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Encyclopedia > 1992 Summer Paralympics

See also: 1992 Summer Olympics The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...


The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Spain. Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, and the countrys second-largest city (after Madrid). ...

Games of the IX Paralympics
Nations participating 82
Athletes participating 3,020
Events 487 in 15 sports
Opening ceremonies September 3, 1992
Closing ceremonies September 14, 1992
Officially opened by  
Rank NPC Name  Gold   Silver Bronze Total 
1 United States 76 51 48 175
2 Germany 60 50 60 170
3 Great Britain 40 46 41 127
4 France 36 35 33 104
5 Spain 34 31 42 107
6 Canada 28 21 26 75
7 Australia 24 27 25 76
8 Unified Team 17 14 15 46
9 Netherlands 13 15 11 39
10 Norway 13 12 7 32
11 Denmark 12 22 12 46
12 China 11 7 7 25
13 Korea 10 14 18 42
14 Italy 10 7 18 35
15 Finland 8 6 11 25
16 Poland 7 10 7 24
17 Japan 7 8 15 30
18 Switzerland 6 16 12 34
19 Sweden 5 22 8 35
20 Austria 5 4 13 22
21 Belgium 5 4 6 15
22 Egypt 5 4 4 13
23 New Zealand 5 1 0 6
24 Czechoslovakia 4 3 6 13
25 Hungary 4 3 4 11
26 Independent Paralympians 4 3 1 8
27 South Africa 4 1 3 8
28 Hong Kong 3 4 4 11
29 Cuba 3 3 3 9
30 Portugal 3 3 1 7
31 Iceland 3 2 12 17
32 Brazil 3 0 4 7
33 Israel 2 4 5 11
34 Slovenia 2 0 1 3
35 Nigeria 2 0 0 2
36 Kuwait 1 3 1 5
37 Iran 1 2 1 4
38 Bulgaria 1 2 0 3
Panama 1 2 0 3
40 Argentina 1 1 0 2
41 Kenya 1 0 1 2
42 Lithuania 0 4 3 7
43 Ireland 0 3 3 6
44 Estonia 0 2 1 3
Greece 0 2 1 3
46 Mexico 0 1 10 11
47 Jamaica 0 1 2 3
Malaysia 0 1 2 3
49 Faroe Islands 0 1 0 1
50 Bahrain 0 0 1 1
Chinese Taipei 0 0 1 1
Croatia 0 0 1 1
Iraq 0 0 1 1
Thailand 0 0 1 1
Venezuela 0 0 1 1


September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union (also Commonwealth of Independent States) at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games of 1992 (in Albertville and Barcelona, respectively). ... National motto: 널리 인간을 이롭게 하라 Translation: Bring benefit to all people Official language Korean Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul President Roh Moo-hyun Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 107th 99,274 km² 0. ...

International Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics
1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016
Winter Paralympics
1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014

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