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.

Medal tables

Medals by summer sport

''After the 2024 Paris Paralympics.''

Summary by sport

Wheelchair basketball

EventFirst
medal
First
gold medal
GoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's tournament20160101
Women's tournament00008th

Wheelchair fencing

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking

Football 5-a-side

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking

Football 7-a-side

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking

Goalball

EventFirst
medal
First
gold medal
GoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's tournament19960011
Women's tournament20000101

Judo

EventFirst
medal
First
gold medal
GoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's Heavyweight20000101
Men's Half-heavyweight0000Quarterfinals
Men's Middleweight19960112
Men's Half-middleweight19960011
Men's lightweight19920101
Men's Half-lightweight199219921304
Men's Extra-lightweight20000011
Women's Heavyweight20040101
Women's Middleweight200420043003
Women's Half-middleweight20040123
Women's Lightweight20040123
Women's Half-lightweight00004th
Women's Extra-lightweight0000Quarterfinals

Wheelchair tennis

EventFirst
medal
First
gold medal
GoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's singles00004th
Men's doubles20240011
Women's singles0000Round of 16
Women's doubles0000Round of 16

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.AthleteSportParticipationsGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Purificacion Santamarta1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004F114116
2Richard Oribe1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012M96217
3Sebastián Rodríguez2000, 2004, 2008, 2012M83415
4Teresa Perales2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024F7101128
5Javier Conde1992,1996, 2000, 2004, 2008M7209
6Sara Carracelas Garcia1996, 2000, 2004, 2008F61310
7Javier Torres1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008M55616
8Júlio Requena1992, 1996, 2000M5128
9Ricardo Ten1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024M42511
10Enhamed Enhamed2004, 2008, 2012M4239
11David Casinos2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016M4015
12Antonio Cid1992, 1996, 2000, 2004M3216
13Jesus Collado Alarcon2000, 2004, 2008, 2012M3036
14Carmen Herrera2004, 2008, 2012F3003
14Michelle Alonso2012, 2016, 2020F3003
16Enrique Floriano2000, 2004, 2008, 2012M2428
17Miguel Luque2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024M2338
18Christian Venge2000, 2004, 2008, 2012M2215
19Beatriz Mendoza1992, 1996, 2000F2136
19Alfonso Cabello2012, 2016, 2020, 2024M2136
21Juan Viedma1992, 1996, 2000M2125
22Núria Marquès2016, 2020, 2024F1427
23Álvaro Valera2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024M1326
24Deborah Font2000, 2004, 2008, 2012F1247
25Marta Fernández Infante2020, 2024F1236
26Sarai Gascón Moreno2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024F0628
27José Manuel Ruiz Reyes2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016M0325