Spain at the Paralympics

Spain at the Paralympic Games

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IPC code  ESP
NPC Comité Paralímpico Español
Paralympic history
Summer Games
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

Athletes from Spain have competed at the Paralympic Games since the 1968 Summer events and the country hosted the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Competitors have represented Spain in ten of the twelve Summer Paralympics, missing only the first two events in Rome and Tokyo.

Spain's breakthrough year came in 1992 when they hosted the event; their medal tally rocketed with a level of performance that would be maintained for the following two events. The 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney saw their greatest achievements at the Games but the medal victories were overshadowed by a cheating controversy that would change the way that intellectually disabled competitors were tested for their disability (see Cheating at the Paralympic Games).[1]

Contents

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1968 Summer Paralympics 0 4 0 4 20th of 22
1972 Summer Paralympics 0 4 1 5 27th of 31
1976 Summer Paralympics 4 6 2 12 22nd of 32
1980 Summer Paralympics 1 14 9 24 28th of 40
1984 Summer Paralympics 21 8 12 41 11th of 38
1988 Summer Paralympics 18 13 12 43 13th of 48
1992 Summer Paralympics 34 31 42 107 5th of 55
1996 Summer Paralympics 39 31 36 106 5th of 60
2000 Summer Paralympics 39 30 38 107 3rd of 68
2004 Summer Paralympics 20 27 24 71 7th of 75
2008 Summer Paralympics 15 21 22 58 10th of 76

Best performances in bold.

See also

References

  1. ^ IPC. 2 February 2003. "INAS-FID Eligibility System Unsatisfactory: Athletes with Intellectual Disability Cannot Participate". Accessed 14 August 2007.