Spain at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Spain at the
1988 Summer Paralympics
Spain at the; 1988 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ESP
NPC	Spanish Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralimpicos.es (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Medals	Gold 18 Silver 13 Bronze 12 Total 43
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;

Spain won 18 gold medal, 13 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.^[1]

In 1988, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming, weightlifting, shooting, table tennis and athletics.^[1]

Background[]

The 1988 Games were held in Seoul, South Korea.^[2] The Games used the same venues as the Summer Olympics.^[3] Competitors with spinal cord injuries, amputations, cerebral palsy, Les Autres and vision impairments were eligible to compete in these Games.^[4]

Closing ceremonies[]

There were concerns that the number of medals awarded on the final day of competition would mean that competitors would not be able to attend the 1988 Games closing ceremonies where the flag of Spain was to be raised as the host of the next Games.^[5]

Archery[]

One of Spain's bronze medals came in archery. It was won by an athlete with a physical disability.^[1]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's double FITA round open	South Korea	Belgium	Antonio Rebollo Spain

Athletics[]

Six of Spain's gold medals, three silver medals and three bronze medals came in athletics. Eight medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, four won by athletes with cerebral palsy, and nine by athletes with physical impairments.^[1]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
800 m A6/A8–9/L4	Angel Marin Spain	Finland	France
800 m C8	Robert Biancucci Australia	United States	Javier Salmeron Spain
1500 m A6/A8–9/L4	Angel Marin Spain	Finland	Egypt
1500 m B2	Mariano Ruiz Spain	Noel Thatcher Great Britain	France
5000 m A6/A8–9/L4	Angel Marin Spain	South Korea	Yugoslavia
5000 m B2	Mariano Ruiz Spain	France	Soviet Union
Long jump B1	Mineho Ozaki Japan	Antonio Delgado Spain	Soviet Union
Triple jump B1	Mineho Ozaki Japan	Sergei Sevastianov Soviet Union	José Manuel Rodríguez Spain
100 m B1 details	Purificacion Santamarta Spain	South Korea	Italy
400 m B1	Soviet Union	Purificacion Santamarta Spain	Italy
Long jump B1	Joke van Rijswijk Netherlands	Purificacion Santamarta Spain	United States

Swimming[]

Twelve of Spain's gold medals, ten silver medals and eight bronze medals came in swimming. Three medals were won by athletes with vision impairments, nine by athletes with a physical disability and one by an athlete with cerebral palsy.^[1]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
400 m freestyle 6	Spain	Tomas Hainey Canada	Ireland
100 m backstroke 6	Ireland	Spain	Spain
100 m backstroke B2	Poland	Pablo Corral Spain	United States
100 m backstroke L6	Sweden	Spain	Italy
50 m breaststroke B2	Spain	France	Poland
100 m breaststroke B2	Spain	Soviet Union	Poland
100 m breaststroke L6	West Germany	Sweden	Spain
200 m breaststroke B2	Spain	Soviet Union	Poland
100 m butterfly 6	Ireland	Tomas Hainey Canada	Spain
100 m butterfly B1	Timothy McIsaac Canada	Spain	Spain
100 m butterfly L6	Sweden	Spain	Brazil
200 m individual medley 6	Spain	Tomas Hainey Canada	Ireland
200 m individual medley B1	Timothy McIsaac Canada	Soviet Union	Spain
200 m individual medley B2	Per Andersson Sweden	Spain	France
200 m individual medley L6	Sweden	Italy	Spain
4 × 100 m medley relay B1–B3	Canada (CAN)	Soviet Union (URS)	Spain (ESP)
4 × 100 m medley relay T/P open	Spain (ESP)	France (FRA)	Israel (ISR)
100 m freestyle 5	Spain	Spain	Poland
400 m freestyle 5	Spain	Spain	Poland
400 m freestyle 6	West Germany	United States	Spain
100 m backstroke 5	Spain	Spain	Poland
100 m backstroke 6	Spain	United States	West Germany
100 m breaststroke 5	Poland	Spain	Sweden
100 m breaststroke L5	Laura Tramuns Spain	Finland	Switzerland
100 m butterfly 6	Spain	Brazil	Brazil

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/5SC_juegos/260SS_juegosparal.asp
^ Kristine Toohey; Anthony James Veal (2007). The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective. CABI. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-84593-346-3. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^ Robert Daniel Steadward; Watkinson, E. J. (Elizabeth Jane); Garry David Wheeler (2003). Adapted Physical Activity. University of Alberta. p. 483. ISBN 978-0-88864-375-9. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^ Karen P. DePauw; Susan J. Gavron (2005). Disability Sport. Human Kinetics 1. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4504-0847-9. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^ Steve Bailey (28 February 2008). Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic Movement. John Wiley & Sons. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-470-72431-6. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[cpe2-1] ttp://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/5SC_juegos/260SS_juegosparal.asp

[TooheyVeal2007-2] Kristine Toohey; Anthony James Veal (2007). The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective. CABI. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-84593-346-3. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[SteadwardJane)2003-3] Robert Daniel Steadward; Watkinson, E. J. (Elizabeth Jane); Garry David Wheeler (2003). Adapted Physical Activity. University of Alberta. p. 483. ISBN 978-0-88864-375-9. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[DePauwGavron2005-4] Karen P. DePauw; Susan J. Gavron (2005). Disability Sport. Human Kinetics 1. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4504-0847-9. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[Bailey2008-5] Steve Bailey (28 February 2008). Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic Movement. John Wiley & Sons. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-470-72431-6. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

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