Puerto Rico at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
| Puerto Rico at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | PUR |
| NPC | Comite Paralimpico de Puerto Rico |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Luis Jabdiel Pérez |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Puerto Rico competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Disability classifications
[edit]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.[1][2] 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.[3]
Archery
[edit]- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Ricardo Alexis | Men's individual Compound open | 623 | 29 |  Stutzman (USA)L 129–142 | did not advance | ||||
Judo
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage First round | Repechage Final | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Luis Diaz Perez | Men's −66 kg |  Aajim (MGL)W 100–000 |  Nigmatov (UZB)L 000–010 | Did not advance | Bye |  Bareikis (LTU)L 000s2–001 | did not advance | |
Swimming
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Darvin Báez Eliza | 50 m freestyle S12 | 28.61 | 19 | did not advance | |
| 100 m breaststroke SB12 | 1:18.70 | 10 | did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Paola Acuña Sánchez | 50 m freestyle S9 | 33.91 | 22 | did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:26.61 | 17 | did not advance | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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