United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:USA
Npcname:United States Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2016
Flagcaption:Flag of the United States
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:289
Sports:20
Flagbearer:Allison Jones (opening),[1] Josh Brunais (closing)[2]
Rank:4
Gold:40
Silver:44
Bronze:31
Appearances:auto

The United States competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, goalball, shooting, swimming, and wheelchair basketball.

Team

The United States had a team of 267 sportspeople scheduled to compete in 20 different sports at the 2016 Games. The team was 17% larger than the one that compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. The USA qualified a team in each of the 8 different team sports at the Games, the first time this happened since the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Of the 267 sportspeople in Rio, 142 were participating at the Games another time, having already participated in a previous Games.[3]

The United States delegation included thirty veterans. The team had three active service members. Forty-three states and Washington DC were represented in Rio. The state with the greatest number of representatives was California, with 29. Michigan and Washington both sent 14 athletes.

To generate interest in the Games, the USOC organized US Paralympics’ Road to Rio Tour. This 10 tour involved nine stops around the United States and officially got underway on July 4, 2015.[4]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Men's individual compound open
Men's 100m T11
Men's 100m T52
Men's 400m T52
Men's 1500m T20
Men's 1500m T52
Women's 100m T47
Women's 200m T47
Women's 400m T20
Women's 400m T54
Women's 800m T54
Women's 1500m T54
Women's 5000m T54
Men's long jump T47
Men's high jump T47
Men's discus throw F44
Women's discus throw F52
Men's road race H2
Women's road time trial C4
Women's road race C1-3
Women's individual pursuit C4
Women's PT2
Women's PT4
Men's 50m freestyle S11
Men's 100m freestyle S11
Men's 400m freestyle S11
Men's 50m butterfly S5
Women's 50m freestyle S7
Women's 50m freestyle S9
Women's 100m freestyle S7
Women's 100m freestyle S9
Women's 400m freestyle S7
Women's 400m freestyle S13
Women's 100m breaststroke SB7
Women's 100m butterfly S13
Women's 200m individual medley SM8
Women's 200m individual medley SM13
Women's tournament
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Men's 100m T52
Men's 200m T44
Women's 100m T52
Women's 100m T54
Women's 400m T34
Women's 400m T53
Women's 400m T54
Women's 800m T34
Women's 1500m T54
Women's 5000m T54
Women's marathon T54
Men's long jump T11
Men's high jump T42
Men's shot put F53
Women's discus throw F52
Men's road time trial H2
Men's road time trial T1-2
Women's road time trial H1-3
Women's road time trial C4
Women's road time trial T1-2
Women's road race T1-2


Mixed team relay H2-5
Men's individual pursuit C3
Women's individual pursuit C1-3





Men's tournament
Women's PT2




Mixed coxed four


Sonar 3-person
Men's 100m freestyle S5
Men's 200m freestyle S5
Men's 400m freestyle S11
Men's 100m backstroke S11
Men's 100m breaststroke SB11
Men's 200m individual medley SM7
Women's 100m freestyle S7
Women's 100m freestyle S13
Women's 400m freestyle S7
Women's 400m freestyle S8
Women's 100m breaststroke SB6
Women's 100m breaststroke SB7
Women's 50m butterfly S7



Women's freestyle relay
Men's tournament

Quad doubles
Men's 400m T44
Men's 400m T52
Women's 100m T13
Women's 100m T34
Women's 400m T44
Women's 400m T52
Shirley ReillyWomen's 800m T53
Women's 1500m T54
Women's 5000m T54
Women's marathon T54
Men's road time trial H2
Men's road time trial H5
Women's road time trial C5
Women's individual pursuit C4
Women's individual pursuit C5





Women's tournament
Men's -90kg
Women's +70kg
Women's PT2
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2
Men's 50m freestyle S5
Men's 100m backstroke S8
Men's 100m backstroke S12
Women's 100m backstroke S8
Women's 100m backstroke S9
Women's 100m breaststroke SB13
Women's 100m butterfly S8
Women's 200m individual medley SM7



Women's medley relay
Quad singles

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The United States qualified eight archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships.[5]

Men

|-|align=left|Jeff Fabry|align=left|Men's individual compound W1|596|11|
L 126-140|colspan=5|Did not advance|-|align=left|KJ Polish|align=left rowspan=3|Men's individual compound open|685|2|
W 143-129|
L 133-139|colspan=4|Did not advance|-|align=left|Andre Shelby|669|12|
W 143-131|
W 138-133|
W 142-141|
W 139-138|
W 144-143||-|align=left|Matt Stutzman|684|4|
W 142-129|
L 141-142|colspan=4|Did not advance|-|align=left|Eric Bennett|align=left rowspan=2|Men's individual recurve open|622|7|
W 7-3|
W 6-4|
L 0-6|colspan=3|Did not advance|-|align=left|Michael Lukow|577|23|
L 0-6|colspan=5|Did not advance|}

Women

|-|align=left|Lia Coryell|align=left|Women's individual compound W1|535|7|colspan=2 |
L 115-134|colspan=3|Did not advance|-|align=left|Samantha Tucker|align=left|Women's individual compound open|597|17|
L 124-133|colspan=5|Did not advance|}

Teams

|-|align=left|Jeff Fabry
Lia Coryell|align=left|Team compound W1|1131|3|colspan=2 |
W 128-113|
L 125-137|
L 129-137|4|-|align=left|KJ Polish
Samantha Tucker|align=left|Team compound open|1282|9||
L 146-147|colspan=4|Did not advance|}

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. With 62 athletes and 4 guides, the US athletics delegation is the largest in the country's history. Roderick Townsend is a high jumper on the American team. He was the tallest member of the United States delegation at 200.66cm (79inches). Grace Norman and Allysa Seely competed in both athletics and paratriathlon in Rio.[6]

Men's track

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Michael Brannigan1500m T20align=center colspan=4 3:51.73
align=left rowspan=3David Brown100m T1111.355 Q11.041 Q10.99 PR
200m T1123.457 Q23.326align=center colspan=2Did not advance
400m T1153.818align=center colspan=4Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Chaz Davis1500m T13align=center colspan=4 3:58.2810
5000m T13align=center colspan=4 15:15.868
align=left rowspan=2AJ Digby200m T4422.144 Qalign=center colspan=2 21.935
400m T4448.904 Qalign=center colspan=2 47.344
align=left rowspan=5Joshua George400m T5350.115 qalign=center colspan=2 50.807
800m T531:37.873 Qalign=center colspan=2 1:41.235
1500m T543:06.4311align=center colspan=4Did not advance
5000m T5410:20.363 Qalign=center colspan=2 11:02.645
Marathon T54align=center colspan=4 align=center colspan=2DNF
Lex Gillette100m T1111.68=9 q11.7311align=center colspan=2Did not advance
Ty Griffin400m T20align=center colspan=2DSQalign=center colspan=4Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Tyson Gunter100m T1311.6812align=center colspan=4Did not advance
400m T1351.308 qalign=center colspan=2 50.367
Jaquvis Hart400m T47align=center colspan=2DSQalign=center colspan=4Did not advance
Erik Hightower400m T5449.1914align=center colspan=4Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Gianfranco Iannotta100m T5217.201 Qalign=center colspan=2 17.17
400m T521:00.593 Qalign=center colspan=2 1:02.16
align=left rowspan=2Desmond Jackson100m T4212.959align=center colspan=4Did not advance
200m T42align=center colspan=2DSQalign=center colspan=4Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Ayden Jent100m T3513.285 Qalign=center colspan=2 13.135
200m T3528.818 Qalign=center colspan=2 27.455
align=left rowspan=3Raymond Martin100m T5217.272 Qalign=center colspan=2 17.25
400m T5257.771 Qalign=center colspan=2 58.42
1500m T52align=center colspan=4 3:40.53
align=left rowspan=2Aaron Pike1500m T543:09.8519align=center colspan=4Did not advance
Marathon T54align=center colspan=4 1:30:1310
align=left rowspan=2Markeith Price100m T1311.23 PB10align=center colspan=4Did not advance
400m T1350.207 qalign=center colspan=2 49.965
David Prince200m T4422.426 Qalign=center colspan=2 22.016
align=left rowspan=2Austin Pruitt100m T3417.3410align=center colspan=4Did not advance
800m T341:46.384 Qalign=center colspan=2 1:45.556
John Roberts100m T33align=center colspan=4 21.887
align=left rowspan=2Josh Roberts100m T5218.417 qalign=center colspan=2 18.398
1500m T52align=center colspan=4 4:47.809
align=left rowspan=2Nick Rogers100m T4411.268 qalign=center colspan=2 11.338
400m T4449.455 Qalign=center colspan=2 48.905
align=left rowspan=5Daniel Romanchuk100m T5415.6116align=center colspan=4Did not advance
400m T5449.1513align=center colspan=4Did not advance
800m T541:39.2917align=center colspan=4Did not advance
1500m T543:07.9314align=center colspan=4Did not advance
5000m T5410:40.4013align=center colspan=4Did not advance
align=left rowspan=3James Senbeta800m T541:42.4719align=center colspan=4Did not advance
5000m T5410:41.6515align=center colspan=4Did not advance
Marathon T54align=center colspan=4 align=center colspan=2DNF
align=left rowspan=2Brian Siemann100m T5315.057 qalign=center colspan=2 15.237
800m T531:43.798 Qalign=center colspan=2 1:41.114
Jerome Singleton100m T4411.23=6 qalign=center colspan=2 11.176
Roderick Townsend-Roberts100m T4711.076 Qalign=center colspan=2 11.085
Steven Toyoji400m T521:06.1514align=center colspan=4Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Shaquille Vance100m T4213.2713align=center colspan=4Did not advance
200m T4224.653 Qalign=center colspan=2 24.864
Jarryd Wallace100m T4411.023 Qalign=center colspan=2 11.165
Ahkeel Whitehead100m T3712.2111align=center colspan=4Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Hunter Woodhall200m T4421.502 Qalign=center colspan=2 21.12
400m T4448.823 Qalign=center colspan=2 46.70
align=left rowspan=2Regas Woods100m T4213.0610align=center colspan=4Did not advance
200m T4225.194 Qalign=center colspan=2 25.276
Jaquvis Hart
Jerome Singleton
Jarryd Wallace
Hunter Woodhall
relay T42-47align=center colspan=4 align=center colspan=2DSQ

Men's field

AthleteEventsMark PointsRank
Tobi FawehinmiLong jump T477.01-5
Lex GilletteLong jump T116.44-
Sam GreweHigh jump F421.86-
Desmond JacksonLong jump T424.91-7
Cody JonesJavelin throw F3840.53-8
Trenten MerrillLong jump T446.84-4
Jerome SingletonLong jump T445.56-13
align=left rowspan=2Jeff SkibaHigh jump T441.95-5
Javelin throw F4445.45-13
Nick SladeLong jump T476.82-7
Roderick Townsend-RobertsLong jump T477.41 PR-
Ahkeel WhiteheadLong jump T374.83-12
Regas WoodsLong jump F425.40-6

Women's track

AthleteEventsHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Femita Ayanebeku200m T4428.587 q28.816
Scout Bassett100m T4216.535 Q16.665
Breanna Clark400m T2058.251 Q57.79
align=left rowspan=2Kym Crosby100m T1312.494 Q12.24
400m T13align=center colspan=2 57.264
align=left rowspan=3Alexa Halko100m T34align=center colspan=2 18.81
400m T34align=center colspan=2 1:00.79
800m T34align=center colspan=2 2:02.08
Jessica Heims400m T44align=center colspan=2 1:09.177
Lacey Henderson100m T4218.4810align=center colspan=2Did not advance
April Holmes200m T44align=center colspan=2DSQalign=center colspan=2Did not advance
align=left rowspan=3Kelsey Lefevour100m T5317.286 Q17.317
400m T531:01.5012align=center colspan=2Did not advance
800m T532:09.0713align=center colspan=2Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Cheri Madsen100m T5416.565 Q16.405
400m T5454.292 Q54.50
align=left rowspan=5Chelsea McClammer400m T5355.42=3 Q55.13
800m T531:52.966 Q1:48.325
1500m T543:22.752 Q3:22.67
5000m T5411:49.252 Q11:54.33
Marathon T54align=center colspan=2 align=center colspan=2DNF
align=left rowspan=2Hannah McFadden100m T5416.554 Q16.344
400m T5455.986 q56.207
align=left rowspan=6Tatyana McFadden100m T5416.523 Q16.13
400m T5453.171 Q53.30
800m T541:45.161 Q1:44.73
1500m T543:27.413 Q3:22.50
5000m T5411:47.37 PR1 Q11:54.07
Marathon T54align=center colspan=2 1:38:44
align=left rowspan=4Amanda McGrory800m T541:47.682 Q1:45.234
1500m T543:22.751 Q3:22.61
5000m T5411:49.473 Q11:54.34
Marathon T54align=center colspan=2 1:38:45
Cassie Mitchell100m T52align=center colspan=2 align=center colspan=2DSQ
align=left rowspan=2Kerri Morgan100m T52align=center colspan=2 19.96
400m T52align=center colspan=2 1:08.31
Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt1500m T115:12.286 q5:08.976
Grace Norman400m T44align=center colspan=2 1:01.83
align=left rowspan=2Shirley Reilly400m T5356.325 Q56.105
800m T531:49.694 q1:47.77
align=left rowspan=2Susannah Scaroni800m T541:56.4213align=center colspan=2Did not advance
Marathon T54align=center colspan=2 1:38:477
Allysa Seely200m T3632.367 q32.406
align=left rowspan=2Amy Watt100m T4713.6610align=center colspan=2Did not advance
400m T471:04.567 q1:04.216
align=left rowspan=2Liz Willis200m T4429.6712align=center colspan=2Did not advance
400m T44align=center colspan=2 1:07.626
align=left rowspan=2Deja Young100m T4712.121 Q12.15
200m T4725.581 Q25.46
Cheri Madsen
Chelsea McClammer
Hannah McFadden
Tatyana McFadden
relay T53-54align=center colspan=2 align=center colspan=2DSQ

Women's field

AthleteEventsMark PointsRank
Scout BassettLong jump T422.94-10
Lacey HendersonLong jump T423.33-8
align=left rowspan=2Angela MadsenJavelin throw F5617.21-7
Shot put F578.35-8
Amy WattLong jump T475.15-6
Taleah WilliamsLong jump T475.17-5

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, the United States qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[7] [8]

Allison Jones went to Rio as the American with the most Paralympic Games appearance. Rio was her eighth Games. Oksana Masters had previously competed at the Paralympics in other sports, medalling in rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in Rio and competing in Nordic skiing at the Winter Games.

Equestrian

See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.[9] They earned additional individual slots via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method following the suspension of Russia, and France Finland not using one of their allocated spots.

Football 7-a-side

See main article: article and Football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. United States national 7-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Paralympics at 2015 World Championships because of their seventh-place finish.[10]

The draw for the tournament was held on May 6 at the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain. The United States was put into Group B with Argentina, Netherlands and Russia.[11] Iran qualified for the 2016 Rio Games following the suspension of Russia. The IPC ruled that there could not be a redraw for the groups. This resulted in Iran being put into Group A with the Netherlands, Argentina and the United States.[12]

The tournament where the Paralympic draw took place featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating.[13] The United States finished 6th after beating Argentina in one placement match 4 - 3 and losing to Ireland 4 - 1. The goals scored in the match against Argentina were the first the USA scored in the tournament, before putting up one more in their match against Ireland.[14] [15] [16] Their roster for this tournament included Alex Hendricks, Sean Boyle, Keith Johnson, David Garza, Joshua Brunais, Bryce Boarman, Gavin Sibayan, Adam Ballou, Gregory Brigman, Mason Abbiate, Andrew Bremer, Sam Holmes, Kevin Hensley and Steven Bohlemann. They were coached by Stuart Sharp.[17]

Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked eighth in the world.[18]

Goalball

See main article: article and Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men

The United States men's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing third at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.[19] [20] [21] Joseph Hamilton, a member of the qualifying team, said after qualifying, "It's overwhelming for our team, we’ve come a long way. We didn't make the London 2012 Games that was very hard for us. To qualify for Rio at the first chance, and against a team that has been our nemesis in recent years, is awesome. If we play our own style, I believe we are one of the best teams in the world, and now we’ve got a chance to try to prove that on the grandest stage of all."[21] The team returns to the Paralympics after having missed out on qualifying for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. The United States' men enter the tournament ranked 9th in the world.[22]

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Women

The United States women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing first at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.[19] [20] The team goes to Rio having had a disappointing performance at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where they finished twelfth. Jen Armbruster's participation in Rio for the US women's national goalball team made for seven Games appearances. This total was the second highest Games appearances among US athletes attending the Rio Games. The United States' women enter the tournament ranked 4th in the world.[22]

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Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, the United States earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Dartanyon Crockett in the men's -90 kg event. The B3 Judoka finished first in his class.[23] [24] Five judoka would eventually be named to the US squad in Rio, including returning Paralympian Dartanyon Crockett. The other four judoka were Christella Garcia, Ben Goodrich, Myles Porter and Sarah Chung.

Paracanoe

See main article: article and Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Paracanoer Alana Nichols had previously competed at the Paralympics in alpine skiing and wheelchair basketball.

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. The United States qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the AS Men's Single Sculls event with a fifth-place finish in a time of 04:59.510. The United States qualified a second boat in the AS Women's Single Sculls event with an eighth-place finish in a time of 05:49.760.[25] [26] The United States qualified a third boat with a second-place finish in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event in a time of 03:19.820. This was less than a second behind the gold medal-winning boat, Great Britain, who had a time of 03:19.560.[27]

At the US Olympic and Paralympic rowing team trials held in Sarasota, Florida in April 2016, Jacqui Kapinowski confirmed her qualification by winning the women's arms and shoulders single sculls (ASW1x) event in a time of 6 minutes 15.91 seconds, finishing ahead of second place athlete KateLynne Steinke by 15.61 seconds.[28]

Jaclyn Smith is the only visually impaired competitor for the USA. She was scheduled to compete in the LTA Mix 4 event.

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The American team qualified a boat for two of the three sailing classes at the Games through their results at the 2014 Disabled Sailing World Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Places were earned in the solo 2.4mR event and a crew also qualified for the two-person SKUD-18 class.[29]

An alternative pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. The Unite qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the Sonar event with a sixth-place finish overall and the second country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships.[30] [31]

Dee Smith, at 64 years of age, was the oldest member of the United States delegation in Rio.

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. The United States earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R4 – 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed SH2 event as a result of McKenna Dahl. Michael Tagliapietra earned a second spot for the US, with this spot in the P3 – 25m Pistol Mixed SH1 event.[32] [33] [34]

The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, John Joss III earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R6- Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 event.[33] [35]

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Tammy Delano earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event. Jazmin Almlie earned a second spot for the United States at this event with her finished in the R4 Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2 event.[33] [36]

John Joss III was one of three active service members competing at the Rio Games.

Sitting volleyball

See main article: article and Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men

United States men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2015 Parapan American Games after winning a silver medal.[37] [38] It marks the team's return to the Paralympic level after having last appeared in 2004.

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Women

United States women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships.[39] [37]

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  • Semi-final
  • Final
  • Table tennis

    Tahl Leibovitz class 9 and Pamela Fontaine class 3 will compete represent USA in table tennis.

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. American swimmers competed at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships as part of their Rio qualifying efforts. The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Bradley Sndyer earned the United States a spot after winning gold in the Men's 100m Freestyle S11 with a time of 0:56.78.[40] [41] [42] Jessica Long is expected to represent the United States in Rio. She had a strong performance at the 2015 IPC World Championships, winning seven medals, four of which were gold.[4]

    McClain Hermes is the youngest member of the United States Paralympic team. They turned 15 in January 2016. Jessica Long went to Rio as the most decorated American Paralympian at the Games. She had 17 total medals prior to Rio. Elizabeth Marks was one of three active American service members competing at the Rio Games. The USA team included nine visually impaired swimmers. These were Cailin Currie, Tharon Drake, Tucker Dupree, McClain Hermes, Letticia Martinez, Rebecca Meyers, Martha Reuther, Bradley Snyder and Colleen Young.

    Triathlon

    See main article: article and Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Krige Schabort was a member of Team USA competing in the paratriathlon. He previously served in the South African Army. Grace Norman and Allysa Seely competed in both athletics and the paratriathlon in Rio.

    There were four visually impaired paratriathletes on the USA team. They were Elizabeth Baker, Jillian Peterson, Particia Walsh and Jessica Jones Meyers.

    Wheelchair basketball

    See main article: article and Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Men

    The United States men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[39] [43] They qualified through via the 2015 Parapan Am Games. They met Argentina in the semi-finals, whom they beat 59–36. They then went to the gold match medal game, where they defeated Canada 62–39.[39]

    During the draw, Brazil had the choice of which group they wanted to be in. They were partnered with Spain, who would be in the group Brazil did not select. Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria. That left Spain in Group A with Australia, Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands and Japan.[44]

    Trevon Jenifer was the shortest member of the Team USA in Rio. He is 91.44cm (36inches) tall due to congenital amputations in both his legs.

    Women

    The United States women's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[39] [43] The women qualified after claiming gold at the Parapan Am Games in 2015 after defeating Canada 80–72.[39]

    As hosts, Brazil got to choose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not choose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China.[44]

    Wheelchair rugby

    See main article: article and Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The United States qualified for the Rio Paralympics. They were scheduled to open play in Rio against France on September 14. Their second game was scheduled to be against Sweden on September 15. Their final game of group play as against Japan on September 16.[45] The United States entered the tournament ranked number one in the world.[46]

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    Wheelchair tennis

    See main article: article and Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The United States qualified two competitors in the men's single event as a result of Bipartite Commission Invitation places. The players invited were Steve Baldwin and Jon Rydberg. The United States qualified four players in the women's single event. Emmy Kaiser and Dana Mathewson qualified via the standard qualification route. Kaitlyn Verfuerth qualified via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[47] Russia had qualified two player in the women's singles event, Ludmila Bubnova and Viktoriia Lvova.[48] Following their suspension, one spot was re-allocated by the IPC to the United States' Shelby Baron. The United States qualified three players in the quad singles event. Nicholas Taylor and David Wagner qualified via the standard route. Bryan Barten qualified via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160908211334/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/September/06/Allison-Jones-Selected-As-US-Flag-Bearer-For-Rio-2016-Paralympic-Games Allison Jones selected as US flag bearer for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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