Canada competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States, from August 16 to 25, 1996. 133 athletes (95 men and 38 women) competed in 15 sports. Canada won a total of 69 medals and finished in seventh on the medal table.
Wheelchair basketball player Marni Abbott was the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. She earned a gold medal in women's wheelchair basketball.
Medallists Paralympic sports Medal Name Sport Event Dean Bergeron Athletics Men's 200m T51 Jeffrey Adams Athletics Men's 800m T53 Clayton Gerein Athletics Men's 5000m T51 Brent McMahon Athletics Men's marathon T51 James Shaw Athletics Men's discus F34/37 Jacques Martin Athletics Men's discus F54 James Shaw Athletics Men's shot put F34/37 Jason Delesalle Athletics Men's pentathlon P12 Chantal Petitclerc Athletics Women's 100m T53 Chantal Petitclerc Athletics Women's 200m T53 Gary Longhi Cycling Mixed 500m time trial bicycle CP3 Guylaine Larouche Julie Cournoyer Cycling Women's 50/60k tandem open Alexandre Cloutier Julie Cournoyer Cycling Mixed 60/70k tandem open Lance McDonald Lawn bowls Men's singles LB6 Tony Alexander Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S7 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 100m backstroke B3 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 100m butterfly B3 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 100m freestyle B3 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 200m medley B3 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 400m freestyle B3 Marie Claire Ross Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke B3 Marie Claire Ross Swimming Women's 200m medley B3 Rebeccah Bornemann Swimming Women's 400m freestyle S7 Marni Abbott Linda Kutrowski Lori Radke Tracey Ferguson Sabrina Pettinicchi Marney Smithies Chantal Benoit Renee del Colle Lisa Stevens Kendra Ohama Jennifer Krempien Kelly Krywa Wheelchair basketball Women's team Joseph Radmore Athletics Men's 100m T32 Andre Beaudoin Athletics Men's 100m T51 Dean Bergeron Athletics Men's 400m T51 Jeffrey Adams Athletics Men's 400m T53 Dean Bergeron Athletics Men's 800m T51 Stuart McGregor Athletics Men's 1500m T12 Dean Bergeron Athletics Men's 1500m T51 Clayton Gerein Athletics Men's marathon T51 France Gagne Athletics Men's javelin F12 Jacques Martin Athletics Men's javelin F54 Tracey Melesko Athletics Women's 200m MH Chantal Petitclerc Athletics Women's 400m T53 Chantal Petitclerc Athletics Women's 800m T53 Chantal Petitclerc Athletics Women's 1500m T52-53 Tracey Melesko Athletics Women's long jump MH Courtney Knight Athletics Women's discus F12 Guylaine Larouche Julie Cournoyer Cycling Women's individual pursuit tandem open Eric Houle J. Crepault Mario Caron Jeff Christy Roberto Gaunt Dean Kozak Goalball Men's team Vivian Berkeley Lawn bowls Women's singles LB6 Tony Alexander Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S7 Marie Claire Ross Swimming Women's 100m backstroke B3 Dean Bergeron Athletics Men's 100m T51 Andre Beaudoin Athletics Men's 400m T51 Marc Quessy Athletics Men's 800m T52 Clayton Gerein Athletics Men's 1500m T51 Jeffrey Adams Carl Marquis Marc Quessy Colin Mathieson Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay T52-53 Jason Delesalle Athletics Men's discus F12 James Shaw Athletics Men's javelin F34/37 Hal Merrill Athletics Men's shot put F51 Colette Bourgonje Athletics Women's 100m T52 Colette Bourgonje Athletics Women's 200m T52 Ljiljana Ljubisic Athletics Women's discus F10-11 Ljiljana Ljubisic Athletics Women's shot put F10-11 Gary Longhi Cycling Mixed 20k bicycle CP3 Patrice Bonneau Cycling Mixed 55/65k bicycle LC2 Guylaine Larouche Julie Cournoyer Cycling Women's time trial tandem open Garth Harris Swimming Men's 50m breaststroke SB3 Walter Wu Swimming Men's 50m freestyle B3 Andrew Haley Swimming Men's 100m butterfly S9 Andrew Haley Swimming Men's 400m freestyle S9 Marie Claire Ross Swimming Women's 50m freestyle B3 Elisabeth Walker Swimming Women's 100m backstroke S7 Marie Claire Ross Swimming Women's 100m butterfly B3 Marie Claire Ross Swimming Women's 100m freestyle B3
Demonstration sports Canada won a silver medal in both team sailing and wheelchair rugby. These two sports were later recognised as Paralympic sports in the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
See also Canada at the Paralympics Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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