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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...

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ists since 1960, organized by each Paralympic sport or discipline, and also by Paralympiad.

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By sport	Summer (past) • Winter (past)
By Paralympiad	Summer • Winter
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Summer Paralympic sports

Discipline		Contested	Number of		Medals awarded				Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze)
Discipline		Contested	Paralympiads		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze)
	Archery	Since 1960							(5-1-2)
	Athletics	Since 1960							(11-6-5)
	Boccia	Since 1984							(3-2-1) (2-3-1) (1-3-2) (1-2-3)
	Cycling								(6-2-2)
	Equestrian								(9-0-0)
	Football 5-a-side	Since 2004
	Football 7-a-side	Since 1984
	Goalball	Since 1976							(0-1-2)
	Judo	Since 1988							(3-1-0) (3-0-1) (2-0-2)
	Powerlifting	Since 1984							(3-1-0) (2-1-1)
	Rowing	Since 2008	1	4	4	4	4	12
	Sailing	1996; since 2000
	Shooting	Since 1976							(16-1-8)
	Swimming	Since 1960							(32-9-5)
	Table tennis	Since 1960							(4-1-5) (2-4-4)
	Volleyball	Since 1976							/(FRG) (4-0-0) (3-1-0)
	Wheelchair basketball	Since 1960
	Wheelchair fencing	Since 1960							(8-5-2)
	Wheelchair rugby	1996; since 2000
	Wheelchair tennis	1988; since 1992							(5-1-0) (1-3-2)

Winter Paralympic sports

Discipline		Contested	Number of		Medals awarded				Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze)
Discipline		Contested	Paralympiads		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze)
	Alpine skiing	Since 1976	10	30	424	416	405	1245	(16-4-2)
	Biathlon	Since 1988	7	12	59	59	59	177	(3-0-1) (3-0-1) (2-1-1) (1-2-1)
	Cross-country skiing	Since 1976	10	20	311	301	297	909	/(FRG) (10-5-2)
	Ice sledge hockey	Since 1994	5	1	5	5	5	15	(1-3-0) (1-3-0) (1-3-0) (1-3-0)
	Wheelchair curling	Since 2006	2	1	2	2	2	6	(2-0-0) (0-0-2) (0-0-2)

Summer

Discipline		Contested	Medals awarded				Athlete(s) with the most medals
Discipline		Contested	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Athlete(s) with the most medals
	Dartchery
	Lawn bowls
	Snooker						(3-1-1)
	Weightlifting	1964-1992					(4-1-0) (1-3-1)
	Wrestling	1980-1984					(2-0-0) (2-0-0)

Winter

Discipline		Contested		Medals awarded				Athlete(s) with the most medals
Discipline		Contested		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Athlete(s) with the most medals
	Ice sledge speed racing							(8-3-1)

Summer Paralympic Games

Games	Medal		Host	Medals awarded				Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze)
Games	Medal		Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze)
1960 1960 Summer Paralympics The 1960 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the first international Paralympic Games, following on from the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1948 and 1952. They were organised under the aegis of the International Stoke Mandeville Games...	winners	table 1960 Summer Paralympics medal table The 1960 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1960 Summer Paralympics , held in Rome, Italy, from September 18 to 25, 1960.Due to there being no more than three competitors per event, every...	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
1964 1964 Summer Paralympics The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the 2nd Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, they were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics...	winners	table	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
1968 1968 Summer Paralympics The 1968 Summer Paralympics were the third Paralympic Games to be held. Organised under the guidance of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation , they were known as the 17th International Stoke Mandeville Games at the time...	winners	table 1968 Summer Paralympics medal table The 1968 Summer Paralympics was an international multi-sport event held in Tel Aviv, Israel, from November 4 to 13, 1968, in which athletes with physical disabilities competed against one another...	Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
1972 1972 Summer Paralympics The 1972 Summer Paralympics, the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972.- Sports :As with previous Paralympics, the 1972 games were intended for wheelchair athletes only...	winners	table 1972 Summer Paralympics medal table The 21st International Stoke Mandeville Games, later known as the 1972 Summer Paralympics was an international multi-sport event held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972, in which athletes with physical disabilities competed against one another...	Heidelberg Heidelberg -Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
1976 1976 Summer Paralympics The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada from August 3 to 11, 1976...	winners	table 1976 Summer Paralympics medal table The 1976 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1976 Summer Paralympics, held in Toronto, Canada, from August 3 to 11, 1976.-Medal table:...	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
1980 1980 Summer Paralympics The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games. They were held in Papendal, close to the host city of Arnhem, Netherlands, from June 21 to 30, 1980.- Sports :...	winners	table 1980 Summer Paralympics medal table The 1980 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1980 Summer Paralympics, held in Arnhem, Netherlands, from June 21 to 30, 1980.-Medal table:...	Arnhem Arnhem Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
1984 1984 Summer Paralympics The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in two separate locations, Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom and in the Mitchel Athletic Complex and Hofstra University in Long Island, New York, United States of America The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the...	winners	table 1984 Summer Paralympics medal table The 1984 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1984 Summer Paralympics, held in Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom from July 22 to August 1, 1984, and New York, United States, from June 17 to...	Stoke Mandeville Stoke Mandeville Stoke Mandeville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the south-east of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Although a separate civil parish, the village falls within the Aylesbury Urban Area... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
1988 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 :...	winners	table 1988 Summer Paralympics medal table The 1988 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1988 Summer Paralympics, held in Seoul, South Korea, from October 15 to 24, 1988.-Medal table:...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
1992 1992 Summer Paralympics The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Sports :The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport...	winners	table 1992 Summer Paralympics medal table The 1992 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1992 Summer Paralympics, held in Barcelona, Spain, from September 3 to September 14, 1992....	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
1996 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....	winners	table 1996 Summer Paralympics medal table The 1996 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1996 Summer Paralympics, held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from August 16 to August 25, 1996....	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... , United States
2000 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...	winners	table 2000 Summer Paralympics medal table The 2000 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2000 Summer Paralympics, held in Sydney, Australia, from October 18 to October 29, 2000....	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
2004 2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...	winners	table	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
2008 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....	winners	table 2008 Summer Paralympics medal table The 2008 Summer Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2008 Summer Paralympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 6 September to 17 September 2008...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	473	471	487	1431

Winter Paralympic Games