Exhibit 32.1

                                  Certification
                   Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                       as adopted pursuant to Section 906
                       of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


     In  connection  with  the  Annual  Report  of  Invacare   Corporation  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the period  ending  December 31, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, A.
Malachi Mixon, III, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The  information  contained  in the Report fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.


Dated:  March 12, 2004
                                           /s/ A. Malachi Mixon, III
                                           -----------------------
                                           A. Malachi Mixon, III
                                           Chief Executive Officer



A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Invacare  Corporation  and will be retained by Invacare  Corporation
and  furnished  to the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  or its staff upon
request.