| Japan at the 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | JPN |
| NPC | Japan Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 81 (58 men and 23 women) |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
81 athletes (58 men and 23 women) from Japan competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Hifumi Suzuki | Archery | Women's individual W2 |
| Gold | Yasuhiro Une | Athletics | Men's 200m T52 |
| Gold | Harumi Yanagawa | Athletics | Men's marathon T10 |
| Gold | Mineho Ozaki | Athletics | Men's javelin F10 |
| Gold | Noriko Arai | Athletics | Women's 100m T32-33 |
| Gold | Teruyo Tanaka | Athletics | Women's 800m T51 |
| Gold | Mutsuhiko Ogawa | Cycling | Mixed 5000m time trial tricycle CP2 |
| Gold | Satoshi Fujimoto | Judo | Men's 65kg |
| Gold | Takio Ushikubo | Judo | Men's 71kg |
| Gold | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B1 |
| Gold | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B1 |
| Gold | Noriko Kajiwara | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke SB3 |
| Gold | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S4 |
| Gold | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S4 |
 Silver | Masako Yonezawa Shigeko Matsueda Hifumi Suzuki | Archery | Women's teams open |
| Silver | Yasuhiro Une | Athletics | Men's 100m T52 |
| Silver | Kazuya Murozuka | Athletics | Men's marathon T52-53 |
| Silver | Noriko Arai | Athletics | Women's 200m T32-33 |
| Silver | Kazu Hatanaka | Athletics | Women's 10000m T52-53 |
| Silver | Kazu Hatanaka | Athletics | Women's marathon T52-53 |
| Silver | Nobuhiro Kanki | Judo | Men's 60kg |
| Silver | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke B1 |
| Silver | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke S4 |
| Silver | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle S4 |
 Bronze | Koichi Minami | Archery | Men's individual W1 |
| Bronze | Masao Sato Kenichi Nishii Mitoya Ishida | Archery | Men's teams standing |
| Bronze | Shigeo Yoshinara | Athletics | Men's high jump F10-11 |
| Bronze | Kazu Hatanaka | Athletics | Women's 5000m T52-53 |
| Bronze | Mutsuhiko Ogawa | Cycling | Mixed 1500m time trial CP2 |
| Bronze | Shojiro Maeda | Cycling | Mixed 5000m time trial bicycle CP3 |
| Bronze | Osamu Takagaki | Judo | Men's +95kg |
| Bronze | Akinobu Aoki | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S4 |
| Bronze | Akinobu Aoki | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S4 |
| Bronze | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 200m medley B1 |
| Bronze | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 150m medley SM4 |
| Bronze | Kenichi Suzuki | Table tennis | Men's singles 8 |
| Bronze | Michiyo Nuruki | Table tennis | Women's singles 9 |
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, USA were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million.
The United States was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Its athletes finished first in the gold and overall medal count.
The Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team is the women's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Gliders. The team hasn't won a gold medal for Australia since it began competing at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, however it has won either the silver or bronze medal since the 2000 Summer Paralympics held in Sydney. Gliders finished 6th at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship but did not qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Three male athletes from Burkina Faso competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
60 athletes from Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Ten athletes from Cuba competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Competitors from Cuba won 11 medals, including 8 golds and 3 silvers to finish 23rd in the medal table. All their medals were won in athletics.
38 athletes from Belgium competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Two male athletes from Ecuador competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Nine male athletes from India competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
45 athletes from Denmark competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
148 athletes from France competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
79 athletes from Italy competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
38 athletes from Mexico competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Mexico won three gold medals, five silver and three bronze.
61 athletes from Poland competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
One male athlete from Romania competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
70 athletes from Russia competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
196 athletes from Spain competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
45 athletes from Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Singapore competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Three competitors from Singapore competed in a total of two sports, and did not place in the medal table.
65 athletes from South Korea competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
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