1992 Summer Paralympics

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IX. Summer Paralympics
Paralympics logo (1988–1994)
Venue: Barcelona , Spain
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Opening ceremony: 3rd September 1992
Closing ceremony: September 14, 1992
Opened by: Queen Sophia of Spain
Olympic torch : Antonio Rebollo
Competitions: 487 competitions in 15 sports
Countries: 82
Athletes: 3,020
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Atlanta 1996 →
Medal table
space country gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal total
1 United StatesUnited States United States 75 52 48 175
2 GermanyGermany Germany 61 52 59 171
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 40 47 41 128
4th FranceFrance France 36 36 34 106
5 SpainSpain Spain 34 31 42 107
6th CanadaCanada Canada 28 21st 26th 75
7th AustraliaAustralia Australia 24 27 25th 76
8th United team United team 16 14th 15th 45
9 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 14th 14th 11 39
10 NorwayNorway Norway 13 13 7th 33
...
20th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 6th 16 13 35
...
22nd AustriaAustria Austria 5 4th 13 22nd
Complete medal table

The 9th Summer Paralympics took place in Barcelona from September 3 to September 14, 1992 . The games were played after the 1992 Summer Olympics . The organizing committee had previously tightened the rules and qualification hurdles, which led to a reduction in the number of participating athletes, but also raised the athletic level.

The games mascot was a stylized runner named Petra .

Ceremonies

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony took place in the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona on September 3rd. Among the 65,000 visitors were IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch , King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia of Spain . The flame was lit by the handicapped archer Antonio Rebello with an arrow.

sports

Medals were fought for in 15 sports. In wheelchair tennis, which had been introduced as a demonstration sport 4 years earlier, medals were awarded for the first time.

Participating Nations

Europe (1755 athletes)
America (632)
Asia (417)
Africa (52)
Oceania (149)
Independent Paralympic Participants (16)
(participating athletes)


Remarks

  1. ↑ United Team was the name of the common team of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Georgia in 1992. See also: United team

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b International Paralympic Committee: Paralympics Barcelona 1992 on the website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) . Retrieved August 28, 2012.