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Spain at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Spain at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

In 1992, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming, weightlifting, shooting, boccia, cycling, fencing, judo, tennis, 7-per-side football, table tennis and athletics.[1]

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Spain won 34 gold medal, 31 silver medals and 42 bronze medals.[1] Spain finished fifth in total medals.[2]

Background

The Games were held in Barcelona. Competitors with spinal cord injuries, amputations, cerebral palsy, Les Autres and vision impairments were eligible to compete in these Games.[3]

Hosting

Main article: 1992 Summer Paralympics

In 1992, the Games were held at home for Spain, with the Games being staged in Barcelona.[4] 82 countries participated.[5] These were the first Games to be broadcast live on television.[6] The Games used the same venues as the Summer Olympics.[7]

Organizers decided to not charge an admission fee to events in order to attempt to foster interest locally in disability sport.[8] Domestically, there was very little interest in the Paralympic Games when compared to the Olympic Games.[2]

Intellectual disabilities

A separate competition was held in Madrid where competitors with intellectual disabilities competed that ran immediately following the completion of the 1992 Paralympics. The Games were sponsored by the Association Nacional Prestura de Servicio (ANDE) and sanctioned by the International Coordinating Committee of World Sport Organizations for the Disabled and the International Association of Sport for the Mentally Handicapped Spain led efforts to include competitors with intellectual disabilities into the Paralympic movement, creating an international federation for these competitors in 1986.[9][10][11]

Archery

See also: Archery at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

1 of Spain's silver medals came in archery. It was won by an archer with a physical disability.[1]

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Athletics

See also: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

22 of Spain's gold medals, 14 silver medals and 12 bronze medals came in athletics. 35 medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, 9 by athletes with physical disabilities and 4 by athletes with cerebral palsy.[1]

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Boccia

See also: Boccia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

2 of Spain's gold medals came in boccia. Both were won by players with cerebral palsy.[1]

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Cycling

See also: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

1 of Spain's gold medals and 3 bronze medals came in cycling. 2 medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, and 2 with physical disabilities.[1]

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Wheelchair fencing

See also: Wheelchair fencing at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

1 of Spain's gold medals and 2 bronze medals came in fencing. All were won by fencers with physical disabilities.[1]

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Judo

See also: Judo at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

1 of Spain's gold medals, 1 silver medal came in athletics. Both were won by athletes with vision impairments.[1]

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Shooting

See also: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

1 of Spain's silver medals came in shooting. It was won by a shooter with a physical disability.[1]

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Swimming

See also: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

7 of Spain's gold medals, 14 silver medals and 22 bronze medals came in swimming. 9 medals were won by swimmers with vision impairments, 28 by swimmers with physical disabilities and 6 by swimmers with cerebral palsy.[1]

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Table tennis

See also: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

3 of Spain's bronze medals came in table tennis. All medals were won by table tennis players with physical disabilities.[1]

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Wheelchair basketball

See also: Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

When Spain played the United States on the second day of competition, 12,500 people were in attendance. Organizers had to turn away 4,000 people who had wanted to attend.[12] Philip Craven, future President of the International Paralympic Committee, played his first Paralympic Games wheelchair basketball at these games when he scored 30 points against the Spanish team.[13]

References

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    Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism (1 January 2007). Amputee Sports for Victims of Terrorism. IOS Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-58603-808-3. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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    Kristine Toohey; Anthony James Veal (2007). The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective. CABI. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-1-84593-346-3. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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    Robert Daniel Steadward; Watkinson, E. J. (Elizabeth Jane); Garry David Wheeler (2003). Adapted Physical Activity. University of Alberta. pp. 483. ISBN 978-0-88864-375-9. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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    David Howe (11 February 2008). The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-203-50609-7. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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    Karen P. DePauw; Susan J. Gavron (2005). Disability Sport. Human Kinetics 1. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-4504-0847-9. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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    "Madrid 1992 – the Paralympic Games that time forgot!". Paralympicanorak.wordpress.com. June 25, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
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    DePauw, Karen P; Rich, Sarah (Winter 1993). "Paralympics for the mentally handicapped". Palaestra. Vol. 9, no. 2. pp. 59–64.
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    Steve Bailey (28 February 2008). Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic Movement. John Wiley & Sons. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-470-72431-6. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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    Horst Strohkendl (1996). The 50th Anniversary of Wheelchair Basketball: A History. Waxmann Verlag. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-3-8309-5441-5. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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