Le Paralimpiadi hanno salutato Rio con un'edizione che riporta l'Italia al di sopra delle quota di trenta medaglie: non succedeva da Atlanta '96. Sono 39, tante e bellissime, quelle raccolte dalla spedizione azzurra, che solo in cinque altre occasioni è riuscita a far meglio, fermo restando l'irraggiungibile computo di 80 podi di Roma 1960. I paratleti italiani riportano il Tricolore nella Top 10 del medagliere 44 anni più tardi 10 ori, 14 argenti e 15 bronzi la spedizione azzurra alle Paralimpiadi di Rio 2016. L'Italia si piazza al nono posto nel medagliere (in compagnia della Polonia). Al primo posto la Cina, con 239 medaglie vinte12 settembre 2016. 

MEDAGLIE D’ORO (10)

1. ATHLETICS WOMEN’S 100M – T42 – Martina Caironi di Alzano Lombardo (Bg) (Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Gialle)

2. ATHLETICS WOMEN’S SHOT PUT – F11/12 – Assunta Legnante di Napoli

3. CYCLING ROAD MEN’S ROAD RACE H3 Paolo Cecchetto di Legnano

4. CYCLING ROAD MEN’S TIME TRIAL H2 – Luca Mazzone  di Terlizzi (Ba)

5. CYCLING ROAD MEN’S TIME TRIAL H3 - Vittorio Podestà  di Genova

6. CYCLING ROAD MEN’S TIME TRIAL H5 - Alessandro Zanardi di Bologna

7. CYCLING ROAD MIXED TEAM RELAY H2-5 Luca Mazzone Vittorio Podestà Alessandro Zanardi 

8. SWIMMING MEN’S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – SM9 – Federico Morlacchi di Luino

9. SWIMMING MEN’S 400M FREESTYLE – S6 - Francesco Bocciardo di Genova

10. WHEELCHAIR FENCING WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL FOIL – CATEGORY B – Beatrice Vio di Venezia

MEDAGLIE D’ARGENTO (14)

1. ARCHERY MEN’S INDIVIDUAL COMPOUND – OPEN – SIMONELLI Alberto Luigi

2. ATHLETICS MEN’S DISCUS THROW – F11 – TAPIA Oney

3. ATHLETICS WOMEN’S LONG JUMP – T42 – CAIRONI Martina

4. CYCLING ROAD MEN’S ROAD RACE H2 – MAZZONE Luca

5. CYCLING ROAD MEN’S ROAD RACE H5 – ZANARDI Alessandro

6. SWIMMING MEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE – S1 – BETTELLA Francesco

7. SWIMMING MEN’S 100M BREASTSTROKE – SB8 – MORLACCHI Federico

8. SWIMMING MEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY – S9 – MORLACCHI Federico

9. SWIMMING MEN’S 400M FREESTYLE – S9 – MORLACCHI Federico

10. SWIMMING MEN’S 50M BACKSTROKE – S1 – BETTELLA Francesco

11. SWIMMING WOMEN’S 100M BREASTSTROKE – SB4 – GHIRETTI Giulia

12. SWIMMING WOMEN’S 400M FREESTYLE – S11 – CAMELLINI Cecilia

13. SWIMMING WOMEN’S 50M FREESTYLE – S4 – TRIMI Arjola

14. TRIATHLON MEN – PT2 – FERRARIN Michele

MEDAGLIE DI BRONZO (15)

1. ARCHERY MIXED TEAM RECURVE OPEN FLORENO Veronica ERARIO Alessandro AIROLDI Roberto MIJNO ElisaBetta

2. ATHLETICS MEN’S 400M – T51 DE VIDI Alvise

3. ATHLETICS WOMEN’S 100M – T42 CONTRAFATTO Monica Graziana

4. CYCLING ROAD MEN’S ROAD RACE C1-2-3 ANOBILE Fabio

5. CYCLING ROAD MEN’S ROAD RACE C4-5 TARLAO Andrea

6. CYCLING ROAD MEN’S TIME TRIAL C1 MASINI Giancarlo

7. CYCLING ROAD WOMEN’S ROAD RACE H1-2-3-4 PORCELLATO Francesca

8. CYCLING ROAD WOMEN’S TIME TRIAL H1-2-3 PORCELLATO Francesca

9. SWIMMING MEN’S 50M BACKSTROKE – S3 BONI Vincenzo

10. SWIMMING MEN’S 50M BREASTSTROKE – SB3 MORELLI Efrem

11. SWIMMING WOMEN’S 50M BUTTERFLY – S5 GHIRETTI Giulia

12. TABLE TENNIS MEN’S SINGLES – CLASS 9 KALEM Mohamed Amine

13. TABLE TENNIS WOMEN’S SINGLES – CLASSES 1-2 – ROSSI Giada

14. TRIATHLON MEN – PT1 – ACHENZA Giovanni

15. WHEELCHAIR FENCING WOMEN’S FOIL TEAM – VIO Beatrice, MOGOS Andreea TRIGILIA Loredana