Croatia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Croatia at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code CRO
NPC Croatian Paralympic Committee
Website www.hpo.hr
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 19 in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold Silver Bronze Total
2 2 1 5
Summer Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1972–1988)

Croatia is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

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]

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Mikela Ristoski Athletics Women's long jump - T20 15 September
 Gold Sandra Paović Table tennis Women's individual – Class 6 13 September
 Silver Zoran Talić Athletics Men's Long Jump - T20 11 September
 Silver Anđela Mužinić
Helena Dretar Karić 		Table tennis Women's team - Class 1-3 16 September
 Bronze Velimir Šandor Athletics Men's discus throw F51/52 8 September

See also

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.
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