| United States at the 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
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| in Atlanta | |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Its athletes finished first in the gold and overall medal count.[1]
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Further information: 1996 Summer Paralympics medal table |
The following American athletes won medals at the games.[2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Arnold Astrada | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F54 |
| Gold |
Jennifer Barrett | Athletics | Women's Discus F42-44/46 |
| Gold |
Shawn Brown | Athletics | Men's Discus F43-44 |
| Gold |
Ross Davis | Athletics | Men's 100 m T33 |
| Gold |
Jean Driscoll | Athletics | Women's 10,000 m T52-53 |
| Gold |
Jean Driscoll | Athletics | Women's Marathon T52-53 |
| Gold |
Larry Hughes | Athletics | Men's Discus F56 |
| Gold |
Ellen Hyman | Athletics | Women's Discus F34-35 |
| Gold |
David Larson | Athletics | Men's 400 m T32-33 |
| Gold |
Linda Mastandrea | Athletics | Women's 200 m T32-33 |
| Gold |
Shawn Meredith | Athletics | Men's 400 m T51 |
| Gold |
Shawn Meredith | Athletics | Men's 800 m T51 |
| Gold |
Paul Nitz | Athletics | Men's 100 m T51 |
| Gold |
Joseph Parker | Athletics | Men's 5,000 m T34-37 |
| Gold |
Joseph Parker | Athletics | Men's 800 m T34-36 |
| Gold |
Freeman Register | Athletics | Men's 200 m T34-35 |
| Gold |
Marla Runyan | Athletics | Women's Pentathlon P10-12 |
| Gold |
LeAnn Shannon | Athletics | Women's 100 m T52 |
| Gold |
LeAnn Shannon | Athletics | Women's 200 m T52 |
| Gold |
LeAnn Shannon | Athletics | Women's 400 m T52 |
| Gold |
Tony Volpentest | Athletics | Men's 100 m T43-44 |
| Gold |
Tony Volpentest | Athletics | Men's 200 m T43-44 |
| Gold |
Daniel Nicholson | Cycling | Mixed 20k Bicycle CP Div 3 |
| Gold |
Dory Selinger | Cycling | Mixed Omnium LC2 |
| Gold |
Vicki Sweigart | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage grade II |
| Gold |
Vicki Sweigart | Equestrian | Mixed Kur Trot grade II |
| Gold |
Kim Brownfield | Powerlifting | Men's Over 100 kg |
| Gold |
Luis Alicea | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 |
| Gold |
Daniel Butler | Swimming | Men's 50 m Butterfly S5 |
| Gold |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke B1 |
| Gold |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 200 m Medley B1 |
| Gold |
Joyce Luncher | Swimming | Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 |
| Gold |
Joyce Luncher | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 |
| Gold |
Joyce Luncher | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 |
| Gold |
Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 100 m Butterfly B3 |
| Gold |
James Thompson | Swimming | Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2 |
| Gold |
Camille Waddell | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 |
| Gold |
Jason Wening | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 |
| Gold |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke B2 |
| Gold |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley B2 |
| Gold |
Gregory Burns Daniel Butler Martin Parker Aaron Paulson James Thompson |
Swimming | Men's 4x50 m Freestyle S1-6 |
| Gold |
Gregory Burns Daniel Butler Martin Parker Aaron Paulson |
Swimming | Men's 4x50 m Medley S1-6 |
| Gold |
Karen Norris Diane Straub Joyce Luncher Allison Pittman |
Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Medley S7-10 |
| Gold |
Jennifer Johnson | Table tennis | Women's Singles 4 |
| Gold |
Tahl Leibovitz | Table tennis | Men's Singles 7 |
| Gold |
United States national wheelchair rugby team David Ceruti Clifton Chunn Charles Crouch David Gould William Renje Joseph Soares Bradley Updegrove |
Wheelchair rugby | Mixed competition |
| Gold |
Vance Parmelly Stephen Welch |
Wheelchair tennis | Men's Doubles |
 Silver |
Robert Balk | Athletics | Men's Javelin F55 |
| Silver |
Robert Balk | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon P53-57 |
| Silver |
Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 100 m T53 |
| Silver |
Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 200 m T53 |
| Silver |
Thomas Bourgeois | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon P44 |
| Silver |
Tico Clawson | Athletics | Men's 200 m MH |
| Silver |
Bart Dodson | Athletics | Men's Marathon T50 |
| Silver |
Jean Driscoll | Athletics | Women's 5,000 m T52-53 |
| Silver |
Marc Fenn | Athletics | Men's Discus F54 |
| Silver |
Douglas Heir | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F51 |
| Silver |
Scot Hollonbeck | Athletics | Men's 1,500 m T52-53 |
| Silver |
Scot Hollonbeck | Athletics | Men's 800 m T53 |
| Silver |
Denton Johnson | Athletics | Men's Discus F34/37 |
| Silver |
Linda Mastandrea | Athletics | Women's 100 m T32-33 |
| Silver |
Shawn Meredith | Athletics | Men's 200 m T51 |
| Silver |
Marla Runyan | Athletics | Women's Shot Put F12T34-37 |
| Silver |
Laura Schwanger | Athletics | Women's Discus F53-54 |
| Silver |
Laura Schwanger | Athletics | Women's Javelin F53-54 |
| Silver |
Laura Schwanger | Athletics | Women's Shot Put F53-54 |
| Silver |
Lincoln Scott | Athletics | Men's 100 m T37 |
| Silver |
Leann Shannon | Athletics | Women's 800 m T52 |
| Silver |
Jean Waters | Athletics | Women's 400 m T51 |
| Silver |
Henry Willis | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m T10 |
| Silver |
Lincoln Scott Jason Tercey Freeman Register Ryan Blankenship |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m Relay T34-37 |
| Silver |
Daniel Nicholson | Cycling | Mixed 5,000 m Time Trial Bicycle CP Div 3 |
| Silver |
Rex Patrick | Cycling | Mixed Omnium LC3 |
| Silver |
Julia Haft Tiffany Tretschiok |
Cycling | Women's 50/60k Tandem open |
| Silver |
Cara Dunne Scott Evans |
Cycling | Mixed Kilo Tandem open |
| Silver |
Michael Hopper Kathleen Urschel |
Cycling | Mixed Individual Pursuit Tandem open |
| Silver |
Kevin Szott | Judo | Men's Over 95 kg |
| Silver |
Luis Alicea | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S9 |
| Silver |
Gregory Burns | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 |
| Silver |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke B1 |
| Silver |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle B1 |
| Silver |
Joyce Luncher | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 |
| Silver |
Joyce Luncher | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley SM9 |
| Silver |
Karen Norris | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 |
| Silver |
Julie Wolfe | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 |
| Silver |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle B2 |
| Silver |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle B2 |
| Silver |
Stephanie Brooks Jill Nelson Camille Waddell Susan Moucha |
Swimming | Women's 4x50 m Medley S1-6 |
| Silver |
Mandy Sommer Elizabeth Scott Katie Edgar Trischa Zorn |
Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Medley B1-3 |
| Silver |
Joyce Luncher Allison Pittman Karen Norris Brenda Levy |
Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S7-10 |
| Silver |
Mitchell Seidenfeld | Table tennis | Men's Singles 8 |
| Silver |
Hope Lewellen Nancy Olson |
Wheelchair tennis | Women's Doubles |
| Silver |
Stephen Welch | Wheelchair tennis | Men's Singles |
 Bronze |
Jennifer Barrett | Athletics | Women's Shot Put F42-44/46 |
| Bronze |
Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 400 m T53 |
| Bronze |
Cheri Becerra-Madsen | Athletics | Women's 800 m T53 |
| Bronze |
Douglas Collier | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon P44 |
| Bronze |
Patrick Cottini | Athletics | Men's 5,000 m T51 |
| Bronze |
Patrick Cottini | Athletics | Men's Marathon T51 |
| Bronze |
Ross Davis | Athletics | Men's 400 m T32-33 |
| Bronze |
Jerry Deets | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon P53-57 |
| Bronze |
Jerry Deets | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F53 |
| Bronze |
Gabriel Diaz de Leon | Athletics | Men's Discus F52 |
| Bronze |
Bart Dodson | Athletics | Men's 800 m T50 |
| Bronze |
Jean Driscoll | Athletics | Women's 1,500 m T52-53 |
| Bronze |
Wardell Gadson | Athletics | Men's Long Jump MH |
| Bronze |
Douglas Heir | Athletics | Men's Discus F51 |
| Bronze |
Douglas Heir | Athletics | Men's Javelin F51 |
| Bronze |
Asa Ison | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F43-44 |
| Bronze |
David Larson | Athletics | Men's 100 m T33 |
| Bronze |
Arthur Lewis | Athletics | Men's 200 m T12 |
| Bronze |
Aaron Little | Athletics | Men's Club Throw F50 |
| Bronze |
Sheila O'Neil | Athletics | Women's 100 m T32-33 |
| Bronze |
Matthew Parry | Athletics | Men's 100 m T52 |
| Bronze |
Bradley Ramage | Athletics | Men's 200 m T51 |
| Bronze |
Freeman Register | Athletics | Men's 100 m T35 |
| Bronze |
Richard Ruffalo | Athletics | Men's Javelin F10 |
| Bronze |
Todd Schaffhauser | Athletics | Men's 100 m T42 |
| Bronze |
Deanna Sodoma | Athletics | Women's Marathon T52-53 |
| Bronze |
Ann Walters | Athletics | Women's 800 m T52 |
| Bronze |
Henry Willis | Athletics | Men's 1,500 m T10 |
| Bronze |
Henry Willis | Athletics | Men's 5,000 m T10 |
| Bronze |
Winford Haynes Andre Asbury Marvin Campbell Arthur Lewis |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m Relay T10-12 |
| Bronze |
Matthew Bulow Thomas Bourgeois Dennis Oehler Douglas Collier |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m Relay T42-46 |
| Bronze |
Edward Munro Kelvin Hogans Winford Haynes Craig Mallinckrodt |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m Relay T10-12 |
| Bronze |
Steven Thompson | Boccia | Mixed Individual C1 |
| Bronze |
Corey Huntley | Cycling | Mixed 5,000 m Time Trial Tricycle CP Div 2 |
| Bronze |
Lawrence Schultz | Cycling | Mixed 20k Bicycle CP Div 4 |
| Bronze |
Lawrence Schultz | Cycling | Mixed 5,000 m Time Trial Bicycle CP Div 4 |
| Bronze |
Juila Haft Tiffany Tretschiok |
Cycling | Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem open |
| Bronze |
Pamala Fernandes Michael Rosenberg |
Cycling | Mixed Kilo Tandem open |
| Bronze |
Cara Dunne Scott Evans |
Cycling | Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open |
| Bronze |
Lauren McDevitt | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage grade II |
| Bronze |
United States women's national goalball team Jennifer Armbruster Maureen Esposito Margaret Ostrowski Sheryl Gordon Patti Egensteiner-Asbury Irene Davis-Sparks |
Goalball | Women's competition |
| Bronze |
Marlon Lopez | Judo | Men's Up To 65 kg |
| Bronze |
James Mastro | Judo | Men's Up To 95 kg |
| Bronze |
Stephan Moore | Judo | Men's Up To 71 kg |
| Bronze |
Pernell Cooper | Powerlifting | Men's Over 100 kg |
| Bronze |
Luis Alicea | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 |
| Bronze |
Aimee Bruder | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S4 |
| Bronze |
Aimee Bruder | Swimming | Women's 200 m Freestyle S4 |
| Bronze |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 100 m Butterfly B2 |
| Bronze |
Daniel Kelly | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle B1 |
| Bronze |
Craig Laufenberg | Swimming | Men's 50 m Backstroke S4 |
| Bronze |
Brenda Levy | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S8 |
| Bronze |
Aaron Paulson | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 |
| Bronze |
Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke B3 |
| Bronze |
Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke B3 |
| Bronze |
Elizabeth Scott | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley B3 |
| Bronze |
James Thompson | Swimming | Men's 200 m Freestyle S4 |
| Bronze |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke B2 |
| Bronze |
Trischa Zorn | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle B2 |
| Bronze |
Camille Waddell Sandra Hanebrink Aimee Bruder Stephanie Brooks |
Swimming | Women's 4x50 m Freestyle S1-6 |
| Bronze |
Elizabeth Scott Dawn Duffy Mandy Sommer Trischa Zorn |
Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle B1-3 |
| Bronze |
Jennifer Johnson Jacqueline di Lorenzo Terese Terranova |
Table tennis | Women's Teams 3-5 |
| Bronze |
Tahl Leibovitz Mitchell Seidenfeld |
Table tennis | Men's Teams 6-8 |
| Bronze |
United States men's national wheelchair basketball team
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Wheelchair basketball | Men's competition |
| Bronze |
United States women's national wheelchair basketball team
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Wheelchair basketball | Women's competition |
