| Spain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ESP |
| NPC | Spanish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Stoke Mandeville/New York | |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Spain won 22 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 12 bronze medals. [1]
These were the first Games where Spain sent participants who had cerebral palsy. [1]
In 1984, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming, weightlifting, table tennis and athletics. [1]
The 1984 Games were held in Stoke Mandeville, England and in New York, United States. [2] The Games did not use the same venues as the Summer Olympics. [3] Competitors with spinal cord injuries, amputations, cerebral palsy and vision impairments were eligible to compete in these Games. [4]
At the 1984 Games, Great Britain won the most medals among all Les Autres events. They claimed 55. Spain was second with 38 and the United States was third with 26. [5]
One of Spain's silver medals came in archery. It was won by an athlete with a physical disability. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double FITA round integrated | Jan Thulin  Sweden | Antonio Rebollo  Spain | Raimo Tirronen  Finland |
Three of Spain's gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals came in athletics. [1] Four of the medals were won by athletes with visual impairments. Three were won by athletes with physical disabilities. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump B1 | Yvan Bourdeau  Canada | Stefan Bidzinski  Poland | Antonio Delgado Spain |
| Triple jump B1 | Soedjeman Dipowidjojo  Netherlands | José Manuel Rodríguez Spain | Pauli Viertonen Finland |
| Discus throw L3 | Eric Pearce  Great Britain | Peter Sorensen Sweden | Alfredo Martin Spain |
| Javelin throw L3 | Alfredo Martin Spain | Peter Sorensen Sweden | Eric Pearce Great Britain |
| Shot put L3 | Peter Sorensen Sweden | Eric Pearce Great Britain | Alfredo Martins Spain |
| 100 m B1 | Purificacion Santamarta Spain | Lori Bennett  United States | Joke van Rijswijk Netherlands |
| 400 m B1 | Purificacion Santamarta Spain | Refija Okic  Yugoslavia | Rossella Inverni  Italy |
Nineteen of Spain's gold medals, eight silver medals and nine bronze medals came in swimming. All medals were won by athletes with physical disabilities. [1]
