Armenia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
| Armenia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | ARM |
| NPC | Armenian National Paralympic Committee |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Greta Vardanyan |
| Medals |
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]The country sent a team of 2 athletes, both women, to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4]
Powerlifting
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greta Vardanyan | Women's −55 kg | 96 | 5 |
Swimming
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "OVERALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY NPC". myInfo+Plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
