Spain at the 1992 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:ESP
Npcname:Spanish Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:1992
Website: 
Location:Barcelona
Rank:5
Gold:39
Silver:32
Bronze:49
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1968

In 1992, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming, weightlifting, shooting, boccia, cycling, fencing, judo, tennis, 7-per-side football, table tennis and athletics.[1]

Spain won 34 gold medal, 31 silver medals and 42 bronze medals.[1] Spain finished fifth in total medals.[2]

Background

The Games were held in Barcelona. Competitors with spinal cord injuries, amputations, cerebral palsy, Les Autres and vision impairments were eligible to compete in these Games.[3]

Hosting

See main article: 1992 Summer Paralympics. In 1992, the Games were held at home for Spain, with the Games being staged in Barcelona.[4] 82 countries participated.[5] These were the first Games to be broadcast live on television.[6] The Games used the same venues as the Summer Olympics.[7]

Organizers decided to not charge an admission fee to events in order to attempt to foster interest locally in disability sport.[8] Domestically, there was very little interest in the Paralympic Games when compared to the Olympic Games.[2]

Intellectual disabilities

A separate competition was held in Madrid where competitors with intellectual disabilities competed that ran immediately following the completion of the 1992 Paralympics. The Games were sponsored by the Association Nacional Prestura de Servicio (ANDE) and sanctioned by the International Coordinating Committee of World Sport Organizations for the Disabled and the International Association of Sport for the Mentally Handicapped Spain led efforts to include competitors with intellectual disabilities into the Paralympic movement, creating an international federation for these competitors in 1986.[9] [10] [11]

Archery

See also: Archery at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. 1 of Spain's silver medals came in archery. It was won by an archer with a physical disability.[1]

Athletics

See also: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. 22 of Spain's gold medals, 14 silver medals and 12 bronze medals came in athletics. 35 medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, 9 by athletes with physical disabilities and 4 by athletes with cerebral palsy.[1]

100 m B1
100 m B2
200 m B1
200 m B2
200 m C8
400 m B2
400 m C8
800 m B2
800 m TS4
1500 m B2
1500 m TS4
5000 m B2
5000 m TS4
10000 m TS4
Marathon B2
4 × 100 m relay B1–B3
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Jorge Nunez
Marcelino Paz
Juan Antonio Prieto
Júlio Requena
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Andrew Curtis
Robert Latham
Brinley Reynolds
Mark Whiteley
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Andre Asbury
Brian Pegram
Chris Piper
Courtney Williams
4 × 100 m relay C5–8
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Freeman Register
James Anderson
Gregory Taylor
Thomas Dietz
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Javier Salmerón
Marcelino Saavedra
Julian Galilea
José Manuel González
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Stos. Correia
Antonio Jose Silva
Jose Dias
Mario Santos
4 × 400 m relay B1–B3
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Jose Antonio Sanchez
Sergio Sanchez
Juan Antonio Prieto
Enrique Sanchez
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Simon Butler
Andrew Curtis
Noel Thatcher
Mark Whiteley
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Vincenzo Ciacio
Claudio Costa
Sandro Filipozzi
Aldo Manganaro
High jump B2
Long jump B2
Long jump J4
Triple jump B1
Triple jump B2
Triple jump J3–4
Discus throw B1
Javelin throw B1
Shot put B1
Pentathlon B1
Pentathlon B2
Pentathlon PW3–4
100 m B1
100 m B2
200 m B1
200 m B2
400 m B1
800 m B1
1500 m B1
Long jump B1
Long jump B2

Boccia

See also: Boccia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. 2 of Spain's gold medals came in boccia. Both were won by players with cerebral palsy.[1]

Mixed individual C1
Mixed team C1–C2
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Manuel Fernandez
Daniel Outeiro
Juan Tellechea
Antonio Cid
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Henrik Jorgensen
Mansoor Siddiqi
Lone Bak-Pedersen
Tove Jacobsen
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Martin McDonagh
Thomas Leahy
Jason Kearney
William Johnston

Cycling

See also: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. 1 of Spain's gold medals and 3 bronze medals came in cycling. 2 medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, and 2 with physical disabilities.[1]

Men's road race LC1
Men's road race LC3
Men's tandem open
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Hans-Jorg Furrer
Frank Hoefle
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Catharinus Beumer
Jan Mulder
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Jose Santiago
Juan Carlos Molina
Mixed tandem open
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Ignacio Rodriguez
Belen Perez
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Elizabeth Heller
Gregory Evangelatos
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Maria Erlacher
Klaus Fruet

Wheelchair fencing

See also: Wheelchair fencing at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. 1 of Spain's gold medals and 2 bronze medals came in fencing. All were won by fencers with physical disabilities.[1]

Épée 2
Épée 3–4
Team épée
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Mariella Bertini
Rossana Giarrizzo
Laura Presutto
Deborah Taffoni
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Josette Bourgain
Patricia Picot
Veronique Soetemondt
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Francisca Bazalo
Gema Victoria Hassen Bey
Cristina Perez

Judo

See also: Judo at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. 1 of Spain's gold medals, 1 silver medal came in athletics. Both were won by athletes with vision impairments.[1]

Men's 65 kg
Men's 71 kg

Shooting

See also: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. 1 of Spain's silver medals came in shooting. It was won by a shooter with a physical disability.[1]

Mixed sport pistol SH1–3

Swimming

See also: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. 7 of Spain's gold medals, 14 silver medals and 22 bronze medals came in swimming. 9 medals were won by swimmers with vision impairments, 28 by swimmers with physical disabilities and 6 by swimmers with cerebral palsy.[1]

50 m butterfly S5
50 m butterfly S6
50 m freestyle B2
50 m freestyle S3
50 m freestyle S4
50 m freestyle S6
100 m breaststroke B1
100 m breaststroke B2
100 m breaststroke SB3
100 m breaststroke SB6
100 m butterfly B1–2
100 m freestyle B2
100 m freestyle S3
100 m freestyle S4
100 m freestyle S6
150 m individual medley SM3
150 m individual medley SM4
200 m backstroke B2
200 m breaststroke B2
200 m freestyle S6
200 m individual medley B2
200 m individual medley SM6
400 m freestyle B2
4×50 m freestyle relay S1–6
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Juan Fuertes
Javier Torres
Roger Vial
Jesus Iglesias
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Pascal Pinard
Eric Lindmann
Thierry le Gloanic
David Foppolo
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William McQueen
Mark Butler
Andrew Stubbs
Kevin Walsh
4×50 m medley relay S1–6
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Thierry le Gloanic
Eric Lindmann
David Foppolo
Pascal Pinard
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Juan Fuertes
Javier Torres
Juan Castane
Jesus Iglesias
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Gary Bogue
Gregory Burns
Daniel Butler
Kevin Sullivan
50 m backstroke S2
50 m backstroke S3–4
50 m breaststroke SB2
50 m butterfly S3–4
50 m freestyle S2
50 m freestyle S3–4
100 m breaststroke SB4
100 m breaststroke SB9
100 m butterfly S8
100 m butterfly S10
100 m freestyle S2
100 m freestyle S3–4
400 m freestyle S10

Table tennis

See also: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. 3 of Spain's bronze medals came in table tennis. All medals were won by table tennis players with physical disabilities.[1]

Open 6–10
Singles 5
Singles 10

Wheelchair basketball

See also: Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. When Spain played the United States on the second day of competition, 12,500 people were in attendance. Organizers had to turn away 4,000 people who had wanted to attend.[12] Philip Craven, future President of the International Paralympic Committee, played his first Paralympic Games wheelchair basketball at these games when he scored 30 points against the Spanish team.[13]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/5SC_juegos/259SS_juegosparal.asp
  2. Book: James Riordan. Arnd Krüger. European Cultures in Sport: Examining the Nations and Regions. 22 July 2013. 1 January 2003. Intellect Books. 978-1-84150-014-0. 133.
  3. Book: Karen P. DePauw. Susan J. Gavron. Disability Sport. 22 July 2013. 2005. Human Kinetics 1. 978-1-4504-0847-9. 91.
  4. Book: Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism. Amputee Sports for Victims of Terrorism. 22 July 2013. 1 January 2007. IOS Press. 978-1-58603-808-3. 3–.
  5. Book: Kristine Toohey. Anthony James Veal. The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective. 22 July 2013. 2007. CABI. 978-1-84593-346-3. 79–.
  6. Book: Stephen Halliday. Amazing & Extraordinary Facts - The Olympics. registration. 22 July 2013. 9 March 2012. David & Charles. 978-1-4463-5617-3. 119.
  7. Book: Robert Daniel Steadward. Watkinson, E. J. (Elizabeth Jane). Garry David Wheeler. Adapted Physical Activity. registration. 22 July 2013. 2003. University of Alberta. 978-0-88864-375-9. 483.
  8. Book: David Howe. The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens. 22 July 2013. 11 February 2008. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-203-50609-7.
  9. Book: Karen P. DePauw. Susan J. Gavron. Disability Sport. 22 July 2013. 2005. Human Kinetics 1. 978-1-4504-0847-9. 283.
  10. Web site: Madrid 1992 – the Paralympic Games that time forgot! . Paralympicanorak.wordpress.com . June 25, 2012. October 13, 2012.
  11. Paralympics for the mentally handicapped. Karen P. DePauw. Sarah. Rich. Palaestra. Winter 1993. 9. 2. 59–64.
  12. Book: Steve Bailey . Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic Movement . 22 July 2013 . 28 February 2008 . John Wiley & Sons . 978-0-470-72431-6 . 128.
  13. Book: Horst Strohkendl . The 50th Anniversary of Wheelchair Basketball: A History . 22 July 2013 . 1996 . Waxmann Verlag . 978-3-8309-5441-5 . 66–.