# Spain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

Spain won 22 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.
These were the first Games where Spain sent participants who had cerebral palsy.
In 1984, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming, weightlifting, table tennis and athletics.

## Background

The 1984 Games were held in Stoke Mandeville, England and in New York, United States. The Games did not use the same venues as the Summer Olympics. Competitors with spinal cord injuries, amputations, cerebral palsy and vision impairments were eligible to compete in these Games.
At the 1984 Games, Great Britain won the most medals among all Les Autres events. They claimed 55. Spain was second with 38 and the United States was third with 26.

## Archery

One of Spain's silver medals came in archery. It was won by an athlete with a physical disability.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Double FITA round integrated details | Jan Thulin Sweden | Antonio Rebollo Spain | Raimo Tirronen Finland |

## Athletics

Three of Spain's gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals came in athletics. Four of the medals were won by athletes with visual impairments. Three were won by athletes with physical disabilities.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Long jump B1 details | Yvan Bourdeau Canada | Stefan Bidzinski Poland | Antonio Delgado Spain |
| Triple jump B1 details | Soedjeman Dipowidjojo Netherlands | José Manuel Rodríguez Spain | Pauli Viertonen Finland |
| Discus throw L3 details | Eric Pearce Great Britain | Peter Sorensen Sweden | Alfredo Martin Spain |
| Javelin throw L3 details | Alfredo Martin Spain | Peter Sorensen Sweden | Eric Pearce Great Britain |
| Shot put L3 details | Peter Sorensen Sweden | Eric Pearce Great Britain | Alfredo Martins Spain |
| 100 m B1 details | Purificacion Santamarta Spain | Lori Bennett United States | Joke van Rijswijk Netherlands |
| 400 m B1 details | Purificacion Santamarta Spain | Refija Okic Yugoslavia | Rossella Inverni Italy |

## Swimming

Nineteen of Spain's gold medals, eight silver medals and nine bronze medals came in swimming. All medals were won by athletes with physical disabilities.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m backstroke L3 details | Andras Toth Hungary | Francisco Flores Spain | Thierry Legloanic France |
| 50 m breaststroke L3 details | Francisco Flores Spain | Peter Williams Great Britain | Mogens Christensen Denmark |
| 50 m freestyle L3 details | Francisco Flores Spain | Gordon Crowe Great Britain | Bill Lehr United States |
| 100 m backstroke L4 details | Eugenio Jimenez Spain | Michael Lapp West Germany | Andrew Gilbert Great Britain |
| 100 m backstroke L5 details | Alberto Gomez Spain | Holger Woelk West Germany | Jorge Gotzens Spain |
| 100 m breaststroke L4 details | Eric Fleury France | Juan Castane Spain | Michael Lapp West Germany |
| 100 m breaststroke L5 details | Theo van der Meijden Netherlands | Alberto Gomez Spain | Roberto Garcia Spain |
| 100 m butterfly L4 details | Alberto Jofre Spain | Marcel Poulisse Netherlands | Eric Fleury France |
| 100 m butterfly L5 details | Claude Dupin France | Theo van der Meijden Netherlands | Alberto Gomez Spain |
| 100 m freestyle L4 details | Marcel Poulisse Netherlands | Alberto Jofre Spain | Andrew Gilbert Great Britain |
| 100 m freestyle L5 details | Alberto Gomez Spain | Gyorgy Tory Hungary | Theo van der Meijden Netherlands |
| 200 m individual medley L4 details | Juan Castane Spain | Marcel Poulisse Netherlands | Eric Fleury France |
| 200 m individual medley L5 details | Claude Dupin France | Gyorgy Tory Hungary | Roberto Garcia Spain |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay L1–L6 details | Spain (ESP) | Great Britain (GBR) | France (FRA) |
| 4×50 m medley relay L1–L6 details | Hungary (HUN) Attila Jeszenszky Laszlo Palinkas Ferenc Stettner Gyorgy Tory | Spain (ESP) | Great Britain (GBR) |
| 50 m backstroke L3 details | Petra Schad West Germany | Teresa Herreras Spain | Marjolein van Riel Netherlands |
| 50 m breaststroke L3 details | Teresa Herreras Spain | Irene Hotchin Great Britain | Eva Lundquist Sweden |
| 50 m freestyle L3 details | Teresa Herreras Spain | Petra Schad West Germany | Irene Hotchin Great Britain |
| 100 m backstroke L4 details | Ana Peiro Spain | Mirjam Sanders Netherlands | Katarina Jewall Sweden |
| 100 m backstroke L5 details | Agnes Beraudias France | Pilar Jabaloyas Spain | Petra Heirbaut Netherlands |
| 100 m backstroke L6 details | Manuela Aguilera Spain | Judit Hoffman Hungary | |
| 100 m breaststroke L4 details | Mirjam Sanders Netherlands | Maj Berger Norway | Ana Peiro Spain |
| 100 m breaststroke L5 details | Petra Heirbaut Netherlands | Agnes Beraudias France | Laura Tramuns Spain |
| 100 m butterfly L4 details | Ana Peiro Spain | Katarina Jewall Sweden | Mirjam Sanders Netherlands |
| 100 m butterfly L5 details | Agnes Beraudias France | Petra Heirbaut Netherlands | Pilar Jabaloyas Spain |
| 100 m butterfly L6 details | Immaculada Palencia Spain | | |
| 100 m freestyle L4 details | Mirjam Sanders Netherlands | Katarina Jewall Sweden | Ana Peiro Spain |
| 100 m freestyle L6 details | Immaculada Palencia Spain | Manuela Aguilera Spain | Rachael Marshall Trinidad and Tobago |
| 200 m individual medley L4 details | Ana Peiro Spain | Mirjam Sanders Netherlands | Katarina Jewall Sweden |
| 200 m individual medley L5 details | Agnes Beraudias France | Petra Heirbaut Netherlands | Pilar Jabaloyas Spain |
| 200 m individual medley L6 details | Manuela Aguilera Spain | Judit Hoffman Hungary | |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay L1–L6 details | Spain (ESP) | Great Britain (GBR) | Norway (NOR) |
| 4×50 m medley relay L1–L6 details | Spain (ESP) | Great Britain (GBR) | Norway (NOR) |