Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Trinidad and Tobago at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code TRI
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 3 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 56th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 1 1 3
Summer Paralympics appearances

Trinidad and Tobago is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Competitors

The following table lists Trinidad and Tobago's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Swimming 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3

Medalists

The following competitors from Trinidad and Tobago won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Akeem Stewart Athletics Men's Javelin F42-44 9 September
 Silver Akeem Stewart Athletics Men’s Discus F43-44 16 September
 Bronze Nyoshia Cain Athletics Women’s 100 m T43-44 17 September
Medals by sport
Sport 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Athletics 1 1 1 3
Total 1 1 1 3
Medals by day
Day 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
September 9 1 0 0 1
September 16 0 1 0 1
September 17 0 0 1 1
Total 1 1 1 3

Athletics

Men's Field
Athlete Event #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Rank
Akeem Stewart Discus F43-44 56.03 61.70 60.83 60.82 60.53 61.72 61.72 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Javelin F42-44 57.23 56.64 56.84 53.94 55.77 57.32 57.32 WR 1st, gold medalist(s)
Women's Track
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Nyoshia Cain 100 m T43-44 13.32 2 Q 13.10 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
200 m T43-44 Disqualified Did not advance

Swimming

Women
Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Shanntol Ince 50 m freestyle S9 33.38 21 Did not advance
100 m freestyle S9 1:12.41 23 Did not advance
400 m freestyle S9 5:31.06 17 Did not advance
100 m butterfly S9 1:20.12 19 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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