The following records were set in various events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The records listed include those broken in a later round of the event.

Paralympic and world records set by sport

Athletics

Event Class Date Round Athlete(s) Nation Time ordistance Record Men's 100 metres T11 11 September Final David Brown(Guide: Jerome Avery) 10.99 PR T33 10 September Final Ahmad Almutairi 16.61 PR T34 11 September Heats Rheed McCracken 15.50 PR 11 September Heats Walid Ktila 15.44 PR12 September Final Walid Ktila 15.14 PRT35 9 September Heats Ihor Tsvietov 12.22 WR, PR T36 10 September Final Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi 12.07 PR T37 10 September Heats Mateus Evangelista Cardoso 11.47 PR 10 September Heats Charl Du Toit 11.42 WR, PRT38 13 September Final Hu Jianwen 10.74 WR, PR T43–44 8 September Heats Jonnie Peacock (T44) 10.81 PR 8 September Heats Liam Malone (T43) 10.90 PR9 September Final Jonnie Peacock (T44) 10.81 PRT45–47 10 September Heats Petrucio Ferreira Dos Santos (T47) 10.67 WR, PR 11 September Final Petrucio Ferreira Dos Santos (T47) 10.57 WR, PRT51 13 September Final Peter Genyn 21.15 PR T53 9 September Heats Arlosvaldo Fernandes Silva 14.69 PR 9 September Heats Pongsakorn Paeyo 14.56 PR9 September Heats Brent Lakatos 14.43 PRWomen's 100 metres T11 9 September Semifinals Liu Cuiqing(Guide: Donglin Xu) 11.96 WR, PR 9 September Semifinals Libby Clegg(Guide: Chris Clarke) 11.91 WR, PRT12 8 September Heats Omara Durand(Guide: Yuniol Kindelan) 11.58 PR 9 September Semifinals Omara Durand(Guide: Yuniol Kindelan) 11.55 PR9 September Final Omara Durand(Guide: Yuniol Kindelan) 11.40 WR, PRT13 10 September Heats Leilia Adzhametova 11.86 WR, PR 10 September Final Leilia Adzhametova 11.79 WR, PRT33–34 10 September Final Hannah Cockroft (T34) 17.42 PR T37 8 September Heats Mandy Francois-Elie 13.69 PR 8 September Heats Georgina Hermitage 13.39 WR, PR9 September Final Georgina Hermitage 13.13 WR, PRT38 9 September Heats Veronica Hipolito 12.84 PR 9 September Heats Sophie Hahn 12.62 PR9 September Final Sophie Hahn 12.62 PRT53 8 September Heats Lisha Huang 16.19 WR, PR Men's 200 metres T11 14 September Semifinals Ananias Shikongo(Guide: Even Tjiviju) 22.48 PR T35 11 September Heats Ihor Tsvietov 25.64 PR 12 September Final Ihor Tsvietov 25.11 PRT42 10 September Heats Richard Whitehead 23.07 PR T43–44 12 September Heats David Prince (T44) 22.42 PR 12 September Final Liam Malone (T43) 21.06 PR David Prince (T44) 22.01 PRWomen's 200 metres T11 13 September Final Libby Clegg(Guide: Chris Clarke) 24.51 PR T12 11 September Heats Elena Chebanu(Guide: Hakim Ibrahimov) 24.16 PR 11 September Heats Omara Durand(Guide: Yuniol Kindelan) 23.67 PR12 September Final Omara Durand(Guide: Yuniol Kindelan) 23.05 PR Men's 400 metres T20 9 September Final Daniel Martins 47.22 WR, PR Women's 400 metres T37 12 September Heats Georgina Hermitage 1:03.44 PR 13 September Final Georgina Hermitage 1:00.53 WR, PRT38 14 September Final Kadeena Cox 1:00.71 WR, PR T43–44 12 September Final Marie-Amelie Le Fur (T44) 59.27 WR, PR T51–52 10 September Final Michelle Stilwell (T52) 1:05.43 PR T53 11 September Final Zhou Hongzhuan 54.43 WR, PR Men's 800 metres T33–34 13 September Heats Walid Ktila 1:46.28 PR 13 September Heats Mohamed Alhammadi 1:44.96 PR14 September Final Mohamed Alhammadi 1:40.24 PR Men's 1500 metres T12–13 13 September Final Abdellatif Baka (T13) 3:48.29 WR, PR Men's discus throw F37 8 September Final Khusniddin Norbekov 59.75 m WR, PRMen's shot put F20 11 September Final Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli 16.84 m WRF32 8 September Final Athanasios Konstantinidis 10.39 m WR, PR Women's shot put F56 8 September Final Nadia Medjmedj 9.92 m WR, PRMen's javelin throw F43 9 September Final Akeem Stewart 57.32 WR, PRF46 14 September Final Devendra Jhajharia 63.97 WR, PR Men's long jump T20 11 September Final Abdul Latif Romly 7.60 WR, PR

Cycling (track)

Event Class Date Round Athlete(s) Nation Time RecordMen's individual pursuit B 8 September Qualification Steve Bate(Pilot: Adam Duggleby) 4:08.146 WR, PRC1 9 September Qualification Li Zhangyu 3:50.373 WR, PRC2 9 September Qualification Liang Guihua 3:42.916 PRC3 9 September Qualification David Nicholas 3:32.336 PRC4 10 September Qualification Jozef Metelka 4:29.112 PRWomen's individual pursuit B 11 September Qualification Lora Turnham(Pilot: Corrine Hall) 3:27.460 PRC1–3 8 September Qualification Megan Giglia (C3) 4.03.544 WR, PR Alyda Norbruis (C2) 4:12.030 PR8 September Bronze medal race Alyda Norbruis (C2) 4:10.654 PRC4 8 September Qualification Shawn Morelli 3.57.741 PRC5 8 September Qualification Sarah Storey 3.31.394 WR, PRMen's 1 km time trial B 11 September Final Tristan Bangma(Pilot: Teun Mulder) 59.822 PRC1–3 10 September Final Li Zhangyu (C1) 1:06.678 WR, PR Tristen Chernove (C2) 1:09.583 PRC4–5 9 September Final Jody Cundy (C4) 1:02.473 PR Alfonso Cabello Llamas (C5) 1:04.494 PR Women's 1 km time trial B 9 September Final Sophie Thornhill(Pilot: Helen Scott) 1:06.283 PRWomen's 500 m time trial C1–3 10 September Final Alyda Norbruis (C2) 39.908 WR, PR Megan Giglia (C3) 41.252 WR, PRC4–5 10 September Final Kadeena Cox (C4) 34.598 WR, PR Zhou Jufang (C5) 36.004 WR, PRMixed team sprint C1–5 10 September Qualification Louis RolfeJon-Allan ButterworthJody Cundy 49.004 WR, PR10 September Final Louis RolfeJon-Allan ButterworthJody Cundy 48.635 WR, PR

Powerlifting

Event Date Athlete Nation Weight (kg) Record Men's 49 kg 8 September Lê Văn Công 181 WR, PR Women's 41 kg 8 September Nazmiye Muratlı 104 WR, PR Women's 45 kg 9 September Hu Dandan 107 WR, PR Men's 54 kg 9 September Roland Ezuruike 200 PR Men's 59 kg 9 September Sherif Osman 203 WR, PR Women's 50 kg 10 September Lidiia Soloviova 107 PR Women's 55 kg 10 September Amalia Perez 130 WR, PR Men's 65 kg 10 September Paul Kehinde 220 WR, PR Women's 61 kg 11 September Lucy Ejike 142 WR, PR Men's 72 kg 11 September Rasool Mohsin 227 WR, PR Women's 67 kg 11 September Yujiao Tan 138.5 WR, PR Women's 73 kg 12 September Souhad Ghazouani 140 PR Women's 79 kg 12 September Bose Omolayo 138 WR, PR Men's 80 kg 12 September Majid Farzin 240 WR, PR Women's 86 kg 13 September Randa Mahmoud 130 PR

Rowing

Event Date Round Athlete(s) Nation Time RecordWomen's single sculls 9 September Heats Lili Wang 5:21.04 PR11 September Final Rachel Morris 5:13.69 PRMen's single sculls 9 September Heats Roman Polianskyi 4:44.70 PR11 September Final Roman Polianskyi 4:39.56 PR Mixed double sculls 9 September Heats Lauren RowlesLaurence Whiteley 3.52.16 WR, PR

Shooting

Event Class Date Round Athlete Nation Points RecordMen's 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 8 September Qualification Jim Ho Park 625.3 PR8 September Final Dong Chao 205.8 FPRWomen's 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 8 September Qualification Cuiping Zhang 413.4 PR8 September Final Veronika Vadovičová 207.8 FPRMixed 10 metre air rifle standing SH2 10 September Qualification Veselka Pevec 634.9 PR10 September Final Veselka Pevec 211.0 FPR Women's 10 metre air pistol SH1 9 September Final Sareh Javanmardidodmani 193.4 FPR Men's 10 metre air pistol SH1 9 September Final Chao Yang 198.2 FPRMixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH1 10 September Qualification Veronika Vadovicova 636.7 PR10 September Final Veronika Vadovicova 212.5 FPRMen's 10 metre air rifle prone SH2 13 September Qualification Vasyl Kovalchuk 637.1 PR13 September Final Vasyl Kovalchuk 211.7 FPRMen's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 12 September Qualification Laslo Suranji 1165-57x PR12 September Final Laslo Suranji 453.7 FPRWomen's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 13 September Qualification Cuiping Zhang 583-24x PR13 September Final Cuiping Zhang 455.4 FPR

Swimming

Event Class Date Round Athlete(s) Nation Time Record Men's 400 metre freestyle S8 8 September Final Oliver Hynd 4.21.89 WR, PR Women's 400 metre freestyle S8 8 SeptemberFinal Lakeisha Patterson 4.40.33 WR, PRMen's 100 metre backstroke S6 8 September Final Tao Zheng 1.10.84 WR, PRS14 8 September Final Kook Lee In 59.82 PRS2 9 September Heats Benying Liu 1.58.29 WR, PR9 September Final Liankang Zou 1.45.25 WR, PRS119 September Final Dymitro Zalevskyi 1:06.66 WR, PRS1 9 September Final Hennadii Boiko 2.08.01 WR, PRWomen's 100 metre backstroke S7 8 September Heats Ke Liting 1.22.72 PRS14 8 September Heats Bethany Firth 1.04.53 WR, PR8 September Final Bethany Firth 1.04.05 WR, PRS11 9 September Heats Mary Fisher 1:18.68 PR9 September Final Mary Fisher 1.17.96 WR, PRS2 9 September Final Xiu Pin Yip 2:07.09 WR, PR Men's 100 metre breaststroke S6 8 September Heats Jia Hongguang 1.12.27 WR, PRWomen's 100 metre breaststroke S6 8 September Heats Lingling Song 1.24.66 WR, PR8 September Final Lingling Song 1.21.43 WR, PRS9 8 September Heats Lisa Kruger 1.15.47 WR, PRMen's 100 metre butterfly S13 8 September Final Ihar Boki 53.85 WR, PRS8 9 September Final Song Maodang 59.19 WR, PRWomen's 100 metre butterfly S13 8 September Heats Amilova Fotimakhon 1.04.72 WR, PR8 September Final Rebecca Meyers 1.03.25 WR, PRS8 9 September Final Kateryna Istomina 1:09.04 PR Women's 100 metre freestyle S3 8 September Final Zulfiya Gabidulina 1.30.07 WR, PR Men's 100 metre freestyle S11 15 September Final Brad Snyder 56.15 WR, PR Men's 50 metre freestyle S7 9 September Final Shiyun Pan 27.35WR, PRWomen's 50 metre freestyle S7 9 September Heats McKenzie Coan 32.57PR9 September Final McKenzie Coan 32.42 PR Women's 50 metre backstroke S2 9 September Final Xiu Pin Yip 59.38 WR, PR Men's 50 metre butterfly S6 9 September Final Qing Xu 29.89 WR, PR Women's 50 metre butterfly S6 9 September Final Ellie Robinson 29.89 PR Mixed 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 20 pts 9 September Final Qiuping PengShengnan JiangWenpan HuangQing Xu 2.18.20WR, PR

See also World and Olympic records set at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Notes

References Rio 2016 - Paralympics records page