Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeBIH
NPCParalympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Websitewww.pkbih.com
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors14 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Dženita Klico
Medals
Ranked 69th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000)

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]

Delegation

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The country sent a team of 14 athletes, both 13 men and 1 women, along with 4 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4] They competed in two sports, sitting volleyball and athletics.[5]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Silver Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team
Sitting volleyball Men 18 September

Athletics

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Men
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Dževad Pandžić Shot put F55 10.09 9
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Dženita Klico Shot put F54 5.47 PB 7

Sitting volleyball

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Bosnia and Herzegovina national sitting volleyball team at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the 2014 World Championships.[6]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Iran 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 228 173 1.318 Semi-finals
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 1 5 6 3 2.000 206 184 1.120
3   Ukraine 3 1 2 4 3 8 0.375 237 265 0.894 Classification 5th / 6th
4   China 3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 216 265 0.815 Classification 7th / 8th
10 September 2016
20:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina   3–0   Ukraine Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(25–12, 25–22, 25–20)
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12 September 2016
20:30
Iran   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(25–17, 25–22, 25–17)
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14 September 2016
18:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina   3–0   China Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(25–14, 25–22, 25–19)
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Semi-finals

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16 September 2016
18:30
  Egypt 0–3   Bosnia and Herzegovina Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(23–25, 16–25, 20–25)
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Gold medal game

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18 September 2016
12:35
Bosnia and Herzegovina   1–3   Iran Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(21–25, 25–21, 18–25, 15–25)
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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. ^ "Overall Number of Entries by NPC". myInfo+Plus. Atos. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Competitors List: Bosnia and Herzegovina". myInfo+plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Who is Rio bound for Sitting Volleyball?". World Para Volleyball. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.