Estonia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Their top placement was earned by Elizabeth Egel who finished 5th in women's 200 m individual medley SM11.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Athletics
AthleteEventFinalResultRankEgert JoesaarMen's discus throw F4446.618Sirly TiikWomen's shot put F2011.398
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankMari-Liis JuulWomen's road race C52:35:0215Women's time trial C532:11.319
Swimming
Men AthleteEventsHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankKardo Ploomipuu50 m freestyle S1026.0814did not advance100 m backstroke S101:03.039did not advance
Women AthleteEventsHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankBrenda Tilk50 m freestyle S738.0110did not advance100 m freestyle S71:23.8511did not advance100 m backstroke S71:38.9913did not advanceElizabeth Egel50 m freestyle S1133.4910did not advance100 m backstroke S111:28.2810did not advance200 m individual medley SM112:56.644 Q2:55.625
See also Estonia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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