Wheelchair racing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Wheelchair racing at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 1 August 1996. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men.
Men's 1500 m wheelchair
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Claude Issorat |  | 3:15.18 | |
 | Scot Hollonbeck |  | 3:15.30 | |
 | Franz Nietlispach |  | 3:16.41 | |
| 4 | Philippe Couprie | | 3:16.45 | |
| 5 | Saúl Mendoza |  | 3:16.58 | |
| 6 | Jorge Luna | | 3:16.78 | |
| 7 | Paul Wiggins |  | 3:16.86 | |
| 8 | Jacob Heilveil | | 3:16.90 |
Women's 800 m wheelchair
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Sauvage | | 1:54.90 | |
| Jean Driscoll | | 1:55.19 | |
| Cheri Becerra | | 1:55.49 | |
| 4 | Tanni Grey |  | 1:55.55 | |
| 5 | Chantal Petitclerc |  | 1:55.61 | |
| 6 | Leann Shannon | | 1:55.82 | |
| 7 | Monica Wetterström |  | 1:56.83 | |
| 8 | Lily Anggreny |  | 2:05.33 |
gollark: Prizekins are *generally* worth a CB copper or so, I think.
gollark: Right, wrong headers, as usual...
gollark: Ah, mysterious lack of errors but nonworkingness, how lovely.
gollark: Working on multi-code submission now...
gollark: Including grown ones?
References
- Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
- Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
- Track and Field Results. Savannah News-Press (1996-08-02). Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
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