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

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Claude Issorat   France 3:15.18
  Scot Hollonbeck   United States 3:15.30
  Franz Nietlispach   Switzerland 3:16.41
4 Philippe Couprie   France 3:16.45
5 Saúl Mendoza   Mexico 3:16.58
6 Jorge Luna   Mexico 3:16.78
7 Paul Wiggins   Australia 3:16.86
8 Jacob Heilveil   United States 3:16.90

Women's 800 m wheelchair

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Louise Sauvage   Australia 1:54.90
  Jean Driscoll   United States 1:55.19
  Cheri Becerra   United States 1:55.49
4 Tanni Grey   Great Britain 1:55.55
5 Chantal Petitclerc   Canada 1:55.61
6 Leann Shannon   United States 1:55.82
7 Monica Wetterström   Sweden 1:56.83
8 Lily Anggreny   Germany 2:05.33

See also

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References

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