Spain at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

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Spain at the
1992 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Spain.svg
IPC code ESP
NPC Spanish Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralimpicos.es  (in Spanish)
in Barcelona
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
34
Silver
31
Bronze
42
Total
107
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

In 1992, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming, weightlifting, shooting, boccia, cycling, fencing, judo, tennis, 7-per-side football, table tennis and athletics. [1]

Contents

Spain won 34 gold medal, 31 silver medals and 42 bronze medals. [1] Spain finished fifth in total medals. [2]

Background

The Games were held in Barcelona. Competitors with spinal cord injuries, amputations, cerebral palsy, Les Autres and vision impairments were eligible to compete in these Games. [3]

Hosting

In 1992, the Games were held at home for Spain, with the Games being staged in Barcelona. [4] 82 countries participated. [5] These were the first Games to be broadcast live on television. [6] The Games used the same venues as the Summer Olympics. [7]

Organizers decided to not charge an admission fee to events in order to attempt to foster interest locally in disability sport. [8] Domestically, there was very little interest in the Paralympic Games when compared to the Olympic Games. [2]

Intellectual disabilities

A separate competition was held in Madrid where competitors with intellectual disabilities competed that ran immediately following the completion of the 1992 Paralympics. The Games were sponsored by the Association Nacional Prestura de Servicio (ANDE) and sanctioned by the International Coordinating Committee of World Sport Organizations for the Disabled and the International Association of Sport for the Mentally Handicapped Spain led efforts to include competitors with intellectual disabilities into the Paralympic movement, creating an international federation for these competitors in 1986. [9] [10] [11]

Archery

1 of Spain's silver medals came in archery. It was won by an archer with a physical disability. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's teams open
details
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)
Hyun Kwan Cho
Sung Hee Kim
Hak Young Lee
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Jose Luis Hermosin
Jose Fernandez
Antonio Rebollo
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Jean-Michel Favre
Jean Francois Garcia
Rene Le Bras

Athletics

22 of Spain's gold medals, 14 silver medals and 12 bronze medals came in athletics. 35 medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, 9 by athletes with physical disabilities and 4 by athletes with cerebral palsy. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m B1
details
Sergei Sevastianov
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
José Manuel Rodríguez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Júlio Requena
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100 m B2
details
Marcelino Paz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Omar Turro
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Miroslaw Pych
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
200 m B1
details
Carlos Conceicao
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Julio Requena
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Darren Collins
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
200 m B2
details
Marcelino Paz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Ingo Geffers
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Omar Turro
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
200 m C8
details
Frank Bruno
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Hoon Son
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Jose Manuel González
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
400 m B2
details
Omar Turro
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Jose Antonio Sanchez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Ingo Geffers
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
400 m C8
details
Frank Bruno
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Javier Salmerón
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
José Manuel González
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
800 m B2
details
Waldemar Kikolski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Jose Antonio Sanchez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Noel Thatcher
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
800 m TS4
details
Javier Conde
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Patrice Gerges
Flag of France.svg  France
Sergey Silchenco
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
1500 m B2
details
Noel Thatcher
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Waldemar Kikolski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Jose Antonio Sanchez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1500 m TS4
details
Javier Conde
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sergey Silchenco
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Yan Jian Wu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
5000 m B2
details
Mariano Ruiz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Waldemar Kikolski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Michel Pavon
Flag of France.svg  France
5000 m TS4
details
Javier Conde
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Yan Jian Wu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Angel Marin
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
10000 m TS4
details
Javier Conde
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Angel Marin
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sergey Silchenco
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Marathon B2
details
Stephen Brunt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
José Ortiz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Paul Collet
Flag of France.svg  France
4 × 100 m relay B1–B3
details
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Jorge Nunez
Marcelino Paz
Juan Antonio Prieto
Júlio Requena
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Andrew Curtis
Robert Latham
Brinley Reynolds
Mark Whiteley
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Andre Asbury
Brian Pegram
Chris Piper
Courtney Williams
4 × 100 m relay C5–8
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Freeman Register
James Anderson
Gregory Taylor
Thomas Dietz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Javier Salmerón
Marcelino Saavedra
Julian Galilea
José Manuel González
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)
Stos. Correia
Antonio Jose Silva
Jose Dias
Mario Santos
4 × 400 m relay B1–B3
details
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Jose Antonio Sanchez
Sergio Sanchez
Juan Antonio Prieto
Enrique Sanchez
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Simon Butler
Andrew Curtis
Noel Thatcher
Mark Whiteley
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Vincenzo Ciacio
Claudio Costa
Sandro Filipozzi
Aldo Manganaro
High jump B2
details
Alejo Velez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Juan Carlos Prieto
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Mohamad Othman
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Akihito Motohashi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Long jump B2
details
Wentao Huang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Juan Viedma
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Koichi Takada
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Long jump J4
details
Ruben Alvarez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Georgios Toptsis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Patrice Gerges
Flag of France.svg  France
Triple jump B1
details
José Manuel Rodríguez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sergei Sevastianov
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Robert Latham
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Triple jump B2
details
Juan Viedma
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Aleksei Lashmanov
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Wentao Huang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Triple jump J3–4
details
Shao Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Lin Qiu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ruben Alvarez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Discus throw B1
details
Alfonso Fidalgo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Siegmund Turteltaube
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Richard Ruffalo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Javelin throw B1
details
Jorge Mendoza
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Richard Ruffalo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mineho Ozaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Shot put B1
details
Alfonso Fidalgo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Andres Martinez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
James Mastro
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pentathlon B1
details
Sergei Sevastianov
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Vytautas Girnius
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Jorge Mendoza
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Pentathlon B2
details
Miroslaw Pych
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Juan Antonio Prieto
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Frantisek Godri
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Pentathlon PW3–4
details
Vojtech Vasicek
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Jose Abal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Kevin Saunders
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
100 m B1
details
Purificacion Santamarta
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Purificacion Ortiz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tracey Hinton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
100 m B2
details
Adria Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Rima Batalova
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Beatriz Mendoza
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
200 m B1
details
Purificacion Santamarta
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tracey Hinton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Purificacion Ortiz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
200 m B2
details
Rima Batalova
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Marsha Green
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Beatriz Mendoza
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
400 m B1
details
Purificacion Santamarta
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tracey Hinton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sigita Kriaučiūnienė
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
800 m B1
details
Purificacion Santamarta
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sigita Kriaučiūnienė
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Pavla Valnickova
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
1500 m B1
details
Pavla Valnickova
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Sigita Kriaučiūnienė
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Mayte Espinosa
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Long jump B1
details
Purificacion Ortiz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Anette Burger
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Kerstin Gaedicke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Long jump B2
details
Raisa Zhuravleva
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Magdalena Amo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Ana Lopez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Boccia

2 of Spain's gold medals came in boccia. Both were won by players with cerebral palsy. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Mixed individual C1
details
Antonio Cid
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
James Thomson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Henrik Jorgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Mixed team C1–C2
details
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Manuel Fernandez
Daniel Outeiro
Juan Tellechea
Antonio Cid
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Henrik Jorgensen
Mansoor Siddiqi
Lone Bak-Pedersen
Tove Jacobsen
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)
Martin McDonagh
Thomas Leahy
Jason Kearney
William Johnston

Cycling

1 of Spain's gold medals and 3 bronze medals came in cycling. 2 medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, and 2 with physical disabilities. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze Jong Kil Kim
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Men's road race LC1
details
Francisco Trujillo
Flag of France.svg  France
Wolfgang Eibeck
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Jose Antonio Garcia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Men's road race LC3
details
Norbert Zettler
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Pier Beltram
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Miguel Perez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Men's tandem open
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Hans-Jorg Furrer
Frank Hoefle
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Catharinus Beumer
Jan Mulder
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Jose Santiago
Juan Carlos Molina
Mixed tandem open
details
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Ignacio Rodriguez
Belen Perez
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Elizabeth Heller
Gregory Evangelatos
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Maria Erlacher
Klaus Fruet

Wheelchair fencing

1 of Spain's gold medals and 2 bronze medals came in fencing. All were won by fencers with physical disabilities. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Épée 2
details
Esther Weber
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Mariella Bertini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Gema Victoria Hassen Bey
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Épée 3–4
details
Francisca Bazalo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Josette Bourgain
Flag of France.svg  France
Laura Presutto
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Team épée
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Mariella Bertini
Rossana Giarrizzo
Laura Presutto
Deborah Taffoni
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Josette Bourgain
Patricia Picot
Veronique Soetemondt
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Francisca Bazalo
Gema Victoria Hassen Bey
Cristina Perez

Judo

1 of Spain's gold medals, 1 silver medal came in athletics. Both were won by athletes with vision impairments. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's 65 kg
details
Juan Damian Matos
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Shinichi Ishizue
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Akhmed Gazimagomedov
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Michael Murch
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's 71 kg
details
Simon Jackson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Mario Talavera
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Pier Morten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Eiji Miyauchi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Shooting

1 of Spain's silver medals came in shooting. It was won by a shooter with a physical disability. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Mixed sport pistol SH1–3
details
Jan Boonen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Luis Salgado
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Hubert Aufschnaiter
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

Swimming

7 of Spain's gold medals, 14 silver medals and 22 bronze medals came in swimming. 9 medals were won by swimmers with vision impairments, 28 by swimmers with physical disabilities and 6 by swimmers with cerebral palsy. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m butterfly S5
details
Pascal Pinard
Flag of France.svg  France
Thierry le Gloanic
Flag of France.svg  France
Javier Torres
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
50 m butterfly S6
details
David Foppolo
Flag of France.svg  France
Peter Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Jesus Iglesias
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
50 m freestyle B2
details
Christopher Holmes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Pablo Corral
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Kingsley Bugarin
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Fredrik Nasman
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
50 m freestyle S3
details
Jean-Louis Flamengo
Flag of France.svg  France
Jordi Pascual
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tommy Hunter
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
50 m freestyle S4
details
Pierre Bellot
Flag of France.svg  France
Gene Viens
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pau Marc Munoz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
50 m freestyle S6
details
Peter Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Jesus Iglesias
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Kevin Sullivan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
100 m breaststroke B1
details
Christian Bundgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
John Morgan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jordi Mari
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100 m breaststroke B2
details
Vitalii Krylov
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Kingsley Bugarin
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jose Pedrajas
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100 m breaststroke SB3
details
Bernd Eickemeyer
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
John Petersson
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Javier Torres
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100 m breaststroke SB6
details
Matthias Schlubeck
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Simon Ahlstad
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Juan Castane
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100 m butterfly B1–2
details
John Morgan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tim Reddish
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Pablo Corral
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100 m freestyle B2
details
Christopher Holmes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Pablo Corral
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tim Reddish
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
100 m freestyle S3
details
Jean-Louis Flamengo
Flag of France.svg  France
Tommy Hunter
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Jordi Pascual
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100 m freestyle S4
details
Pierre Bellot
Flag of France.svg  France
Pau Marc Munoz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Stig Morten Sandvik
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
100 m freestyle S6
details
Peter Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Kevin Sullivan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jesus Iglesias
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
150 m individual medley SM3
details
Jean-Louis Flamengo
Flag of France.svg  France
Kenneth Cairns
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Jordi Pascual
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
150 m individual medley SM4
details
Krzysztof Sleczka
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Javier Torres
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
John Petersson
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
200 m backstroke B2
details
Christopher Holmes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Juan Diego Gil
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Ziv Better
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
200 m breaststroke B2
details
Vitalii Krylov
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team
Kingsley Bugarin
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jose Pedrajas
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
200 m freestyle S6
details
Peter Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Jeremy Gervan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Jesus Iglesias
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
200 m individual medley B2
details
Christopher Holmes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Kingsley Bugarin
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Pablo Corral
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
200 m individual medley SM6
details
Eric Lindmann
Flag of France.svg  France
Sebastian Xhrouet
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Roger Vial
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
400 m freestyle B2
details
Christopher Holmes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ziv Better
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Daniel Llambrich
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
4×50 m freestyle relay S1–6
details
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Juan Fuertes
Javier Torres
Roger Vial
Jesus Iglesias
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Pascal Pinard
Eric Lindmann
Thierry le Gloanic
David Foppolo
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
William McQueen
Mark Butler
Andrew Stubbs
Kevin Walsh
4×50 m medley relay S1–6
details
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Thierry le Gloanic
Eric Lindmann
David Foppolo
Pascal Pinard
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Juan Fuertes
Javier Torres
Juan Castane
Jesus Iglesias
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Gary Bogue
Gregory Burns
Daniel Butler
Kevin Sullivan
50 m backstroke S2
details
Sonia Guirado
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Mairead Berry
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Sandrine Serres
Flag of France.svg  France
50 m backstroke S3–4
details
Arancha Gonzalez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
M. Paz Montserrat
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Susana Carvalheira
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
50 m breaststroke SB2
details
Tara Flood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Regina Cachan
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Frouwkje Harkema
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
50 m butterfly S3–4
details
Tracy Barrell
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Regina Cachan
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Jaenette Bouma
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
50 m freestyle S2
details
Liv Tone Lind
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Sandrine Serres
Flag of France.svg  France
Sonia Guirado
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
50 m freestyle S3–4
details
Arancha Gonzalez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
M. Paz Montserrat
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tara Flood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
100 m breaststroke SB4
details
Outi Hokkanen
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Jenny Newstead
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ana Martin
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100 m breaststroke SB9
details
Begona Reina
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Kristina Brokholc
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Beate Lobenstein
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
100 m butterfly S8
details
Laura Tramuns
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Silvia Vives
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Asa Wilhelmsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
100 m butterfly S10
details
Claudia Hengst
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Ana Bernardo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Judith Young
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
100 m freestyle S2
details
Liv Tone Lind
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Sandrine Serres
Flag of France.svg  France
Sonia Guirado
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100 m freestyle S3–4
details
Arancha Gonzalez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tara Flood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
M. Paz Montserrat
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
400 m freestyle S10
details
Claudia Hengst
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sarah Bailey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ana Bernardo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Table tennis

3 of Spain's bronze medals came in table tennis. All medals were won by table tennis players with physical disabilities. [1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Open 6–10
details
Kimmo Jokinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Michael Gerke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Gilles de la Bourdonnaye
Flag of France.svg  France
Enrique Agudo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Singles 5
details
Kam Shing Kwong
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong
Guy Tisserant
Flag of France.svg  France
So Boo Kim
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Manuel Robles
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Singles 10
details
Michael Gerke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Gilles de la Bourdonnaye
Flag of France.svg  France
Thomas Goeller
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Enrique Agudo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Wheelchair basketball

When Spain played the United States on the second day of competition, 12,500 people were in attendance. Organizers had to turn away 4,000 people who had wanted to attend. [12] Philip Craven, future President of the International Paralympic Committee, played his first Paralympic Games wheelchair basketball at these games when he scored 30 points against the Spanish team. [13]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Australia competed at the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona for physically and vision-impaired athletes. Immediately after the Barcelona Games, the city of Madrid held events for athletes with an intellectual disability. The Madrid results are not included in International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Australia finished 7th in the total medal count winning 76 medals. Australia competed in 13 sports and won medals in 3 sports – swimming, athletics and weightlifting. Australia finished first in the medal tally at the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap in Madrid.

Para-athletics classification is a system to determine which athletes with disabilities may compete against each other in para-athletics events. Classification is intended to group together athletes with similar levels of physical ability to allow fair competition. Classification was created and is managed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), which is regularly published via its IPC Athletics Classification Handbook. People with physical, vision and intellectual disabilities are eligible to compete in this sport at the Summer Paralympics. The classification for this sport was created during the 1940s and for much of its early history was a medical condition based classification system. The classification system has subsequently become a functional mobility based one, and is moving towards an evidence-based classification system.

Para-swimming classification is a function-based classification system designed to allow for fair competition in disability swimming. The classes are prefixed with "S" for freestyle, butterfly and backstroke events, "SB" for breaststroke and "SM" for individual medley events. Swimmers with physical disabilities are divided into ten classes based on their degree of functional disability: S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9 and S10. The lower number indicates a greater degree of impairment. Those with visual impairments are placed in classes S11, S12 and S13. Class S15 is for athletes with hearing loss. Additional classes may be reserved for swimmers with intellectual impairment: S14, S18 for swimmers with Down Syndrome or class-S14 intellectual impairment combined with a physical impairment, and S19 for swimmers with autism.

Para-cycling classification is the process of classifying participants in para-cycling covering four functional disability types. The classification system includes classes for handcycles for people who have lower limb mobility issues. The sport is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).

Para-alpine skiing classification is the classification system for para-alpine skiing designed to ensure fair competition between alpine skiers with different types of disabilities. The classifications are grouped into three general disability types: standing, blind and sitting. Classification governance is handled by International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing. Prior to that, several sport governing bodies dealt with classification including the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD), International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMWSF), International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) and Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CP-ISRA). Some classification systems are governed by bodies other than International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing, such as the Special Olympics. The sport is open to all competitors with a visual or physical disability. It is not open to people with intellectual disabilities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Para-Nordic skiing classification</span>

Para-Nordic skiing classification is the classification system for para-Nordic skiing which includes the biathlon and cross-country events. The classifications for Para-Nordic skiing mirrors the classifications for Para-Alpine skiing with some exceptions. A functional mobility and medical classification is in use, with skiers being divided into three groups: standing skiers, sit skiers and visually impaired skiers. International classification is governed by International Paralympic Committee, Nordic Skiing (IPC-NS). Other classification is handled by national bodies. Before the IPC-NS took over classification, a number of organizations handled classification based on the type of disability.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Para-archery classification</span>

Para-archery classification is the classification system for para-archery used to create a level playing field for archers with a different range of disabilities. Governance in the sport is through the International Archery Federation. Early classification systems for the sport were created during the 1940s and based on medical classification. This has subsequently changed to a functional mobility classification with the exception of blind archery.

Paralympic powerlifting classification is the system designed for disability based powerlifting to ensure that there is level competition across a range of disabilities. Categories are broken down based on weight. The sport's classification is governed by International Paralympic Committee Powerlifting. People with physical disabilities are eligible to compete in this sport.

Paralympic Shooting classification is the shooting classification in place for the Paralympic Games to help establish fair competition. Classification is governed by the International Paralympic Committee's IPC Shooting. While there are currently three classifications, there were originally five in international competitions. People with physical disabilities as defined by the International Paralympic Committee are eligible to compete.

Disability table tennis classification is the disability sport classification process for para table tennis that is governed by the International Table Tennis Federation. The sport's classifications are open to people with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Para-equestrian classification is a system for para-equestrian sport. It is a graded system based on the degree of physical or visual disability and handled at the international level by the FEI. The sport has eligible classifications for people with physical and vision disabilities. Groups of eligible riders include The sport is open to competitors with impaired muscle power, athetosis, impaired passive range of movement, hypertonia, limb deficiency, ataxia, leg length difference, short stature, and vision impairment. They are grouped into five different classes to allow fair competition. These classes are Grade I, Grade II, Grade III, Grade IV, and Grade V(Grade Names Changed as of Jan 2017). The para-equestrian classification does not consider the gender of the rider, as equestrines compete in mixed gender competitions.

Boccia classification is the classification system governing boccia, a sport designed specifically for people with disabilities. Classification is handled by Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association. There are four classifications for this sport. All four classes are eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Para-equestrian</span> Type of disability sport

Para-equestrian is an equestrian sport governed by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), and includes two competitive events. One is para-equestrian dressage, which is conducted under the same basic rules as conventional dressage, but with riders divided into different competition grades based on their functional abilities. The other is para-equestrian driving, which operates under the same basic rules as combined driving but places competitors in various grades based on their functional abilities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain at the 1988 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Spain won 18 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Spain won 22 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain at the 1980 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

In 1980, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming and athletics.

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