| Lawn bowls at the X Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Lawn bowls | |
| Competitors | 64 from 11 nations |
Lawn bowls at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of eight events.
| Lawn bowls at the X Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Lawn bowls | |
| Competitors | 64 from 11 nations |
Lawn bowls at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of eight events.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Australia (5) Canada (10) Great Britain (17) Hong Kong (5)
Ireland (4) Israel (3)
Kenya (1)
New Zealand (2) South Africa (11) South Korea (4)
United States (2)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles LB2 | William Curran  Great Britain | Willem Niemann  South Africa | Chul Lim  South Korea |
| Men's singles LB3-5 | Samuel Shaw Great Britain | David Heddle Great Britain | Lun Chiu  Hong Kong |
| Men's singles LB6 | Lance McDonald  Canada | Ronald Philipps South Africa | Itzhak Baranes  Israel |
| Men's singles LB7/8 | Alan Lyne Great Britain | George Wright Great Britain | Keith Brenton Great Britain |
| Women's singles LB2 | Vera Moore Great Britain | Penny Tyler Great Britain | Margaret Harriman South Africa |
| Women's singles LB3-5 | Irene Cheer Great Britain | June Clark  Australia | Pauline Cahill Australia |
| Women's singles LB6 | Deirdre Buller South Africa | Vivian Berkeley Canada | Tami Carmeli Israel |
| Women's singles LB7/8 | Rosa Crean Great Britain | Lai Tang Hong Kong | Mary Elias Great Britain |
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