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United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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United States at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United States
IPC codeUSA
NPCUnited States Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors289 in 20 sports
Flag bearers Allison Jones (opening),[1] Josh Brunais (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
40
Silver
44
Bronze
31
Total
115
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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
 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
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 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
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
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
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
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Michael Brannigan 1500m T20 — 3:51.73 1st place, gold medalist(s)
David Brown 100m T11 11.35 5 Q 11.04 1 Q 10.99 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
400m T52 1:00.59 3 Q — 1:02.16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400m T52 57.77 1 Q — 58.42 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500m T52 — 3:40.53 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400m T44 48.82 3 Q — 46.70 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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
Tobi Fawehinmi Long jump T47 7.01 - 5
Lex Gillette Long jump T11 6.44 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sam Grewe High jump F42 1.86 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 - 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kym Crosby 100m T13 12.49 4 Q 12.24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
400m T13 — 57.26 4
Alexa Halko 100m T34 — 18.81 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
400m T34 — 1:00.79 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
800m T34 — 2:02.08 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chelsea McClammer 400m T53 55.42 =3 Q 55.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
800m T53 1:52.96 6 Q 1:48.32 5
1500m T54 3:22.75 2 Q 3:22.67 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
5000m T54 11:49.25 2 Q 11:54.33 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400m T54 53.17 1 Q 53.30 1st place, gold medalist(s)
800m T54 1:45.16 1 Q 1:44.73 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500m T54 3:27.41 3 Q 3:22.50 1st place, gold medalist(s)
5000m T54 11:47.37 PR 1 Q 11:54.07 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Marathon T54 — 1:38:44 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Amanda McGrory 800m T54 1:47.68 2 Q 1:45.23 4
1500m T54 3:22.75 1 Q 3:22.61 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
5000m T54 11:49.47 3 Q 11:54.34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Marathon T54 — 1:38:45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cassie Mitchell 100m T52 — DSQ
Kerri Morgan 100m T52 — 19.96 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400m T52 — 1:08.31 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt 1500m T11 5:12.28 6 q 5:08.97 6
Grace Norman 400m T44 — 1:01.83 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shirley Reilly 400m T53 56.32 5 Q 56.10 5
800m T53 1:49.69 4 q 1:47.77 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200m T47 25.58 1 Q 25.46 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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
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
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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)
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
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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)
Hamilton 3
Kusku 2 		Report Cai 2
10 September 2016
13:15 		Lithuania  8–7  United States Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP)
Patricia Fras (SLO)
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)
Mattila 1
Posio 1 		Report Merren 4
Hamilton 1
Kusku 1
12 September 2016
19:30 		United States  3–6  Turkey Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Daniel Voltan (BRA)
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)
Merren 3
Hamilton 3
Kusku 1 		Report Steiger 3
Feistle 2
Horauf 1
15 September 2016
13:30 		Brazil  1–10  United States Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Raili Sipura (FIN)
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)
Simpson 4
Hamilton 1
Jenks 1
Merren 1
Walker 1 		Report Pavliukianec 8
Pazarauskas 6

Women

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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)
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
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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)
Miller 2
Dennis 1 		Report Amorim 6
Custodio 1
9 September 2016
14:30 		Algeria  0–10
(walkover) 		 United States
11 September 2016
10:45 		United States  5–3  Japan Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Raquel Aguado (ESP)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Custodio 1
Amorim 1 		Report Armbruster 3

Judo

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men

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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
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
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
(25–14, 25–17, 25–14)
Report
11 September 2016
18:30 		United States  2–3  Germany Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(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
(25–14, 25–9, 25–14)
Report

Women

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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
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
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
(25–17, 25–13, 25–9)
Report
12 September 2016
18:30 		China  3–2  United States Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(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
(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
(13–25, 26–28, 18–25)
Report
Final
17 September 2016
16:30 		United States  3–0  China Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(25–12, 25–12, 25–18)
Report

Table tennis

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

Swimming

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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

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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

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Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men

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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
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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

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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
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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

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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
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
United States 51–42 France
Report
Referee: Jean Choiniere, Liam Costello
Sweden 44–54 United States
Report
Referee: Alexander Schriener, Lukasz Symczak
United States 57–56 Japan
Report
Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Lukasz Symczak

Semifinals

United States 60–55 Canada
Report
Referee: Alexander Schriener, Liam Costello

Gold-medal match

1st place, gold medalist(s) Australia 59–582nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
Report
Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere, Alexander Schreiner

Wheelchair tennis

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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

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