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1996 Summer Paralympics
See also: 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship.
| Games of the X Paralympics | |
| Nations participating | 103 |
| Athletes participating | 3195 (2415 men, 780 women) |
| Events | 508 in 20 sports |
| Opening ceremonies | October 15, 1996 |
| Closing ceremonies | October 26, 1996 |
| Officially opened by | Al Gore |
| Rank | NPC Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 46 | 46 | 65 | 157 |
| 2 | Australia | 42 | 37 | 27 | 106 |
| 3 | Germany | 40 | 58 | 51 | 149 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 39 | 42 | 41 | 122 |
| 5 | Spain | 39 | 31 | 36 | 106 |
| 6 | France | 35 | 29 | 31 | 95 |
| 7 | Canada | 24 | 21 | 24 | 69 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 17 | 11 | 17 | 45 |
| 9 | China | 16 | 13 | 10 | 39 |
| 10 | Japan | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 11 | Poland | 13 | 2 | 8 | 35 |
| 12 | South Korea | 13 | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 13 | Sweden | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 14 | Italy | 11 | 20 | 15 | 46 |
| 15 | South Africa | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| 16 | Russia | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 17 | Norway | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 20 | Iran | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 21 | Egypt | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 22 | Belgium | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 23 | Cuba | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | Denmark | 7 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
| 25 | Austria | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 26 | Portugal | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 27 | Hong Kong | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 28 | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 29 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 30 | Finland | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 31 | Mexico | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 32 | Estonia | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 33 | Belarus | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 34 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 35 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 36 | Czech Republic | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 37 | Brazil | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| 38 | Argentina | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 39 | Slovakia | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 40 | Algeria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 41 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Ukraine | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 45 | Ireland | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 46 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 47 | Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Israel | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 53 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 54 | Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 56 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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