Armenia at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeARM
NPCArmenian National Paralympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Greta Vardanyan
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Armenia 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]

Delegation

The country sent a team of 2 athletes, both women, to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Result Rank
Greta Vardanyan Women's −55 kg 96 5

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Women
Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Maga Hovakimyan 50 m freestyle S6 46.82 20 did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB5 2:22.57 13 did not advance

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.
  4. ^ "OVERALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY NPC". myInfo+Plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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