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]
Athletics
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 Sinkamba | Athletics | Men's 1,500m T52-53 | scheduled to run in heat 2, but did not start |
DNS |
| Lango Sinkamba | Athletics | Men's 800m T53 | scheduled to run in heat 1, but did not start |
DNS |
| Lango Sinkamba | Athletics | Men's Marathon T52-53 | 3:09:17 | 56th (last of those who completed the race) |
See also
References
- ^ Zambia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Zambia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee