Panama at the 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | PAN |
NPC | Paralympic Committee of Panama |
in Atlanta | |
Competitors | 1 |
Medals Ranked 42nd |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
One male athlete from Panama competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States and won two gold medals for his country. [1]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Said Gomez | Athletics | Men's 1500m T12 |
Gold | Said Gomez | Athletics | Men's 5000m T12 |
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 210 events, 155 for men and 55 for women.
Panama made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, with a delegation of two competitors in athletics. It has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Panamanian delegations have always been small, never consisting in more than two competitors.
56 athletes from Argentina 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.
49 athletes from Austria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
38 athletes from Belgium 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.
81 athletes from Japan competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
65 athletes from Finland competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Sixteen male athletes from Greece competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
63 athletes from Ireland 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.
35 athletes from Portugal competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
28 athletes from Slovakia competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
45 athletes from Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Thirty athletes from Ukraine competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Four male athletes from Venezuela competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Seven male athletes from Thailand competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Two men won bronze medals for their country.