Cape Verde at the Paralympics explained

Npc:CPV
Npcname:Comité Caboverdeano Desp. Para Deficientes
Games:Paralympics
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:1

Cape Verde made its Paralympic Games début at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, with two competitors in track and field, and one in powerlifting. The country sent a single athlete (Artimiza Sequeira) to the 2008 Games, to compete in the women's shot put, discus and javelin.[1]

In Rio de Janeiro 2016, sprinter Gracelino Barbosa won Cape Verde's first Paralympic medal, a bronze in the Men's 400m T20.

Cape Verde has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.[2]

Medal tables

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table.

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
0 0 0 0 -
0 0 0 0 -
0 0 0 0 -
0 0 1 1 78
0 0 0 0 -
Future Event
Total 0 0 1 1

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=CPV&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Cape Verde at the Paralympics
  2. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=CPV&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Cape Verde at the Paralympics