1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum

Randy Snow

After losing use of his legs in a farming accident, Randy Snow once again became an elite athlete, winning two Paralympic gold medals and one bronze.

Marla Runyan

Marla Runyan, the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympics, broke barriers with a career that includes six Paralympic medals—five of them gold.

Susan Hagel

Susan Hagel, a six-time Paralympian, competed in wheelchair basketball, Para archery, and Para track and field between 1976 and 1996, earning four gold and two bronze medals.

Trischa Zorn-Hudson

Swimmer Trischa Zorn-Hudson is the most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games, having won 55 medals, including 41 gold medals, over seven Paralympics.

Chris Waddell

Paralyzed from the waist down after a skiing accident, Chris Waddell went on to compete in seven Paralympic Games, winning 13 medals and becoming the most decorated male monoskier in U.S. history.

Candace Cable participated in nine different Paralympic Games in three sports and was the first U.S. woman to win medals in both the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games. She won eight gold medals and had 84 career first-place marathon finishes.

Olympiad: 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

Randy Snow

Marla Runyan

Susan Hagel

Trischa Zorn-Hudson

Chris Waddell

Candace Cable

Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games

Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: American gold medalists

On Exhibit: Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games Torch