List of medal sweeps in Paralympic Games


A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event. It is often a rare occurrence that often happens in athletics, cycling and swimming. Since the Paralympic Games started in 1960, there have been 44 podium sweeps.

Archery

There has been one occasion where there has been a podium sweep in archery.
ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
2016
Rio de Janeiro
Women's individual compound W1
Jessica StrettonJo FrithVicky Jenkins

Athletics

There are 25 podium sweeps in track and field athletics in the Paralympic Games.
ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome
Women's shot put A
Maria Scutti 4.18mAnna Maria Galimberti 3.70mAnna Maria Toso 3.17m
1964
Tokyo
Men's wheelchair dash below T10
Ron SteinTim HarrisRichard Miller
1968
Tel Aviv
Men's slalom C
Hisashi Furukawa 1:01.50Mikio Egawa 1:03.20Teruyoshi Tsuchiya 1:04.40
1968
Tel Aviv
Women's club throw D
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum 27.44mBatia Mishani 23.93mShoshana Sharabi 21.06m
1976
Toronto
Men's discus throw C
Hans Josefiak 37.13mDieter Belz 35.99mE. Kuehnel 35.13m
1976
Toronto
Men's discus throw D1
John Jerome 27.16mJ. Behan 24.61mCurt Brinkman 24.42m
1976
Toronto
Men's shot put C
Dieter Belz 13.39mE. Kuehnel 13.22mHans Josefiak 12.90m
1976
Toronto
Women's pentathlon A
J. Pacquette 3786ptsB. Stanger 3274ptsT. Stevenson 3208pts
1980
Arnhem
Men's 400m D1 wheelchairs
Curt Brinkman 1:13.05Jim Martinson 1:13.61J. Finch 1:19.89
1980
Arnhem
Women's 60m A
Carmella Lovitt 9.08sLou Keller 9.20sMelissa Ricketts 9.23s
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York
Men's 100m C5
John Sacco 22.96sDean Houle 23.66sMark Kemp 25.92s
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York
Women's club throw C3
Aileen Harper 12.38mAnne Trotman 12.04mLinda Fyfe 9.55m
1988
Seoul
Men's 200m C4-5
Robert Easton 37.98sGino Vendetti 38.61sMichael Johner 40.33s
1988
Seoul
Men's 800m 1A
Gunther Obert 3:01.09Hans Lubbering 3:01.39Heinrich Koeberle 3:08.88
1988
Seoul
Men's 5000m 1A
Heinrich Koeberle 19:23.38Hans Lubbering 21:15.52Gunther Obert 22:13.63
1988
Seoul
Men's slalom 3
Seiji Hayashi 1:54.20Takao Ishii 1:56.20Takeshi Iwasaki 2:00.20
1992
Barcelona
Men's 200m C3-4
David Larson 31.60sRoss Davis 32.28sChristopher Ridgway 34.70s
1992
Barcelona
Men's 400m C3-4
David Larson 31.60sRoss Davis 32.28sChristopher Ridgway 34.70s
1992
Barcelona
Men's 800m C3-4
David Larson 31.60sRoss Davis 32.28sChristopher Ridgway 34.70s
1996
Atlanta
Women's long jump F10-11
Magdalena Amo 5.22Rosalia Lazaro 5.22Purificacion Ortiz 5.07
2000
Sydney
Men's javelin throw F58
Mahmoud Elatar 49.92mEl Sayed Moussa 41.41mHany Elbehiry 40.56m

Cycling

Lawn bowls

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York
Men's singles tetraplegic
K. EllisonIsabel BarrTommy Taylor
1996
Atlanta
Men's singles LB7/8
Alan LyneGeorge WrightKeith Brenton

Swimming

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome
Men's 25m crawl incomplete class 2
Renzo Rogo 25.60sGrimaldi 30.20sOttavio Moscone 30.40s
1960
Rome
Men's 25m breaststroke incomplete class 2
Renzo Rogo 35.90sGrimaldi 36.00sOttavio Moscone 36.70s
1960
Rome
Women's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4
Reklev 28.10sMyrheim 29.40sVagrum 30.70s
1964
Tokyo
Women's 50m breaststroke special class
Silvia Cochetti 1:08.10Estela Falocco 1:36.00Amelia Mier 2:07.90
1964
Tokyo
Women's 50m freestyle prone special class
Silvia Cochetti 46.70sEstela Falocco 1:04.40Amelia Mier 1:05.40
1964
Tokyo
Women's 50m freestyle supine special class
Silvia Cochetti 1:05.70Estela Falocco 1:17.90Amelia Mier 1:20.20
1976
Toronto
Women's 100m backstroke 5
Marijke Ruiter 1:21.76Riekie Adelerhof 1:33.53Jeanne Backx-de Backer 1:36.35
1980
Arnhem
Men's 100m backstroke E
M. Kers 1:18.94Andre van Buiten 1:19.74B. Koopman 1:24.51
1980
Arnhem
Women's 100m backstroke B
Trischa Zorn 1:11.80Marie van Liere 1:18.87Missy Akins 1:21.30
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York
Women's 50m breaststroke B3
Marie van Liere 43.46sTonia McHugh 45.00sKristy Satterfield 54.68s
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York
Women's 100m backstroke B3
Barbara Eiler 1:20.15Cathy Schmitt 1:20.97Marie van Liere 1:22.60
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York
Women's 400m breaststroke B3
Cathy Schmitt 6:55.13Lori Johnson 7:06.28Marie van Liere 7:19.34
1992 Summer ParalympicsMen's 50m freestyle S2
Peter Hull 1:09.28James Anderson 1:20.44Alan McGregor 1:25.71
1992 Summer ParalympicsMen's 100m freestyle S2
Peter Hull 2:26.30James Anderson 2:56.56Alan McGregor 3:02.93
1992 Summer ParalympicsWomen's 100m breaststroke SB6-7
Britta Siegers 1:44.47Heidi Kopp 1:49.82Beate Schretzmann 1:50.55

Wheelchair fencing

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome
Men's sabre individual
Aurelio TedoneFranco RossiGiovanni Ferraris
1960
Rome
Men's sabre team
Giovanni Ferraris
Aurelio Tedone
Ottavio Moscone
Aroldo Ruschioni
Giovanni Berghella
Franco Rossi
1960
Rome
Women's foil individual
Anna Maria TosoMaria ScuttiAnna Maria Galimberti
1968
Tel Aviv
Men's foil individual
Roberto MarsonVittorio LoiGiuliano Koten
1992
Barcelona
Men's foil 3-4
Arthur BellanceYvon PacaultRobert Citerne
1996
Atlanta
Women's foil individual A
Josette BourgainSophie Belgodere-ParaliticiPatricia Picot