# Spain at the Paralympics

Athletes from Spain have competed at the Paralympic Games since the 1968 Summer events and the country hosted the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Competitors have represented Spain in ten of the twelve Summer Paralympics, missing only the first two events in Rome and Tokyo.
Spain's breakthrough year came in 1992 when they hosted the event; their medal tally rocketed with a level of performance that would be maintained for the following two events. The 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney saw their greatest achievements at the Games but the medal victories were overshadowed by a cheating controversy that would change the way that intellectually disabled competitors were tested for their disability (see Cheating at the Paralympic Games).

## Medal tables

    Red border color indicates host nation status.
Medals by Summer Games
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Rank
1960 Romedid not participate
1964 Tokyo
1968 Tel-Aviv031420
1972 Heidelberg040427
1976 Toronto4621222
1980 Arnhem11392328
1984 New York 1984 Stoke Mandeville2210124411
1988 Seoul1813124313
1992 Barcelona-Madrid3431421075
1996 Atlanta3931361065
2000 Sydney3830381064
2004 Athens202724717
2008 Beijing1521225810
2012 London818164217
2016 Rio de Janeiro91483111
2020 Tokyo915123615
2024 Paris711224017
2028 Los AngelesFuture event
Total22424725672711
Medals by Winter Games
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Rank
1976 Örnsköldsvikdid not participate
1980 Geilo
1984 Innsbruck0000–
1988 Innsbruck121411
1992 Tignes-Albertville013417
1994 Lillehammer1631013
1998 Nagano80087
2002 Salt Lake City322712
2006 Turin011213
2010 Vancouver-Whistler120313
2014 Sochi111313
2018 PyeongChang011223
2022 Beijing0000–
2026 Milan-CortinaFuture event
Total1516124318 :

### Medals by summer sport

After the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
| Rank | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Swimming | 112 | 130 | 125 | 367 |
| 2 | Athletics | 82 | 69 | 61 | 212 |
| 3 | Cycling | 15 | 18 | 24 | 57 |
| 4 | Boccia | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Judo | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | Triathlon | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Table tennis | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 |
| 8 | Shooting | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Wheelchair fencing | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Archery | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Goalball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Wheelchair basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Football 5-a-side | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Football 7-a-side | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Wheelchair tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Paracanoeing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Parataekwondo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Powerlifting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rowing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 224 | 247 | 256 | 727 |

### Medals by winter sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 15 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| Cross-country skiing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 15 | 16 | 12 | 43 |

## Summary by sport
### Archery

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 |

### Athletics

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1976 Toronto | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 1980 Moscow | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| 1988 Seoul | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 22 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 2 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 21 | 15 | 13 | 49 | 2 |
| 2000 Sydney | 14 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 4 |
| 2004 Athens | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 2008 Beijing | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 2012 London | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 2024 Paris | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 30 |
| Total | 82 | 69 | 61 | 212 | 8 |

### Boccia

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1992 Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 |

### Wheelchair basketball

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Event | First medal | First gold medal | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
| Men's tournament | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | (2016) |
| Women's tournament | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th (2020,2024) |

### Cycling

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1992 Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 Athens | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 Beijing | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| 2012 London | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 2024 Paris | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Total | 15 | 18 | 24 | 57 | 8 |

### Wheelchair fencing

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1992 Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 |

### Football 5-a-side

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Football 7-a-side

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |

### Goalball

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Event | First medal | First gold medal | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
| Men's tournament | 1996 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | (1996) |
| Women's tournament | 2000 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | (2000) |

### Judo

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1992 Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 Beijing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 London | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 9 |
| Event | First medal | First gold medal | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
| Men's Heavyweight | 2000 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | (2000) |
| Men's Half-heavyweight | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals (2004) |
| Men's Middleweight | 1996 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (1996) |
| Men's Half-middleweight | 1996 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | (1996) |
| Men's lightweight | 1992 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | (1992) |
| Men's Half-lightweight | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | (1992) |
| Men's Extra-lightweight | 2000 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | (2000) |
| Women's Heavyweight | 2004 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | (2004) |
| Women's Middleweight | 2004 | 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | (2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Women's Half-middleweight | 2004 | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | (2008) |
| Women's Lightweight | 2004 | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | (2004) |
| Women's Half-lightweight | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th (2008) |
| Women's Extra-lightweight | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals (2008, 2012) |

### Shooting

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 28 |

### Swimming

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1968 Tel Aviv | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 1972 Heidelberg | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 1976 Toronto | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 1980 Moscow | 1 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 14 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 19 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 10 |
| 1988 Seoul | 12 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 10 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 7 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 10 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 5 |
| 2000 Sydney | 22 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 2 |
| 2004 Athens | 13 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 5 |
| 2008 Beijing | 10 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 6 |
| 2012 London | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 14 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 7 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024 Paris | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 14 |
| Total | 112 | 130 | 125 | 367 | 9 |

### Table tennis

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 32 |

### Wheelchair tennis

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 2024 Paris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Event | First medal | First gold medal | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
| Men's singles | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th (2024) |
| Men's doubles | 2024 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | (2024) |
| Women's singles | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 (1992) |
| Women's doubles | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 (2004, 2012) |

### Triathlon

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 Paris | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 |

## Teams

Traditionally, Spain has sent three times as many male competitors as female competitors. At the same time, women have won 48.39% of all Spain's Paralympic medals compared to 24.32% for men.

### Multi medalists

Spanish athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals.
Years in Italics mean the athlete participated but did not win any medal.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Participations | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Purificacion Santamarta | Athletics | 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Richard Oribe | Swimming | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | M | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Sebastián Rodríguez | Swimming | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | M | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Teresa Perales | Swimming | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | F | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Javier Conde | Athletics | 1992,1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 | M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Sara Carracelas Garcia | Swimming | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 | F | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Javier Torres | Swimming | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 | M | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | Júlio Requena | Athletics | 1992, 1996, 2000 | M | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Ricardo Ten | Swimming Cycling | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | M | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Enhamed Enhamed | Swimming | 2004, 2008, 2012 | M | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | David Casinos | Athletics | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Antonio Cid | Boccia | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Jesus Collado Alarcon | Swimming | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | M | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Carmen Herrera | Judo | 2004, 2008, 2012 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Michelle Alonso | Swimming | 2012, 2016, 2020 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Enrique Floriano | Swimming | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | M | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Miguel Luque | Swimming | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | M | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 18 | Christian Venge | Cycling | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Beatriz Mendoza | Athletics | 1992, 1996, 2000 | F | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Alfonso Cabello | Cycling | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | Juan Viedma | Athletics | 1992, 1996, 2000 | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Núria Marquès | Swimming | 2016, 2020, 2024 | F | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 23 | Álvaro Valera | Table tennis | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | M | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | Deborah Font | Swimming | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | F | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 | Marta Fernández Infante | Swimming | 2020, 2024 | F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | Sarai Gascón Moreno | Swimming | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | F | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 27 | José Manuel Ruiz Reyes | Table tennis | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | M | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |