Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
| Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | GBR |
| NPC | British Paralympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 248 |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Great Britain competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Medallists
Paralympic sports
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Stephen Payton | Athletics | Men's 100m T37 |
| Gold | David Holding | Athletics | Men's 100m T53 |
| Gold | Nigel Bourne | Athletics | Men's 200m MH |
| Gold | Stephen Payton | Athletics | Men's 200m T37 |
| Gold | Stephen Payton | Athletics | Men's 400m T37 |
| Gold | Noel Thatcher | Athletics | Men's 5000m T11 |
| Gold | Noel Thatcher | Athletics | Men's 10000m T11 |
| Gold | Nigel Bourne | Athletics | Men's long jump MH |
| Gold | Stephen Miller | Athletics | Men's club throw F50 |
| Gold | Kenneth Churchill | Athletics | Men's javelin F36 |
| Gold | Caroline Innes | Athletics | Women's 100m T34-35 |
| Gold | Tanni Grey | Athletics | Women's 800m T52 |
| Gold | Joanna Jackson | Equestrian | Mixed dressage grade IV |
| Gold | Joanna Jackson | Equestrian | Mixed kur canter grade IV |
| Gold | Mixed | Equestrian | Mixed team open |
| Gold | Simon Jackson | Judo | Men's 78 kg |
| Gold | William Curran | Lawn bowls | Men's singles LB2 |
| Gold | Samuel Shaw | Lawn bowls | Men's singles LB3-5 |
| Gold | Alan Lyne | Lawn bowls | Men's singles LB7/8 |
| Gold | Vera Moore | Lawn bowls | Women's singles LB2 |
| Gold | Irene Cheer | Lawn bowls | Women's singles LB3-5 |
| Gold | Rosa Crean | Lawn bowls | Women's singles LB7/8 |
| Gold | Deanna Coates | Shooting | Women's air rifle standing SH1 |
| Gold | James Anderson | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S2 |
| Gold | Christopher Holmes | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B2 |
| Gold | Christopher Holmes | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke B2 |
| Gold | Jody Cundy | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly S10 |
| Gold | Giles Long | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly S8 |
| Gold | Christopher Holmes | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B2 |
| Gold | James Anderson | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S2 |
| Gold | Tracy Wiscombe | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle MH |
| Gold | Sarah Bailey | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S10 |
| Gold | Sarah Bailey | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB10 |
| Gold | Tracy Wiscombe | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle MH |
| Gold | Jeanette Esling | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S6 |
| Gold | Sarah Bailey | Swimming | Women's 200m medley SM10 |
| Gold | Emily Jennings | Swimming | Women's 200m medley SM9 |
| Gold | Melanie Easter | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle B2 |
| Gold | Jane Stidever Margaret McEleny Jeanette Esling Jennifer Booth | Swimming | Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6 |
 Silver | Anita Chapman | Archery | Women's individual standing |
| Silver | Andrew Curtis | Athletics | Men's 200m T10 |
| Silver | John Nethercott | Athletics | Men's 800m T37 |
| Silver | Robert Matthews | Athletics | Men's 1500m T10 |
| Silver | Mark Farnell | Athletics | Men's 10000m T12 |
| Silver | Mark Farnell | Athletics | Men's marathon T12 |
| Silver | Alan Earle | Athletics | Men's high jump F42-44 |
| Silver | James Richardson | Athletics | Men's club throw F50 |
| Silver | Paul Williams | Athletics | Men's javelin F34/37 |
| Silver | Keith Gardner | Athletics | Men's javelin F35 |
| Silver | David Dudley | Athletics | Men's shot put F54 |
| Silver | Tanni Grey | Athletics | Women's 100m T52 |
| Silver | Tanni Grey | Athletics | Women's 200m T52 |
| Silver | Tanni Grey | Athletics | Women's 400m T52 |
| Silver | Janice Lawton | Athletics | Women's shot put F32-33 |
| Silver | Zoe Edge Joyce Carle | Boccia | Mixed pairs C1 wad |
| Silver | Dianne Tubbs | Equestrian | Mixed dressage grade I |
| Silver | Elizabeth Stone | Equestrian | Mixed dressage grade III |
| Silver | Patricia Straughan | Equestrian | Mixed dressage grade IV |
| Silver | David Heddle | Lawn bowls | Men's singles LB3-5 |
| Silver | George Wright | Lawn bowls | Men's singles LB7/8 |
| Silver | Penny Tyler | Lawn bowls | Women's singles LB2 |
| Silver | Deanna Coates | Shooting | Women's air rifle 3x20 SH1 |
| Silver | Kenneth Cairns | Swimming | Men's 50m butterfly S3 |
| Silver | James Anderson | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S2 |
| Silver | Marc Woods | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S10 |
| Silver | Andrew Lindsay | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S7 |
| Silver | Sascha Kindred | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB7 |
| Silver | Ian Sharpe | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B3 |
| Silver | Alan McGregor | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S2 |
| Silver | Tim Reddish | Swimming | Men's 200m medley B1 |
| Silver | Christopher Holmes | Swimming | Men's 200m medley B2 |
| Silver | Giles Long Marc Woods Paul Noble Shaun Uren Iain Mathew | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley S7-10 |
| Silver | Margaret McEleny | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke SB3 |
| Silver | Jeanette Esling | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S5 |
| Silver | Elaine Barrett | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke B2 |
| Silver | Margaret McEleny | Swimming | Women's 150m medley SM4 |
| Silver | Elaine Barrett | Swimming | Women's 200m breaststroke B2 |
| Silver | Sarah Bailey | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S10 |
| Silver | Melanie Easter Leanne Edmans Janice Burton Kirsty Stoneham | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle B1-3 |
| Silver | Neil Robinson | Table tennis | Men's singles 3 |
| Silver | Daniel Johnson Malcolm Tarkenter Joseph Jayaratne Colin Price David Bramley Nigel Smith Calum Gordon Simon Munn Mark Cheaney Garry Peel Anthony Woollard Steven Caine | Wheelchair basketball | Men's team |
 Bronze | Rebecca Gale Kathleen Smith Anita Chapman | Archery | Women's teams open |
| Bronze | Andrew Curtis | Athletics | Men's 100m T10 |
| Bronze | Paul Williams | Athletics | Men's 100m T32 |
| Bronze | Paul Hughes | Athletics | Men's 100m T34 |
| Bronze | Kenneth Colaine | Athletics | Men's 200m MH |
| Bronze | David Holding | Athletics | Men's 200m T53 |
| Bronze | Richard Collins | Athletics | Men's 400m T34-35 |
| Bronze | Mark Brown | Athletics | Men's marathon T42-46 |
| Bronze | Stephen Payton Mark Newton Richard Collins Gordon Robertson | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay T34-37 |
| Bronze | Paul Williams | Athletics | Men's discus F34/37 |
| Bronze | Kevan Baker | Athletics | Men's discus F55 |
| Bronze | Mark Whiteley | Athletics | Men's javelin F11 |
| Bronze | Dan West | Athletics | Men's shot put F32-33 |
| Bronze | Kenneth Churchill | Athletics | Men's shot put F36 |
| Bronze | Nicola Jarvis | Athletics | Women's 100m T53 |
| Bronze | Nicola Jarvis | Athletics | Women's 200m T53 |
| Bronze | Alice Basford | Athletics | Women's long jump F42-46 |
| Bronze | Dianne Tubbs | Equestrian | Mixed kur trot grade I |
| Bronze | Anne Dunham | Equestrian | Mixed kur trot grade II |
| Bronze | Ian Rose | Judo | Men's 86 kg |
| Bronze | Terence Powell | Judo | Men's 95 kg |
| Bronze | Keith Brenton | Lawn bowls | Men's singles LB7/8 |
| Bronze | Mary Elias | Lawn bowls | Women's singles LB7/8 |
| Bronze | Anthony Peddle | Powerlifting | Men's 48 kg |
| Bronze | Alan McGregor | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S2 |
| Bronze | Tim Reddish | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B1 |
| Bronze | Giles Long | Swimming | Men's 200m medley SM8 |
| Bronze | Christopher Fox | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle B3 |
| Bronze | Marc Woods | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S10 |
| Bronze | Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke S5 |
| Bronze | Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B1 |
| Bronze | Victoria Broadribb | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S2 |
| Bronze | Margaret McEleny | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S5 |
| Bronze | Janice Burton | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly B1 |
| Bronze | Sarah Bailey | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S10 |
| Bronze | Margaret McEleny | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S5 |
| Bronze | Margaret McEleny | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle S5 |
| Bronze | Jeanette Esling | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle S6 |
| Bronze | Jennifer Booth Jeanette Esling Margaret McEleny Jane Stidever | Swimming | Women's 4x50m medley S1-6 |
| Bronze | James Rawson | Table tennis | Men's singles 3 |
| Bronze | James Rawson Neil Robinson | Table tennis | Men's teams 3 |
Medals by sport
| Medals by Sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 16 | 17 | 15 | 48 |
| Athletics | 12 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| Lawn Bowls | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Equestrian | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boccia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheelchair Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 42 | 41 | 122 |
Medals by gender
| Medals by gender(Comparison graphs) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | | | | Total | Percentage |
| Male | 21 | 24 | 24 | 69 | 56.6% |
| Female | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 41.8% |
| Mixed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.6% |
| Total | 41 | 43 | 47 | 131 | 100% |
Multiple medallists
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1996 Paralympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bailey | Gold Gold Gold Silver Bronze | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S10 Women's 100m breaststroke SB10 Women's 200m medley SM10 Women's 400m freestyle S10 Women's 100m freestyle S10 |
| Christopher Holmes | Gold Gold Gold Silver | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B2 Men's 100m backstroke B2 Men's 100m freestyle B2 Men's 200m medley B2 |
| Stephen Payton | Gold Gold Gold Bronze | Athletics | Men's 100m T37 Men's 200m T37 Men's 400m T37 Men's 4 × 100 m relay T34-37 |
| Jeanette Esling | Gold Gold Silver Bronze Bronze | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S6 Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6 Women's 50m freestyle S5 Women's 50m freestyle S5 Women's 4x50m medley S1-6 |
| James Anderson | Gold Gold Silver | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S2 Men's 100m freestyle S2 Men's 50m freestyle S2 |
| Nigel Bourne | Gold Gold Silver | Athletics | Men's 200m MH Men's long jump MH |
| Joanna Jackson | Gold Gold | Equestrian | Mixed dressage grade IV Mixed kur canter grade IV |
| Noel Thatcher | Gold Gold | Athletics | Men's 5000m T11 Men's 10000m T11 |
| Tracy Wiscombe | Gold Gold | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle MH Women's 100m freestyle MH |
| Tanni Grey | Gold Silver Silver Silver | Athletics | Women's 800m T52 Women's 100m T52 Women's 200m T52 Women's 400m T52 |
| Margaret McEleny | Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze | Swimming | Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6 Women's 50m breaststroke SB3 Women's 150m medley SM4 Women's 50m freestyle S5 Women's 100m freestyle S5 Women's 200m freestyle S5 Women's 4x50m medley S1-6 |
| Giles Long | Gold Silver Bronze | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly S8 Men's 4 × 100 m medley S7-10 Men's 200m medley SM8 |
| Deanna Coates | Gold Silver | Shooting | Women's air rifle standing SH1 Women's air rifle 3x20 SH1 |
| Melanie Easter | Gold Silver | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle B2 Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle B1-3 |
| Jane Stidever | Gold Bronze | Swimming | Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6 Women's 50m backstroke S5 Women's 4x50m medley S1-6 |
| Kenneth Churchill | Gold Bronze | Athletics | Men's javelin F36 Men's shot put F36 |
| Anne Dunham | Gold Bronze | Equestrian | Team open Mixed kur trot grade II |
| David Holding | Gold Bronze | Athletics | Men's 100m T53 Men's 200m T53 |
| Jennifer Booth | Gold Gold Bronze | Swimming | Women's 4x50m freestyle S1-6 Women's 4x50m medley S1-6 |
| Marc Woods | Silver Silver Bronze | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S10 Men's 4 × 100 m medley S7-10 Men's 400m freestyle S10 |
| Elaine Barrett | Silver Silver | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke B2 Women's 200m breaststroke B2 |
| Mark Farnell | Silver Silver | Athletics | Men's 10000m T12 Men's marathon T12 |
| Janice Burton | Silver Bronze Bronze | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle B1-3 Women's 50m freestyle B1 Women's 100m butterfly B1 |
| Paul Williams | Silver Bronze Bronze | Athletics | Men's javelin F34/37 Men's 100m T32 Men's discus F34/37 |
| Anita Chapman | Silver Bronze | Archery | Women's Individual Standing Women's Team Open |
| Andrew Curtis | Silver Bronze | Athletics | Men's 200m T10 Men's 100m T10 |
| Alan McGregor | Silver Bronze | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S2 Men's 50m backstroke S2 |
| Tim Reddish | Silver Bronze | Swimming | Men's 200m medley B1 Men's 100m freestyle B1 |
| Neil Robinson | Silver Bronze | Table Tennis | Men's singles 3 Men's teams 3 |
| Dianne Tubbs | Silver Bronze | Equestrian | Mixed dressage grade I Mixed kur trot grade I |
| Richard Collins | Bronze Bronze | Athletics | Men's 400m T34-35 Men's 4 × 100 m relay T34-37 |
| Nicola Jarvis | Bronze Bronze | Athletics | Women's 100m T53 Women's 200m T53 |
| James Rawson | Bronze Bronze | Table Tennis | Men's singles 3 Men's teams 3 |
Events
Archery
Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Andrew Baylis | Men's Individual W2 | 574 | 17 |  Eriksson (SWE)L 135–139 | did not advance | ||||
| James Buchanan | Men's Individual W2 | 600 | 6 | Bye |  Nossevych (UKR)L 137–141 | did not advance | |||
| Alexander Gregory | Men's Individual W2 | 570 | 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Kubota (JPN)W 149–141 |  Walstra (NED)L 140–147 | did not advance | |||
| John Murray | Men's Individual Standing | 528 | 18 |  Jonski (POL)W 134–128 |  Fudge (DEN)L 140–147 | did not advance | |||
| Andrew Baylis James Buchanan Alexander Gregory | Men's Teams W1/W2 | N/A |  Italy (ITA)L 212–233 | did not advance | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||||
| Anita Chapman | Women's Individual Standing | 474 | 7 | Morgensen (DEN) W 92–86 | Yonezawa (JPN) W 97–93 | Olejnik (POL) L 85–98 | | ||
| Rebecca Gale | Women's Individual W2 | 468 | 9 | N/A | Matsueda (JPN) L 122–122 - {2} wins by tie break: 8:9 | did not advance | |||
| Kathleen Smith | Women's Individual Standing | 545 | 1 |  Hybois (FRA)L 89–98 | did not advance | ||||
| Anita Chapman Rebecca Gale Kathleen Smith | Women's Teams Open | N/A | Japan (JPN) L 203–211 |  Germany (GER)W 183–159 | | ||||
Demonstration sports
Great Britain also won Gold for Sailing at the 1996 Summer Paralympics which became an official part of the Paralympic program in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.