Croatia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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

Croatia at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCRO
NPCCroatian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.hpo.hr
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors19 in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–1988)

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]

Medallists
MedalNameSportEventDate
 GoldMikela RistoskiAthleticsWomen's long jump - T2015 September
 GoldSandra PaovićTable tennisWomen's individual – Class 613 September
 SilverZoran TalićAthleticsMen's Long Jump - T2011 September
 SilverAnđela Mužinić
Helena Dretar Karić		Table tennisWomen's team - Class 1-316 September
 BronzeVelimir ŠandorAthleticsMen's discus throw F51/528 September
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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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