Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	TAN
NPC	Tanzania Paralympic Committee external link
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	1 in 1 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances
1992 1996–2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Tanzania competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. ^{[1] [2]} Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability. ^[3]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men's Field

Athlete	Events	Result	Rank
Ignas Mtweve	Shot Put F54-55	5.01	12
	Discus F54-56	22.91	10

See also

• Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.