List of medal sweeps in Paralympic Games explained

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 79 podium sweeps (updated to the 2020 Summer Paralympics).[1]

Archery

See also: Archery at the Summer Paralympics. There has been one occasion where there has been a podium sweep in archery.[2]

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze
2012
London
Men's recurve standing
Timur TuchinovOleg ShestakovMikhail Oyun
2016
Rio de Janeiro
Women's individual compound W1
Jessica StrettonJo FrithVicky Jenkins

Athletics

See also: Athletics at the Summer Paralympics. There are 26 podium sweeps in track and field athletics in the Paralympic Games.

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome
[3]
Women's shot put A
Maria Scutti 4.18 mAnna Maria Galimberti 3.70 mAnna Maria Toso 3.17 m
1964
Tokyo
[4]
Men's wheelchair dash below T10
Ron SteinTim HarrisRichard Miller
1968
Tel Aviv
[5]
Men's slalom C
Hisashi Furukawa 1:01.50Mikio Egawa 1:03.20Teruyoshi Tsuchiya 1:04.40
60 m wheelchair A
Carol GeisseKirnCornett
Women's club throw D
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum 27.44 mBatia Mishani 23.93 mShoshana Sharabi 21.06 m
1976
Toronto
[6]
Men's discus throw C
Hans Josefiak 37.13 mDieter Belz 35.99 mE. Kuehnel 35.13 m
Men's discus throw D1
John Jerome 27.16 mJ. Behan 24.61 mCurt Brinkman 24.42 m
Men's shot put C
John JeromeJ. BehanM. Johnson
Men's javelin throw D1 C
Dieter Belz 13.39 mE. Kuehnel 13.22 mHans Josefiak 12.90 m
Women's pentathlon A
J. Pacquette 3786ptsB. Stanger 3274ptsT. Stevenson 3208pts
1980
Arnhem
[7]
Men's 400m D1 wheelchairs
Curt Brinkman 1:13.05Jim Martinson 1:13.61J. Finch 1:19.89
Women's 60m A
Carmella Lovitt 9.08 sLou Keller 9.20 sMelissa Ricketts 9.23 s
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York
[8]
Men's 100m C5
John Sacco 22.96 sDean Houle 23.66 sMark Kemp 25.92 s
Women's club throw C3
Aileen Harper 12.38 mAnne Trotman 12.04 mLinda Fyfe 9.55 m
1988
Seoul
[9]
Men's 200m C4-5
Robert Easton 37.98 sGino Vendetti 38.61 sMichael Johner 40.33 s
Men's 400m 1A
Gunther ObertHans LubberingHeinrich Koeberle
Men's 800m 1A
Gunther Obert 3:01.09Hans Lubbering 3:01.39Heinrich Koeberle 3:08.88
Men's 5000m 1A
Heinrich Koeberle 19:23.38Hans Lubbering 21:15.52Gunther Obert 22:13.63
Men's slalom 3
Seiji Hayashi 1:54.20Takao Ishii 1:56.20Takeshi Iwasaki 2:00.20
Men's Distance throw C1
Keung Ho KuKeung Ho LeeJi Hwan Yun
1992
Barcelona
[10]
Men's 200m C3-4
David Larson 31.60 sRoss Davis 32.28 sChristopher Ridgway 34.70 s
Men's 400m C3-4
David Larson 58.22 sRoss Davis 59.54 sChristopher Ridgway 1:01.80
Men's 800m C3-4
David Larson 1:55.90Ross Davis 1:55.98Christopher Ridgway 2:06.19
1996
Atlanta
[11]
Women's long jump F10-11
Magdalena Amo 5.22 mRosalia Lazaro 5.22 mPurificacion Ortiz 5.07 m
Men's 800 m T11
José Antonio SánchezJosé SauraRuben Delgado
2000
Sydney
[12]
Men's javelin throw F58
Mahmoud Elatar 49.92 mEl Sayed Moussa 41.41 mHany Elbehiry 40.56 m
Women's 200 meters T38[13]
Lisa McIntosh 28.54 sAlison Quinn 29.31 sKatrina Webb 29.84 s
2008
Beijing
Women's discus throw F42-46
Wang Jun 36.99 m F42 WRYang Yue 42.38 m F44 WRZheng Baozhu 33.19 m F42
2012
London
Women's 100 meters T11
Terezinha Guilhermina 12.01 s WRJerusa Geber 12.75 sJhulia Santos 12.76 s
Men's shot put F32-33
Kamel Kardjena 12.14 mKarim Betina 10.37 mMounir Bakiri 9.49 m
2016
Rio
Women's 1500 meters T54
Tatyana McFadden 3:22.50Jerusa Geber 3:22.61Jhulia Santos 3:22.67
Women's 5000 meters T54
Tatyana McFadden 11:54.07Chelsea McClammer 11:54.33Amanda McGrory 11:54.34
2020
Tokyo
Women's 100 metres T63
Ambra Sabatini 14.11 s WRMartina Caironi 14.46 sMonica Contrafatto 14.73 s

Cycling

See also: Cycling at the Summer Paralympics.

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze
1988
Seoul
Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6
Do Geol KwakJong Kil KimJung Yeol Lee
Men's bicycle 3000 m C5–6/8
Jong Kil KimDo Geol KwakJung Yeol Lee
2004
Athens
Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6
Zhou Ju Fang 1:15.49 WRAn Feng Zhen 1:17.71Tang Qi 1:18.39 WR

Lawn bowls

See also: Lawn bowls at the Summer Paralympics.

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York
[14]
Men's singles tetraplegic
K. EllisonIsabel BarrTommy Taylor
1996
Atlanta
[15]
Men's singles LB7/8
Alan LyneGeorge WrightKeith Brenton

Paratriathlon

See also: Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics.

Snooker

See also: Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics.

Swimming

See also: Swimming at the Summer Paralympics.

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome
[16]
Men's 25m crawl incomplete class 2
Renzo Rogo 25.60 sGrimaldi 30.20 sOttavio Moscone 30.40 s
Men's 25m breaststroke incomplete class 2
Renzo Rogo 35.90 sGrimaldi 36.00 sOttavio Moscone 36.70 s
Women's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4
Reklev 28.10 sMyrheim 29.40 sVagrum 30.70 s
1964
Tokyo
[17]
Women's 50m breaststroke special class
Silvia Cochetti 1:08.10Estela Falocco 1:36.00Amelia Mier 2:07.90
Women's 50m freestyle prone special class
Silvia Cochetti 46.70 sEstela Falocco 1:04.40Amelia Mier 1:05.40
Women's 50m freestyle supine special class
Silvia Cochetti 1:05.70Estela Falocco 1:17.90Amelia Mier 1:20.20
1976
Toronto
[18]
Women's 100m backstroke 5
Marijke Ruiter 1:21.76Riekie Adelerhof 1:33.53Jeanne Backx-de Backer 1:36.35
1980
Arnhem
[19]
Men's 100m backstroke E
M. Kers 1:18.94Andre van Buiten 1:19.74B. Koopman 1:24.51
Women's 100m backstroke B
Trischa Zorn 1:11.80Marie van Liere 1:18.87Missy Akins 1:21.30
Women's 4x50m individual medley B
Trischa ZornMissy AkinsMarie van Liere
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York
[20]
Women's 50m breaststroke B3
Marie van Liere 43.46 sTonia McHugh 45.00 sKristy Satterfield 54.68 s
Women's 100m backstroke B3
Barbara Eiler 1:20.15Cathy Schmitt 1:20.97Marie van Liere 1:22.60
Women's 400m breaststroke B3
Cathy Schmitt 6:55.13Lori Johnson 7:06.28Marie van Liere 7:19.34
1992 Summer Paralympics[21] Men's 50m freestyle S2
Peter Hull 1:09.28James Anderson 1:20.44Alan McGregor 1:25.71
Men's 100m freestyle S2
Peter Hull 2:26.30James Anderson 2:56.56Alan McGregor 3:02.93
Women's 400m freestyle B2–3
Elizabeth ScottTrischa ZornHeidi Schetter
Women's 100m breaststroke SB6-7
Britta Siegers 1:44.47Heidi Kopp 1:49.82Beate Schretzmann 1:50.55
2008 Summer ParalympicsWomen's 100 metre butterfly S13
Valerie Grand Maison 1:06.49Kirby Cote 1:06.62Chelsey Gotell 1:06.93
Women's 200 metre individual medley SM13
Chelsey Gotell 1:13.46Kirby Cote 1:13.71Valerie Grand Maison 1:16.98
2016 Summer ParalympicsMen's 50 metre breaststroke SB2
Wenpan Huang 50.65 s WRTingshen Li 51.78 sChaowen Huang 54.29 s
Men's 50 metre butterfly S6
Qing Xu 29.89 s WRZheng Tao 29.93 sLichao Wang 30.95 s
Men's 100 metre butterfly S8
Maodang Song 59.19 s WRHaijiao Xu 1:00.08Guanglong Yang 1:01.18
Men's 200 metre individual medley SM10
Denys Dubrov 2:06.87 WRMaksym Krypak 2:08.10Dmytro Vanzenko 2:10.48
2020 Summer ParalympicsMen's 50 metre butterfly S5
Zheng Tao 30.62 s WRWang Lichao 31.81 sYuan Weiyi 32.00 s
Men's 50 metre backstroke S5
Zheng Tao 31.42 s WRRuan Jingsong 32.97 sWang Lichao 33.38 s
Men's 50 metre freestyle S5
Zheng Tao 30.31 s PRYuan Weiyi 31.11 sWang Lichao 31.35 s
Women's 100m backstroke S11
Cai Liwen 1:13.46 WRWang Xinyi 1:13.71Li Guizhi 1:16.98

Table tennis

See also: Table tennis at the Summer Paralympics.

Wheelchair tennis

See also: Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics.

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze
1996
Atlanta
Women's single TT3
Maaike SmitMonique Kalkman-Van Den BoschChantal Vandierendonck
2000
Sydney
Women's single
Esther VergeerSharon WalravenMaaike Smit
2012
London
Women's single
Esther VergeerAniek van KootJiske Griffioen

Wheelchair fencing

See also: Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics.

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome
[22]
Men's sabre individual
Aurelio TedoneFranco RossiGiovanni Ferraris
Men's sabre team
Giovanni Ferraris
Aurelio Tedone
Ottavio Moscone
Aroldo Ruschioni
Giovanni Berghella
Franco Rossi
Women's foil individual
Anna Maria TosoMaria ScuttiAnna Maria Galimberti
1968
Tel Aviv
[23]
Men's foil individual
Roberto MarsonVittorio LoiGiuliano Koten
1992
Barcelona
[24]
Men's foil 3-4
Arthur BellanceYvon PacaultRobert Citerne
1996
Atlanta
[25]
Women's foil individual A
Josette BourgainSophie Belgodere-ParaliticiPatricia Picot

Recap

CountryNumber of podium sweeps
United States19
China9
Italy8
7
6
Netherlands5
Canada4
3
Argentina3
France2
Spain2
Japan2
Israel1
Germany1
Egypt1
Australia1
1
1
Algeria1
Ukraine1
Norway1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Paralympic Committee. 12 June 2023. International Paralympic Committee.
  2. Web site: Archery secure GB's first clean medal sweep. 12 August 2018. Channel 4 Parasport.
  3. Web site: 1960 Summer Paralympics - Athletics . 12 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  4. Web site: 1964 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 12 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  5. Web site: 1968 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 12 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  6. Web site: 1976 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 12 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  7. Web site: 1980 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 13 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  8. Web site: 1984 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 13 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  9. Web site: 1988 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 13 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  10. Web site: 1992 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 14 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  11. Web site: 1996 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 14 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  12. Web site: 2000 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 14 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  13. https://www.paralympic.org/sydney-2000/results/athletics/womens-200-m-t38
  14. Web site: 1984 Summer Paralympics - Lawn bowls. 13 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  15. Web site: 1996 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 14 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  16. Web site: 1960 Summer Paralympics - Swimming. 12 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  17. Web site: 1964 Summer Paralympics - Swimming. 12 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  18. Web site: 1976 Summer Paralympics - Swimming. 13 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  19. Web site: 1980 Summer Paralympics - Athletics. 13 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  20. Web site: 1984 Summer Paralympics - Swimming. 13 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  21. Web site: 1992 Summer Paralympics - Swimming. 14 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  22. Web site: 1960 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing. 12 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  23. Web site: 1968 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing. 12 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  24. Web site: 1992 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing. 14 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.
  25. Web site: 1996 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing. 14 August 2018. www.paralympic.org.