Singapore at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Singapore competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Three competitors from Singapore competed in a total of two sports (athletics and cycling), and did not place in the medal table.[1][2]

Singapore at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	SIN
NPC	Singapore Disability Sports Council
in Atlanta
Competitors	3 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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.[3][4] 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.[5]

Athletics

Name	Event and disability code	Round reached	Result
Lim Poh Eng	Women's 100m T53	Semifinal heats	19.33 secs [6]
	Women's 200m T53	Semifinal heats	34.38 secs [7]
	Women's 400m T53	Semifinal heats	1:04.94 mins [8]

Cycling

Name	Event	Round reached	Position	Result
Kua Cheng (male)[2] Wee Ai Leng (female)[2]	Mixed Track Individual Pursuit Tandem Open	Qualifying	9th	4:06.117 mins [9]
	Mixed Road 60/70k Tandem Open	Finals	13th	108:14.00 mins [10]

See also

• Singapore at the Paralympics
• Singapore at the 1996 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Singapore". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
2. "IPC Historical Results Archive (Paralympians search function, Country: Singapore, Competition: Atlanta 1996)". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
3. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
5. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
6. "Athletics at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games - Women's 100 m T53 - Results". IPC Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
7. "Athletics at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games - Women's 200 m T53 - Results". IPC Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
8. "Athletics at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games - Women's 400 m T53 - Results". IPC Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
9. "Cycling at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games - Mixed Track Individual Pursuit Tandem Open - Results". IPC Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
10. "Cycling at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games - Mixed Road 60/70k Tandem Open - Results". IPC Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2016.