Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Great Britain competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.

Great Britain at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeGBR
NPCBritish Paralympic Association
Websitewww.paralympics.org.uk
in Atlanta
Competitors248
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
39
Silver
42
Bronze
41
Total
122
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medallists

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Paralympic sports

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Stephen Payton Athletics Men's 100m T37
  Gold David Holding Athletics Men's 100m T53
  Gold Nigel Bourne Athletics Men's 200m MH
  Gold Stephen Payton Athletics Men's 200m T37
  Gold Stephen Payton Athletics Men's 400m T37
  Gold Noel Thatcher Athletics Men's 5000m T11
  Gold Noel Thatcher Athletics Men's 10000m T11
  Gold Nigel Bourne Athletics Men's long jump MH
  Gold Stephen Miller Athletics Men's club throw F50
  Gold Kenneth Churchill Athletics Men's javelin F36
  Gold Caroline Innes Athletics Women's 100m T34-35
  Gold Tanni Grey Athletics Women's 800m T52
  Gold Joanna Jackson Equestrian Mixed dressage grade IV
  Gold Joanna Jackson Equestrian Mixed kur canter grade IV
  Gold Mixed Equestrian Mixed team open
  Gold Simon Jackson Judo Men's 78 kg
  Gold William Curran Lawn bowls Men's singles LB2
  Gold Samuel Shaw Lawn bowls Men's singles LB3-5
  Gold Alan Lyne Lawn bowls Men's singles LB7/8
  Gold Vera Moore Lawn bowls Women's singles LB2
  Gold Irene Cheer Lawn bowls Women's singles LB3-5
  Gold Rosa Crean Lawn bowls Women's singles LB7/8
  Gold Deanna Coates Shooting Women's air rifle standing SH1
  Gold James Anderson Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S2
  Gold Christopher Holmes Swimming Men's 50m freestyle B2
  Gold Christopher Holmes Swimming Men's 100m backstroke B2
  Gold Jody Cundy Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S10
  Gold Giles Long Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S8
  Gold Christopher Holmes Swimming Men's 100m freestyle B2
  Gold James Anderson Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S2
  Gold Tracy Wiscombe Swimming Women's 50m freestyle MH
  Gold Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 100m backstroke S10
  Gold Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB10
  Gold Tracy Wiscombe Swimming Women's 100m freestyle MH
  Gold Jeanette Esling Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S6
  Gold Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 200m medley SM10
  Gold Emily Jennings Swimming Women's 200m medley SM9
  Gold Melanie Easter Swimming Women's 400m freestyle B2
  Gold Jane Stidever
Margaret McEleny
Jeanette Esling
Jennifer Booth
Swimming Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6
  Silver Anita Chapman Archery Women's individual standing
  Silver Andrew Curtis Athletics Men's 200m T10
  Silver John Nethercott Athletics Men's 800m T37
  Silver Robert Matthews Athletics Men's 1500m T10
  Silver Mark Farnell Athletics Men's 10000m T12
  Silver Mark Farnell Athletics Men's marathon T12
  Silver Alan Earle Athletics Men's high jump F42-44
  Silver James Richardson Athletics Men's club throw F50
  Silver Paul Williams Athletics Men's javelin F34/37
  Silver Keith Gardner Athletics Men's javelin F35
  Silver David Dudley Athletics Men's shot put F54
  Silver Tanni Grey Athletics Women's 100m T52
  Silver Tanni Grey Athletics Women's 200m T52
  Silver Tanni Grey Athletics Women's 400m T52
  Silver Janice Lawton Athletics Women's shot put F32-33
  Silver Zoe Edge
Joyce Carle
Boccia Mixed pairs C1 wad
  Silver Dianne Tubbs Equestrian Mixed dressage grade I
  Silver Elizabeth Stone Equestrian Mixed dressage grade III
  Silver Patricia Straughan Equestrian Mixed dressage grade IV
  Silver David Heddle Lawn bowls Men's singles LB3-5
  Silver George Wright Lawn bowls Men's singles LB7/8
  Silver Penny Tyler Lawn bowls Women's singles LB2
  Silver Deanna Coates Shooting Women's air rifle 3x20 SH1
  Silver Kenneth Cairns Swimming Men's 50m butterfly S3
  Silver James Anderson Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S2
  Silver Marc Woods Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S10
  Silver Andrew Lindsay Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S7
  Silver Sascha Kindred Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke SB7
  Silver Ian Sharpe Swimming Men's 100m butterfly B3
  Silver Alan McGregor Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S2
  Silver Tim Reddish Swimming Men's 200m medley B1
  Silver Christopher Holmes Swimming Men's 200m medley B2
  Silver Giles Long
Marc Woods
Paul Noble
Shaun Uren
Iain Mathew
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m medley S7-10
  Silver Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 50m breaststroke SB3
  Silver Jeanette Esling Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S5
  Silver Elaine Barrett Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke B2
  Silver Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 150m medley SM4
  Silver Elaine Barrett Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke B2
  Silver Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 400m freestyle S10
  Silver Melanie Easter
Leanne Edmans
Janice Burton
Kirsty Stoneham
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle B1-3
  Silver Neil Robinson Table tennis Men's singles 3
  Silver Daniel Johnson
Malcolm Tarkenter
Joseph Jayaratne
Colin Price
David Bramley
Nigel Smith
Calum Gordon
Simon Munn
Mark Cheaney
Garry Peel
Anthony Woollard
Steven Caine
Wheelchair basketball Men's team
  Bronze Rebecca Gale
Kathleen Smith
Anita Chapman
Archery Women's teams open
  Bronze Andrew Curtis Athletics Men's 100m T10
  Bronze Paul Williams Athletics Men's 100m T32
  Bronze Paul Hughes Athletics Men's 100m T34
  Bronze Kenneth Colaine Athletics Men's 200m MH
  Bronze David Holding Athletics Men's 200m T53
  Bronze Richard Collins Athletics Men's 400m T34-35
  Bronze Mark Brown Athletics Men's marathon T42-46
  Bronze Stephen Payton
Mark Newton
Richard Collins
Gordon Robertson
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay T34-37
  Bronze Paul Williams Athletics Men's discus F34/37
  Bronze Kevan Baker Athletics Men's discus F55
  Bronze Mark Whiteley Athletics Men's javelin F11
  Bronze Dan West Athletics Men's shot put F32-33
  Bronze Kenneth Churchill Athletics Men's shot put F36
  Bronze Nicola Jarvis Athletics Women's 100m T53
  Bronze Nicola Jarvis Athletics Women's 200m T53
  Bronze Alice Basford Athletics Women's long jump F42-46
  Bronze Dianne Tubbs Equestrian Mixed kur trot grade I
  Bronze Anne Dunham Equestrian Mixed kur trot grade II
  Bronze Ian Rose Judo Men's 86 kg
  Bronze Terence Powell Judo Men's 95 kg
  Bronze Keith Brenton Lawn bowls Men's singles LB7/8
  Bronze Mary Elias Lawn bowls Women's singles LB7/8
  Bronze Anthony Peddle Powerlifting Men's 48 kg
  Bronze Alan McGregor Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S2
  Bronze Tim Reddish Swimming Men's 100m freestyle B1
  Bronze Giles Long Swimming Men's 200m medley SM8
  Bronze Christopher Fox Swimming Men's 400m freestyle B3
  Bronze Marc Woods Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S10
  Bronze Jane Stidever Swimming Women's 50m backstroke S5
  Bronze Janice Burton Swimming Women's 50m freestyle B1
  Bronze Victoria Broadribb Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S2
  Bronze Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S5
  Bronze Janice Burton Swimming Women's 100m butterfly B1
  Bronze Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S10
  Bronze Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S5
  Bronze Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 200m freestyle S5
  Bronze Jeanette Esling Swimming Women's 200m freestyle S6
  Bronze Jennifer Booth
Jeanette Esling
Margaret McEleny
Jane Stidever
Swimming Women's 4x50m medley S1-6
  Bronze James Rawson Table tennis Men's singles 3
  Bronze James Rawson
Neil Robinson
Table tennis Men's teams 3

Medals by sport

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Medals by Sport
Sport       Total
Swimming 16 17 15 48
Athletics 12 14 16 42
Lawn Bowls 6 3 2 11
Equestrian 3 3 2 8
Shooting 1 1 0 2
Judo 1 0 2 3
Table tennis 0 1 2 3
Archery 0 1 1 2
Boccia 0 1 0 1
Wheelchair Basketball 0 1 0 1
Powerlifting 0 0 1 1
Total 39 42 41 122

Medals by gender

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Medals by gender(Comparison graphs)
Gender       Total Percentage
Male 21 24 24 69 56.6%
Female 17 17 17 51 41.8%
Mixed 1 1 0 2 1.6%
Total 41 43 47 131 100%

Multiple medallists

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The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1996 Paralympic Games.

Name Medal Sport Events
Sarah Bailey   Gold
  Gold
  Gold
  Silver
  Bronze
Swimming Women's 100m backstroke S10
Women's 100m breaststroke SB10
Women's 200m medley SM10
Women's 400m freestyle S10
Women's 100m freestyle S10
Christopher Holmes   Gold
  Gold
  Gold
  Silver
Swimming Men's 50m freestyle B2
Men's 100m backstroke B2
Men's 100m freestyle B2
Men's 200m medley B2
Stephen Payton   Gold
  Gold
  Gold
  Bronze
Athletics Men's 100m T37
Men's 200m T37
Men's 400m T37
Men's 4 × 100 m relay T34-37
Jeanette Esling   Gold
  Gold
  Silver
  Bronze
  Bronze
Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S6
Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6
Women's 50m freestyle S5
Women's 50m freestyle S5
Women's 4x50m medley S1-6
James Anderson   Gold
  Gold
  Silver
Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S2
Men's 100m freestyle S2
Men's 50m freestyle S2
Nigel Bourne   Gold
  Gold
  Silver
Athletics Men's 200m MH
Men's long jump MH
Joanna Jackson   Gold
  Gold
Equestrian Mixed dressage grade IV
Mixed kur canter grade IV
Noel Thatcher   Gold
  Gold
Athletics Men's 5000m T11
Men's 10000m T11
Tracy Wiscombe   Gold
  Gold
Swimming Women's 50m freestyle MH
Women's 100m freestyle MH
Tanni Grey   Gold
  Silver
  Silver
  Silver
Athletics Women's 800m T52
Women's 100m T52
Women's 200m T52
Women's 400m T52
Margaret McEleny   Gold
  Silver
  Silver
  Bronze
  Bronze
  Bronze
  Bronze
Swimming Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6
Women's 50m breaststroke SB3
Women's 150m medley SM4
Women's 50m freestyle S5
Women's 100m freestyle S5
Women's 200m freestyle S5
Women's 4x50m medley S1-6
Giles Long   Gold
  Silver
  Bronze
Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S8
Men's 4 × 100 m medley S7-10
Men's 200m medley SM8
Deanna Coates   Gold
  Silver
Shooting Women's air rifle standing SH1
Women's air rifle 3x20 SH1
Melanie Easter   Gold
  Silver
Swimming Women's 400m freestyle B2
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle B1-3
Jane Stidever   Gold
  Bronze
Swimming Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6
Women's 50m backstroke S5
Women's 4x50m medley S1-6
Kenneth Churchill   Gold
  Bronze
Athletics Men's javelin F36
Men's shot put F36
Anne Dunham   Gold
  Bronze
Equestrian Team open
Mixed kur trot grade II
David Holding   Gold
  Bronze
Athletics Men's 100m T53
Men's 200m T53
Jennifer Booth   Gold
  Gold
  Bronze
Swimming Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6
Women's 4x50m medley S1-6
Marc Woods   Silver
  Silver
  Bronze
Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S10
Men's 4 × 100 m medley S7-10
Men's 400m freestyle S10
Elaine Barrett   Silver
  Silver
Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke B2
Women's 200m breaststroke B2
Mark Farnell   Silver
  Silver
Athletics Men's 10000m T12
Men's marathon T12
Janice Burton   Silver
  Bronze
  Bronze
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle B1-3
Women's 50m freestyle B1
Women's 100m butterfly B1
Paul Williams   Silver
  Bronze
  Bronze
Athletics Men's javelin F34/37
Men's 100m T32
Men's discus F34/37
Anita Chapman   Silver
  Bronze
Archery Women's Individual Standing
Women's Team Open
Andrew Curtis   Silver
  Bronze
Athletics Men's 200m T10
Men's 100m T10
Alan McGregor   Silver
  Bronze
Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S2
Men's 50m backstroke S2
Tim Reddish   Silver
  Bronze
Swimming Men's 200m medley B1
Men's 100m freestyle B1
Neil Robinson   Silver
  Bronze
Table Tennis Men's singles 3
Men's teams 3
Dianne Tubbs   Silver
  Bronze
Equestrian Mixed dressage grade I
Mixed kur trot grade I
Richard Collins   Bronze
  Bronze
Athletics Men's 400m T34-35
Men's 4 × 100 m relay T34-37
Nicola Jarvis   Bronze
  Bronze
Athletics Women's 100m T53
Women's 200m T53
James Rawson   Bronze
  Bronze
Table Tennis Men's singles 3
Men's teams 3

Events

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Archery

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Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals Finals
Score Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Andrew Baylis Men's Individual W2 574 17   Eriksson (SWE)
L 135–139
did not advance
James Buchanan Men's Individual W2 600 6 Bye   Nossevych (UKR)
L 137–141
did not advance
Alexander Gregory Men's Individual W2 570 18   Kubota (JPN)
W 149–141
  Walstra (NED)
L 140–147
did not advance
John Murray Men's Individual Standing 528 18   Jonski (POL)
W 134–128
  Fudge (DEN)
L 140–147
did not advance
Andrew Baylis
James Buchanan
Alexander Gregory
Men's Teams W1/W2 N/A   Italy (ITA)
L 212–233
did not advance

Women

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Athlete Event Ranking round Quarterfinals Semi-finals Finals
Score Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Anita Chapman Women's Individual Standing 474 7   Morgensen (DEN)
W 92–86
  Yonezawa (JPN)
W 97–93
  Olejnik (POL)
L 85–98
 
Rebecca Gale Women's Individual W2 468 9 N/A   Matsueda (JPN)
L 122–122 - {2} wins by tie break: 8:9
did not advance
Kathleen Smith Women's Individual Standing 545 1   Hybois (FRA)
L 89–98
did not advance
Anita Chapman
Rebecca Gale
Kathleen Smith
Women's Teams Open N/A   Japan (JPN)
L 203–211
  Germany (GER)
W 183–159
 

Demonstration sports

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Great Britain also won Gold for Sailing at the 1996 Summer Paralympics which became an official part of the Paralympic program in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.

See also

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