Samoa competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016, sending two discus athletes, one male and one female. This was Samoa's fifth consecutive Paralympics, with their first Paralympics in 2000. Alefosio ‘Sio’ Laki finished 12th, setting a new personal record. Maggie Aiono finished the Paralympics in 11th place. As of the conclusion of these Paralympics, Samoa has not won a Paralympic medal.
Samoa's first Paralympic appearance was in 2000. The country has competed in every Summer Paralympics since then, and has never participated in a Winter Paralympics. As of these Paralympics, the country has never medalled.[1][2][3]
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.[4][5] 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.[6]
Alefosio ‘Sio’ Laki qualified to represent Samoa at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio in the discus. He started participating in discus three years prior. Laki is based in Australia, but both of his parents are from Samoa. His representation for Samoa came about because of a relationship developed with the Samoans by Athletics Australia.[7] Laki has cerebral palsy, and went to Rio when he was a year 12 student at Hampton Park Secondary College.[7] He prepared for the Paralympics by training for three hours per day at the track three times a week and the gym three times a week.[8] Laki threw a personal best distance of 33.53 meters. He placed 12th in the competition out of the 12 participants.[9][10]
Maggie Aiono received a wildcard spot to compete in the discus event. Her left foot was amputated after a car accident in 1994, and she uses a prosthetic. The Paralympic Committee also gave Aiono a new prothesis for walking and one specially for discus throwing. Aiono used to do shotput, but changed to discus a couple of months before the Paralympics. She received her new prosthetic leg just before arriving at Rio.[11] Aiono was Samoa's flag bearer for these Paralympics.[12] Aiono finished 11th out of 12 in the event, with a throw of 19.56 meters.[13]
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Samoa competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil from 7 to 18 September 2016 sending two discus athletes one male and one female This was Samoa s fifth consecutive Paralympics with their first Paralympics in 2000 Alefosio Sio Laki finished 12th setting a new personal record Maggie Aiono finished the Paralympics in 11th place As of the conclusion of these Paralympics Samoa has not won a Paralympic medal Samoa at the2016 Summer ParalympicsIPC codeSAMNPCSamoa Paralympic Committeein Rio de JaneiroCompetitors2 in 1 sportsMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Paralympics appearances overview 2000200420082012201620202024 Contents 1 Background 2 Disability classifications 3 Athletics 3 1 Men s field 3 2 Women s field 4 See also 5 ReferencesBackground editSamoa s first Paralympic appearance was in 2000 The country has competed in every Summer Paralympics since then and has never participated in a Winter Paralympics As of these Paralympics the country has never medalled 1 2 3 Disability 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 4 5 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 6 Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Alefosio Sio Laki qualified to represent Samoa at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio in the discus He started participating in discus three years prior Laki is based in Australia but both of his parents are from Samoa His representation for Samoa came about because of a relationship developed with the Samoans by Athletics Australia 7 Laki has cerebral palsy and went to Rio when he was a year 12 student at Hampton Park Secondary College 7 He prepared for the Paralympics by training for three hours per day at the track three times a week and the gym three times a week 8 Laki threw a personal best distance of 33 53 meters He placed 12th in the competition out of the 12 participants 9 10 Maggie Aiono received a wildcard spot to compete in the discus event Her left foot was amputated after a car accident in 1994 and she uses a prosthetic The Paralympic Committee also gave Aiono a new prothesis for walking and one specially for discus throwing Aiono used to do shotput but changed to discus a couple of months before the Paralympics She received her new prosthetic leg just before arriving at Rio 11 Aiono was Samoa s flag bearer for these Paralympics 12 Aiono finished 11th out of 12 in the event with a throw of 19 56 meters 13 Men s field edit Athlete Events Result RankAlefosio Laki Discus F37 33 53 12Women s field edit Athlete Events Result RankMaggie Aiono Discus F43 44 19 56 11See also editSamoa at the 2016 Summer OlympicsReferences edit Samoa at the Paralympic Games Paralympic org Retrieved 2 July 2018 All Time Paralympic Games Medal Standings Paralympic org Retrieved 2 July 2018 All Time Paralympic Winter Games Medal Standings Paralympic org Retrieved 2 July 2018 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 a b Bailey Megan 16 July 2016 Sio represents at Paralympics Cranbourne Leader Retrieved 24 August 2016 Alefosio Laki Biographical Information Paralympic org Retrieved 2 July 2018 Sport Pacific athletes underway at Rio Paralympics Radio New Zealand 9 September 2016 Retrieved 2 July 2018 Event Overview Men s Discus Throw F37 Paralympic org Retrieved 3 July 2018 Huckert Mathias 28 August 2016 Samoa s contribution to the Paralympics Samoa Observer Retrieved 1 July 2018 Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Rio2016 com International Paralympic Committee 7 September 2016 Archived from the original on 15 September 2016 Retrieved 12 September 2016 Event Overview Women s Discus Throw F44 Paralympic org Retrieved 2 July 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samoa at the 2016 Summer Paralympics amp oldid 1085777929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
