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]
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estonia, 2016, summer, paralympics, estonia, competed, 2016, summer, paralympics, janeiro, brazil, from, september, september, 2016, their, placement, earned, elizabeth, egel, finished, women, individual, medley, sm11, estonia, the2016, summer, paralympicsipc,. Estonia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil from 7 September to 18 September 2016 Their top placement was earned by Elizabeth Egel who finished 5th in women s 200 m individual medley SM11 Estonia at the2016 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeESTNPCEstonian Paralympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr paralympic wbr eein Rio de JaneiroCompetitors6 in 3 sportsFlag bearerSirly TiikMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Paralympics appearances overview 199219962000200420082012201620202024Other related appearances Soviet Union 1988 Contents 1 Disability classifications 2 Athletics 3 Cycling 3 1 Road 4 Swimming 5 See also 6 ReferencesDisability classifications editMain 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 editMain article Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athlete Event FinalResult RankEgert Joesaar Men s discus throw F44 46 61 8Sirly Tiik Women s shot put F20 11 39 8Cycling editMain article Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Road edit Athlete Event Time RankMari Liis Juul Women s road race C5 2 35 02 15Women s time trial C5 32 11 31 9Swimming editMain article Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics MenAthlete Events Heats FinalTime Rank Time RankKardo Ploomipuu 50 m freestyle S10 26 08 14 did not advance100 m backstroke S10 1 03 03 9 did not advanceWomenAthlete Events Heats FinalTime Rank Time RankBrenda Tilk 50 m freestyle S7 38 01 10 did not advance100 m freestyle S7 1 23 85 11 did not advance100 m backstroke S7 1 38 99 13 did not advanceElizabeth Egel 50 m freestyle S11 33 49 10 did not advance100 m backstroke S11 1 28 28 10 did not advance200 m individual medley SM11 2 56 64 4 Q 2 55 62 5See also editEstonia at the 2016 Summer OlympicsReferences edit Paralympics categories explained ABC 3 September 2008 Retrieved 25 December 2015 Making sense of the categories BBC Sport 6 October 2000 Retrieved 25 December 2015 A Z of Paralympic classification BBC Sport 28 August 2008 Retrieved 25 December 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Estonia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics amp oldid 1137369832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
