1996 Summer Paralympics

X Paralympic Games
Location	Atlanta, United States
Motto	The Triumph of the Human Spirit
Nations	104
Athletes	3,259
Events	517 in 20 sports
Opening	August 16
Closing	August 25
Opened by	Vice President Al Gore
Cauldron	Mark Wellman
Stadium	Centennial Olympic Stadium
	Summer ← Barcelona/Madrid 1992 Sydney 2000 → Winter ← Lillehammer 1994 Nagano 1998 → 1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship,^[1] and had a budget of USD $81 million.^[2]

It was the first Paralympic Games where International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability athletes were given full medal status.^[3]

^ "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ Ian Brittain (2009). The Paralympic Games Explained. Taylor & Francis. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-415-47658-4.
^ Robert Daniel Steadward; Elizabeth Jane Watkinson; Garry David Wheeler (2003). Adapted physical activity. University of Alberta. p. 577. ISBN 0-88864-375-6.

[IPCgeninfo-1] "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[2] Ian Brittain (2009). The Paralympic Games Explained. Taylor & Francis. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-415-47658-4.

[3] Robert Daniel Steadward; Elizabeth Jane Watkinson; Garry David Wheeler (2003). Adapted physical activity. University of Alberta. p. 577. ISBN 0-88864-375-6.

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