Cycling at the X Paralympic Games | |
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Competitors | 181 from 23 nations |
Cycling at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 23 events in two disciplines, road cycling and track cycling.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia (AUS) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
2 | France (FRA) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
5 | United States (USA) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
6 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
10 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (16 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
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