Athletes from Spain have competed at the Paralympic Games since the 1968 Summer events and the country hosted the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Competitors have represented Spain in ten of the twelve Summer Paralympics, missing only the first two events in Rome and Tokyo.
Zimbabwe participated for the first time at the Olympic Games under its current name in 1980, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Previously, it competed at the Games under the name Rhodesia in 1928, 1960 and 1964. The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi marked Zimbabwe's first participation at the Winter Olympic Games, with Luke Steyn, the Zimbabwean born athlete participating in alpine skiing.
Guatemala first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, but then missed the next three Olympiads. Guatemala has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1968. The nation has participated in the Winter Olympic Games once, in 1988.
Below is an all-time medal table for all Paralympic Games from 1960 to 2024. The International Paralympic Committee does not publish all-time tables, and publishes unofficial tables only per single Games. This table was thus compiled by collating single entries from the IPC database. This medal table also includes medals won at the 1992 Summer Paralympics for Intellectually Disabled, held in Madrid, which also organized by the International Coordination Committee (ICC) and same Organizing Committee (COOB'92) that directed the 1992 Summer Paralympics held in Barcelona, however the results are not included in the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) database.
Rhodesia competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. It was the last time the nation competed at the Paralympic Games before returning as Zimbabwe at the 1980 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of 13 competitors in the sports of track and field athletics and swimming. Three athletes competed in both sports.
Greece, the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games that hosted the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, did not compete in the Summer Paralympics until 1976 and in the Winter Paralympics until 2002, but since then the Greeks have taken part in every edition of both events. Although the Greek delegation traditionally enters first during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, this tradition does not apply to the Paralympics, where Greece enters within alphabetical order. The National Paralympic Committee for Greece is the Hellenic Paralympic Committee.
Zimbabwe competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included one man and one woman. Competitors from Zimbabwe won 1 gold to finish 57th in the medal table.
Rosemary Little is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She won a bronze medal in wheelchair racing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and has also competed in handcycling. She competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, her third Games, where switched from wheelchair racing to shot put. She has been selected to compete in the shot put at the selected for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Zimbabwe sent six athletes across two different sports to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Cambodia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the nation's sixth time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of Vun Van competing in the Men's 100 metres T54.
Israel competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics was held at the Stade de France and Les Invalides in Paris. There were 164 events: 90 for men, 73 for women and one mixed event, three fewer men's events than the previous Games while the women's and mixed events remain the same. It was the largest contest of the Games programme regarding athlete numbers and medal events to be scheduled.
The Refugee Paralympic Team competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. The team consisted of eight athletes and one guide runner, all refugees and asylees who represented more than 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. The formation of the team and its six athletes was announced on 9 July 2024 in a joint statement by the IPC and UNHCR. The team had made its debut at the 2016 Paralympics as the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team, which consisted of just two athletes, and returned to the 2020 Summer Paralympics under the current name with six refugee and asylee Paralympic athletes.
Barbados competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was the nation's sixth time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of only one competitor from one sport.
Jamaica competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was the nation's fourteenth time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of only one competitor from one sport.
Kiribati competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was the nation's first time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games and the Paralympic Games overall. The delegation consisted of one competitor from one sport.
The Lao People's Democratic Republic competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was the nation's sixth time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of only one competitor from one sport.
Tanzania competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was the nation's seventh time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of only one competitor from one sport.
Malawi competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was the nation's fourth time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of two competitors from one sport.
Qatar competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was the nation's eighth time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of two competitors from one sport.
