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This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more Paralympic gold medals. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time.
Long before the Paralympic Games, American gymnast George Eyser, who had a wooden leg, competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics, and won three gold medals, two silver and a bronze, including a gold in the vault, an event which then included a jump over a long horse without aid of a springboard.
Discipline Contested Number of Paralympiads Medals awarded Athlete(s) with the most medals Gold Silver Bronze Total Dartchery: 1960–1980 6 12 12
The 2024 Paralympics have been yet another picture-perfect show of athletic achievement — all with the backdrop of Paris.. As approximately 4,400 competitors from 168 countries fought for gold ...
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Paralympic swimmers participate in four different lengths: 50 metre, 100 metre, 150 metre (SM3 individual medley events) 200 metre and 400 metre (individual medley events).
Three-time Paralympian and first Paralympian to be inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame (2004). [8] 2012 Sebastian Coe: Chair of London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Paul Deighton: CEO of LOCOG Chris Holmes: Director of Paralmypic Integration of LOCOG Boris Johnson
Paralympian #166 Dame Sophie Pascoe has won 19 Paralympic medals over four Paralympic Games from Beijing 2008 - Tokyo 2020 - making her the most decorated New Zealander at the Paralympics or Olympics. New Zealand's first Paralympic medals were won by Paralympian #13 Eve Rimmer. Eve competed in Para athletics and Para swimming, picking up 1 gold ...