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Spain at the Paralympics

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Spain at the
Paralympics
IPC codeESP
NPCSpanish Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralimpicos.es (in Spanish)
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
239
Silver
263
Bronze
268
Total
770
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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.

Spain's breakthrough year came in 1992 when they hosted the event; their medal tally rocketed with a level of performance that would be maintained for the following two events. The 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney saw their greatest achievements at the Games but the medal victories were overshadowed by a cheating controversy that would change the way that intellectually disabled competitors were tested for their disability (see Cheating at the Paralympic Games).[1]

Medal by games

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Medal tables

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Red border color indicates host nation status.

Medals by summer sport

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After the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

  Leading in that sport
RankSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Swimming112130125367
2 Athletics826961212
3 Cycling15182457
4 Boccia57719
5 Judo49821
6 Triathlon3249
7 Table tennis161320
8 Shooting1236
9 Wheelchair fencing1056
10 Archery0213
11 Goalball0112
12 Wheelchair basketball0101
13 Football 5-a-side0022
14 Football 7-a-side0011
 Wheelchair tennis0011
16 Paracanoeing0000
Parataekwondo0000
 Powerlifting0000
 Rowing0000
Totals (19 entries)224247256727

Medals by winter sport

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  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Alpine skiing15141039
 Cross-country skiing0213
 Snowboarding0011
Totals (3 entries)15161243

Summary by sport

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Archery

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
United States 1984 Los Angeles 0 1 0 1 13
South Korea 1988 Seoul 0 0 1 1 9
Spain 1992 Barcelona 0 1 0 1 7
Total 0 2 1 3 35

Athletics

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Canada 1976 Toronto 2 3 1 6 24
Russia 1980 Moscow 0 3 3 6 28
United States 1984 Los Angeles 3 1 3 7 25
South Korea 1988 Seoul 6 3 3 12 19
Spain 1992 Barcelona 22 14 12 48 2
United States 1996 Atlanta 21 15 13 49 2
Australia 2000 Sydney 14 12 11 37 4
Greece 2004 Athens 2 6 3 11 26
China 2008 Beijing 1 1 5 7 32
United Kingdom 2012 London 3 2 0 5 17
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 2 2 7 17
Japan 2020 Tokyo 4 4 1 9 15
France 2024 Paris 1 3 4 8 30
Total 82 69 61 212 8

Boccia

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Spain 1992 Barcelona 2 0 0 2 1
United States 1996 Atlanta 2 1 1 4 1
Australia 2000 Sydney 0 3 2 5 5
Greece 2004 Athens 1 2 2 5 3
China 2008 Beijing 0 1 2 3 6
Total 5 7 7 19 7

Wheelchair basketball

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 1 0 1 2
Total 0 1 0 1 11
Event First
medal
First
gold medal
Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish
Men's tournament 2016 0 1 0 1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2016)
Women's tournament 0 0 0 0 8th (2020,2024)

Cycling

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Spain 1992 Barcelona 1 0 3 4 6
United States 1996 Atlanta 1 1 3 5 6
Australia 2000 Sydney 1 2 3 6 6
Greece 2004 Athens 3 4 0 7 2
China 2008 Beijing 3 5 3 11 5
United Kingdom 2012 London 2 2 3 7 8
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 1 2 3 16
Japan 2020 Tokyo 2 0 4 6 11
France 2024 Paris 2 3 3 8 7
Total 15 18 24 57 8

Wheelchair fencing

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Spain 1992 Barcelona 1 0 2 3 4
United States 1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1 7
Australia 2000 Sydney 0 0 1 1 7
France 2024 Paris 0 0 1 1 11
Total 1 0 5 6 16

Football 5-a-side

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Greece 2004 Athens 0 0 1 1 3
United Kingdom 2012 London 0 0 1 1 3
Total 0 0 2 2 6

Football 7-a-side

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
United States 1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1 3
Total 0 0 1 1 12

Goalball

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
United States 1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1 3
Australia 2000 Sydney 0 1 0 1 2
Total 0 1 1 2 16


Event First
medal
First
gold medal
Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish
Men's tournament 1996 0 0 1 1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1996)
Women's tournament 2000 0 1 0 1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2000)

Judo

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Spain 1992 Barcelona 1 1 0 2 2
United States 1996 Atlanta 0 1 1 2 9
Australia 2000 Sydney 0 2 1 3 6
Greece 2004 Athens 1 3 2 6 4
China 2008 Beijing 1 1 1 3 5
United Kingdom 2012 London 1 0 2 3 6
Japan 2020 Tokyo 0 1 0 1 11
France 2024 Paris 0 0 1 1 17
Total 4 9 8 21 9
Event First
medal
First
gold medal
Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish
Men's Heavyweight 2000 0 1 0 1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2000)
Men's Half-heavyweight 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals (2004)
Men's Middleweight 1996 0 1 1 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1996)
Men's Half-middleweight 1996 0 0 1 1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1996)
Men's lightweight 1992 0 1 0 1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1992)
Men's Half-lightweight 1992 1992 1 3 0 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) (1992)
Men's Extra-lightweight 2000 0 0 1 1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2000)
Women's Heavyweight 2004 0 1 0 1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2004)
Women's Middleweight 2004 2004 3 0 0 3 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2004, 2008, 2012)
Women's Half-middleweight 2004 0 1 2 3 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2008)
Women's Lightweight 2004 0 1 2 3 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2004)
Women's Half-lightweight 0 0 0 0 4th (2008)
Women's Extra-lightweight 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals (2008, 2012)


Shooting

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Spain 1992 Barcelona 0 1 0 1 11
United States 1996 Atlanta 1 0 0 1 7
Australia 2000 Sydney 0 0 1 1 13
United Kingdom 2012 London 0 1 0 1 11
Japan 2020 Tokyo 0 0 1 1 14
France 2024 Paris 0 0 1 1 17
Total 1 2 3 6 28


Swimming

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Israel 1968 Tel Aviv 0 3 1 4 17
Germany 1972 Heidelberg 0 4 0 4 16
Canada 1976 Toronto 2 3 1 6 14
Russia 1980 Moscow 1 10 6 17 14
United States 1984 Los Angeles 19 8 9 36 10
South Korea 1988 Seoul 12 10 8 30 10
Spain 1992 Barcelona 7 14 22 43 10
United States 1996 Atlanta 14 13 14 41 5
Australia 2000 Sydney 22 9 16 47 2
Greece 2004 Athens 13 12 15 40 5
China 2008 Beijing 10 12 9 31 6
United Kingdom 2012 London 2 11 9 22 14
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 6 8 3 17 7
Japan 2020 Tokyo 2 9 3 14 18
France 2024 Paris 2 4 9 15 14
Total 112 130 125 367 9

Table tennis

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Spain 1992 Barcelona 0 0 3 3 19
United States 1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1 21
Australia 2000 Sydney 1 1 3 5 8
Greece 2004 Athens 0 0 1 1 16
China 2008 Beijing 0 1 2 3 11
United Kingdom 2012 London 0 2 1 3 14
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 2 0 2 14
Japan 2020 Tokyo 0 0 1 1 21
France 2024 Paris 0 0 1 1 25
Total 1 6 13 20 32

Wheelchair tennis

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
France 2024 Paris 0 0 1 1 4
Total 0 0 1 1 11
Event First
medal
First
gold medal
Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish
Men's singles 0 0 0 0 4th (2024)
Men's doubles 2024 0 0 1 1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2024)
Women's singles 0 0 0 0 Round of 16 (1992)
Women's doubles 0 0 0 0 Round of 16 (2004, 2012)

Triathlon

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 0 1 1 8
Japan 2020 Tokyo 1 1 2 4 2
France 2024 Paris 2 1 1 4 3
Total 3 2 4 9 3


Teams

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Traditionally, Spain has sent three times as many male competitors as female competitors. At the same time, women have won 48.39% of all Spain's Paralympic medals compared to 24.32% for men.[2][clarification needed]

Multi medalists

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Spanish athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals.

Years in Italics mean the athlete participated but did not win any medal.

No. Athlete Sport Participations Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Purificacion Santamarta  Athletics 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 F 11 4 1 16
2 Richard Oribe  Swimming 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 M 9 6 2 17
3 Sebastián Rodríguez  Swimming 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 M 8 3 4 15
4 Teresa Perales  Swimming 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 F 7 10 11 28
5 Javier Conde  Athletics 1992,1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 M 7 2 0 9
6 Sara Carracelas Garcia  Swimming 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 F 6 1 3 10
7 Javier Torres  Swimming 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 M 5 5 6 16
8 Júlio Requena  Athletics 1992, 1996, 2000 M 5 1 2 8
9 Ricardo Ten  Swimming  Cycling 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 M 4 2 5 11
10 Enhamed Enhamed  Swimming 2004, 2008, 2012 M 4 2 3 9
11 David Casinos  Athletics 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 M 4 0 1 5
12 Antonio Cid  Boccia 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 M 3 2 1 6
13 Jesus Collado Alarcon  Swimming 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 M 3 0 3 6
14 Carmen Herrera  Judo 2004, 2008, 2012 F 3 0 0 3
Michelle Alonso  Swimming 2012, 2016, 2020 F 3 0 0 3
16 Enrique Floriano  Swimming 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 M 2 4 2 8
17 Miguel Luque  Swimming 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 M 2 3 3 8
18 Christian Venge  Cycling 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 M 2 2 1 5
19 Beatriz Mendoza  Athletics 1992, 1996, 2000 F 2 1 3 6
Alfonso Cabello  Cycling 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 M 2 1 3 6
21 Juan Viedma  Athletics 1992, 1996, 2000 M 2 1 2 5
22 Núria Marquès  Swimming 2016, 2020, 2024 F 1 4 2 7
23 Álvaro Valera  Table tennis 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 M 1 3 2 6
24 Deborah Font  Swimming 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 F 1 2 4 7
25 Marta Fernández Infante  Swimming 2020, 2024 F 1 2 3 6
26 Sarai Gascón Moreno  Swimming 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 F 0 6 2 8
27 José Manuel Ruiz Reyes  Table tennis 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 M 0 3 2 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IPC. 2 February 2003. "INAS-FID Eligibility System Unsatisfactory: Athletes with Intellectual Disability Cannot Participate". Accessed 14 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Federación Mujeres Jóvenes" (in Spanish). Spain: Mujeresjovenes.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.