# United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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

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.
The United States delegation included thirty veterans. The team had three active service members. 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.
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.

## Medalists

| 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

The United States qualified eight archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andre Shelby | Men's individual compound open | 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 | |
| Matt Stutzman | Men's individual compound open | 684 | 4 | Alexis (ESP) W 142-129 | Muniz de Castro (BRA) L 141-142 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Lukow | Men's individual recurve open | 577 | 23 | Tseng (TPE) L 0-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Samantha Tucker | Women's individual compound open | 597 | 17 | Rubio Larrion (ESP) L 124-133 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Teams

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

With 62 athletes and 4 guides, the US athletics delegation is the largest in the country's history. 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). Grace Norman and Allysa Seely competed in both athletics and paratriathlon in Rio.

### Men's track

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michael Brannigan | 1500m T20 | — | — | — | — | 3:51.73 | |
| David Brown | 100m T11 | 11.35 | 5 Q | 11.04 | 1 Q | 10.99 PR | |
| David Brown | 200m T11 | 23.45 | 7 Q | 23.32 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Brown | 400m T11 | 53.81 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chaz Davis | 1500m T13 | — | — | — | — | 3:58.28 | 10 |
| Chaz Davis | 5000m T13 | — | — | — | — | 15:15.86 | 8 |
| AJ Digby | 200m T44 | 22.14 | 4 Q | — | — | 21.93 | 5 |
| AJ Digby | 400m T44 | 48.90 | 4 Q | — | — | 47.34 | 4 |
| Joshua George | 400m T53 | 50.11 | 5 q | — | — | 50.80 | 7 |
| Joshua George | 800m T53 | 1:37.87 | 3 Q | — | — | 1:41.23 | 5 |
| Joshua George | 1500m T54 | 3:06.43 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joshua George | 5000m T54 | 10:20.36 | 3 Q | — | — | 11:02.64 | 5 |
| Joshua George | Marathon T54 | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Lex Gillette | 100m T11 | 11.68 | =9 q | 11.73 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ty Griffin | 400m T20 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tyson Gunter | 100m T13 | 11.68 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tyson Gunter | 400m T13 | 51.30 | 8 q | — | — | 50.36 | 7 |
| Jaquvis Hart | 400m T47 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erik Hightower | 400m T54 | 49.19 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gianfranco Iannotta | 100m T52 | 17.20 | 1 Q | — | — | 17.17 | |
| Gianfranco Iannotta | 400m T52 | 1:00.59 | 3 Q | — | — | 1:02.16 | |
| Desmond Jackson | 100m T42 | 12.95 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Desmond Jackson | 200m T42 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ayden Jent | 100m T35 | 13.28 | 5 Q | — | — | 13.13 | 5 |
| Ayden Jent | 200m T35 | 28.81 | 8 Q | — | — | 27.45 | 5 |
| Raymond Martin | 100m T52 | 17.27 | 2 Q | — | — | 17.25 | |
| Raymond Martin | 400m T52 | 57.77 | 1 Q | — | — | 58.42 | |
| Raymond Martin | 1500m T52 | — | — | — | — | 3:40.53 | |
| Aaron Pike | 1500m T54 | 3:09.85 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aaron Pike | Marathon T54 | — | — | — | — | 1:30:13 | 10 |
| Markeith Price | 100m T13 | 11.23 PB | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Markeith Price | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Austin Pruitt | 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 |
| Josh Roberts | 1500m T52 | — | — | — | — | 4:47.80 | 9 |
| Nick Rogers | 100m T44 | 11.26 | 8 q | — | — | 11.33 | 8 |
| Nick Rogers | 400m T44 | 49.45 | 5 Q | — | — | 48.90 | 5 |
| Daniel Romanchuk | 100m T54 | 15.61 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Romanchuk | 400m T54 | 49.15 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Romanchuk | 800m T54 | 1:39.29 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Romanchuk | 1500m T54 | 3:07.93 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Romanchuk | 5000m T54 | 10:40.40 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Senbeta | 800m T54 | 1:42.47 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Senbeta | 5000m T54 | 10:41.65 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Senbeta | Marathon T54 | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Brian Siemann | 100m T53 | 15.05 | 7 q | — | — | 15.23 | 7 |
| Brian Siemann | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shaquille Vance | 100m T42 | 13.27 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shaquille Vance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hunter Woodhall | 200m T44 | 21.50 | 2 Q | — | — | 21.12 | |
| Hunter Woodhall | 400m T44 | 48.82 | 3 Q | — | — | 46.70 | |
| Regas Woods | 100m T42 | 13.06 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Regas Woods | 200m T42 | 25.19 | 4 Q | — | — | 25.27 | 6 |
| Jaquvis Hart Jerome Singleton Jarryd Wallace Hunter Woodhall | 4 × 100 m relay T42-47 | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

### Men's field

| Athlete | Events | Mark (m) | Points | Rank |
| Tobi Fawehinmi | Long jump T47 | 7.01 | - | 5 |
| Lex Gillette | Long jump T11 | 6.44 | - | |
| Sam Grewe | High jump F42 | 1.86 | - | |
| 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 |
| Jeff Skiba | Javelin throw F44 | 45.45 | - | 13 |
| Nick Slade | Long jump T47 | 6.82 | - | 7 |
| Roderick Townsend-Roberts | Long jump T47 | 7.41 PR | - | |
| Ahkeel Whitehead | Long jump T37 | 4.83 | - | 12 |
| Regas Woods | Long jump F42 | 5.40 | - | 6 |

### Women's track

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | 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 | |
| Kym Crosby | 100m T13 | 12.49 | 4 Q | 12.24 | |
| Kym Crosby | 400m T13 | — | — | 57.26 | 4 |
| Alexa Halko | 100m T34 | — | — | 18.81 | |
| Alexa Halko | 400m T34 | — | — | 1:00.79 | |
| Alexa Halko | 800m T34 | — | — | 2:02.08 | |
| Jessica Heims | 400m T44 | — | — | 1:09.17 | 7 |
| Lacey Henderson | 100m T42 | 18.48 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| April Holmes | 200m T44 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kelsey Lefevour | 100m T53 | 17.28 | 6 Q | 17.31 | 7 |
| Kelsey Lefevour | 400m T53 | 1:01.50 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kelsey Lefevour | 800m T53 | 2:09.07 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cheri Madsen | 100m T54 | 16.56 | 5 Q | 16.40 | 5 |
| Cheri Madsen | 400m T54 | 54.29 | 2 Q | 54.50 | |
| Chelsea McClammer | 400m T53 | 55.42 | =3 Q | 55.13 | |
| Chelsea McClammer | 800m T53 | 1:52.96 | 6 Q | 1:48.32 | 5 |
| Chelsea McClammer | 1500m T54 | 3:22.75 | 2 Q | 3:22.67 | |
| Chelsea McClammer | 5000m T54 | 11:49.25 | 2 Q | 11:54.33 | |
| Chelsea McClammer | Marathon T54 | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Hannah McFadden | 100m T54 | 16.55 | 4 Q | 16.34 | 4 |
| Hannah McFadden | 400m T54 | 55.98 | 6 q | 56.20 | 7 |
| Tatyana McFadden | 100m T54 | 16.52 | 3 Q | 16.13 | |
| Tatyana McFadden | 400m T54 | 53.17 | 1 Q | 53.30 | |
| Tatyana McFadden | 800m T54 | 1:45.16 | 1 Q | 1:44.73 | |
| Tatyana McFadden | 1500m T54 | 3:27.41 | 3 Q | 3:22.50 | |
| Tatyana McFadden | 5000m T54 | 11:47.37 PR | 1 Q | 11:54.07 | |
| Tatyana McFadden | Marathon T54 | — | — | 1:38:44 | |
| Amanda McGrory | 800m T54 | 1:47.68 | 2 Q | 1:45.23 | 4 |
| Amanda McGrory | 1500m T54 | 3:22.75 | 1 Q | 3:22.61 | |
| Amanda McGrory | 5000m T54 | 11:49.47 | 3 Q | 11:54.34 | |
| Amanda McGrory | Marathon T54 | — | — | 1:38:45 | |
| Cassie Mitchell | 100m T52 | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Kerri Morgan | 100m T52 | — | — | 19.96 | |
| Kerri Morgan | 400m T52 | — | — | 1:08.31 | |
| Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt | 1500m T11 | 5:12.28 | 6 q | 5:08.97 | 6 |
| Grace Norman | 400m T44 | — | — | 1:01.83 | |
| Shirley Reilly | 400m T53 | 56.32 | 5 Q | 56.10 | 5 |
| Shirley Reilly | 800m T53 | 1:49.69 | 4 q | 1:47.77 | |
| Susannah Scaroni | 800m T54 | 1:56.42 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Susannah Scaroni | 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 | Did not advance |
| Amy Watt | 400m T47 | 1:04.56 | 7 q | 1:04.21 | 6 |
| Liz Willis | 200m T44 | 29.67 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liz Willis | 400m T44 | — | — | 1:07.62 | 6 |
| Deja Young | 100m T47 | 12.12 | 1 Q | 12.15 | |
| Deja Young | 200m T47 | 25.58 | 1 Q | 25.46 | |
| Cheri Madsen Chelsea McClammer Hannah McFadden Tatyana McFadden | 4 × 400 m relay T53-54 | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

### Women's field

| 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 |
| Angela Madsen | Shot put F57 | 8.35 | - | 8 |
| Amy Watt | Long jump T47 | 5.15 | - | 6 |
| Taleah Williams | Long jump T47 | 5.17 | - | 5 |

## Cycling

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.
Allison Jones went to Rio as the American with the most Paralympic Games appearance. Rio was her eighth Games. 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.

## Equestrian

The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games. 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.

## Football 7-a-side

United States national 7-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Paralympics at 2015 World Championships because of their seventh-place finish.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked eighth in the world.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Semi finals |
| 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 |

## Goalball
### Men

The United States men's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing third at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. 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." The team returns to the Paralympics after having missed out on qualifying for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. The United States' men enter the tournament ranked 9th in the world.
The following is the United States roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 3 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 3 | |
| 9 September 2016 09:00 | United States | 5–2 | China | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 9 September 2016 09:00 | Hamilton 3 Kusku 2 | Report | Cai 2 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 10 September 2016 13:15 | Lithuania | 8–7 | United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP) Patricia Fras (SLO) |
| 10 September 2016 13:15 | Pavliukianec 6 Pazarauskas 2 | Report | Hamilton 5 Merren 2 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP) Patricia Fras (SLO) |
| 11 September 2016 17:30 | Finland | 2–6 | United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Yoshinori Nii (JPN) |
| 11 September 2016 17:30 | Mattila 1 Posio 1 | Report | Merren 4 Hamilton 1 Kusku 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Yoshinori Nii (JPN) |
| 12 September 2016 19:30 | United States | 3–6 | Turkey | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 12 September 2016 19:30 | Kusku 1 Merren 1 Jenks 1 | Report | Gündoğdu 4 Karakaya 2 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 14 September 2016 12:00 | United States | 7–6 | Germany | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Voltan (BRA), Patricia Fras (SLO) |
| 14 September 2016 12:00 | Merren 3 Hamilton 3 Kusku 1 | Report | Steiger 3 Feistle 2 Horauf 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Voltan (BRA), Patricia Fras (SLO) |
| 15 September 2016 13:30 | Brazil | 1–10 | United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
| 15 September 2016 13:30 | Marques 1 | Report | Merren 9 Hamilton 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Raili Sipura (FIN) |
| 16 September 2016 20:00 | United States | 8–14 | Lithuania | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 16 September 2016 20:00 | Simpson 4 Hamilton 1 Jenks 1 Merren 1 Walker 1 | Report | Pavliukianec 8 Pazarauskas 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |

### Women

The United States women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing first at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. The team goes to Rio having had a disappointing performance at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where they finished twelfth. 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. The United States' women enter the tournament ranked 4th in the world.
The following is the United States roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Algeria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 | |
| 8 September 2016 10:15 | United States | 3–7 | Brazil | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 8 September 2016 10:15 | Miller 2 Dennis 1 | Report | Amorim 6 Custodio 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Joelle Boulet (CAN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 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) |
| 11 September 2016 10:45 | Armbruster 2 Miller 2 Dennis 1 | Report | Temma 1 Adachi 1 Komiya 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 13 September 2016 09:00 | Israel | 3–7 | United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 13 September 2016 09:00 | Ben-David 3 | Report | Miller 4 Czechowski 2 Dennis 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raquel Aguado (ESP), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| 14 September 2016 19:30 | United States | 2–0 | Canada | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 14 September 2016 19:30 | Armbruster 2 | Report | | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| 15 September 2016 20:00 | Turkey | 11–1 | United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| 15 September 2016 20:00 | Altunoluk 8 Yıldız 2 Özcan 1 | Report | Miller 1 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Nejc Jakic (SLO) |
| 16 September 2016 13:30 | Brazil | 2–3 | United States | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |
| 16 September 2016 13:30 | Custodio 1 Amorim 1 | Report | Armbruster 3 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Dawna Christy (CAN), Raquel Aguado (ESP) |

## Judo

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. 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.

## Paracanoe

Paracanoer Alana Nichols had previously competed at the Paralympics in alpine skiing and wheelchair basketball.

## Rowing

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. 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.
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.
Jaclyn Smith is the only visually impaired competitor for the USA. She was scheduled to compete in the LTA Mix 4 event.

## Sailing

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.
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.
Dee Smith, at 64 years of age, was the oldest member of the United States delegation in Rio.

## Shooting

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.
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.
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.
John Joss III was one of three active service members competing at the Rio Games.

## Sitting volleyball
### Men

United States men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2015 Parapan American Games after winning a silver medal. It marks the team's return to the Paralympic level after having last appeared in 2004.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 |

### Women

United States women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships.

#### Group

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 |

#### Final
## Table tennis

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

## Swimming

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. 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.
McClain Hermes is the youngest member of the United States Paralympic team. They turned 15 in January 2016. Jessica Long went to Rio as the most decorated American Paralympian at the Games. She had 17 total medals prior to Rio. Elizabeth Marks was one of three active American service members competing at the Rio Games. 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.

## Triathlon

Krige Schabort was a member of Team USA competing in the paratriathlon. He previously served in the South African Army. Grace Norman and Allysa Seely competed in both athletics and the paratriathlon in Rio.
There were four visually impaired paratriathletes on the USA team. They were Elizabeth Baker, Jillian Peterson, Particia Walsh and Jessica Jones Meyers.

## Wheelchair basketball
### Men

The United States men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. 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.
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.
Trevon Jenifer was the shortest member of the Team USA in Rio. He is 91.44 centimetres (36.00 in) tall due to congenital amputations in both his legs.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 309 | 314 | −5 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 314 | +23 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 295 | 361 | −66 | 7 | 9th/10th place playoff |
| 6 | Algeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 187 | 436 | −249 | 5 | 11th/12th place playoff |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Brazil 3 pts, +11 PD; Germany 3 pts, +6 PD; Iran 3 pts, −17 PD

### Women

The United States women's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. The women qualified after claiming gold at the Parapan Am Games in 2015 after defeating Canada 80–72.
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.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 212 | 187 | +25 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 178 | 266 | −88 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Algeria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 332 | −239 | 4 | 9th/10th place playoff |

## Wheelchair rugby

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. The United States entered the tournament ranked number one in the world.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 |
Semifinals
Gold-medal match

## Wheelchair tennis

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. Russia had qualified two player in the women's singles event, Ludmila Bubnova and Viktoriia Lvova. 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.