Estonia at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeEST
NPCEstonian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors6 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Sirly Tiik
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1988)

Estonia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Their top placement was earned by Elizabeth Egel who finished 5th in women's 200 m individual medley SM11.

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]

Athletics

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Egert Joesaar Men's discus throw F44 46.61 8
Sirly Tiik Women's shot put F20 11.39 8

Cycling

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Mari-Liis Juul Women's road race C5 2:35:02 15
Women's time trial C5 32:11.31 9

Swimming

Men
Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Kardo Ploomipuu 50 m freestyle S10 26.08 14 did not advance
100 m backstroke S10 1:03.03 9 did not advance
Women
Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Brenda Tilk 50 m freestyle S7 38.01 10 did not advance
100 m freestyle S7 1:23.85 11 did not advance
100 m backstroke S7 1:38.99 13 did not advance
Elizabeth Egel 50 m freestyle S11 33.49 10 did not advance
100 m backstroke S11 1:28.28 10 did not advance
200 m individual medley SM11 2:56.64 4 Q 2:55.62 5

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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