Summer Paralympics 2016 / Paratriathlon

Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
information
venue	Rio de Janeiro
Competition venue	Forte de Copacabana
Nations	18th
Athletes	60
date	10-11 September 2016
decisions	6th
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At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro , medals were awarded in a total of six Paratriathlon competitions for the first time . The decisions were made on September 10 and 11, 2016 in Forte de Copacabana .

Classes

In the Paralympic triathlon competitions, a distinction was made between three classes per gender, with class PT3 being completely omitted.

Men

• PT1: Athletes with mobility limitations that prevent them from safely riding a traditional bicycle. You need a hand bike and a racing wheelchair .
• PT2: Athletes with a lower level of disability than PT1 athletes. Amputees are allowed to use prostheses or other aids during cycling and running competitions.
• PT4: Athletes suffering from hypertension , ataxia or similar neuromuscular diseases. You can use prostheses or other aids during cycling and running competitions.

Women

• PT2: Athletes with a lower degree of disability than PT1 athletes. Amputees are allowed to use prostheses or other aids during cycling and running competitions.
• PT4: Athletes suffering from hypertension , ataxia or similar neuromuscular diseases. You can use prostheses or other aids during cycling and running competitions.
• PT5: Blind and severely visually impaired athletes. You ride on a tandem with a sighted partner of the same gender and nation during the cycling competition . These partners are not included in the total number of participants, but can still win medals if they are successful.

Competition mode

As with the triathlon for able-bodied athletes, all athletes at the Summer Paralympics took part in each of the three competitions in one go. These were swimming (750 m), cycling (20 km) and running (5 km). In contrast to other competitions, there was no qualification phase, all events were counted as final decisions. Each participant started in the class belonging to him, there was no mixing according to the same or gender.

Qualified nations

• Australia
• Brazil
• Germany
• Finland
• France
• Great Britain
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Canada
• Morocco
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Sweden
• Spain
• Ukraine
• Hungary
• United States

German participants

• Martin Schulz (men PT4)
• Stefan Lösler (Men PT2)

Results men

PT1

space	country	athlete	Time (h)
1	NED	Jetze Plat	0: 59.31
2	NED	Geert Schipper	1: 01.30
3	ITA	Giovanni Achenza	1: 01.45
4th	OUT	Bill Chaffey	1: 03.01
5	United States	Krige Schabort	1: 03.15

Date: September 10, 2016

PT2

space	country	athlete	Time (h)
1	GBR	Andrew Lewis	1: 11.49
2	ITA	Michele Ferrarin	1: 12.30
3	MAR	Mohamed Lahna	1: 12.35
4th	United States	Mark Barr	1: 12.51
5	FRA	Stephane Bahier	1: 13.30

Date: September 10, 2016

PT4

space	country	athlete	Time (h)
1	DEU	Martin Schulz	1:02:37
2	CAN	Stefan Daniel	1:03:05
3	ESP	Jairo Ruiz Lopez	1:03:14
4th	United States	Christopher Hammer	1:03:43
5	FRA	Yannick Bourseaux	1:04:54

Date: September 10, 2016

Results women

PT2

space	country	Athlete	Time (h)
1	United States	Allysa Seely	1: 22.55
2	United States	Hailey Danisewicz	1: 23.43
3	United States	Melissa Stockwell	1: 25.24
4th	FIN	Liisa Lilia	1: 26.01
5	FRA	Elise Marc	1: 28.27

Date: September 11, 2016

PT4

space	country	Athlete	Time (h)
1	United States	Grace Norman	1: 10.39
2	GBR	Laureen Steadman	1: 11.43
3	FRA	Gwladys Lemoussu	1: 14.31
4th	GBR	Faye McClelland	1: 15.08
5	OUT	Kate Doughty	1: 15.50

Date: September 11, 2016

PT5

space	country	Athlete	Time (h)
1	OUT	Katie Kelly (with Michellie Jones as guide)	1: 12.18
2	GBR	Alison Patrick	1: 13.20
3	GBR	Melissa Reid	1: 14.07
4th	United States	Elizabeth Baker	1: 14.34
5	ESP	Susana Rodriguez Gacio	1: 15.29

Date: September 11, 2016

Medal table paratriathlon

Medal table Paratriathlon after all decisions
space	country				total
01	United States	2	1	1	4th
02	Great Britain	1	2	1	4th
03	Netherlands	1	1	-	2
04th	Australia	1	-	-	1
	Germany	1	-	-	1
06th	Italy	-	1	1	2
07th	Canada	-	1	-	1
08th	Spain	-	-	1	1
	France	-	-	1	1
	Morocco	-	-	1	1

Web links

• Historical results on Paralympic.org
• Paratriathlon on Rio2016.com

Individual evidence