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 (overview)

Athletics

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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

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References

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