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From 1984 to 2004, numerous athletes competed in wheelchair racing at the Olympics. Medals were not awarded and the contests were incorporated into the Olympics athletics programme as demonstration events only. Wheelchair competitors in these races are not typically considered to have competed in the Olympics programme proper, as they were ...
The Paralympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals. See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time.
Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze) Paralympiads medal events in 2016 Gold Silver Bronze Total Archery: Since 1960 15 9 152 143 133 428 Paola Fantato (5–1–2) Athletics: Since 1960 15 160 2848 2791 2708 8348 Zipora Rubin (13–5–5) Heinz Frei (11-6–5) Boccia: Since 1984 9 7 63 63 63 189
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities.There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, have been held shortly after the corresponding Olympic Games.
In Paralympic athletics competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classes are as follows: [1] 11–13: Blind and visually impaired; 20: Intellectually disabled; 32–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy; classes 32–34 compete in wheelchairs, while 35–38 are ambulant
Below is an all-time medal table for all Paralympic Games from 1960 to 2024. The International Paralympic Committee does not publish all-time tables, and publishes unofficial tables only per single Games.
32–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy; classes 32–34 compete in wheelchairs, while 35–38 are ambulant; 40–46: Ambulant athletes with amputations or other disabilities such as dwarfism; 51–58: Wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injuries or amputations; 61–64: Athletes with limb differences; The IPC recognizes records for each of ...
Para-athletics has been one of the sports at the Paralympic Games since 1960, [9] [10] though deaf athletes and most athletes with an intellectual disability compete separately at the Deaflympics and Special Olympics World Games, respectively.