United States at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

The United States was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Its athletes finished first in the gold and overall medal count.[1]

United States at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeUSA
NPCUnited States Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Atlanta
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
47
Silver
46
Bronze
65
Total
158
Summer Paralympics appearances
Australian and American athletes at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.

Medalists
Further information: 1996 Summer Paralympics medal table

The following American athletes won medals at the games.[2]

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldArnold AstradaAthleticsMen's Shot Put F54
 GoldJennifer BarrettAthleticsWomen's Discus F42-44/46
 GoldShawn BrownAthleticsMen's Discus F43-44
 GoldRoss DavisAthleticsMen's 100 m T33
 GoldJean DriscollAthleticsWomen's 10,000 m T52-53
 GoldJean DriscollAthleticsWomen's Marathon T52-53
 GoldLarry HughesAthleticsMen's Discus F56
 GoldEllen HymanAthleticsWomen's Discus F34-35
 GoldDavid LarsonAthleticsMen's 400 m T32-33
 GoldLinda MastandreaAthleticsWomen's 200 m T32-33
 GoldShawn MeredithAthleticsMen's 400 m T51
 GoldShawn MeredithAthleticsMen's 800 m T51
 GoldPaul NitzAthleticsMen's 100 m T51
 GoldJoseph ParkerAthleticsMen's 5,000 m T34-37
 GoldJoseph ParkerAthleticsMen's 800 m T34-36
 GoldFreeman RegisterAthleticsMen's 200 m T34-35
 GoldMarla RunyanAthleticsWomen's Pentathlon P10-12
 GoldLeann ShannonAthleticsWomen's 100 m T52
 GoldLeann ShannonAthleticsWomen's 200 m T52
 GoldLeann ShannonAthleticsWomen's 400 m T52
 GoldTony VolpentestAthleticsMen's 100 m T43-44
 GoldTony VolpentestAthleticsMen's 200 m T43-44
 GoldDaniel NicholsonCyclingMixed 20k Bicycle CP Div 3
 GoldDory SelingerCyclingMixed Omnium LC2
 GoldVicki SweigartEquestrianMixed Dressage grade II
 GoldVicki SweigartEquestrianMixed Kur Trot grade II
 GoldKim BrownfieldPowerliftingMen's Over 100 kg
 GoldLuis AliceaSwimmingMen's 100 m Freestyle S9
 GoldDaniel ButlerSwimmingMen's 50 m Butterfly S5
 GoldDaniel KellySwimmingMen's 100 m Backstroke B1
 GoldDaniel KellySwimmingMen's 200 m Medley B1
 GoldJoyce LuncherSwimmingWomen's 100 m Butterfly S9
 GoldJoyce LuncherSwimmingWomen's 100 m Freestyle S9
 GoldJoyce LuncherSwimmingWomen's 50 m Freestyle S9
 GoldElizabeth ScottSwimmingWomen's 100 m Butterfly B3
 GoldJames ThompsonSwimmingMen's 50 m Breaststroke SB2
 GoldCamille WaddellSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke SB5
 GoldJason WeningSwimmingMen's 400 m Freestyle S8
 GoldTrischa ZornSwimmingWomen's 100 m Backstroke B2
 GoldTrischa ZornSwimmingWomen's 200 m Medley B2
 GoldGregory Burns
Daniel Butler
Martin Parker
Aaron Paulson
James Thompson		SwimmingMen's 4x50 m Freestyle S1-6
 GoldGregory Burns
Daniel Butler
Martin Parker
Aaron Paulson		SwimmingMen's 4x50 m Medley S1-6
 GoldKaren Norris
Diane Straub
Joyce Luncher
Allison Pittman		SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m Medley S7-10
 GoldJennifer JohnsonTable tennisWomen's Singles 4
 GoldTahl LeibovitzTable tennisMen's Singles 7
 GoldUnited States national wheelchair rugby team
David Ceruti
Clifton Chunn
Charles Crouch
David Gould
William Renje
Joseph Soares
Bradley Updegrove		Wheelchair rugbyMixed competition
 GoldVance Parmelly
Stephen Welch		Wheelchair tennisMen's Doubles
 SilverRobert BalkAthleticsMen's Javelin F55
 SilverRobert BalkAthleticsMen's Pentathlon P53-57
 SilverCheri Becerra-MadsenAthleticsWomen's 100 m T53
 SilverCheri Becerra-MadsenAthleticsWomen's 200 m T53
 SilverThomas BourgeoisAthleticsMen's Pentathlon P44
 SilverTico ClawsonAthleticsMen's 200 m MH
 SilverBart DodsonAthleticsMen's Marathon T50
 SilverJean DriscollAthleticsWomen's 5,000 m T52-53
 SilverMarc FennAthleticsMen's Discus F54
 SilverDouglas HeirAthleticsMen's Shot Put F51
 SilverScot HollonbeckAthleticsMen's 1,500 m T52-53
 SilverScot HollonbeckAthleticsMen's 800 m T53
 SilverDenton JohnsonAthleticsMen's Discus F34/37
 SilverLinda MastandreaAthleticsWomen's 100 m T32-33
 SilverShawn MeredithAthleticsMen's 200 m T51
 SilverMarla RunyanAthleticsWomen's Shot Put F12T34-37
 SilverLaura SchwangerAthleticsWomen's Discus F53-54
 SilverLaura SchwangerAthleticsWomen's Javelin F53-54
 SilverLaura SchwangerAthleticsWomen's Shot Put F53-54
 SilverLincoln ScottAthleticsMen's 100 m T37
 SilverLeann ShannonAthleticsWomen's 800 m T52
 SilverJean WatersAthleticsWomen's 400 m T51
 SilverHenry WillisAthleticsMen's 10,000 m T10
 SilverLincoln Scott
Jason Tercey
Freeman Register
Ryan Blankenship		AthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m Relay T34-37
 SilverDaniel NicholsonCyclingMixed 5,000 m Time Trial Bicycle CP Div 3
 SilverRex PatrickCyclingMixed Omnium LC3
 SilverJulia Haft
Tiffany Tretschiok		CyclingWomen's 50/60k Tandem open
 SilverCara Dunne
Scott Evans		CyclingMixed Kilo Tandem open
 SilverMichael Hopper
Kathleen Urschel		CyclingMixed Individual Pursuit Tandem open
 SilverKevin SzottJudoMen's Over 95 kg
 SilverLuis AliceaSwimmingMen's 400 m Freestyle S9
 SilverGregory BurnsSwimmingMen's 100 m Backstroke S6
 SilverDaniel KellySwimmingMen's 100 m Breaststroke B1
 SilverDaniel KellySwimmingMen's 100 m Freestyle B1
 SilverJoyce LuncherSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke SB9
 SilverJoyce LuncherSwimmingWomen's 200 m Medley SM9
 SilverKaren NorrisSwimmingWomen's 100 m Backstroke S10
 SilverJulie WolfeSwimmingWomen's 400 m Freestyle S7
 SilverTrischa ZornSwimmingWomen's 400 m Freestyle B2
 SilverTrischa ZornSwimmingWomen's 50 m Freestyle B2
 SilverStephanie Brooks
Jill Nelson
Camille Waddell
Susan Moucha		SwimmingWomen's 4x50 m Medley S1-6
 SilverMandy Sommer
Elizabeth Scott
Katie Edgar
Trischa Zorn		SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m Medley B1-3
 SilverJoyce Luncher
Allison Pittman
Karen Norris
Brenda Levy		SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S7-10
 SilverMitchell SeidenfeldTable tennisMen's Singles 8
 SilverHope Lewellen
Nancy Olson		Wheelchair tennisWomen's Doubles
 SilverStephen WelchWheelchair tennisMen's Singles
 BronzeJennifer BarrettAthleticsWomen's Shot Put F42-44/46
 BronzeCheri Becerra-MadsenAthleticsWomen's 400 m T53
 BronzeCheri Becerra-MadsenAthleticsWomen's 800 m T53
 BronzeDouglas CollierAthleticsMen's Pentathlon P44
 BronzePatrick CottiniAthleticsMen's 5,000 m T51
 BronzePatrick CottiniAthleticsMen's Marathon T51
 BronzeRoss DavisAthleticsMen's 400 m T32-33
 BronzeJerry DeetsAthleticsMen's Pentathlon P53-57
 BronzeJerry DeetsAthleticsMen's Shot Put F53
 BronzeGabriel Diaz de LeonAthleticsMen's Discus F52
 BronzeBart DodsonAthleticsMen's 800 m T50
 BronzeJean DriscollAthleticsWomen's 1,500 m T52-53
 BronzeWardell GadsonAthleticsMen's Long Jump MH
 BronzeDouglas HeirAthleticsMen's Discus F51
 BronzeDouglas HeirAthleticsMen's Javelin F51
 BronzeAsa IsonAthleticsMen's Shot Put F43-44
 BronzeDavid LarsonAthleticsMen's 100 m T33
 BronzeArthur LewisAthleticsMen's 200 m T12
 BronzeAaron LittleAthleticsMen's Club Throw F50
 BronzeSheila O'NeilAthleticsWomen's 100 m T32-33
 BronzeMatthew ParryAthleticsMen's 100 m T52
 BronzeBradley RamageAthleticsMen's 200 m T51
 BronzeFreeman RegisterAthleticsMen's 100 m T35
 BronzeRichard RuffaloAthleticsMen's Javelin F10
 BronzeTodd SchaffhauserAthleticsMen's 100 m T42
 BronzeDeanna SodomaAthleticsWomen's Marathon T52-53
 BronzeAnn WaltersAthleticsWomen's 800 m T52
 BronzeHenry WillisAthleticsMen's 1,500 m T10
 BronzeHenry WillisAthleticsMen's 5,000 m T10
 BronzeWinford Haynes
Andre Asbury
Marvin Campbell
Arthur Lewis		AthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m Relay T10-12
 BronzeMatthew Bulow
Thomas Bourgeois
Dennis Oehler
Douglas Collier		AthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m Relay T42-46
 BronzeEdward Munro
Kelvin Hogans
Winford Haynes
Craig Mallinckrodt		AthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m Relay T10-12
 BronzeSteven ThompsonBocciaMixed Individual C1
 BronzeCorey HuntleyCyclingMixed 5,000 m Time Trial Tricycle CP Div 2
 BronzeLawrence SchultzCyclingMixed 20k Bicycle CP Div 4
 BronzeLawrence SchultzCyclingMixed 5,000 m Time Trial Bicycle CP Div 4
 BronzeJuila Haft
Tiffany Tretschiok		CyclingWomen's Individual Pursuit Tandem open
 BronzePamala Fernandes
Michael Rosenberg		CyclingMixed Kilo Tandem open
 BronzeCara Dunne
Scott Evans		CyclingMixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open
 BronzeLauren McDevittEquestrianMixed Dressage grade II
 BronzeUnited States women's national goalball team
Jennifer Armbruster
Maureen Esposito
Margaret Ostrowski
Sheryl Gordon
Patti Egensteiner-Asbury
Irene Davis-Sparks		GoalballWomen's competition
 BronzeMarlon LopezJudoMen's Up To 65 kg
 BronzeJames MastroJudoMen's Up To 95 kg
 BronzeStephan MooreJudoMen's Up To 71 kg
 BronzePernell CooperPowerliftingMen's Over 100 kg
 BronzeLuis AliceaSwimmingMen's 50 m Freestyle S9
 BronzeAimee BruderSwimmingWomen's 100 m Freestyle S4
 BronzeAimee BruderSwimmingWomen's 200 m Freestyle S4
 BronzeDaniel KellySwimmingMen's 100 m Butterfly B2
 BronzeDaniel KellySwimmingMen's 50 m Freestyle B1
 BronzeCraig LaufenbergSwimmingMen's 50 m Backstroke S4
 BronzeBrenda LevySwimmingWomen's 50 m Freestyle S8
 BronzeAaron PaulsonSwimmingMen's 100 m Breaststroke SB5
 BronzeElizabeth ScottSwimmingWomen's 100 m Backstroke B3
 BronzeElizabeth ScottSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke B3
 BronzeElizabeth ScottSwimmingWomen's 200 m Medley B3
 BronzeJames ThompsonSwimmingMen's 200 m Freestyle S4
 BronzeTrischa ZornSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke B2
 BronzeTrischa ZornSwimmingWomen's 100 m Freestyle B2
 BronzeCamille Waddell
Sandra Hanebrink
Aimee Bruder
Stephanie Brooks		SwimmingWomen's 4x50 m Freestyle S1-6
 BronzeElizabeth Scott
Dawn Duffy
Mandy Sommer
Trischa Zorn		SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m Freestyle B1-3
 BronzeJennifer Johnson
Jacqueline di Lorenzo
Terese Terranova		Table tennisWomen's Teams 3-5
 BronzeTahl Leibovitz
Mitchell Seidenfeld		Table tennisMen's Teams 6-8
 BronzeUnited States men's national wheelchair basketball team
 Wheelchair basketballMen's competition
 BronzeUnited States women's national wheelchair basketball team
  • Jamie Danskin
  • Pamela Fontaine
  • Susan Hagel
  • Sharon Herbst
  • Ronda Jarvis
  • Josie Johnson
  • Kimberly Martin
  • Ruth Nunez
  • Margaret Stran
  • Jana Stump
  • Tiana Tozer
  • Renee Tyree-Gross
 Wheelchair basketballWomen's competition

See also

References
  1. "Medal Standings Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1996. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  2. United States at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics on paralympic.org
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