1992 Summer Paralympics
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| Host city | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Motto | Sport Without Limits | ||
| Nations participating | 82[1] | ||
| Athletes participating | 3020[1] | ||
| Events | 487 in 15 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | September 3 | ||
| Closing ceremony | September 14 | ||
| Officially opened by | Queen Sofia | ||
| Paralympic Torch | Antonio Rebollo (archer) | ||
| Stadium | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | ||
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The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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[edit] Sports
The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport. Wheelchair tennis, a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, was contested as an official medal sport for the first time.[1]
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boccia
- Cycling
- Football 7-a-side
- Goalball
- Judo
- Lifting
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Volleyball
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair fencing
- Wheelchair tennis
[edit] 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.[2] 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).
Host country (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) |
75 | 52 | 48 | 175 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) |
61 | 51 | 59 | 171 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
40 | 47 | 41 | 128 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) |
36 | 36 | 34 | 106 |
| 5 |  Spain (ESP) |
34 | 31 | 42 | 107 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) |
28 | 21 | 26 | 75 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) |
24 | 27 | 25 | 76 |
| 8 |  Unified Team (EUN) |
16 | 14 | 15 | 45 |
| 9 |  Netherlands (NED) |
14 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 10 |  Norway (NOR) |
13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
[edit] Participating delegations
Eighty-three delegations participated at the Barcelona Paralympics.
South Africa returned to the Paralympics for the first time since being declared "undesirable" due to its policy of apartheid in 1980.[3] [4]
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Barcelona 1992 - General Information". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Barcelona_1992/index.html. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ "Medal Standings - Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1992PG. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ "'The Netherlands against Apartheid' - 1970s", International Institute of Social History
- ^ South Africa at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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