Spain at the Paralympics


Athletes from 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.

Teams

Traditionally, Spain has sent three times as many male competitors as female competitors. At the same time, women have won 48.39% of all Spain's Paralympic medals compared to 24.32% for men.

Multi medalists

Spanish athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals.
No.AthleteSportYearsGamesGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Purificacion Santamarta1980-20047F114116
2Richard Oribe1992-20126M96217
3Sebastián Rodríguez2000-20165M83415
4Teresa Perales2000-20165F791026
5Sara Carracelas Garcia1996-20084F61310
6Javier Conde1992-20085M7209
7Júlio Requena1992-20003M5128
8Javier Torres1996-20084M43310
9Enhamed Enhamed2004-20124M41510
10David Casinos2000-20165M4015
11Antonio Cid1992-20044M3216
12Ricardo Ten1996-20166M3137
13Jesus Collado Alarcon2000-20124M3036
14Enrique Floriano2000-20123M2428
15Christian Venge2000-20124M2215
16Beatriz Mendoza1992-20003F2136
17Juan Viedma1992-20003M2125
18Deborah Font2000-20124F1247
19Sarai Gascón Moreno2008-20163F0516
20José Manuel Ruiz Reyes2000-20165M0325

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympics

Winter Paralmypics