Zambia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Zambia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. The country's delegation consisted in a single competitor, wheelchair athlete Lango Sinkamba.[1]

Zambia at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeZAM
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Zambia
in Atlanta
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Sinkamba had been due to compete in three events, but ultimately withdrew from two of them and focused all his efforts on the marathon. He completed it, but finished 56th and last, over half an hour behind Ecuador's Angel Quevedo in 55th - and more than an hour and a half behind Franz Nietlispach of Switzerland, who took gold and set a Paralympic record with a time of 1:29:44.[2]

Name Sport Event Score Rank
Lango SinkambaAthleticsMen's 1,500m T52-53scheduled to run in heat 2,
but did not start		DNS
Lango SinkambaAthleticsMen's 800m T53scheduled to run in heat 1,
but did not start		DNS
Lango SinkambaAthleticsMen's Marathon T52-533:09:1756th (last of those
who completed the race)

See also

References
  1. Zambia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. Zambia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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