. "OVERALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY NPC". myInfo+Plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.