Athletes from Spain have competed at the Paralympic Games since the 1968 Summer events and the country hosted the

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. Competitors have represented

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in ten of the twelve

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, missing only the first two events in

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and

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. 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

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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 (see ''

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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.

Teams

Multi medalists

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympics

Winter Paralympics

Medals by summer sport

Medals by winter sport

See also

References