Macedonia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Macedonia at the
2016 Summer Paralympics

IPC code MKD
NPC Macedonian Paralympic Committee
Website www.fsrim.org.mk
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 2 in 1 sports
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1960–1988)
Independent Olympic Participants (1992)

Macedonia is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

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]

Shooting

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. Macedonia earned a qualifying spot at this event in the P2 – 10m Air Pistol Women SH1 event as a result of Olivera Nakovska-Bikovad winning a bronze medal. [4][5][6]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Vanco Karanfilov Men's 10m air pistol SH1 556 16 N/A Did not advance
Mixed 25 metre pistol SH1 542 24 Did not advance
Mixed 50 metre pistol SH1 500 30 N/A Did not advance
Olivera Nakovska-Bikovad Women's 10m air pistol SH1 374 3 Q N/A 92.8 7
Mixed 25 metre pistol SH1 558 14 Did not advance
Mixed 50 metre pistol SH1 528 8 Q N/A 138.1 4

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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