Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Bosnia and Herzegovina at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
IPC code BIH
NPC Paralympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website www.pkbih.com
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors14 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Dženita Klico
Medals
Ranked 69th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

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Disability classifications

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 14 athletes, both 13 men and 1 women, along with 4 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [4] They competed in two sports, sitting volleyball and athletics. [5]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg SilverBosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team
Sitting volleyball Men 18 September

Athletics

Men
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Dževad Pandžić Shot put F55 10.099
Women
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Dženita Klico Shot put F54 5.47 PB7

Sitting volleyball

Bosnia and Herzegovina national sitting volleyball team at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Semifinal Voleibol Sentado Egito x Bosnia em 16 de Setembro Rio 2016.jpg
Bosnia and Herzegovina national sitting volleyball team at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2014 World Championships. [6]

Men

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 330690MAX2281731.318 Semi-finals
2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3215632.0002061841.120
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3124380.3752372650.894 Classification 5th / 6th
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3033290.2222162650.815 Classification 7th / 8th
10 September 2016
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg3–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(25–12, 25–22, 25–20)
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12 September 2016
20:30
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–0Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(25–17, 25–22, 25–17)
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14 September 2016
18:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(25–14, 25–22, 25–19)
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Semi-finals

16 September 2016
18:30
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0–3Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(23–25, 16–25, 20–25)
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Gold medal game

18 September 2016
12:35
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg1–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(21–25, 25–21, 18–25, 15–25)
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See also

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. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. "Competitors List: Bosnia and Herzegovina". myInfo+plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. "Who is Rio bound for Sitting Volleyball?". World Para Volleyball. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.