Estonia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Estonia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	EST
NPC	Estonian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	6 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Sirly Tiik
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988)

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

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

Main article: 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

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Road

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

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Events	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
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
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
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

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.