Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Trinidad and Tobago at the
2016 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| TRI
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 3 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 56th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 1984
* 1988
* 1992–2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

## Disability classifications

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Main article: Disability sport classification

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]

## Competitors

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The following table lists Trinidad and Tobago's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport | Men | Women | Total

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Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2
Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 1 | 2 | 3

## Medalists

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The following competitors from Trinidad and Tobago won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Akeem Stewart | Athletics | Men's Javelin F42-44 | 9 September
Silver | Akeem Stewart | Athletics | Men's Discus F43-44 | 16 September
Bronze | Nyoshia Cain | Athletics | Women's 100 m T43-44 | 17 September
| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Athletics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3

Medals by day

Day |  |  |  | Total
September 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
September 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
September 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men's Field
Athlete | Event | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Rank

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Akeem Stewart | Discus F43-44 | 56.03 | 61.70 | 60.83 | 60.82 | 60.53 | 61.72 | 61.72 |
Javelin F42-44 | 57.23 | 56.64 | 56.84 | 53.94 | 55.77 | 57.32 | 57.32 WR |

Women's Track
Athlete  | Events  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Nyoshia Cain | 100 m T43-44 | 13.32  | 2 Q | 13.10  |
200 m T43-44 | Disqualified  | did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Women
Athlete  | Events  | Heats  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Shanntol Ince | 50 m freestyle S9 | 33.38  | 21  | did not advance
100 m freestyle S9 | 1:12.41  | 23  | did not advance
400 m freestyle S9 | 5:31.06  | 17  | did not advance
100 m butterfly S9 | 1:20.12  | 19  | did not advance

## See also

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* Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

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National Paralympic Committees at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Comoros
* Congo
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Cambodia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* East Timor
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* South Korea
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Tonga

Independent|

* Independent Paralympic Athletes

Banned|

* Russia

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