Colombia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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

Colombia at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCOL
NPCColombian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.comiteparalimpicocolombiano.org
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors39 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Nelson Crispin[1]
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
2
Silver
5
Bronze
10
Total
17
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Delegation

Colombia sent a team of 39 athletes, 26 men and 13 women, and 1 official to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2]

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.[3][4] 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.[5]

Medalists
Main article: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal[6] Name Sport Event Date
 GoldCarlos Serrano ZárateSwimmingMen's 100 metre breaststroke SB7September 10
 GoldMauricio ValenciaAthleticsMen's javelin throw F34September 15
 SilverNelson CrispinSwimmingMen's 50 metre freestyle S6September 10
 SilverLuis Fernando Lucumí VillegasAthleticsMen's javelin throw F38September 15
 SilverNelson CrispinSwimmingMen's 100 metre breaststroke SB6September 15
 SilverCarlos Serrano ZárateSwimmingMen's 100 metre freestyle S7September 16
 SilverNelson CrispinSwimmingMen's 100 metre freestyle S6September 17
 BronzeMartha HernándezAthleticsWomen's 100 metre T36September 9
 BronzeCarlos Serrano ZárateSwimmingMen's 50 metre Butterfly S7September 9
 BronzeDiego DueñasCyclingMen's individual pursuit C4September 10
 BronzeEdwin Fabián Mátiz RuizCyclingMen's individual pursuit C5September 10
 BronzeMauricio ValenciaAthleticsMen's shot put F34September 10
 BronzeMoisés FuentesSwimmingMen's 100 metre breaststroke SB4September 11
 BronzeWomen's relay team ColombiaAthleticsWomen's 4x100 metre Relay T11-13September 14
 BronzeNestor Javier AyalaCyclingMen's Road Race T1-2September 16
 BronzeMaritza Arango BuitragoAthleticsWomen's 1500 metre - T11September 17
 BronzeWeiner Javier DiazAthleticsMen's 400 metre - T38September 17

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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, Colombia qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[7][8]

Wheelchair tennis
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Colombia qualified one competitors in the men's single event, Eliecer Oquendo. This spot was a result of a Bipartite Commission Invitation place. Colombia also earned a spot in the women's singles event. Angelica Bernal got the spot as a result of a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[9]

See also

References
  1. Carvajal, Estefanía. "Este es Nelson Crispín, el abanderado de Colombia en los Juegos Paralímpicos" [Nelson Crispín, the flagbearer of Colombia at the Paralympics] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. "OVERALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY NPC". myInfo+Plus. Atos. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. "Paralympic Medal Count | Colombia". Archived from the original on 2016-09-08.
  7. "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. "ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics". ITF Tennis. ITF Tennis. June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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