| Cycling at the IX Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Cycling | |
Cycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events. All were road cycling events; no track cycling was held.
| Cycling at the IX Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Cycling | |
Cycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events. All were road cycling events; no track cycling was held.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 nations) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
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