United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

United States at the
2016 Summer Paralympics

Flag of the United States

IPC code| USA
NPC| United States Paralympic Committee
Website| www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 289 in 20 sports
Flag bearers | Allison Jones (opening),[1] Josh Brunais (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 4th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total
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The United States competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, goalball, shooting, swimming, and wheelchair basketball.

## Team

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The United States had a team of 267 sportspeople scheduled to compete in 20 different sports at the 2016 Games. The team was 17% larger than the one that compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. The USA qualified a team in each of the 8 different team sports at the Games, the first time this happened since the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Of the 267 sportspeople in Rio, 142 were participating at the Games another time, having already participated in a previous Games.[3]

The United States delegation included thirty veterans. The team had three active service members.[3] Forty-three states and Washington DC were represented in Rio. The state with the greatest number of representatives was California, with 29. Michigan and Washington both sent 14 athletes.[3]

To generate interest in the Games, the USOC organized US Paralympics’ Road to Rio Tour. This 10 tour involved nine stops around the United States and officially got underway on July 4, 2015.[4]

## Medalists

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Further information: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Andre Shelby | Archery | Men's individual compound open
Gold | David Brown | Athletics | Men's 100m T11
Gold | Gianfranco Iannotta | Athletics | Men's 100m T52
Gold | Raymond Martin | Athletics | Men's 400m T52
Gold | Michael Brannigan | Athletics | Men's 1500m T20
Gold | Raymond Martin | Athletics | Men's 1500m T52
Gold | Deja Young | Athletics | Women's 100m T47
Gold | Deja Young | Athletics | Women's 200m T47
Gold | Breanna Clark | Athletics | Women's 400m T20
Gold | Tatyana McFadden | Athletics | Women's 400m T54
Gold | Tatyana McFadden | Athletics | Women's 800m T54
Gold | Tatyana McFadden | Athletics | Women's 1500m T54
Gold | Tatyana McFadden | Athletics | Women's 5000m T54
Gold | Roderick Townsend-Roberts | Athletics | Men's long jump T47
Gold | Roderick Townsend-Roberts | Athletics | Men's high jump T47
Gold | David Blair | Athletics | Men's discus throw F44
Gold | Rachael Morrison | Athletics | Women's discus throw F52
Gold | Will Groulx | Cycling | Men's road race H2
Gold | Shawn Morelli | Cycling | Women's road time trial C4
Gold | Jamie Whitmore | Cycling | Women's road race C1-3
Gold | Shawn Morelli | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit C4
Gold | Allysa Seely | Paratriathlon | Women's PT2
Gold | Grace Norman | Paratriathlon | Women's PT4
Gold | Brad Snyder | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S11
Gold | Brad Snyder | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S11
Gold | Brad Snyder | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S11
Gold | Roy Perkins | Swimming | Men's 50m butterfly S5
Gold | McKenzie Coan | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S7
Gold | Michelle Konkoly | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S9
Gold | McKenzie Coan | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S7
Gold | Michelle Konkoly | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S9
Gold | McKenzie Coan | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S7
Gold | Rebecca Meyers | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S13
Gold | Elizabeth Marks | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB7
Gold | Rebecca Meyers | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly S13
Gold | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM8
Gold | Rebecca Meyers | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM13
Gold | Women's team | Volleyball | Women's tournament
Gold | Men's wheelchair basketball team | Wheelchair basketball | Men's tournament
Gold | Women's wheelchair basketball team | Wheelchair basketball | Women's tournament
Silver | Raymond Martin | Athletics | Men's 100m T52
Silver | Hunter Woodhall | Athletics | Men's 200m T44
Silver | Kerri Morgan | Athletics | Women's 100m T52
Silver | Tatyana McFadden | Athletics | Women's 100m T54
Silver | Alexa Halko | Athletics | Women's 400m T34
Silver | Chelsea McClammer | Athletics | Women's 400m T53
Silver | Cheri Madsen | Athletics | Women's 400m T54
Silver | Alexa Halko | Athletics | Women's 800m T34
Silver | Amanda McGrory | Athletics | Women's 1500m T54
Silver | Chelsea McClammer | Athletics | Women's 5000m T54
Silver | Tatyana McFadden | Athletics | Women's marathon T54
Silver | Lex Gillette | Athletics | Men's long jump T11
Silver | Sam Grewe | Athletics | Men's high jump T42
Silver | Scot Severn | Athletics | Men's shot put F53
Silver | Cassie Mitchell | Athletics | Women's discus throw F52
Silver | Will Groulx | Cycling | Men's road time trial H2
Silver | Ryan Boyle | Cycling | Men's road time trial T1-2
Silver | Alicia Dana | Cycling | Women's road time trial H1-3
Silver | Megan Fisher | Cycling | Women's road time trial C4
Silver | Jill Walsh | Cycling | Women's road time trial T1-2
Silver | Jill Walsh | Cycling | Women's road race T1-2
Silver | Will Groulx
William Lachenauer
Oscar Sanchez | Cycling | Mixed team relay H2-5
Silver | Joseph Berenyi | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit C3
Silver | Jamie Whitmore | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit C1-3
Silver | Joseph Hamilton
Andy Jenks
John Kusku
Tyler Merren
Matt Simpson
Daryl Walker | Goalball | Men's tournament
Silver | Hailey Danisewicz | Paratriathlon | Women's PT2
Silver | Zachary Burns
Danielle Hansen
Jennifer Sichel
Jaclyn Smith
Dorian Weber | Rowing | Mixed coxed four
Silver | Alphonsus Doerr
Hugh Freund
Bradley Kendell | Sailing | Sonar 3-person
Silver | Roy Perkins | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S5
Silver | Roy Perkins | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle S5
Silver | Tharon Drake | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S11
Silver | Brad Snyder | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S11
Silver | Tharon Drake | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB11
Silver | Rudy Garcia-Tolson | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM7
Silver | Cortney Jordan | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S7
Silver | Rebecca Meyers | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S13
Silver | Cortney Jordan | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S7
Silver | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S8
Silver | Sophia Elizabeth Herzog | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB6
Silver | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB7
Silver | Cortney Jordan | Swimming | Women's 50m butterfly S7
Silver | McKenzie Coan
Michelle Konkoly
Jessica Long
Elizabeth Smith | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Silver | Men's wheelchair rugby team | Wheelchair rugby | Men's tournament
Silver | Nicholas Taylor
David Wagner | Wheelchair tennis | Quad doubles
Bronze | Hunter Woodhall | Athletics | Men's 400m T44
Bronze | Gianfranco Iannotta | Athletics | Men's 400m T52
Bronze | Kym Crosby | Athletics | Women's 100m T13
Bronze | Alexa Halko | Athletics | Women's 100m T34
Bronze | Grace Norman | Athletics | Women's 400m T44
Bronze | Kerri Morgan | Athletics | Women's 400m T52
Bronze | Shirley Reilly | Athletics | Women's 800m T53
Bronze | Chelsea McClammer | Athletics | Women's 1500m T54
Bronze | Amanda McGrory | Athletics | Women's 5000m T54
Bronze | Amanda McGrory | Athletics | Women's marathon T54
Bronze | Brian Sheridan | Cycling | Men's road time trial H2
Bronze | Oscar Sanchez | Cycling | Men's road time trial H5
Bronze | Samantha Bosco | Cycling | Women's road time trial C5
Bronze | Megan Fisher | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit C4
Bronze | Samantha Bosco | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit C5
Bronze | Jen Armbruster
Lisa Czechowski
Amanda Dennis
Marybai Huking
Eliana Mason
Asya Miller | Goalball | Women's tournament
Bronze | Dartanyon Crockett | Judo | Men's -90kg
Bronze | Christella Garcia | Judo | Women's +70kg
Bronze | Melissa Stockwell | Paratriathlon | Women's PT2
Bronze | McKenna Dahl | Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2
Bronze | Roy Perkins | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S5
Bronze | Robert Griswold | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S8
Bronze | Tucker Dupree | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S12
Bronze | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S8
Bronze | Hannah Aspden | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S9
Bronze | Colleen Young | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB13
Bronze | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly S8
Bronze | Cortney Jordan | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM7
Bronze | Hannah Aspden
Michelle Konkoly
Elizabeth Marks
Elizabeth Smith | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Bronze | David Wagner | Wheelchair tennis | Quad singles

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The United States qualified eight archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships.[3][5]

### Men

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Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Rank
Jeff Fabry | Men's individual compound W1 | 596  | 11  |  Koo (KOR)
L 126-140  | Did not advance
KJ Polish | Men's individual compound open | 685  | 2  |  Halldorssonn (ISL)
W 143-129  |  Hall (GBR)
L 133-139  | Did not advance
Andre Shelby | 669  | 12  |  Rodriguez Gonzalez (ESP)
W 143-131  |  McQueen (GBR)
W 138-133  |  Muniz de Castro (BRA)
W 142-141  |  Milne (AUS)
W 139-138  |  Simonelli (ITA)
W 144-143  |
Matt Stutzman | 684  | 4  |  Alexis (ESP)
W 142-129  |  Muniz de Castro (BRA)
L 141-142  | Did not advance
Eric Bennett | Men's individual recurve open | 622  | 7  |  Kostel (CZE)
W 7-3  |  Tseng (TPE)
W 6-4  |  Netsiri (THA)
L 0-6  | Did not advance
Michael Lukow | 577  | 23  |  Tseng (TPE)
L 0-6  | Did not advance

### Women

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Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Rank
Lia Coryell | Women's individual compound W1 | 535  | 7  | —  |  Frith (GBR)
L 115-134  | Did not advance
Samantha Tucker | Women's individual compound open | 597  | 17  |  Rubio Larrion (ESP)
L 124-133  | Did not advance

### Teams

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Athlete  | Event  | Ranking round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Opposition
score  | Rank
Jeff Fabry
Lia Coryell | Team compound W1 | 1131  | 3  | —  |  Spain (ESP)
W 128-113  |  South Korea (KOR)
L 125-137  |  Czech Republic (CZE)
L 129-137  | 4
KJ Polish
Samantha Tucker | Team compound open | 1282  | 9  | —  |  South Korea (KOR)
L 146-147  | Did not advance

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With 62 athletes and 4 guides, the US athletics delegation is the largest in the country's history.[3] Roderick Townsend is a high jumper on the American team. He was the tallest member of the United States delegation at 200.66 centimetres (79.00 in).[3] Grace Norman and Allysa Seely competed in both athletics and paratriathlon in Rio.[3][6]

### Men's track

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Athlete  | Events  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Michael Brannigan | 1500m T20 | —  | 3:51.73  |
David Brown | 100m T11 | 11.35  | 5 Q | 11.04  | 1 Q | 10.99 PR |
200m T11 | 23.45  | 7 Q | 23.32  | 6  | Did not advance
400m T11 | 53.81  | 8  | Did not advance
Chaz Davis | 1500m T13 | —  | 3:58.28  | 10
5000m T13 | —  | 15:15.86  | 8
AJ Digby | 200m T44 | 22.14  | 4 Q | —  | 21.93  | 5
400m T44 | 48.90  | 4 Q | —  | 47.34  | 4
Joshua George | 400m T53 | 50.11  | 5 q | —  | 50.80  | 7
800m T53 | 1:37.87  | 3 Q | —  | 1:41.23  | 5
1500m T54 | 3:06.43  | 11  | Did not advance
5000m T54 | 10:20.36  | 3 Q | —  | 11:02.64  | 5
Marathon T54 | —  | DNF
Lex Gillette | 100m T11 | 11.68  | =9 q | 11.73  | 11  | Did not advance
Ty Griffin | 400m T20 | DSQ  | Did not advance
Tyson Gunter | 100m T13 | 11.68  | 12  | Did not advance
400m T13 | 51.30  | 8 q | —  | 50.36  | 7
Jaquvis Hart | 400m T47 | DSQ  | Did not advance
Erik Hightower | 400m T54 | 49.19  | 14  | Did not advance
Gianfranco Iannotta | 100m T52 | 17.20  | 1 Q | —  | 17.17  |
400m T52 | 1:00.59  | 3 Q | —  | 1:02.16  |
Desmond Jackson | 100m T42 | 12.95  | 9  | Did not advance
200m T42 | DSQ  | Did not advance
Ayden Jent | 100m T35 | 13.28  | 5 Q | —  | 13.13  | 5
200m T35 | 28.81  | 8 Q | —  | 27.45  | 5
Raymond Martin | 100m T52 | 17.27  | 2 Q | —  | 17.25  |
400m T52 | 57.77  | 1 Q | —  | 58.42  |
1500m T52 | —  | 3:40.53  |
Aaron Pike | 1500m T54 | 3:09.85  | 19  | Did not advance
Marathon T54 | —  | 1:30:13  | 10
Markeith Price | 100m T13 | 11.23 PB | 10  | Did not advance
400m T13 | 50.20  | 7 q | —  | 49.96  | 5
David Prince | 200m T44 | 22.42  | 6 Q | —  | 22.01  | 6
Austin Pruitt | 100m T34 | 17.34  | 10  | Did not advance
800m T34 | 1:46.38  | 4 Q | —  | 1:45.55  | 6
John Roberts | 100m T33 | —  | 21.88  | 7
Josh Roberts | 100m T52 | 18.41  | 7 q | —  | 18.39  | 8
1500m T52 | —  | 4:47.80  | 9
Nick Rogers | 100m T44 | 11.26  | 8 q | —  | 11.33  | 8
400m T44 | 49.45  | 5 Q | —  | 48.90  | 5
Daniel Romanchuk | 100m T54 | 15.61  | 16  | Did not advance
400m T54 | 49.15  | 13  | Did not advance
800m T54 | 1:39.29  | 17  | Did not advance
1500m T54 | 3:07.93  | 14  | Did not advance
5000m T54 | 10:40.40  | 13  | Did not advance
James Senbeta | 800m T54 | 1:42.47  | 19  | Did not advance
5000m T54 | 10:41.65  | 15  | Did not advance
Marathon T54 | —  | DNF
Brian Siemann | 100m T53 | 15.05  | 7 q | —  | 15.23  | 7
800m T53 | 1:43.79  | 8 Q | —  | 1:41.11  | 4
Jerome Singleton | 100m T44 | 11.23  | =6 q | —  | 11.17  | 6
Roderick Townsend-Roberts | 100m T47 | 11.07  | 6 Q | —  | 11.08  | 5
Steven Toyoji | 400m T52 | 1:06.15  | 14  | Did not advance
Shaquille Vance | 100m T42 | 13.27  | 13  | Did not advance
200m T42 | 24.65  | 3 Q | —  | 24.86  | 4
Jarryd Wallace | 100m T44 | 11.02  | 3 Q | —  | 11.16  | 5
Ahkeel Whitehead | 100m T37 | 12.21  | 11  | Did not advance
Hunter Woodhall | 200m T44 | 21.50  | 2 Q | —  | 21.12  |
400m T44 | 48.82  | 3 Q | —  | 46.70  |
Regas Woods | 100m T42 | 13.06  | 10  | Did not advance
200m T42 | 25.19  | 4 Q | —  | 25.27  | 6
Jaquvis Hart
Jerome Singleton
Jarryd Wallace
Hunter Woodhall | 4 × 100 m relay T42-47 | —  | DSQ

### Men's field

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Athlete  | Events  | Mark (m)  | Points  | Rank

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Tobi Fawehinmi | Long jump T47 | 7.01  | \-  | 5
Lex Gillette | Long jump T11 | 6.44  | \-  |
Sam Grewe | High jump F42 | 1.86  | \-  |
Desmond Jackson | Long jump T42 | 4.91  | \-  | 7
Cody Jones | Javelin throw F38 | 40.53  | \-  | 8
Trenten Merrill | Long jump T44 | 6.84  | \-  | 4
Jerome Singleton | Long jump T44 | 5.56  | \-  | 13
Jeff Skiba | High jump T44 | 1.95  | \-  | 5
Javelin throw F44 | 45.45  | \-  | 13
Nick Slade | Long jump T47 | 6.82  | \-  | 7
Roderick Townsend-Roberts | Long jump T47 | 7.41 PR | \-  |
Ahkeel Whitehead | Long jump T37 | 4.83  | \-  | 12
Regas Woods | Long jump F42 | 5.40  | \-  | 6

### Women's track

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Athlete  | Events  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Femita Ayanebeku | 200m T44 | 28.58  | 7 q | 28.81  | 6
Scout Bassett | 100m T42 | 16.53  | 5 Q | 16.66  | 5
Breanna Clark | 400m T20 | 58.25  | 1 Q | 57.79  |
Kym Crosby | 100m T13 | 12.49  | 4 Q | 12.24  |
400m T13 | —  | 57.26  | 4
Alexa Halko | 100m T34 | —  | 18.81  |
400m T34 | —  | 1:00.79  |
800m T34 | —  | 2:02.08  |
Jessica Heims | 400m T44 | —  | 1:09.17  | 7
Lacey Henderson | 100m T42 | 18.48  | 10  | Did not advance
April Holmes | 200m T44 | DSQ  | Did not advance
Kelsey Lefevour | 100m T53 | 17.28  | 6 Q | 17.31  | 7
400m T53 | 1:01.50  | 12  | Did not advance
800m T53 | 2:09.07  | 13  | Did not advance
Cheri Madsen | 100m T54 | 16.56  | 5 Q | 16.40  | 5
400m T54 | 54.29  | 2 Q | 54.50  |
Chelsea McClammer | 400m T53 | 55.42  | =3 Q | 55.13  |
800m T53 | 1:52.96  | 6 Q | 1:48.32  | 5
1500m T54 | 3:22.75  | 2 Q | 3:22.67  |
5000m T54 | 11:49.25  | 2 Q | 11:54.33  |
Marathon T54 | —  | DNF
Hannah McFadden | 100m T54 | 16.55  | 4 Q | 16.34  | 4
400m T54 | 55.98  | 6 q | 56.20  | 7
Tatyana McFadden | 100m T54 | 16.52  | 3 Q | 16.13  |
400m T54 | 53.17  | 1 Q | 53.30  |
800m T54 | 1:45.16  | 1 Q | 1:44.73  |
1500m T54 | 3:27.41  | 3 Q | 3:22.50  |
5000m T54 | 11:47.37 PR | 1 Q | 11:54.07  |
Marathon T54 | —  | 1:38:44  |
Amanda McGrory | 800m T54 | 1:47.68  | 2 Q | 1:45.23  | 4
1500m T54 | 3:22.75  | 1 Q | 3:22.61  |
5000m T54 | 11:49.47  | 3 Q | 11:54.34  |
Marathon T54 | —  | 1:38:45  |
Cassie Mitchell | 100m T52 | —  | DSQ
Kerri Morgan | 100m T52 | —  | 19.96  |
400m T52 | —  | 1:08.31  |
Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt | 1500m T11 | 5:12.28  | 6 q | 5:08.97  | 6
Grace Norman | 400m T44 | —  | 1:01.83  |
Shirley Reilly | 400m T53 | 56.32  | 5 Q | 56.10  | 5
800m T53 | 1:49.69  | 4 q | 1:47.77  |
Susannah Scaroni | 800m T54 | 1:56.42  | 13  | Did not advance
Marathon T54 | —  | 1:38:47  | 7
Allysa Seely | 200m T36 | 32.36  | 7 q | 32.40  | 6
Amy Watt | 100m T47 | 13.66  | 10  | Did not advance
400m T47 | 1:04.56  | 7 q | 1:04.21  | 6
Liz Willis | 200m T44 | 29.67  | 12  | Did not advance
400m T44 | —  | 1:07.62  | 6
Deja Young | 100m T47 | 12.12  | 1 Q | 12.15  |
200m T47 | 25.58  | 1 Q | 25.46  |
Cheri Madsen
Chelsea McClammer
Hannah McFadden
Tatyana McFadden | 4 × 400 m relay T53-54 | —  | DSQ

### Women's field

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Athlete  | Events  | Mark (m)  | Points  | Rank

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Scout Bassett | Long jump T42 | 2.94  | \-  | 10
Lacey Henderson | Long jump T42 | 3.33  | \-  | 8
Angela Madsen | Javelin throw F56 | 17.21  | \-  | 7
Shot put F57 | 8.35  | \-  | 8
Amy Watt | Long jump T47 | 5.15  | \-  | 6
Taleah Williams | Long jump T47 | 5.17  | \-  | 5

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, the United States qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[7][8]

Allison Jones went to Rio as the American with the most Paralympic Games appearance. Rio was her eighth Games.[3] Oksana Masters had previously competed at the Paralympics in other sports, medalling in rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in Rio and competing in Nordic skiing at the Winter Games.[3]

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.[9] They earned additional individual slots via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method following the suspension of Russia, and France Finland not using one of their allocated spots.[9]

## Football 7-a-side

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Main article: Football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Members of Team USA warmup for their game against Brazil at the IFCPF Pre Paralympic Tournament Salou 2016, the last major preparation tournament for the Rio Paralympics.

United States national 7-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Paralympics at 2015 World Championships because of their seventh-place finish.[10][11]

The draw for the tournament was held on May 6 at the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain. The United States was put into Group B with Argentina, Netherlands and Russia.[12] Iran qualified for the 2016 Rio Games following the suspension of Russia. The IPC ruled that there could not be a redraw for the groups. This resulted in Iran being put into Group A with the Netherlands, Argentina and the United States.[13]

The tournament where the Paralympic draw took place featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating.[14] The United States finished 6th after beating Argentina in one placement match 4 - 3 and losing to Ireland 4 - 1. The goals scored in the match against Argentina were the first the USA scored in the tournament, before putting up one more in their match against Ireland.[15][16][17] Their roster for this tournament included Alex Hendricks, Sean Boyle, Keith Johnson, David Garza, Joshua Brunais, Bryce Boarman, Gavin Sibayan, Adam Ballou, Gregory Brigman, Mason Abbiate, Andrew Bremer, Sam Holmes, Kevin Hensley and Steven Bohlemann. They were coached by Stuart Sharp.[18]

Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked eighth in the world.[19]

Pos | Team

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1  |  Iran | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 1  | +6  | 9  | Semi finals
2  |  Netherlands | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 4
3  |  Argentina | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 3  | 5th–6th place match
4  |  United States | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 1  | 7th–8th place match

Source: Paralympic.org

## Goalball

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Main article: Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

### Men

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The United States men's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing third at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.[20][21][22] Joseph Hamilton, a member of the qualifying team, said after qualifying, "It's overwhelming for our team, we’ve come a long way. We didn't make the London 2012 Games that was very hard for us. To qualify for Rio at the first chance, and against a team that has been our nemesis in recent years, is awesome. If we play our own style, I believe we are one of the best teams in the world, and now we’ve got a chance to try to prove that on the grandest stage of all."[22] The team returns to the Paralympics after having missed out on qualifying for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[11] The United States' men enter the tournament ranked 9th in the world.[23]

The following is the United States roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[24]

No. | Player  | Class  | Date of birth (age)

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1 | Andy Jenks | B3 |  (1990-09-21)September 21, 1990 (aged 25)
2 | Tyler Merren | B2 |  (1984-05-29)May 29, 1984 (aged 32)
3 | Daryl Walker | B2 |  (1981-12-29)December 29, 1981 (aged 34)
4 | John Kusku | B2 |  (1984-08-06)August 6, 1984 (aged 32)
5 | Joseph Hamilton | B1 |  (1978-09-06)September 6, 1978 (aged 38)
7 | Matt Simpson | B1 |  (1990-03-30)March 30, 1990 (aged 26)
Pos | Team

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* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Lithuania | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 35  | 22  | +13  | 12  | Quarter-finals
2  |  United States | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 21  | 18  | +3  | 6
3  |  Turkey | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 20  | 23  | −3  | 6
4  |  China | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 25  | 28  | −3  | 3
5  |  Finland | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 24  | 34  | −10  | 3  |

Source: Paralympic.org

9 September 2016
09:00  | United States | 5–2 |  China | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Raquel Aguado (ESP)

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Hamilton 3
Kusku 2  | Report | Cai 2
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* * *

10 September 2016
13:15  | Lithuania | 8–7 |  United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP)
Patricia Fras (SLO)

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Pavliukianec 6
Pazarauskas 2  | Report | Hamilton 5
Merren 2
|  |

* * *

11 September 2016
17:30  | Finland | 2–6 |  United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Yoshinori Nii (JPN)

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Mattila 1
Posio 1  | Report | Merren 4
Hamilton 1
Kusku 1
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* * *

12 September 2016
19:30  | United States | 3–6 |  Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Daniel Voltan (BRA)

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Kusku 1
Merren 1
Jenks 1  | Report | Gündoğdu 4
Karakaya 2
|  |

* * *

14 September 2016
12:00  | United States | 7–6 |  Germany | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Daniel Voltan (BRA), Patricia Fras (SLO)

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Merren 3
Hamilton 3
Kusku 1  | Report | Steiger 3
Feistle 2
Horauf 1
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* * *

15 September 2016
13:30  | Brazil | 1–10 |  United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Raili Sipura (FIN)

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Marques 1  | Report | Merren 9
Hamilton 1
|  |

* * *

16 September 2016
20:00  | United States | 8–14 |  Lithuania | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Daniel Voltan (BRA)

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Simpson 4
Hamilton 1
Jenks 1
Merren 1
Walker 1  | Report | Pavliukianec 8
Pazarauskas 6
|  |

### Women

[edit]

The United States women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing first at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.[11][20][21] The team goes to Rio having had a disappointing performance at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where they finished twelfth.[11] Jen Armbruster's participation in Rio for the US women's national goalball team made for seven Games appearances. This total was the second highest Games appearances among US athletes attending the Rio Games.[3] The United States' women enter the tournament ranked 4th in the world.[23]

The following is the United States roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[25]

No. | Player  | Class  | Date of birth (age)

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1 | Jen Armbruster | B1 |  (1975-02-12)February 12, 1975 (aged 41)
3 | Lisa Czechowski | B2 |  (1979-05-29)May 29, 1979 (aged 37)
4 | Asya Miller | B3 |  (1979-10-16)October 16, 1979 (aged 36)
5 | Amanda Dennis | B2 |  (1994-02-05)February 5, 1994 (aged 22)
7 | Eliana Mason | B2 |  (1995-09-01)September 1, 1995 (aged 21)
9 | Marybai Huking | B2 |  (1996-11-11)November 11, 1996 (aged 19)
Pos | Team

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* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Brazil (H) | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 25  | 7  | +18  | 9  | Quarter-finals
2  |  United States | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 25  | 13  | +12  | 9
3  |  Japan | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 13  | 8  | +5  | 7
4  |  Israel | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 16  | 15  | +1  | 4
5  |  Algeria | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 37  | −36  | 0  |

Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Hosts

8 September 2016
10:15  | United States | 3–7 |  Brazil | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Dawna Christy (CAN)

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Miller 2
Dennis 1  | Report | Amorim 6
Custodio 1
|  |

* * *

9 September 2016
14:30  | Algeria | 0–10
(walkover) |  United States |

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* * *

11 September 2016
10:45  | United States | 5–3 |  Japan | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Raquel Aguado (ESP)

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Armbruster 2
Miller 2
Dennis 1  | Report | Temma 1
Adachi 1
Komiya 1
|  |

* * *

13 September 2016
09:00  | Israel | 3–7 |  United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Dawna Christy (CAN)

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Ben-David 3  | Report | Miller 4
Czechowski 2
Dennis 1
|  |

* * *

14 September 2016
19:30  | United States | 2–0 |  Canada | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Daniel Voltan (BRA)

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Armbruster 2  | Report |
|  |

* * *

15 September 2016
20:00  | Turkey | 11–1 |  United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Nejc Jakic (SLO)

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Altunoluk 8
Yıldız 2
Özcan 1  | Report | Miller 1
|  |

* * *

16 September 2016
13:30  | Brazil | 2–3 |  United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP)

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Custodio 1
Amorim 1  | Report | Armbruster 3
|  |

## Judo

[edit]

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, the United States earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Dartanyon Crockett in the men's -90 kg event. The B3 Judoka finished first in his class.[26][27] Five judoka would eventually be named to the US squad in Rio, including returning Paralympian Dartanyon Crockett. The other four judoka were Christella Garcia, Ben Goodrich, Myles Porter and Sarah Chung.[6]

## Paracanoe

[edit]

Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Paracanoer Alana Nichols had previously competed at the Paralympics in alpine skiing and wheelchair basketball.[3]

## Rowing

[edit]

Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. The United States qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the AS Men's Single Sculls event with a fifth-place finish in a time of 04:59.510. The United States qualified a second boat in the AS Women's Single Sculls event with an eighth-place finish in a time of 05:49.760.[28][29] The United States qualified a third boat with a second-place finish in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event in a time of 03:19.820. This was less than a second behind the gold medal-winning boat, Great Britain, who had a time of 03:19.560.[30]

At the US Olympic and Paralympic rowing team trials held in Sarasota, Florida in April 2016, Jacqui Kapinowski confirmed her qualification by winning the women's arms and shoulders single sculls (ASW1x) event in a time of 6 minutes 15.91 seconds, finishing ahead of second place athlete KateLynne Steinke by 15.61 seconds.[31]

Jaclyn Smith is the only visually impaired competitor for the USA. She was scheduled to compete in the LTA Mix 4 event.[6]

## Sailing

[edit]

Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The American team qualified a boat for two of the three sailing classes at the Games through their results at the 2014 Disabled Sailing World Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Places were earned in the solo 2.4mR event and a crew also qualified for the two-person SKUD-18 class.[32]

An alternative pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. The Unite qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the Sonar event with a sixth-place finish overall and the second country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships.[33][34]

Dee Smith, at 64 years of age, was the oldest member of the United States delegation in Rio.[3]

## Shooting

[edit]

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. The United States earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R4 – 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed SH2 event as a result of McKenna Dahl. Michael Tagliapietra earned a second spot for the US, with this spot in the P3 – 25m Pistol Mixed SH1 event.[35][36][37]

The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, John Joss III earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R6- Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 event.[36][38]

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Tammy Delano earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event. Jazmin Almlie earned a second spot for the United States at this event with her finished in the R4 Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2 event.[36][39]

John Joss III was one of three active service members competing at the Rio Games.[3]

## Sitting volleyball

[edit]

Main article: Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

### Men

[edit]

United States men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2015 Parapan American Games after winning a silver medal.[11][40][41] It marks the team's return to the Paralympic level after having last appeared in 2004.[11]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification

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1  |  Egypt | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 9  | 4  | 2.250  | 267  | 234  | 1.141  | Semi-finals
2  |  Brazil (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 8  | 4  | 2.000  | 278  | 212  | 1.311
3  |  Germany | 3  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 6  | 8  | 0.750  | 280  | 288  | 0.972  | Classification 5th / 6th
4  |  United States | 3  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 0.222  | 167  | 258  | 0.647  | Classification 7th / 8th

Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host

9 September 2016
10:00  | Brazil | 3–0  |  United States | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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(25–14, 25–17, 25–14)
Report

* * *

11 September 2016
18:30  | United States | 2–3  |  Germany | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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|

(25–20, 15–25, 10–25, 25–23, 10–15)
Report

* * *

13 September 2016
14:00  | Egypt | 3–0  |  United States | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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|
|

(25–14, 25–9, 25–14)
Report

### Women

[edit]

United States women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships.[11][40]

Group
Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification

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1  |  China | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 9  | 2  | 4.500  | 246  | 169  | 1.456  | Semi-finals
2  |  United States | 3  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 8  | 3  | 2.667  | 256  | 156  | 1.641
3  |  Iran | 3  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 6  | 0.500  | 160  | 197  | 0.812  | Classification 5th / 6th
4  |  Rwanda | 3  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 9  | 0.000  | 85  | 225  | 0.378  | Classification 7th / 8th

Source: Paralympic.org

10 September 2016
14:00  | United States | 3-0  |  Iran | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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(25–17, 25–13, 25–9)
Report

* * *

12 September 2016
18:30  | China | 3–2  |  United States | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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(25–17, 14–25, 14–25, 28–26, 15–13)
Report

* * *

14 September 2016
10:00  | United States | 3–0  |  Rwanda | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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(25–10, 25–8, 25–3)
Report

Semi-final
15 September 2016
20:30  | Brazil | 0–3  |  United States | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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(13–25, 26–28, 18–25)
Report

Final
17 September 2016
16:30  | United States | 3–0  |  China | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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|

(25–12, 25–12, 25–18)
Report

## Table tennis

[edit]

Tahl Leibovitz class 9 and Pamela Fontaine class 3 will compete represent USA in table tennis.

## Swimming

[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

American swimmers competed at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships as part of their Rio qualifying efforts. The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Bradley Sndyer earned the United States a spot after winning gold in the Men's 100m Freestyle S11 with a time of 0:56.78.[42][43][44] Jessica Long is expected to represent the United States in Rio. She had a strong performance at the 2015 IPC World Championships, winning seven medals, four of which were gold.[4]

McClain Hermes is the youngest member of the United States Paralympic team. They turned 15 in January 2016.[3] Jessica Long went to Rio as the most decorated American Paralympian at the Games. She had 17 total medals prior to Rio.[3] Elizabeth Marks was one of three active American service members competing at the Rio Games.[3] The USA team included nine visually impaired swimmers. These were Cailin Currie, Tharon Drake, Tucker Dupree, McClain Hermes, Letticia Martinez, Rebecca Meyers, Martha Reuther, Bradley Snyder and Colleen Young.[6]

## Triathlon

[edit]

Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Krige Schabort was a member of Team USA competing in the paratriathlon. He previously served in the South African Army.[3] Grace Norman and Allysa Seely competed in both athletics and the paratriathlon in Rio.[3]

There were four visually impaired paratriathletes on the USA team. They were Elizabeth Baker, Jillian Peterson, Particia Walsh and Jessica Jones Meyers.[6]

## Wheelchair basketball

[edit]

Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

### Men

[edit]

The United States men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[11][45] They qualified through via the 2015 Parapan Am Games. They met Argentina in the semi-finals, whom they beat 59–36. They then went to the gold match medal game, where they defeated Canada 62–39.[11]

During the draw, Brazil had the choice of which group they wanted to be in. They were partnered with Spain, who would be in the group Brazil did not select. Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria. That left Spain in Group A with Australia, Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands and Japan.[46]

Trevon Jenifer was the shortest member of the Team USA in Rio. He is 91.44 centimetres (36.00 in) tall[3] due to congenital amputations in both his legs.

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States | 5  | 5  | 0  | 402  | 206  | +196  | 10  | Quarter-finals
2  |  Great Britain | 5  | 4  | 1  | 364  | 263  | +101  | 9
3  |  Brazil (H) | 5  | 2  | 3  | 309  | 314  | −5  | 7[a]
4  |  Germany | 5  | 2  | 3  | 337  | 314  | +23  | 7[a]
5  |  Iran | 5  | 2  | 3  | 295  | 361  | −66  | 7[a] | 9th/10th place playoff
6  |  Algeria | 5  | 0  | 5  | 187  | 436  | −249  | 5  | 11th/12th place playoff

Source: Paralympic.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Brazil 3 pts, +11 PD; Germany 3 pts, +6 PD; Iran 3 pts, −17 PD

### Women

[edit]

The United States women's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[11][45] The women qualified after claiming gold at the Parapan Am Games in 2015 after defeating Canada 80–72.[11]

As hosts, Brazil got to choose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not choose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China.[46]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States | 4  | 4  | 0  | 288  | 138  | +150  | 8  | Quarter-finals
2  |  Netherlands | 4  | 3  | 1  | 300  | 148  | +152  | 7
3  |  China | 4  | 2  | 2  | 212  | 187  | +25  | 6
4  |  France | 4  | 1  | 3  | 178  | 266  | −88  | 5
5  |  Algeria | 4  | 0  | 4  | 93  | 332  | −239  | 4  | 9th/10th place playoff

Source: Paralympic.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

## Wheelchair rugby

[edit]

Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The United States qualified for the Rio Paralympics. They were scheduled to open play in Rio against France on September 14. Their second game was scheduled to be against Sweden on September 15. Their final game of group play as against Japan on September 16.[47] The United States entered the tournament ranked number one in the world.[48]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United States | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 165  | 142  | +23  | 6  | Semi-finals
2  |  Japan | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 163  | 155  | +8  | 4
3  |  Sweden | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 145  | 151  | −6  | 2  | Fifth place Match
4  |  France | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 141  | 166  | −25  | 0  | Seventh place Match

Source: Rio2016

14 September 2016

12:45

United States | 51–42|  France

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| Report |

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: Jean Choiniere, Liam Costello

* * *

15 September 2016

10:30

Sweden | 44–54|  United States

|
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| Report |

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: Alexander Schriener, Lukasz Symczak

* * *

16 September 2016

16:00

United States | 57–56|  Japan

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| Report |

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Lukasz Symczak

Semifinals

17 September 2016

12:45

United States | 60–55|  Canada

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| Report |

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: Alexander Schriener, Liam Costello

Gold-medal match

18 September 2016

12:30

Australia | 59–58|  United States

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| Report |

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro

Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Alexander Schreiner

## Wheelchair tennis

[edit]

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The United States qualified two competitors in the men's single event as a result of Bipartite Commission Invitation places. The players invited were Steve Baldwin and Jon Rydberg. The United States qualified four players in the women's single event. Emmy Kaiser and Dana Mathewson qualified via the standard qualification route. Kaitlyn Verfuerth qualified via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[49] Russia had qualified two player in the women's singles event, Ludmila Bubnova and Viktoriia Lvova.[50] Following their suspension, one spot was re-allocated by the IPC to the United States' Shelby Baron. The United States qualified three players in the quad singles event. Nicholas Taylor and David Wagner qualified via the standard route. Bryan Barten qualified via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[49]

## See also

[edit]

* United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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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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