United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | USA |
NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Rio de Janeiro | |
Competitors | 289 in 20 sports |
Flag bearers | Allison Jones (opening), [1] Josh Brunais (closing) [2] |
Medals Ranked 4th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, goalball, shooting, swimming, and wheelchair basketball.
The United States had a team of 267 sportspeople scheduled to compete in 20 different sports at the 2016 Games. The team was 17% larger than the one that compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. The USA qualified a team in each of the 8 different team sports at the Games, the first time this happened since the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Of the 267 sportspeople in Rio, 142 were participating at the Games another time, having already participated in a previous Games. [3]
The United States delegation included thirty veterans. The team had three active service members. [3] Forty-three states and Washington DC were represented in Rio. The state with the greatest number of representatives was California, with 29. Michigan and Washington both sent 14 athletes. [3]
To generate interest in the Games, the USOC organized US Paralympics’ Road to Rio Tour. This 10 tour involved nine stops around the United States and officially got underway on July 4, 2015. [4]
The United States qualified eight archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. [3] [5]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
Jeff Fabry | Men's individual compound W1 | 596 | 11 | ![]() L 126-140 | Did not advance | ||||
KJ Polish | Men's individual compound open | 685 | 2 | ![]() W 143-129 | ![]() L 133-139 | Did not advance | |||
Andre Shelby | 669 | 12 | ![]() W 143-131 | ![]() W 138-133 | ![]() W 142-141 | ![]() W 139-138 | ![]() W 144-143 | ![]() | |
Matt Stutzman | 684 | 4 | ![]() W 142-129 | ![]() L 141-142 | Did not advance | ||||
Eric Bennett | Men's individual recurve open | 622 | 7 | ![]() W 7-3 | ![]() W 6-4 | ![]() L 0-6 | Did not advance | ||
Michael Lukow | 577 | 23 | ![]() L 0-6 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
Lia Coryell | Women's individual compound W1 | 535 | 7 | — | ![]() L 115-134 | Did not advance | |||
Samantha Tucker | Women's individual compound open | 597 | 17 | ![]() L 124-133 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
Jeff Fabry Lia Coryell | Team compound W1 | 1131 | 3 | — | ![]() W 128-113 | ![]() L 125-137 | ![]() L 129-137 | 4 | |
KJ Polish Samantha Tucker | Team compound open | 1282 | 9 | — | ![]() L 146-147 | Did not advance |
With 62 athletes and 4 guides, the US athletics delegation is the largest in the country's history. [3] Roderick Townsend is a high jumper on the American team. He was the tallest member of the United States delegation at 200.66 centimetres (79.00 in). [3] Grace Norman and Allysa Seely competed in both athletics and paratriathlon in Rio. [3] [6]
Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Michael Brannigan | 1500m T20 | — | 3:51.73 | ![]() | |||
David Brown | 100m T11 | 11.35 | 5 Q | 11.04 | 1 Q | 10.99 PR | ![]() |
200m T11 | 23.45 | 7 Q | 23.32 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
400m T11 | 53.81 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Chaz Davis | 1500m T13 | — | 3:58.28 | 10 | |||
5000m T13 | — | 15:15.86 | 8 | ||||
AJ Digby | 200m T44 | 22.14 | 4 Q | — | 21.93 | 5 | |
400m T44 | 48.90 | 4 Q | — | 47.34 | 4 | ||
Joshua George | 400m T53 | 50.11 | 5 q | — | 50.80 | 7 | |
800m T53 | 1:37.87 | 3 Q | — | 1:41.23 | 5 | ||
1500m T54 | 3:06.43 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
5000m T54 | 10:20.36 | 3 Q | — | 11:02.64 | 5 | ||
Marathon T54 | — | DNF | |||||
Lex Gillette | 100m T11 | 11.68 | =9 q | 11.73 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Ty Griffin | 400m T20 | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||
Tyson Gunter | 100m T13 | 11.68 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
400m T13 | 51.30 | 8 q | — | 50.36 | 7 | ||
Jaquvis Hart | 400m T47 | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||
Erik Hightower | 400m T54 | 49.19 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
Gianfranco Iannotta | 100m T52 | 17.20 | 1 Q | — | 17.17 | ![]() | |
400m T52 | 1:00.59 | 3 Q | — | 1:02.16 | ![]() | ||
Desmond Jackson | 100m T42 | 12.95 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
200m T42 | DSQ | Did not advance | |||||
Ayden Jent | 100m T35 | 13.28 | 5 Q | — | 13.13 | 5 | |
200m T35 | 28.81 | 8 Q | — | 27.45 | 5 | ||
Raymond Martin | 100m T52 | 17.27 | 2 Q | — | 17.25 | ![]() | |
400m T52 | 57.77 | 1 Q | — | 58.42 | ![]() | ||
1500m T52 | — | 3:40.53 | ![]() | ||||
Aaron Pike | 1500m T54 | 3:09.85 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
Marathon T54 | — | 1:30:13 | 10 | ||||
Markeith Price | 100m T13 | 11.23 PB | 10 | Did not advance | |||
400m T13 | 50.20 | 7 q | — | 49.96 | 5 | ||
David Prince | 200m T44 | 22.42 | 6 Q | — | 22.01 | 6 | |
Austin Pruitt | 100m T34 | 17.34 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
800m T34 | 1:46.38 | 4 Q | — | 1:45.55 | 6 | ||
John Roberts | 100m T33 | — | 21.88 | 7 | |||
Josh Roberts | 100m T52 | 18.41 | 7 q | — | 18.39 | 8 | |
1500m T52 | — | 4:47.80 | 9 | ||||
Nick Rogers | 100m T44 | 11.26 | 8 q | — | 11.33 | 8 | |
400m T44 | 49.45 | 5 Q | — | 48.90 | 5 | ||
Daniel Romanchuk | 100m T54 | 15.61 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
400m T54 | 49.15 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||
800m T54 | 1:39.29 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
1500m T54 | 3:07.93 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||
5000m T54 | 10:40.40 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||
James Senbeta | 800m T54 | 1:42.47 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
5000m T54 | 10:41.65 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||
Marathon T54 | — | DNF | |||||
Brian Siemann | 100m T53 | 15.05 | 7 q | — | 15.23 | 7 | |
800m T53 | 1:43.79 | 8 Q | — | 1:41.11 | 4 | ||
Jerome Singleton | 100m T44 | 11.23 | =6 q | — | 11.17 | 6 | |
Roderick Townsend-Roberts | 100m T47 | 11.07 | 6 Q | — | 11.08 | 5 | |
Steven Toyoji | 400m T52 | 1:06.15 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
Shaquille Vance | 100m T42 | 13.27 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
200m T42 | 24.65 | 3 Q | — | 24.86 | 4 | ||
Jarryd Wallace | 100m T44 | 11.02 | 3 Q | — | 11.16 | 5 | |
Ahkeel Whitehead | 100m T37 | 12.21 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
Hunter Woodhall | 200m T44 | 21.50 | 2 Q | — | 21.12 | ![]() | |
400m T44 | 48.82 | 3 Q | — | 46.70 | ![]() | ||
Regas Woods | 100m T42 | 13.06 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
200m T42 | 25.19 | 4 Q | — | 25.27 | 6 | ||
Jaquvis Hart Jerome Singleton Jarryd Wallace Hunter Woodhall | 4 × 100 m relay T42-47 | — | DSQ |
Athlete | Events | Mark (m) | Points | Rank |
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Tobi Fawehinmi | Long jump T47 | 7.01 | - | 5 |
Lex Gillette | Long jump T11 | 6.44 | - | ![]() |
Sam Grewe | High jump F42 | 1.86 | - | ![]() |
Desmond Jackson | Long jump T42 | 4.91 | - | 7 |
Cody Jones | Javelin throw F38 | 40.53 | - | 8 |
Trenten Merrill | Long jump T44 | 6.84 | - | 4 |
Jerome Singleton | Long jump T44 | 5.56 | - | 13 |
Jeff Skiba | High jump T44 | 1.95 | - | 5 |
Javelin throw F44 | 45.45 | - | 13 | |
Nick Slade | Long jump T47 | 6.82 | - | 7 |
Roderick Townsend-Roberts | Long jump T47 | 7.41 PR | - | ![]() |
Ahkeel Whitehead | Long jump T37 | 4.83 | - | 12 |
Regas Woods | Long jump F42 | 5.40 | - | 6 |
Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Femita Ayanebeku | 200m T44 | 28.58 | 7 q | 28.81 | 6 |
Scout Bassett | 100m T42 | 16.53 | 5 Q | 16.66 | 5 |
Breanna Clark | 400m T20 | 58.25 | 1 Q | 57.79 | ![]() |
Kym Crosby | 100m T13 | 12.49 | 4 Q | 12.24 | ![]() |
400m T13 | — | 57.26 | 4 | ||
Alexa Halko | 100m T34 | — | 18.81 | ![]() | |
400m T34 | — | 1:00.79 | ![]() | ||
800m T34 | — | 2:02.08 | ![]() | ||
Jessica Heims | 400m T44 | — | 1:09.17 | 7 | |
Lacey Henderson | 100m T42 | 18.48 | 10 | Did not advance | |
April Holmes | 200m T44 | DSQ | Did not advance | ||
Kelsey Lefevour | 100m T53 | 17.28 | 6 Q | 17.31 | 7 |
400m T53 | 1:01.50 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
800m T53 | 2:09.07 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Cheri Madsen | 100m T54 | 16.56 | 5 Q | 16.40 | 5 |
400m T54 | 54.29 | 2 Q | 54.50 | ![]() | |
Chelsea McClammer | 400m T53 | 55.42 | =3 Q | 55.13 | ![]() |
800m T53 | 1:52.96 | 6 Q | 1:48.32 | 5 | |
1500m T54 | 3:22.75 | 2 Q | 3:22.67 | ![]() | |
5000m T54 | 11:49.25 | 2 Q | 11:54.33 | ![]() | |
Marathon T54 | — | DNF | |||
Hannah McFadden | 100m T54 | 16.55 | 4 Q | 16.34 | 4 |
400m T54 | 55.98 | 6 q | 56.20 | 7 | |
Tatyana McFadden | 100m T54 | 16.52 | 3 Q | 16.13 | ![]() |
400m T54 | 53.17 | 1 Q | 53.30 | ![]() | |
800m T54 | 1:45.16 | 1 Q | 1:44.73 | ![]() | |
1500m T54 | 3:27.41 | 3 Q | 3:22.50 | ![]() | |
5000m T54 | 11:47.37 PR | 1 Q | 11:54.07 | ![]() | |
Marathon T54 | — | 1:38:44 | ![]() | ||
Amanda McGrory | 800m T54 | 1:47.68 | 2 Q | 1:45.23 | 4 |
1500m T54 | 3:22.75 | 1 Q | 3:22.61 | ![]() | |
5000m T54 | 11:49.47 | 3 Q | 11:54.34 | ![]() | |
Marathon T54 | — | 1:38:45 | ![]() | ||
Cassie Mitchell | 100m T52 | — | DSQ | ||
Kerri Morgan | 100m T52 | — | 19.96 | ![]() | |
400m T52 | — | 1:08.31 | ![]() | ||
Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt | 1500m T11 | 5:12.28 | 6 q | 5:08.97 | 6 |
Grace Norman | 400m T44 | — | 1:01.83 | ![]() | |
Shirley Reilly | 400m T53 | 56.32 | 5 Q | 56.10 | 5 |
800m T53 | 1:49.69 | 4 q | 1:47.77 | ![]() | |
Susannah Scaroni | 800m T54 | 1:56.42 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Marathon T54 | — | 1:38:47 | 7 | ||
Allysa Seely | 200m T36 | 32.36 | 7 q | 32.40 | 6 |
Amy Watt | 100m T47 | 13.66 | 10 | Did not advance | |
400m T47 | 1:04.56 | 7 q | 1:04.21 | 6 | |
Liz Willis | 200m T44 | 29.67 | 12 | Did not advance | |
400m T44 | — | 1:07.62 | 6 | ||
Deja Young | 100m T47 | 12.12 | 1 Q | 12.15 | ![]() |
200m T47 | 25.58 | 1 Q | 25.46 | ![]() | |
Cheri Madsen Chelsea McClammer Hannah McFadden Tatyana McFadden | 4 × 400 m relay T53-54 | — | DSQ |
Athlete | Events | Mark (m) | Points | Rank |
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Scout Bassett | Long jump T42 | 2.94 | - | 10 |
Lacey Henderson | Long jump T42 | 3.33 | - | 8 |
Angela Madsen | Javelin throw F56 | 17.21 | - | 7 |
Shot put F57 | 8.35 | - | 8 | |
Amy Watt | Long jump T47 | 5.15 | - | 6 |
Taleah Williams | Long jump T47 | 5.17 | - | 5 |
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, the United States qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements. [7] [8]
Allison Jones went to Rio as the American with the most Paralympic Games appearance. Rio was her eighth Games. [3] Oksana Masters had previously competed at the Paralympics in other sports, medalling in rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in Rio and competing in Nordic skiing at the Winter Games. [3]
The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games. [9] They earned additional individual slots via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method following the suspension of Russia, and France Finland not using one of their allocated spots. [9]
United States national 7-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Paralympics at 2015 World Championships because of their seventh-place finish. [10] [11]
The draw for the tournament was held on May 6 at the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain. The United States was put into Group B with Argentina, Netherlands and Russia. [12] Iran qualified for the 2016 Rio Games following the suspension of Russia. The IPC ruled that there could not be a redraw for the groups. This resulted in Iran being put into Group A with the Netherlands, Argentina and the United States. [13]
The tournament where the Paralympic draw took place featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating. [14] The United States finished 6th after beating Argentina in one placement match 4 - 3 and losing to Ireland 4 - 1. The goals scored in the match against Argentina were the first the USA scored in the tournament, before putting up one more in their match against Ireland. [15] [16] [17] Their roster for this tournament included Alex Hendricks, Sean Boyle, Keith Johnson, David Garza, Joshua Brunais, Bryce Boarman, Gavin Sibayan, Adam Ballou, Gregory Brigman, Mason Abbiate, Andrew Bremer, Sam Holmes, Kevin Hensley and Steven Bohlemann. They were coached by Stuart Sharp. [18]
Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked eighth in the world. [19]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Semi finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 7th–8th place match |
The United States men's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing third at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. [20] [21] [22] Joseph Hamilton, a member of the qualifying team, said after qualifying, "It's overwhelming for our team, we’ve come a long way. We didn't make the London 2012 Games that was very hard for us. To qualify for Rio at the first chance, and against a team that has been our nemesis in recent years, is awesome. If we play our own style, I believe we are one of the best teams in the world, and now we’ve got a chance to try to prove that on the grandest stage of all." [22] The team returns to the Paralympics after having missed out on qualifying for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. [11] The United States' men enter the tournament ranked 9th in the world. [23]
The following is the United States roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [24]
No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
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1 | Andy Jenks | B3 | September 21, 1990 (aged 25) |
2 | Tyler Merren | B2 | May 29, 1984 (aged 32) |
3 | Daryl Walker | B2 | December 29, 1981 (aged 34) |
4 | John Kusku | B2 | August 6, 1984 (aged 32) |
5 | Joseph Hamilton | B1 | September 6, 1978 (aged 38) |
7 | Matt Simpson | B1 | March 30, 1990 (aged 26) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 3 |
9 September 2016 09:00 | United States ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
Hamilton 3 Kusku 2 | Report | Cai 2 | ||
10 September 2016 13:15 | Lithuania ![]() | 8–7 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP) Patricia Fras (SLO) |
Pavliukianec 6 Pazarauskas 2 | Report | Hamilton 5 Merren 2 | ||
11 September 2016 17:30 | Finland ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Yoshinori Nii (JPN) |
Mattila 1 Posio 1 | Report | Merren 4 Hamilton 1 Kusku 1 | ||
12 September 2016 19:30 | United States ![]() | 3–6 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
Kusku 1 Merren 1 Jenks 1 | Report | Gündoğdu 4 Karakaya 2 | ||
14 September 2016 12:00 | United States ![]() | 7–6 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Voltan (BRA), Patricia Fras (SLO) |
Merren 3 Hamilton 3 Kusku 1 | Report | Steiger 3 Feistle 2 Horauf 1 | ||
15 September 2016 13:30 | Brazil ![]() | 1–10 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
Marques 1 | Report | Merren 9 Hamilton 1 | ||
16 September 2016 20:00 | United States ![]() | 8–14 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
Simpson 4 Hamilton 1 Jenks 1 Merren 1 Walker 1 | Report | Pavliukianec 8 Pazarauskas 6 | ||
The United States women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing first at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. [11] [20] [21] The team goes to Rio having had a disappointing performance at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where they finished twelfth. [11] Jen Armbruster's participation in Rio for the US women's national goalball team made for seven Games appearances. This total was the second highest Games appearances among US athletes attending the Rio Games. [3] The United States' women enter the tournament ranked 4th in the world. [23]
The following is the United States roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [25]
No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
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1 | Jen Armbruster | B1 | February 12, 1975 (aged 41) |
3 | Lisa Czechowski | B2 | May 29, 1979 (aged 37) |
4 | Asya Miller | B3 | October 16, 1979 (aged 36) |
5 | Amanda Dennis | B2 | February 5, 1994 (aged 22) |
7 | Eliana Mason | B2 | September 1, 1995 (aged 21) |
9 | Marybai Huking | B2 | November 11, 1996 (aged 19) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 |
8 September 2016 10:15 | United States ![]() | 3–7 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
Miller 2 Dennis 1 | Report | Amorim 6 Custodio 1 | ||
9 September 2016 14:30 | Algeria ![]() | 0–10 (walkover) | ![]() | |
11 September 2016 10:45 | United States ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
Armbruster 2 Miller 2 Dennis 1 | Report | Temma 1 Adachi 1 Komiya 1 | ||
13 September 2016 09:00 | Israel ![]() | 3–7 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
Ben-David 3 | Report | Miller 4 Czechowski 2 Dennis 1 | ||
14 September 2016 19:30 | United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
Armbruster 2 | Report | |||
15 September 2016 20:00 | Turkey ![]() | 11–1 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
Altunoluk 8 Yıldız 2 Özcan 1 | Report | Miller 1 | ||
16 September 2016 13:30 | Brazil ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
Custodio 1 Amorim 1 | Report | Armbruster 3 | ||
With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, the United States earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Dartanyon Crockett in the men's -90 kg event. The B3 Judoka finished first in his class. [26] [27] Five judoka would eventually be named to the US squad in Rio, including returning Paralympian Dartanyon Crockett. The other four judoka were Christella Garcia, Ben Goodrich, Myles Porter and Sarah Chung. [6]
Paracanoer Alana Nichols had previously competed at the Paralympics in alpine skiing and wheelchair basketball. [3]
One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. The United States qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the AS Men's Single Sculls event with a fifth-place finish in a time of 04:59.510. The United States qualified a second boat in the AS Women's Single Sculls event with an eighth-place finish in a time of 05:49.760. [28] [29] The United States qualified a third boat with a second-place finish in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event in a time of 03:19.820. This was less than a second behind the gold medal-winning boat, Great Britain, who had a time of 03:19.560. [30]
At the US Olympic and Paralympic rowing team trials held in Sarasota, Florida in April 2016, Jacqui Kapinowski confirmed her qualification by winning the women's arms and shoulders single sculls (ASW1x) event in a time of 6 minutes 15.91 seconds, finishing ahead of second place athlete KateLynne Steinke by 15.61 seconds. [31]
Jaclyn Smith is the only visually impaired competitor for the USA. She was scheduled to compete in the LTA Mix 4 event. [6]
The American team qualified a boat for two of the three sailing classes at the Games through their results at the 2014 Disabled Sailing World Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Places were earned in the solo 2.4mR event and a crew also qualified for the two-person SKUD-18 class. [32]
An alternative pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. The Unite qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the Sonar event with a sixth-place finish overall and the second country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. [33] [34]
Dee Smith, at 64 years of age, was the oldest member of the United States delegation in Rio. [3]
The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. The United States earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R4 – 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed SH2 event as a result of McKenna Dahl. Michael Tagliapietra earned a second spot for the US, with this spot in the P3 – 25m Pistol Mixed SH1 event. [35] [36] [37]
The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, John Joss III earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R6- Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 event. [36] [38]
The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Tammy Delano earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event. Jazmin Almlie earned a second spot for the United States at this event with her finished in the R4 Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2 event. [36] [39]
John Joss III was one of three active service members competing at the Rio Games. [3]
United States men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2015 Parapan American Games after winning a silver medal. [11] [40] [41] It marks the team's return to the Paralympic level after having last appeared in 2004. [11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 267 | 234 | 1.141 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 278 | 212 | 1.311 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 280 | 288 | 0.972 | Classification 5th / 6th |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 167 | 258 | 0.647 | Classification 7th / 8th |
9 September 2016 10:00 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
(25–14, 25–17, 25–14) Report | ||||
11 September 2016 18:30 | United States ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
(25–20, 15–25, 10–25, 25–23, 10–15) Report | ||||
13 September 2016 14:00 | Egypt ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
(25–14, 25–9, 25–14) Report | ||||
United States women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships. [11] [40]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 246 | 169 | 1.456 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 256 | 156 | 1.641 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 160 | 197 | 0.812 | Classification 5th / 6th |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 85 | 225 | 0.378 | Classification 7th / 8th |
10 September 2016 14:00 | United States ![]() | 3-0 | ![]() | Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
(25–17, 25–13, 25–9) Report | ||||
12 September 2016 18:30 | China ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
(25–17, 14–25, 14–25, 28–26, 15–13) Report | ||||
14 September 2016 10:00 | United States ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
(25–10, 25–8, 25–3) Report | ||||
15 September 2016 20:30 | Brazil ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
(13–25, 26–28, 18–25) Report | ||||
17 September 2016 16:30 | United States ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
(25–12, 25–12, 25–18) Report | ||||
Tahl Leibovitz class 9 and Pamela Fontaine class 3 will compete represent USA in table tennis.
American swimmers competed at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships as part of their Rio qualifying efforts. The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Bradley Sndyer earned the United States a spot after winning gold in the Men's 100m Freestyle S11 with a time of 0:56.78. [42] [43] [44] Jessica Long is expected to represent the United States in Rio. She had a strong performance at the 2015 IPC World Championships, winning seven medals, four of which were gold. [4]
McClain Hermes is the youngest member of the United States Paralympic team. They turned 15 in January 2016. [3] Jessica Long went to Rio as the most decorated American Paralympian at the Games. She had 17 total medals prior to Rio. [3] Elizabeth Marks was one of three active American service members competing at the Rio Games. [3] The USA team included nine visually impaired swimmers. These were Cailin Currie, Tharon Drake, Tucker Dupree, McClain Hermes, Letticia Martinez, Rebecca Meyers, Martha Reuther, Bradley Snyder and Colleen Young. [6]
Krige Schabort was a member of Team USA competing in the paratriathlon. He previously served in the South African Army. [3] Grace Norman and Allysa Seely competed in both athletics and the paratriathlon in Rio. [3]
There were four visually impaired paratriathletes on the USA team. They were Elizabeth Baker, Jillian Peterson, Particia Walsh and Jessica Jones Meyers. [6]
The United States men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [11] [45] They qualified through via the 2015 Parapan Am Games. They met Argentina in the semi-finals, whom they beat 59–36. They then went to the gold match medal game, where they defeated Canada 62–39. [11]
During the draw, Brazil had the choice of which group they wanted to be in. They were partnered with Spain, who would be in the group Brazil did not select. Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria. That left Spain in Group A with Australia, Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands and Japan. [46]
Trevon Jenifer was the shortest member of the Team USA in Rio. He is 91.44 centimetres (36.00 in) tall [3] due to congenital amputations in both his legs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 402 | 206 | +196 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 364 | 263 | +101 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 309 | 314 | −5 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 314 | +23 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 295 | 361 | −66 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 9th/10th place playoff |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 187 | 436 | −249 | 5 | 11th/12th place playoff |
The United States women's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [11] [45] The women qualified after claiming gold at the Parapan Am Games in 2015 after defeating Canada 80–72. [11]
As hosts, Brazil got to choose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not choose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China. [46]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 288 | 138 | +150 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 300 | 148 | +152 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 212 | 187 | +25 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 178 | 266 | −88 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 332 | −239 | 4 | 9th/10th place playoff |
The United States qualified for the Rio Paralympics. They were scheduled to open play in Rio against France on September 14. Their second game was scheduled to be against Sweden on September 15. Their final game of group play as against Japan on September 16. [47] The United States entered the tournament ranked number one in the world. [48]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 142 | +23 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 155 | +8 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 151 | −6 | 2 | Fifth place Match |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 166 | −25 | 0 | Seventh place Match |
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Sweden ![]() | 44–54 | ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 57–56 | ![]() |
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Semifinals
United States ![]() | 60–55 | ![]() |
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The United States qualified two competitors in the men's single event as a result of Bipartite Commission Invitation places. The players invited were Steve Baldwin and Jon Rydberg. The United States qualified four players in the women's single event. Emmy Kaiser and Dana Mathewson qualified via the standard qualification route. Kaitlyn Verfuerth qualified via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place. [49] Russia had qualified two player in the women's singles event, Ludmila Bubnova and Viktoriia Lvova. [50] Following their suspension, one spot was re-allocated by the IPC to the United States' Shelby Baron. The United States qualified three players in the quad singles event. Nicholas Taylor and David Wagner qualified via the standard route. Bryan Barten qualified via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place. [49]
Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
France competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events.
Germany competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, cycling, equestrian, paracanoeing, paratriathlon, rowing and wheelchair basketball.
Italy competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. Martina Caironi has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.
The Netherlands competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in equestrian team dressage. In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission seminar as part of the country's preparation efforts for the 2016 Games.
Sweden is competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They won ten medals; one gold, four silver and five bronze.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
China has qualified to send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports China competed in include blind football, archery, boccia, cycling, goalball, judo, paracanoeing, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
Japan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in cycling, goalball, judo, sailing, and wheelchair basketball.
Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Russia was originally scheduled to compete during the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in what would have been its sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics as an independent nation. Russia had qualified athletes in ten sports.
Ukraine competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Finland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They earned three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze.
Turkey has qualified send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports the country qualified to compete in include 5-a-side football, archery, goalball and wheelchair basketball.
Spain competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.
Hungary competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Ireland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Israel competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. They are scheduled to compete in sailing, cycling, shooting, and rowing.