page_title: Australia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
section_title: Wheelchair Basketball
hierarchical_section_title: Australia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics / Events / Wheelchair Basketball
caption_attribution_description: English: Australian men's wheelchair basketballer Troy Sachs encourages the crowd at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. More information about this project is on The History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia.
context_page_description: The 1996 Summer Paralympics were held in the United States city of Atlanta. Australia competed in 13 of the 17 sports, winning medals in 10 of those sports.
  At the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Australia had the second highest medal tally of any country competing. It won 42 gold, 37 silver and 27 bronze medals. It surpassed the 24 gold medals that Australia won at the 1992 Paralympics. The sports of athletics, swimming and cycling provided Australia with the majority of its medals.
caption: Troy Sachs
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