Spain at the Paralympics

Spain at the Paralympics

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").IPC. 2 February 2003. " [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/News/Press_Releases/2003_02_02_a.html INAS-FID Eligibility System Unsatisfactory: Athletes with Intellectual Disability Cannot Participate] ". Accessed 14 August 2007.]

Medal tallies

ummer Paralympics

"Best performances in bold."

ee also

*Spain at the Olympics

References


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