Estonia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics explained

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

See main article: Disability sport classification. 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

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

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

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Road

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

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	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
align=left rowspan=3	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
align=left rowspan=3	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

• Estonia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paralympics categories explained . . 3 September 2008 . 25 December 2015.
2. News: Making sense of the categories . . 6 October 2000 . 25 December 2015.
3. News: A-Z of Paralympic classification . . 28 August 2008 . 25 December 2015.