# Spain at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Spain won 18 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.
In 1988, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming, weightlifting, shooting, table tennis and athletics.

## Background

The 1988 Games were held in Seoul, South Korea. The Games used the same venues as the Summer Olympics. Competitors with spinal cord injuries, amputations, cerebral palsy, Les Autres and vision impairments were eligible to compete in these Games.

## Closing ceremonies

There were concerns that the number of medals awarded on the final day of competition would mean that competitors would not be able to attend the 1988 Games closing ceremonies where the flag of Spain was to be raised as the host of the next Games.

## Archery

One of Spain's bronze medals came in archery. It was won by an athlete with a physical disability.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's double FITA round open details | Tae Sung An South Korea | Carmelo Scalisi Belgium | Antonio Rebollo Spain |

## Athletics

Six of Spain's gold medals, three silver medals and three bronze medals came in athletics. Eight medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, four won by athletes with cerebral palsy, and nine by athletes with physical impairments.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 800 m A6/A8–9/L4 details | Angel Marin Spain | Harri Jauhiainen Finland | Jean-Yves Arvier France |
| 800 m C8 details | Robert Biancucci Australia | Keith Pittman United States | Javier Salmerón Spain |
| 1500 m A6/A8–9/L4 details | Angel Marin Spain | Kai Pirttijärvi Finland | Sameh Ahmed Egypt |
| 1500 m B2 details | Mariano Ruiz Spain | Noel Thatcher Great Britain | Michel Pavon France |
| 5000 m A6/A8–9/L4 details | Angel Marin Spain | Hyun Sik Hwang South Korea | Slobodan Adzic Yugoslavia |
| 5000 m B2 details | Mariano Ruiz Spain | Michel Pavon France | A. Pomykalov Soviet Union |
| Long jump B1 details | Mineho Ozaki Japan | Antonio Delgado Spain | Victor Riabochtan Soviet Union |
| Triple jump B1 details | Mineho Ozaki Japan | Sergei Sevastianov Soviet Union | José Manuel Rodríguez Spain |
| 100 m B1 details | Purificacion Santamarta Spain | Bang Wol Kim South Korea | Rossella Inverni Italy |
| 400 m B1 details | Tamara Pankova Soviet Union | Purificacion Santamarta Spain | Rossella Inverni Italy |
| Long jump B1 details | Joke van Rijswijk Netherlands | Purificacion Santamarta Spain | Lori Bennett United States |

## Swimming

Twelve of Spain's gold medals, ten silver medals and eight bronze medals came in swimming. Three medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, nine by athletes with a physical disability and one by an athlete with cerebral palsy.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 400 m freestyle 6 details | Luis Leardy Spain | Tomas Hainey Canada | Gerard Dunne Ireland |
| 100 m backstroke 6 details | Gerard Dunne Ireland | Jorge Gotzens Spain | Juan Castane Spain |
| 100 m backstroke B2 details | Wieslaw Krol Poland | Pablo Corral Spain | Jack Krier United States |
| 100 m backstroke L6 details | Mats Einarsson Sweden | Alberto Gomez Spain | Alessandro Pisetta Italy |
| 50 m breaststroke B2 details | Jose Pedrajas Spain | Eric Ghysel France | Roman Reszczynski Poland |
| 100 m breaststroke B2 details | Jose Pedrajas Spain | Alexandre Gapon Soviet Union | Roman Reszczynski Poland |
| 100 m breaststroke L6 details | Jochen Hahnengress West Germany | Mats Einarsson Sweden | Alberto Gomez Spain |
| 200 m breaststroke B2 details | Jose Pedrajas Spain | Alexandre Gapon Soviet Union | Roman Reszczynski Poland |
| 100 m butterfly 6 details | Gerard Dunne Ireland | Tomas Hainey Canada | Luis Leardy Spain |
| 100 m butterfly B1 details | Timothy McIsaac Canada | Alberto Dauden Spain | Jorge Mary Spain |
| 100 m butterfly L6 details | Mats Einarsson Sweden | Alberto Gomez Spain | Leandro Ramos Santos Brazil |
| 200 m individual medley 6 details | Luis Leardy Spain | Tomas Hainey Canada | Gerard Dunne Ireland |
| 200 m individual medley B1 details | Timothy McIsaac Canada | Oleg Cher Soviet Union | Jorge Mary Spain |
| 200 m individual medley B2 details | Per Andersson Sweden | Jose Corral Spain | Eric Ghysel France |
| 200 m individual medley L6 details | Mats Einarsson Sweden | Gianluca Saini Italy | Alberto Gomez Spain |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay B1–B3 details | Canada (CAN) | Soviet Union (URS) | Spain (ESP) |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay T/P open details | Spain (ESP) | France (FRA) | Israel (ISR) |
| 100 m freestyle 5 details | Ana Peiro Spain | Esther Eroles Spain | Malgorzata Adamik Poland |
| 400 m freestyle 5 details | Ana Peiro Spain | Esther Eroles Spain | Malgorzata Adamik Poland |
| 400 m freestyle 6 details | Heidi Kopp West Germany | Nancy Clarke United States | Pilar Javaloyas Spain |
| 100 m backstroke 5 details | Ana Peiro Spain | Esther Eroles Spain | Malgorzata Adamik Poland |
| 100 m backstroke 6 details | Pilar Javaloyas Spain | Nancy Clarke United States | Heidi Kopp West Germany |
| 100 m breaststroke 5 details | Malgorzata Adamik Poland | Esther Eroles Spain | Lena-Marie Hagman Sweden |
| 100 m breaststroke L5 details | Laura Tramuns Spain | Miia Rantanen Finland | Esthel Sauter Switzerland |
| 100 m butterfly 6 details | Pilar Javaloyas Spain | Maria Jussara Matos Brazil | Graciana Moreira Alves Brazil |