Wheelchair racing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Wheelchair racing at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 1 August 1996. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men. Medals were not awarded, as the sport was not part of the official competition.

Men's 1500 m wheelchair

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Claude Issorat	France	3:15.18
	Scot Hollonbeck	United States	3:15.30
	Franz Nietlispach	Switzerland	3:16.41
4	Philippe Couprie	France	3:16.45
5	Saúl Mendoza	Mexico	3:16.58
6	Jorge Luna	Mexico	3:16.78
7	Paul Wiggins	Australia	3:16.86
8	Jacob Heilveil	United States	3:16.90

Women's 800 m wheelchair

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Louise Sauvage	Australia	1:54.90
	Jean Driscoll	United States	1:55.19
	Cheri Becerra	United States	1:55.49
4	Tanni Grey	Great Britain	1:55.55
5	Chantal Petitclerc	Canada	1:55.61
6	Leann Shannon	United States	1:55.82
7	Monica Wetterström	Sweden	1:56.83
8	Lily Anggreny	Germany	2:05.33

See also

• Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

References

• Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
• Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
• Track and Field Results. Savannah News-Press (1996-08-02). Retrieved on 2014-05-11.