2012 Summer Paralympics medal table

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2012 Summer Paralympics medals
Location London, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
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Most gold medalsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (95)
Most total medalsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (231)
  2008  · Paralympics medal tables ·  2016  
British cyclist Sarah Storey, pictured with her four 2012 Summer Paralympics gold medals Sarah Storey medals.jpg
British cyclist Sarah Storey, pictured with her four 2012 Summer Paralympics gold medals

The medal table of the 2012 Summer Paralympics ranks the participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the competition. The 2012 Paralympics was the fourteenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities. The games were held in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. [1]

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Some 4,280 athletes, representing 164 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), competed in 503 events in 20 sports. This was the highest number of athletes and NPCs ever competing at a Paralympic Games. [2] The medals were designed by Lin Cheung and show a representation of the wing of the Greek goddess Nike taken directly from a statue held by the British Museum. The engraving on the medals was conducted by the Royal Mint. [3]

Athletes from 57 NPCs won at least one gold medal, with a total of 75 having won at least one medal of any colour. [4] Athletes from Chile, [5] Ethiopia, [6] Fiji, [7] Sri Lanka, [8] and Uzbekistan won their first Paralympic medals. [9] [10] Of those nations, the National Olympic Committee of Fiji had never won an Olympic medal until 2016. [11] China topped the medal table with 231 medals in total, including 95 gold medals. Host Great Britain placed third with 120 medals, including 34 golds. [4] The most successful athlete at the Games was Australian swimmer Jacqueline Freney, who won eight gold medals. The most successful athletes outside the swimming competition were Raymond Martin from the United States and David Weir from Great Britain, who both won four gold medals each in athletics, and Sarah Storey from Great Britain, who won four gold medals in cycling. [12]

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Australian swimmer Jacqueline Freney was the most successful athlete at the 2012 Paralympics. 120411 - Jacqueline Freney - 3b - 2012 Team processing.jpg
Australian swimmer Jacqueline Freney was the most successful athlete at the 2012 Paralympics.
German T42 sprinter Heinrich Popow holding his gold medal aloft whilst standing on the podium Popow Goldmedaille.jpg
German T42 sprinter Heinrich Popow holding his gold medal aloft whilst standing on the podium
David Weir was one of the most successful wheelchair racers, winning four gold medals for Great Britain. David Weir at the Olympic Victory Parade.JPG
David Weir was one of the most successful wheelchair racers, winning four gold medals for Great Britain.

The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is consistent with IPC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If NPCs are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code.

In the judo competition, an additional thirteen bronze medals were awarded as the winners of the two repechage brackets (for those who lost to the eventual finalists) each received a bronze medal. [13]

  *   Host nation (Host nation (Great Britain))

2012 Summer Paralympics medal table
RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)957165231
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)363828102
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)*344343120
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)32242884
5Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)32233085
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)31293898
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)2114843
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)18262266
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1413936
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)10101939
11Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)107724
12Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)99927
13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)981128
14Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)95519
15Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)95317
16Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8191845
17Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)8181642
18Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)812929
19Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)83516
20Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)715931
21Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)67417
22Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)65213
23Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)641121
24Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)55616
25Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)52310
26Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)46919
27Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)45312
28Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)44715
29Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)44412
30Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)43613
31Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)4228
32Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)4116
33Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)36413
34Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)33612
35Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)3238
36Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)3137
37Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3036
38Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)26614
39Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)2305
40Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2226
41Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)2136
42Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)16411
43Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)15410
44Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)13812
45Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)1258
46Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)1113
47Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)1102
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)1102
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)1102
50Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1045
51Flag of Angola.svg  Angola  (ANG)1012
52Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)1001
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)1001
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)1001
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)1001
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)1001
Flag of Macedonia.svg  Macedonia  (MKD)1001
58Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)0235
59Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0213
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)0213
61Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)0202
62Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0145
63Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)0123
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)0123
65Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)0112
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)0112
67Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)0101
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)0101
Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)0101
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)0101
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)0101
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)0101
73Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)0022
74Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)0011
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)0011
Totals (75 entries)5035035161522

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