Costa Rica at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Costa Rica competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Costa Rica at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCRC
NPCComite Paralimpico de Costa Rica
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Disability classifications
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]

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men's Road
Athlete Events Final
Time Rank
Jose Jimenez Hernandez Marathon T52-54 1:35:58 15

Cycling
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, Costa Rica qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[4][5]

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Leonel Solis Men's road time trial C4 44:35.46 13
Men's road race C4-5 2:30:09 18

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Women
Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Camila Haase Quiros 100 m backstroke S9 1:23.12 16 did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB8 1:39.99 8 Q 1:41.17 8
100 m butterfly S9 1:24.46 20 did not advance

See also

References
  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.
  4. "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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