Spain at the Rio 2016 Paralympics

Teresa Perales won six gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games © • Lieven Coudenys

·Spain has claimed 619 medals at the Paralympic Summer Games: G199-S207-B213.

·The Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games were Spain's most successful Paralympic Games to date, winning 39 gold medals (S31-B36).

·The NPC made its debut at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games.

·Spain is in 11th place on the Summer Games' all-time medal table.

·Spain hosted the Paralympic Games in 1992 when the event was held in Barcelona.

·The NPC has been most successful in swimming, claiming 102 gold, 109 silver and 110 bronze medals.

·Athlete Purificacion Santamarta is Spain's most successful Paralympian in individual events: G11-S4-B1.

·Swimmer Teresa Perales is Spain's most decorated Paralympian, collecting a total of 22 medals (G6-S6-B10). She has won the women's 100m freestyle S5 event at each of the last three Paralympic Games, in which she currently also is the reigning European and world champion.

·Alvaro Varela won a gold medal in men's table tennis singles class 8 event at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, but failed to win another gold medal since (bronze in 2008, two silver in 2012).

·Since 2010, Varela claimed four podium places at the World Championships (G3-B1), four at the European Championships (G1-S2-B1) and two at the Paralympic Games (S2)

·Perales and Varela are on the IPC's ones-to-watch list for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

·Only Portugal (24) has claimed more medals in boccia at the Paralympic Games than Spain (19).

·RTVE, Cadena COPE Radio and Cadena SER Radio are the rights holding broadcaster in Spain for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. More information can be found here at Cadena COPE Radio's, Cadena SER Radio's and RTVE's website.

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Medal Table Paralympic Games

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Total	199	207	213	619
2012	8	18	16	42
2008	15	21	22	58
2004	20	27	24	71
2000	38	30	38	106
1996	39	31	36	106
1992	34	31	42	107
1988	18	13	11	42
1984	22	10	12	44
1980	1	13	9	23
1976	4	6	2	12
1972	0	4	0	4
1968	0	3	1	4

London 2012 gold medallists

Athlete	Sport	Gold
Alberto Suarez Laso	Athletics	1
Alfonso Cabello	Cycling	1
Carmen Herrera	Judo	1
Christian Venge	Cycling	1
David Casinos	Athletics	1
David Llauradó	Cycling	1
Jose Antonio Exposito Pineiro	Athletics	1
Michelle Alonso Morales	Swimming	1
Teresa Perales	Swimming	1