# Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Athletics events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held in the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 2016. 177 events were held across both genders where 1,100 athletes competed. The athletics programme was the largest element of the Games programme in terms of entrants and medals awarded.

## Classification and events

Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function.
The athletics classifications are:
* 11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12, 13) athletes
* 20: Athletes with an intellectual disability
* 31–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy; 31-34 for wheelchair events, 35-38 for ambulant (running) events
* 40-41: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism)
* 42–47: Amputees
* 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability
The class numbers were given prefixes of "T" and "F" for track and field events, respectively. High jump and Long jump, while field events, usually attract a "T" classification
Visually impaired athletes classified 11 run with full eye shades and a guide runner, those classified 12 have the option of using a guide, while those classified 13 do not use a guide runner. Guide runners are awarded medals alongside their athletes.
On 9 June 2015, the IPC announced the final make up of the Rio 2016 athletics programme. There were several changes in the programme, including the elimination of triple jump events, and the reduction of events requiring a factoring system, as this was seen to undermine the image of the event as sport.
The following is a summary of all athletics events which took place at the Games:

### Event summary table

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Men's Events (96) :
| Classification Event | Visual Impairment | Visual Impairment | Visual Impairment | ID | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | RG | RG | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries |
| Classification Event | T11 | T12 | T13 | T20 | T32 | T33 | T34 | T35 | T36 | T37 | T38 | T40 | T41 | T42 | T43 | T44 | T45 | T46 | T47 | T51 | T52 | T53 | T54 | T55 | T56 | T57 |
| Classification Event | F11 | F12 | F13 | F20 | F32 | F33 | F34 | F35 | F36 | F37 | F38 | F40 | F41 | F42 | F43 | F44 | F45 | F46 | F47 | F51 | F52 | F53 | F54 | F55 | F56 | F57 |
| Track events |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 metres | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | >> | ● | >> | >> | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| 200 metres | ● | ● | | | | | | ● | | | | | | ● | >> | ● | | | | | | | | | | |
| 400 metres | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | ● | ● | ● | | | | >> | ● | >> | >> | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| 800 metres | | | | | | | ● | | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | >> | ● | ● | | | |
| 1500 metres | ● | >> | ● | ● | | | | | | ● | ● | | | | | | >> | ● | | >> | ● | >> | ● | | | |
| 5000 metres | ● | >> | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | >> | ● | | | |
| Marathon | >> | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | >> | ● | | | >> | >> | ● | | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ● | ● | | | |
| Field events |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Jump | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ● | | ● | >> | >> | ● | | | | | | | |
| Long Jump | ● | ● | | ● | | | | | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | >> | ● | >> | >> | ● | | | | | | | |
| Shot Put | >> | ● | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | | ● | >> | ● | >> | ● |
| Discus | ● | | | | | | | | | ● | | | | | >> | ● | | | | >> | ● | | >> | >> | ● | |
| Javelin | | >> | ● | | | | ● | | | | ● | >> | ● | >> | >> | ● | | ● | | | | >> | ● | | >> | ● |
| Club throw | | | | | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ● | | | | | | |
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Women's Events (81) :
| Classification Event | Visual Impairment | Visual Impairment | Visual Impairment | ID | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | Cerebral Palsy athletes T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant | RG | RG | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Amputee athletes | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries | Wheelchair athletes Spinal injuries |
| Classification Event | T11 | T12 | T13 | T20 | T32 | T33 | T34 | T35 | T36 | T37 | T38 | T40 | T41 | T42 | T43 | T44 | T45 | T46 | T47 | T51 | T52 | T53 | T54 | T55 | T56 | T57 |
| Classification Event | F11 | F12 | F13 | F20 | F32 | F33 | F34 | F35 | F36 | F37 | F38 | F40 | F41 | F42 | F43 | F44 | F45 | F46 | F47 | F51 | F52 | F53 | F54 | F55 | F56 | F57 |
| Track events |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 metres | ● | ● | ● | | | >> | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | >> | ● | >> | >> | ● | >> | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| 200 metres | ● | ● | | | | | | ● | ● | | | | | | >> | ● | >> | >> | ● | | | | | | | |
| 400 metres | ● | ● | ● | ● | | >> | ● | | | ● | ● | | | | >> | ● | >> | >> | ● | >> | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| 800 metres | | | | | | | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | | >> | ● | ● | | | |
| 1500 metres | ● | >> | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | >> | ● | | | |
| 5000 metres | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | >> | ● | | | |
| Marathon | >> | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | >> | >> | ● | | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | ● | ● | ● | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ● | ● | | | |
| Field events |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Jump | ● | ● | | ● | | | | | | ● | ● | | | ● | >> | ● | >> | >> | ● | | | | | | | |
| Shot Put | >> | ● | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | ● | | | | | | | | | ● | ● | | >> | ● |
| Discus Throw | ● | | | | | | | | | >> | ● | >> | ● | | >> | ● | | | | >> | ● | | >> | ● | >> | ● |
| Javelin | | >> | ● | | | | ● | | | ● | | | | | | | >> | ● | | | | >> | ● | >> | ● | |
| Club throw | | | | | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ● | | | | | | |
* ID : Classifications for intellectual disability
* RG : Les Autres classification, including dwarfism and restricted growth
* ● : Event in this classification
* >> : Competitors in this classification may take part in event for the next competed classification, e.g. T33 may compete in T34 event, or both T35 and T36 athletes may compete in a T37 event.

## Schedule

| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| September 2016 | 7 Wed | 8 Thu | 9 Fri | 10 Sat | 11 Sun | 12 Mon | 13 Tue | 14 Wed | 15 Thu | 16 Fri | 17 Sat | 18 Sun | 18 Sun | Gold medals |
| Athletics | OC | 10 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 5 | CC | 177 |

## Participating nations

A total of 1,139 athletes from 146 nations competed.
* Afghanistan (1)
* Algeria (21)
* Angola (4)
* Argentina (12)
* Australia (45)
* Austria (5)
* Azerbaijan (10)
* Bahrain (2)
* Belarus (6)
* Belgium (5)
* Benin (1)
* Bermuda (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (61)
* Bulgaria (5)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Burundi (1)
* Cambodia (1)
* Cameroon (1)
* Canada (22)
* Cape Verde (2)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (4)
* China (75)
* Chinese Taipei (2)
* Colombia (19)
* Republic of the Congo (1)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Croatia (11)
* Cuba (11)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (11)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)
* Denmark (7)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Timor-Leste (2)
* Ecuador (5)
* Egypt (7)
* Estonia (2)
* Ethiopia (5)
* Fiji (1)
* Finland (7)
* France (20)
* Gabon (1)
* The Gambia (1)
* Germany (38)
* Ghana (1)
* Great Britain (54)
* Greece (18)
* Guatemala (1)
* Guinea (1)
* Guinea-Bissau (1)
* Haiti (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (5)
* Iceland (1)
* India (15)
* Individual Paralympic Athletes (1)
* Indonesia (2)
* Iran (26)
* Iraq (6)
* Ireland (10)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (13)
* Ivory Coast (4)
* Jamaica (3)
* Japan (36)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Kenya (7)
* Kuwait (5)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Latvia (4)
* Lesotho (2)
* Libya (1)
* Lithuania (4)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Madagascar (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Malaysia (9)
* Mali (2)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (27)
* Moldova (1)
* Mongolia (1)
* Montenegro (1)
* Morocco (14)
* Mozambique (1)
* Myanmar (1)
* Namibia (7)
* Nepal (1)
* Netherlands (14)
* New Zealand (8)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Niger (2)
* Nigeria (6)
* North Korea (2)
* Norway (2)
* Oman (2)
* Pakistan (1)
* Palestine (1)
* Panama (2)
* Papua New Guinea (2)
* Peru (5)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (31)
* Portugal (17)
* Qatar (3)
* Romania (2)
* Rwanda (1)
* Samoa (2)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Saudi Arabia (3)
* Senegal (2)
* Serbia (6)
* Seychelles (1)
* Singapore (3)
* Slovakia (2)
* Slovenia (1)
* Somalia (1)
* South Africa (19)
* South Korea (5)
* Spain (22)
* Sri Lanka (7)
* Suriname (1)
* Sweden (5)
* Switzerland (11)
* Syria (1)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tanzania (1)
* Thailand (13)
* Tonga (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (2)
* Tunisia (31)
* Turkey (9)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (26)
* United Arab Emirates (11)
* United States (73)
* Uruguay (1)
* Uzbekistan (11)
* Venezuela (13)
* Vietnam (3)
* Virgin Islands (1)
* Zimbabwe (1)

## Medal summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 32 | 23 | 12 | 67 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 16 | 15 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 15 | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 8 | 14 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Tunisia (TUN) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Cuba (CUB) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 11 | Algeria (ALG) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 12 | Thailand (THA) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | France (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | New Zealand (NZL) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 | Greece (GRE) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | Morocco (MAR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | Malaysia (MAS) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | India (IND) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Iraq (IRQ) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 33 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 34 | Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 36 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Bahrain (BRN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 47 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 48 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 49 | Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 51 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 52 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Cape Verde (CPV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (68 entries) | Totals (68 entries) | 177 | 178 | 175 | 530 |