Puerto Rico at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Puerto Rico at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
IPC codePUR
NPCComite Paralimpico de Puerto Rico
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Luis Jabdiel Pérez
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Puerto Rico competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 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]

Archery[]

Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Individual
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Men's individual Compound open 623 29  Stutzman (USA)
L 129–142 		Did not advance

Judo[]

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
First round 		Repechage
Final 		Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Men's −66 kg   (MGL)
W 100–000 		 Nigmatov (UZB)
L 000–010 		Did not advance Bye  Bareikis (LTU)
L 000s2–001 		Did not advance

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men
Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
50 m freestyle S12 28.61 19 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB12 1:18.70 10 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
50 m freestyle S9 33.91 22 Did not advance
100 m backstroke S9 1:26.61 17 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.
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