Panama at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | PAN |
NPC | Paralympic Committee of Panama |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Said Gomez |
Medals Ranked 66th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Panama competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included two athletes, one man and one woman. [1] Said Gomez won the nation's only medal at the Games, a silver in the men's 5000 metres T13 track event. [2]
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Central America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's 4 million people.
The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Said Gomez | Athletics | Men's 5000m T13 |
Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Said Gomez | T13 | 5000m | N/A | 15:23.90 | ||||
10000m | N/A | 32:28.96 | 5 |
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