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Hungary at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Hungary at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeHUN
NPCHungarian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.hparalimpia.hu
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors43 in 12 sports
Flag bearer Gitta Ráczkó
Medals
Ranked 47th
Gold
1
Silver
8
Bronze
9
Total
18
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Hungary competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

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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]

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Tamás Tóth Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S9 16 September
 Silver Ilona Biacsi Athletics Women's 1500 m T20 16 September
 Silver Róbert Suba Paracanoeing Men's KL1 15 September
 Silver Tamás Sors Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM9 11 September
 Silver Bianka Pap Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S10 10 September
 Silver András Csonka Table tennis Men's individual class 8 16 September
 Silver Richárd Osváth Wheelchair fencing Men's foil A 14 September
 Silver Richárd Osváth Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre A 14 September
 Silver Gyöngyi Dani
Éva Hajmási
Zsuzsanna Krajnyák
Wheelchair fencing Women's team foil 15 September
 Bronze Nándor Tunkel Powerlifting Men's 49 kg 8 September
 Bronze Tamás Tóth Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S9 12 September
 Bronze Tamás Sors Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S9 11 September
 Bronze Zsolt Vereczkei Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke S5 16 September
 Bronze Zsófia Konkoly Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly S9 15 September
 Bronze Bianka Pap Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley S10 11 September
 Bronze Péter Pálos Table tennis Men's individual class 11 12 September
 Bronze Zsuzsanna Krajnyák Wheelchair fencing Women's foil A 14 September
 Bronze Gyöngyi Dani
Zsuzsanna Krajnyák
Amarilla Veres
Wheelchair fencing Women's team épée 16 September

Cycling

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With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Hungary qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[4][5]

Judo

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With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, Hungary earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Nikolett Szabó in the women's -70 kg event. The B2 Judoka finished first in her class.[6][7]

Paracanoeing

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Germany earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Anita Váczi earned the spot for Germany after finishing fifth in the women's KL1 event.[8][9]

Powerlifting

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György Sztanó

Shooting

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The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Hungary earned a qualifying spot at this event in the P2 – 10m Air Pistol Women SH1 event as a result of Krisztina Dávid winning a silver medal.[10][11][12]

Table tennis

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Wheelchair tennis

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Hungary qualified one competitor in the men's single event, Roland Németh. This slot was a result of a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ^ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ^ "JUDO QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Download — pdf - 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships — results and final standings" (PDF). International Blind Sports Association. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. ^ "CANOE Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ^ "2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships — Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Qualifier" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  13. ^ "ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics". ITF Tennis. June 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.