The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games

Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...

 to be held. They were held in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Catalonia

Catalonia

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, Spain

Spain

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.

Sports

The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting

Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

 and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport. Wheelchair tennis

Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for those who have disabilities in their lower bodies. The size of courts, balls, and rackets are same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis; they use specially designed wheelchairs and the ball may bounce up to two times...

, a demonstration sport

Demonstration sport

A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...

 at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

1988 Summer Paralympics

The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use.- Sports :...

, was contested as an official medal sport for the first time.

• Archery
  Archery at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
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• Athletics
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 214 events, 152 for men and 62 for women. Because of a tie for third place in the men's high jump B2 event, a total of 215 bronze medals were awarded.- Men's events :- Women's events :...
  
  
• Boccia
  Boccia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
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• Cycling
  Cycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  Cycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events. All were road cycling events, no track cycling was held.- Medal summary :...
  
  
• Football 7-a-side
• Goalball
  Goalball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  Goalball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :...
  
  
• Judo
  Judo at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
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• Lifting
  • Powerlifting
    Powerlifting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
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  • Weightlifting
    Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
    Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of five events for men.- Medal summary :- References :...
    
    
• Shooting
  Shooting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  Shooting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 16 events.- Medal summary :...
  
  
• Swimming
  Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 163 events, 88 for men and 75 for women. Because of ties for third place in the women's 50 metre freestyle B3 and men's 50 metre freestyle B2 events, a total of 165 bronze medals were awarded....
  
  
• Table tennis
  Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 30 events, 21 for men and 9 for women.- Men's events :- Women's events :...
  
  
• Volleyball
  Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of two events, men's sitting and men's standing.- Medal summary :...
  
  
• Wheelchair basketball
  Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :- References :...
  
  
• Wheelchair fencing
  Wheelchair fencing at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  Wheelchair fencing at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events, nine for men and five for women.- Men's events :- Women's events :- References :...
  
  
• Wheelchair tennis
  Wheelchair tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
  - Medal summary :- References :...
  
  

Medal count

A total of 1503 medals were awarded during the Barcelona games: 490 gold, 487 silver, and 526 bronze. The United States topped the medal count with more gold medals, more silver medals, and more medals overall than any other nation. Germany took the most bronze medals, with 59. In the table below, the ranking sorts by the number of gold medals earned by a nation (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee).

1		75	52	48	175
2		61	51	59	171
3		40	47	41	128
4		36	36	34	106
5		34	31	42	107
6		28	21	26	75
7		24	27	25	76
8		16	14	15	45
9		14	14	11	39
10		13	13	7	33

Participating delegations

Eighty-three delegations participated at the Barcelona Paralympics.

South Africa

South Africa at the Paralympics

South Africa has competed at both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.The country made its Paralympic début at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan, where it sent nine athletes to compete in archery, athletics, swimming and weightlifting. They finished sixth on the medal table with nineteen...

 returned to the Paralympics for the first time since being declared "undesirable" due to its policy of apartheid in 1980.

See also

• 1992 Summer Olympics
  1992 Summer Olympics
  The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
  
  
• 1992 Winter Paralympics
  1992 Winter Paralympics
  The 1992 Winter Paralympics were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first winter Paralympics to be celebrated concurrently with the Olympic Games. They were held in Tignes and Albertville, France, from March 25 to April 1, 1992...
  
  
• Cheating at the Paralympic Games
  Cheating at the Paralympic Games
  Cheating at the Paralympic Games has caused scandals that have significantly changed the way in which the International Paralympic Committee manages the events. Testing for performance-enhancing drugs has become increasingly strict and more widespread throughout the Games, with powerlifting seeing...