Great Britain competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Medallists Paralympic sports Medal Name Sport Event Stephen Payton Athletics Men's 100m T37 David Holding Athletics Men's 100m T53 Nigel Bourne Athletics Men's 200m MH Stephen Payton Athletics Men's 200m T37 Stephen Payton Athletics Men's 400m T37 Noel Thatcher Athletics Men's 5000m T11 Noel Thatcher Athletics Men's 10000m T11 Nigel Bourne Athletics Men's long jump MH Stephen Miller Athletics Men's club throw F50 Kenneth Churchill Athletics Men's javelin F36 Caroline Innes Athletics Women's 100m T34-35 Tanni Grey Athletics Women's 800m T52 Joanna Jackson Equestrian Mixed dressage grade IV Joanna Jackson Equestrian Mixed kur canter grade IV Mixed Equestrian Mixed team open Simon Jackson Judo Men's 78 kg William Curran Lawn bowls Men's singles LB2 Samuel Shaw Lawn bowls Men's singles LB3-5 Alan Lyne Lawn bowls Men's singles LB7/8 Vera Moore Lawn bowls Women's singles LB2 Irene Cheer Lawn bowls Women's singles LB3-5 Rosa Crean Lawn bowls Women's singles LB7/8 Deanna Coates Shooting Women's air rifle standing SH1 James Anderson Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S2 Christopher Holmes Swimming Men's 50m freestyle B2 Christopher Holmes Swimming Men's 100m backstroke B2 Jody Cundy Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S10 Giles Long Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S8 Christopher Holmes Swimming Men's 100m freestyle B2 James Anderson Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S2 Tracy Wiscombe Swimming Women's 50m freestyle MH Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 100m backstroke S10 Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB10 Tracy Wiscombe Swimming Women's 100m freestyle MH Jeanette Esling Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S6 Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 200m medley SM10 Emily Jennings Swimming Women's 200m medley SM9 Melanie Easter Swimming Women's 400m freestyle B2 Jane Stidever Margaret McEleny Jeanette Esling Jennifer Booth Swimming Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6 Anita Chapman Archery Women's individual standing Andrew Curtis Athletics Men's 200m T10 John Nethercott Athletics Men's 800m T37 Robert Matthews Athletics Men's 1500m T10 Mark Farnell Athletics Men's 10000m T12 Mark Farnell Athletics Men's marathon T12 Alan Earle Athletics Men's high jump F42-44 James Richardson Athletics Men's club throw F50 Paul Williams Athletics Men's javelin F34/37 Keith Gardner Athletics Men's javelin F35 David Dudley Athletics Men's shot put F54 Tanni Grey Athletics Women's 100m T52 Tanni Grey Athletics Women's 200m T52 Tanni Grey Athletics Women's 400m T52 Janice Lawton Athletics Women's shot put F32-33 Zoe Edge Joyce Carle Boccia Mixed pairs C1 wad Dianne Tubbs Equestrian Mixed dressage grade I Elizabeth Stone Equestrian Mixed dressage grade III Patricia Straughan Equestrian Mixed dressage grade IV David Heddle Lawn bowls Men's singles LB3-5 George Wright Lawn bowls Men's singles LB7/8 Penny Tyler Lawn bowls Women's singles LB2 Deanna Coates Shooting Women's air rifle 3x20 SH1 Kenneth Cairns Swimming Men's 50m butterfly S3 James Anderson Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S2 Marc Woods Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S10 Andrew Lindsay Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S7 Sascha Kindred Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke SB7 Ian Sharpe Swimming Men's 100m butterfly B3 Alan McGregor Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S2 Tim Reddish Swimming Men's 200m medley B1 Christopher Holmes Swimming Men's 200m medley B2 Giles Long Marc Woods Paul Noble Shaun Uren Iain Mathew Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m medley S7-10 Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 50m breaststroke SB3 Jeanette Esling Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S5 Elaine Barrett Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke B2 Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 150m medley SM4 Elaine Barrett Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke B2 Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 400m freestyle S10 Melanie Easter Leanne Edmans Janice Burton Kirsty Stoneham Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle B1-3 Neil Robinson Table tennis Men's singles 3 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 Rebecca Gale Kathleen Smith Anita Chapman Archery Women's teams open Andrew Curtis Athletics Men's 100m T10 Paul Williams Athletics Men's 100m T32 Paul Hughes Athletics Men's 100m T34 Kenneth Colaine Athletics Men's 200m MH David Holding Athletics Men's 200m T53 Richard Collins Athletics Men's 400m T34-35 Mark Brown Athletics Men's marathon T42-46 Stephen Payton Mark Newton Richard Collins Gordon Robertson Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay T34-37 Paul Williams Athletics Men's discus F34/37 Kevan Baker Athletics Men's discus F55 Mark Whiteley Athletics Men's javelin F11 Dan West Athletics Men's shot put F32-33 Kenneth Churchill Athletics Men's shot put F36 Nicola Jarvis Athletics Women's 100m T53 Nicola Jarvis Athletics Women's 200m T53 Alice Basford Athletics Women's long jump F42-46 Dianne Tubbs Equestrian Mixed kur trot grade I Anne Dunham Equestrian Mixed kur trot grade II Ian Rose Judo Men's 86 kg Terence Powell Judo Men's 95 kg Keith Brenton Lawn bowls Men's singles LB7/8 Mary Elias Lawn bowls Women's singles LB7/8 Anthony Peddle Powerlifting Men's 48 kg Alan McGregor Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S2 Tim Reddish Swimming Men's 100m freestyle B1 Giles Long Swimming Men's 200m medley SM8 Christopher Fox Swimming Men's 400m freestyle B3 Marc Woods Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S10 Jane Stidever Swimming Women's 50m backstroke S5 Janice Burton Swimming Women's 50m freestyle B1 Victoria Broadribb Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S2 Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S5 Janice Burton Swimming Women's 100m butterfly B1 Sarah Bailey Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S10 Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 100m freestyle S5 Margaret McEleny Swimming Women's 200m freestyle S5 Jeanette Esling Swimming Women's 200m freestyle S6 Jennifer Booth Jeanette Esling Margaret McEleny Jane Stidever Swimming Women's 4x50m medley S1-6 James Rawson Table tennis Men's singles 3 James Rawson Neil Robinson Table tennis Men's teams 3
Medals by sport Medals by SportSportTotalSwimming16171548Athletics12141642Lawn Bowls63211Equestrian3328Shooting1102Judo1023Table tennis0123Archery0112Boccia0101Wheelchair Basketball0101Powerlifting0011Total394241122
Medals by gender Medals by gender(Comparison graphs)GenderTotalPercentageMale2124246956.6%Female1717175141.8%Mixed11021.6%Total 41 43 47 131100%
Multiple medallists
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1996 Paralympic Games.
Name Medal Sport Events 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 Swimming Men's 50m freestyle B2 Men's 100m backstroke B2 Men's 100m freestyle B2 Men's 200m medley B2 Athletics Men's 100m T37 Men's 200m T37 Men's 400m T37 Men's 4 × 100 m relay T34-37 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 Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S2 Men's 100m freestyle S2 Men's 50m freestyle S2 Athletics Men's 200m MH Men's long jump MH Equestrian Mixed dressage grade IV Mixed kur canter grade IV Athletics Men's 5000m T11 Men's 10000m T11 Swimming Women's 50m freestyle MH Women's 100m freestyle MH Athletics Women's 800m T52 Women's 100m T52 Women's 200m T52 Women's 400m T52 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 Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S8 Men's 4 × 100 m medley S7-10 Men's 200m medley SM8 Shooting Women's air rifle standing SH1 Women's air rifle 3x20 SH1 Swimming Women's 400m freestyle B2Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle B1-3 Swimming Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6 Women's 50m backstroke S5 Women's 4x50m medley S1-6 Athletics Men's javelin F36 Men's shot put F36 Equestrian Team open Mixed kur trot grade II Athletics Men's 100m T53 Men's 200m T53 Swimming Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6 Women's 4x50m medley S1-6 Swimming Men's 100m backstroke S10 Men's 4 × 100 m medley S7-10 Men's 400m freestyle S10 Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke B2 Women's 200m breaststroke B2 Athletics Men's 10000m T12 Men's marathon T12 Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle B1-3 Women's 50m freestyle B1 Women's 100m butterfly B1 Athletics Men's javelin F34/37 Men's 100m T32 Men's discus F34/37 Archery Women's Individual Standing Women's Team Open Athletics Men's 200m T10 Men's 100m T10 Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S2 Men's 50m backstroke S2 Swimming Men's 200m medley B1 Men's 100m freestyle B1 Table Tennis Men's singles 3 Men's teams 3 Equestrian Mixed dressage grade I Mixed kur trot grade I Athletics Men's 400m T34-35 Men's 4 × 100 m relay T34-37 Athletics Women's 100m T53 Women's 200m T53 Table Tennis Men's singles 3 Men's teams 3
Events
Archery
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinalsScoreRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAndrew BaylisMen's Individual W257417 L 135–139did not advanceJames BuchananMen's Individual W26006Bye L 137–141did not advanceAlexander GregoryMen's Individual W257018 W 149–141 L 140–147did not advanceJohn MurrayMen's Individual Standing52818 W 134–128 L 140–147did not advanceAndrew BaylisJames BuchananAlexander GregoryMen's Teams W1/W2N/A L 212–233did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking roundQuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinalsScoreRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnita ChapmanWomen's Individual Standing4747 W 92–86 W 97–93 L 85–98Rebecca GaleWomen's Individual W24689N/A L 122–122 - {2} wins by tie break: 8:9did not advanceKathleen SmithWomen's Individual Standing5451 L 89–98did not advanceAnita ChapmanRebecca GaleKathleen SmithWomen's Teams OpenN/A L 203–211 W 183–159
Demonstration sports 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 Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics Great Britain at the Paralympics