Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Italy at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Italy at the; 2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ITA
NPC	Comitato Italiano Paralimpico
Website	Official website
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	101 in 14 sports
Flag bearers	Martina Caironi (opening); Beatrice Vio (closing)
Medals; Ranked 9th	Gold 10 Silver 14 Bronze 15 Total 39
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Italy competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. Martina Caironi has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.

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