Paraguay at the 1996 Summer Olympics
# Paraguay at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Paraguay competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Seven competitors, six men and one woman, took part in seven events in five sports.

## Athletics

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ramón Jiménez Gaona | Discus throw | 61.36 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Edgar Baumann | Javelin throw | 77.74 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Fencing

One male fencer represented Paraguay in 1996.

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bruno Cornet | Sabre | Olech (POL) L 2–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 40T |

## Judo

| Athlete | Weight Class | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Weight Class | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jorge Pacce | 71 kg | n/a | Abanoz (TUR) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 21T |

## Sailing

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Net points | Final rank |
| Constantino Scarpetta | Laser | 51 | 46 | 53 | DNF | 51 | DNF | DSQ | 46 | 51 | 52 | 43 | 450.0 | 53 |

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alfredo Carrillo | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.91 | 57 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Verónica Prono | Women's 50 m freestyle | 28.40 | 49 | did not advance | did not advance |
