| Spain at the 1988 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ESP |
| NPC | Spanish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Medals |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances | |
Spain competed at these games.
The 1998 Games were held in Nagano, Japan. [1] The Games used the same venues as the Winter Olympics. [2]
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Spain competed at these games.
Spain competed at these games.
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.
Spain won 18 gold medal, 13 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.
Spain won 22 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.
In 1980, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming and athletics.
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