# List of medal sweeps in Paralympic Games

The following is a list of medal sweeps in the Paralympic Games. A medal sweep, also known as a podium sweep, is when one team wins all available medals in a single event. It is a rare occurrence that most often happens in athletics, cycling, and swimming. Since the Paralympic Games started in 1960, there have been 79 podium sweeps (as of the 2020 Summer Paralympics).

## Archery

There has been one occasion where there has been a podium sweep in archery.
| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2012 London | Men's recurve standing details | Russia (RUS) | Timur Tuchinov | Oleg Shestakov | Mikhail Oyun |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Women's individual compound W1 details | Great Britain (GBR) | Jessica Stretton | Jo Frith | Vicky Jenkins |

## Athletics

There are 26 podium sweeps in track and field athletics in the Paralympic Games.
| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1960 Rome | Women's shot put A details | Italy (ITA) | Maria Scutti 4.18 m | Anna Maria Galimberti 3.70 m | Anna Maria Toso 3.17 m |
| 1964 Tokyo | Men's wheelchair dash below T10 details | United States (USA) | Ron Stein | Tim Harris | Richard Miller |
| 1968 Tel Aviv | Men's slalom C details | Japan (JPN) | Hisashi Furukawa 1:01.50 | Mikio Egawa 1:03.20 | Teruyoshi Tsuchiya 1:04.40 |
| 1968 Tel Aviv | 60 m wheelchair A details | United States (USA) | Carol Geisse | Kirn | Cornett |
| 1968 Tel Aviv | Women's club throw D details | Israel (ISR) | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum 27.44 m | Batia Mishani 23.93 m | Shoshana Sharabi 21.06 m |
| 1976 Toronto | Men's discus throw C details | West Germany (FRG) | Hans Josefiak 37.13 m | Dieter Belz 35.99 m | E. Kuehnel 35.13 m |
| 1976 Toronto | Men's discus throw D1 details | United States (USA) | John Jerome 27.16 m | J. Behan 24.61 m | Curt Brinkman 24.42 m |
| 1976 Toronto | Men's shot put C details | West Germany (FRG) | John Jerome | J. Behan | M. Johnson |
| 1976 Toronto | Men's javelin throw D1 C details | United States (USA) | Dieter Belz 13.39 m | E. Kuehnel 13.22 m | Hans Josefiak 12.90 m |
| 1976 Toronto | Women's pentathlon A details | Canada (CAN) | J. Pacquette 3786pts | B. Stanger 3274pts | T. Stevenson 3208pts |
| 1980 Arnhem | Men's 400m D1 wheelchairs details | United States (USA) | Curt Brinkman 1:13.05 | Jim Martinson 1:13.61 | J. Finch 1:19.89 |
| 1980 Arnhem | Women's 60m A details | United States (USA) | Carmella Lovitt 9.08 s | Lou Keller 9.20 s | Melissa Ricketts 9.23 s |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Men's 100m C5 details | United States (USA) | John Sacco 22.96 s | Dean Houle 23.66 s | Mark Kemp 25.92 s |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Women's club throw C3 details | Great Britain (GBR) | Aileen Harper 12.38 m | Anne Trotman 12.04 m | Linda Fyfe 9.55 m |
| 1988 Seoul | Men's 200m C4-5 details | Canada (CAN) | Robert Easton 37.98 s | Gino Vendetti 38.61 s | Michael Johner 40.33 s |
| 1988 Seoul | Men's 400m 1A details | Germany (GER) | Gunther Obert | Hans Lubbering | Heinrich Koeberle |
| 1988 Seoul | Men's 800m 1A details | West Germany (FRG) | Gunther Obert 3:01.09 | Hans Lubbering 3:01.39 | Heinrich Koeberle 3:08.88 |
| 1988 Seoul | Men's 5000m 1A details | West Germany (FRG) | Heinrich Koeberle 19:23.38 | Hans Lubbering 21:15.52 | Gunther Obert 22:13.63 |
| 1988 Seoul | Men's slalom 3 details | Japan (JPN) | Seiji Hayashi 1:54.20 | Takao Ishii 1:56.20 | Takeshi Iwasaki 2:00.20 |
| 1988 Seoul | Men's Distance throw C1 details | South Korea (KOR) | Keung Ho Ku | Keung Ho Lee | Ji Hwan Yun |
| 1992 Barcelona | Men's 200m C3-4 details | United States (USA) | David Larson 31.60 s | Ross Davis 32.28 s | Christopher Ridgway 34.70 s |
| 1992 Barcelona | Men's 400m C3-4 details | United States (USA) | David Larson 58.22 s | Ross Davis 59.54 s | Christopher Ridgway 1:01.80 |
| 1992 Barcelona | Men's 800m C3-4 details | United States (USA) | David Larson 1:55.90 | Ross Davis 1:55.98 | Christopher Ridgway 2:06.19 |
| 1996 Atlanta | Women's long jump F10-11 details | Spain (ESP) | Magdalena Amo 5.22 m | Rosalia Lazaro 5.22 m | Purificacion Ortiz 5.07 m |
| 1996 Atlanta | Men's 800 m T11 details | Spain (ESP) | José Antonio Sánchez | José Saura | Ruben Delgado |
| 2000 Sydney | Men's javelin throw F58 details | Egypt (EGY) | Mahmoud Elatar 49.92 m | El Sayed Moussa 41.41 m | Hany Elbehiry 40.56 m |
| 2000 Sydney | Women's 200 meters T38 details | Australia (AUS) | Lisa McIntosh 28.54 s | Alison Quinn 29.31 s | Katrina Webb 29.84 s |
| 2008 Beijing | Women's discus throw F42-46 details | China (CHN) | Wang Jun 36.99 m F42 WR | Yang Yue 42.38 m F44 WR | Zheng Baozhu 33.19 m F42 |
| 2012 London | Women's 100 meters T11 details | Brazil (BRA) | Terezinha Guilhermina 12.01 s WR | Jerusa Geber 12.75 s | Jhulia Santos 12.76 s |
| 2012 London | Men's shot put F32-33 details | Algeria (ALG) | Kamel Kardjena 12.14 m | Karim Betina 10.37 m | Mounir Bakiri 9.49 m |
| 2016 Rio | Women's 1500 meters T54 details | United States (USA) | Tatyana McFadden 3:22.50 | Jerusa Geber 3:22.61 | Jhulia Santos 3:22.67 |
| 2016 Rio | Women's 5000 meters T54 details | United States (USA) | Tatyana McFadden 11:54.07 | Chelsea McClammer 11:54.33 | Amanda McGrory 11:54.34 |
| 2020 Tokyo | Women's 100 metres T63 details | Italy (ITA) | Ambra Sabatini 14.11 s WR | Martina Caironi 14.46 s | Monica Contrafatto 14.73 s |
| 2024 Paris | Women's 100 metres T64 details | Netherlands (NED) | Fleur Jong 12.64 s | Kimberly Alkemade 12.70 s | Marlene van Gansewinkel 12.72 s |

## Cycling

| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1988 Seoul | Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6 details | South Korea (KOR) | Do Geol Kwak | Jong Kil Kim | Jung Yeol Lee |
| 1988 Seoul | Men's bicycle 3000 m C5–6/8 details | South Korea (KOR) | Jong Kil Kim | Do Geol Kwak | Jung Yeol Lee |
| 2004 Athens | Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6 details | China (CHN) | Zhou Ju Fang 1:15.49 WR | An Feng Zhen 1:17.71 | Tang Qi 1:18.39 WR |

## Lawn bowls

| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Men's singles tetraplegic details | Great Britain (GBR) | K. Ellison | Isabel Barr | Tommy Taylor |
| 1996 Atlanta | Men's singles LB7/8 details | Great Britain (GBR) | Alan Lyne | George Wright | Keith Brenton |

## Paratriathlon

| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2016 Rio | Women's PT2 details | United States (USA) | Allysa Seely | Hailey Danisewicz | Melissa Stockwell |

## Snooker

| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Men tetraplegic details | Great Britain (GBR) | P. Haslam | K. Ellison | Tommy Taylor |

## Swimming

| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1960 Rome | Men's 25m crawl incomplete class 2 details | Italy (ITA) | Renzo Rogo 25.60 s | Grimaldi 30.20 s | Ottavio Moscone 30.40 s |
| 1960 Rome | Men's 25m breaststroke incomplete class 2 details | Italy (ITA) | Renzo Rogo 35.90 s | Grimaldi 36.00 s | Ottavio Moscone 36.70 s |
| 1960 Rome | Women's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4 details | Norway (NOR) | Reklev 28.10 s | Myrheim 29.40 s | Vagrum 30.70 s |
| 1964 Tokyo | Women's 50m breaststroke special class details | Argentina (ARG) | Silvia Cochetti 1:08.10 | Estela Falocco 1:36.00 | Amelia Mier 2:07.90 |
| 1964 Tokyo | Women's 50m freestyle prone special class details | Argentina (ARG) | Silvia Cochetti 46.70 s | Estela Falocco 1:04.40 | Amelia Mier 1:05.40 |
| 1964 Tokyo | Women's 50m freestyle supine special class details | Argentina (ARG) | Silvia Cochetti 1:05.70 | Estela Falocco 1:17.90 | Amelia Mier 1:20.20 |
| 1976 Toronto | Women's 100m backstroke 5 details | Netherlands (NED) | Marijke Ruiter 1:21.76 | Riekie Adelerhof 1:33.53 | Jeanne Backx-de Backer 1:36.35 |
| 1980 Arnhem | Men's 100m backstroke E details | Netherlands (NED) | M. Kers 1:18.94 | Andre van Buiten 1:19.74 | B. Koopman 1:24.51 |
| 1980 Arnhem | Women's 100m backstroke B details | United States (USA) | Trischa Zorn 1:11.80 | Marie van Liere 1:18.87 | Missy Akins 1:21.30 |
| 1980 Arnhem | Women's 4x50m individual medley B details | United States (USA) | Trischa Zorn | Missy Akins | Marie van Liere |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Women's 50m breaststroke B3 details | United States (USA) | Marie van Liere 43.46 s | Tonia McHugh 45.00 s | Kristy Satterfield 54.68 s |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Women's 100m backstroke B3 details | United States (USA) | Barbara Eiler 1:20.15 | Cathy Schmitt 1:20.97 | Marie van Liere 1:22.60 |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Women's 400m breaststroke B3 details | United States (USA) | Cathy Schmitt 6:55.13 | Lori Johnson 7:06.28 | Marie van Liere 7:19.34 |
| 1992 Summer Paralympics | Men's 50m freestyle S2 details | Great Britain (GBR) | Peter Hull 1:09.28 | James Anderson 1:20.44 | Alan McGregor 1:25.71 |
| 1992 Summer Paralympics | Men's 100m freestyle S2 details | Great Britain (GBR) | Peter Hull 2:26.30 | James Anderson 2:56.56 | Alan McGregor 3:02.93 |
| 1992 Summer Paralympics | Women's 400m freestyle B2–3 details | United States (USA) | Elizabeth Scott | Trischa Zorn | Heidi Schetter |
| 1992 Summer Paralympics | Women's 100m breaststroke SB6-7 details | Germany (GER) | Britta Siegers 1:44.47 | Heidi Kopp 1:49.82 | Beate Schretzmann 1:50.55 |
| 2008 Summer Paralympics | Women's 100 metre butterfly S13 details | Canada (CAN) | Valerie Grand Maison 1:06.49 | Kirby Cote 1:06.62 | Chelsey Gotell 1:06.93 |
| 2008 Summer Paralympics | Women's 200 metre individual medley SM13 details | Canada (CAN) | Chelsey Gotell 1:13.46 | Kirby Cote 1:13.71 | Valerie Grand Maison 1:16.98 |
| 2016 Summer Paralympics | Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2 details | China (CHN) | Wenpan Huang 50.65 s WR | Tingshen Li 51.78 s | Chaowen Huang 54.29 s |
| 2016 Summer Paralympics | Men's 50 metre butterfly S6 details | China (CHN) | Qing Xu 29.89 s WR | Zheng Tao 29.93 s | Lichao Wang 30.95 s |
| 2016 Summer Paralympics | Men's 100 metre butterfly S8 details | China (CHN) | Maodang Song 59.19 s WR | Haijiao Xu 1:00.08 | Guanglong Yang 1:01.18 |
| 2016 Summer Paralympics | Men's 200 metre individual medley SM10 details | Ukraine (UKR) | Denys Dubrov 2:06.87 WR | Maksym Krypak 2:08.10 | Dmytro Vanzenko 2:10.48 |
| 2020 Summer Paralympics | Men's 50 metre butterfly S5 details | China (CHN) | Zheng Tao 30.62 s WR | Wang Lichao 31.81 s | Yuan Weiyi 32.00 s |
| 2020 Summer Paralympics | Men's 50 metre backstroke S5 details | China (CHN) | Zheng Tao 31.42 s WR | Ruan Jingsong 32.97 s | Wang Lichao 33.38 s |
| 2020 Summer Paralympics | Men's 50 metre freestyle S5 details | China (CHN) | Zheng Tao 30.31 s PR | Yuan Weiyi 31.11 s | Wang Lichao 31.35 s |
| 2020 Summer Paralympics | Women's 100m backstroke S11 details | China (CHN) | Cai Liwen 1:13.46 WR | Wang Xinyi 1:13.71 | Li Guizhi 1:16.98 |
| 2024 Summer Paralympics | Men's 50 metre backstroke S5 details | China (CHN) | Yuan Weiyi 32.47 s | Guo Jincheng 33.02 s | Wang Lichao 33.06 s |
| 2024 Summer Paralympics | Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 details | China (CHN) | Lu Dong 37.51 s | He Shenggao 39.93 s | Liu Yu 42.37 s |
| 2024 Summer Paralympics | Men's 50 metre freestyle S5 details | China (CHN) | Guo Jincheng 29.33 s WR | Yuan Weiyi 30.80 s | Wang Lichao 31.23 s |
| 2024 Summer Paralympics | Men's 50 metre butterfly S5 details | China (CHN) | Guo Jincheng 30.28 s WR | Yuan Weiyi 30.71 s | Wang Lichao 30.89 s |
| 2024 Summer Paralympics | Women's 200 metre individual medley SM5 details | China (CHN) | He Shenggao 3:17.99 | Lu Dong 3:18.47 | Cheng Jiao 3:26.33 |

## Table tennis

| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1988 Seoul | Men's single TT3 details | West Germany (FRG) | Thomas Kurfess | Rainer Schmidt | Stephan Welting |

## Wheelchair tennis

| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 Atlanta | Women's single TT3 details | Netherlands (NED) | Maaike Smit | Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch | Chantal Vandierendonck |
| 2000 Sydney | Women's single details | Netherlands (NED) | Esther Vergeer | Sharon Walraven | Maaike Smit |
| 2012 London | Women's single details | Netherlands (NED) | Esther Vergeer | Aniek van Koot | Jiske Griffioen |

## Wheelchair fencing

| Paralympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1960 Rome | Men's sabre individual details | Italy (ITA) | Aurelio Tedone | Franco Rossi | Giovanni Ferraris |
| 1960 Rome | Men's sabre team details | Italy (ITA) | Giovanni Ferraris Aurelio Tedone | Ottavio Moscone Aroldo Ruschioni | Giovanni Berghella Franco Rossi |
| 1960 Rome | Women's foil individual details | Italy (ITA) | Anna Maria Toso | Maria Scutti | Anna Maria Galimberti |
| 1968 Tel Aviv | Men's foil individual details | Italy (ITA) | Roberto Marson | Vittorio Loi | Giuliano Koten |
| 1992 Barcelona | Men's foil 3-4 details | France (FRA) | Arthur Bellance | Yvon Pacault | Robert Citerne |
| 1996 Atlanta | Women's foil individual A details | France (FRA) | Josette Bourgain | Sophie Belgodere-Paralitici | Patricia Picot |

## Recap

| Country | Number of podium sweeps |
| United States | 19 |
| China | 9 |
| Italy | 8 |
| Great Britain | 7 |
| West Germany | 6 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Canada | 4 |
| South Korea | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 |
| France | 2 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Algeria | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |