| Athletics at the X Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium |
| Competitors | 908 from 84 nations |
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 210 events, 155 for men and 55 for women.
| Athletics at the X Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium |
| Competitors | 908 from 84 nations |
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 210 events, 155 for men and 55 for women.
Algeria (7)
Angola (2)
Argentina (6)
Australia (42)
Austria (18)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahrain (4)
Belarus (8)
Belgium (11)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Brazil (12)
Bulgaria (4)
Canada (40)
China (15)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Colombia (2)
Croatia (3)
Cuba (8)
Cyprus (3)
Czech Republic (14)
Denmark (3)
Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (17)
Estonia (4)
Fiji (2)
Finland (12)
France (21)
Germany (61)
Great Britain (62)
Greece (11)
Honduras (2)
Hong Kong (5)
Hungary (6)
Iceland (2)
India (7)
Iran (7)
Ireland (28)
Israel (3)
Italy (18)
Jamaica (3)
Japan (19)
Jordan (4)
Kenya (16)
Kuwait (11)
Latvia (5)
Lithuania (8)
Macau (1)
Malaysia (3)
Mauritius (2)
Mexico (15)
Moldova (3)
Morocco (2)
Netherlands (7)
New Zealand (7)
Nigeria (1)
Norway (4)
Oman (2)
Panama (1)
Poland (17)
Portugal (12)
Puerto Rico (2)
Russia (20)
Sierra Leone (1)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (4)
Slovenia (4)
South Africa (18)
South Korea (6)
Spain (59)
Sri Lanka (1)
Sweden (15)
Switzerland (18)
Thailand (3)
Tunisia (3)
Ukraine (7)
United Arab Emirates (4)
United States (109)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (1)
Yugoslavia (2)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (2)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 23 | 24 | 33 | 80 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 21 | 15 | 13 | 49 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 19 | 12 | 13 | 44 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 10 | 24 | 18 | 52 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 10 | 16 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Cuba (CUB) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Egypt (EGY) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 11 | South Africa (RSA) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 12 | Iran (IRI) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Poland (POL) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | Russia (RUS) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 15 | France (FRA) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 16 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 17 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 18 | Belgium (BEL) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 19 | Portugal (POR) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 21 | Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 | Lithuania (LTU) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 23 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Panama (PAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 30 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 31 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 33 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 36 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 38 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 39 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 41 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 43 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 45 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 49 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 51 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (55 entries) | 211 | 211 | 210 | 632 | |
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