Wheelchair racing at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 1 August 1996. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men.
Men's 1500 m wheelchair Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Claude Issorat 3:15.18 Scot Hollonbeck 3:15.30 Franz Nietlispach 3:16.41 4 Philippe Couprie 3:16.45 5 Saúl Mendoza 3:16.58 6 Jorge Luna 3:16.78 7 Paul Wiggins 3:16.86 8 Jacob Heilveil 3:16.90
Women's 800 m wheelchair Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Louise Sauvage 1:54.90 Jean Driscoll 1:55.19 Cheri Becerra 1:55.49 4 Tanni Grey 1:55.55 5 Chantal Petitclerc 1:55.61 6 Leann Shannon 1:55.82 7 Monica Wetterström 1:56.83 8 Lily Anggreny 2:05.33
See also Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
References
Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11. Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11. Track and Field Results. Savannah News-Press (1996-08-02). Retrieved on 2014-05-11.