Spain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

Spain at the
1984 Summer Paralympics
Spain at the; 1984 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ESP
NPC	Spanish Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralimpicos.es (in Spanish)
in Stoke Mandeville/New York
Medals	Gold 22 Silver 10 Bronze 12 Total 44
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Spain won 22 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.^[1]

These were the first Games where Spain sent participants who had cerebral palsy.^[1]

In 1984, Spain had competitors in archery, wheelchair basketball, swimming, weightlifting, table tennis and athletics.^[1]

Background

The 1984 Games were held in Stoke Mandeville, England and in New York, United States.^[2] The Games did not use the same venues as the Summer Olympics.^[3] Competitors with spinal cord injuries, amputations, cerebral palsy and vision impairments were eligible to compete in these Games.^[4]

At the 1984 Games, Great Britain won the most medals among all Les Autres events. They claimed 55. Spain was second with 38 and the United States was third with 26.^[5]

Archery

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

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Double FITA round integrated	Jan Thulin Sweden	Antonio Rebollo Spain	Raimo Tirronen Finland

Athletics

Three of Spain's gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals came in athletics.^[1] Four of the medals were won by athletes with visual impairments. Three were won by athletes with physical disabilities.^[1]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Long jump B1	Yvan Bourdeau Canada	Stefan Bidzinski Poland	Antonio Delgado Spain
Triple jump B1	Soedjeman Dipowidjojo Netherlands	José Manuel Rodríguez Spain	Pauli Viertonen Finland
Discus throw L3	Eric Pearce Great Britain	Peter Sorensen Sweden	Alfredo Martin Spain
Javelin throw L3	Alfredo Martin Spain	Peter Sorensen Sweden	Eric Pearce Great Britain
Shot put L3	Peter Sorensen Sweden	Eric Pearce Great Britain	Alfredo Martins Spain
100 m B1	Purificacion Santamarta Spain	Lori Bennett United States	Joke van Rijswijk Netherlands
400 m B1	Purificacion Santamarta Spain	Refija Okic Yugoslavia	Rossella Inverni Italy

Swimming

Nineteen of Spain's gold medals, eight silver medals and nine bronze medals came in swimming. All medals were won by athletes with physical disabilities.^[1]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
50 m backstroke L3	Andras Toth Hungary	Francisco Flores Spain	Thierry Legloanic France
50 m breaststroke L3	Francisco Flores Spain	Peter Williams Great Britain	Mogens Christensen Denmark
50 m freestyle L3	Francisco Flores Spain	Gordon Crowe Great Britain	Bill Lehr United States
100 m backstroke L4	Eugenio Jimenez Spain	Michael Lapp West Germany	Andrew Gilbert Great Britain
100 m backstroke L5	Alberto Gomez Spain	Holger Woelk West Germany	Jorge Gotzens Spain
100 m breaststroke L4	Eric Fleury France	Juan Castane Spain	Michael Lapp West Germany
100 m breaststroke L5	Theo van der Meijden Netherlands	Alberto Gomez Spain	Roberto Garcia Spain
100 m butterfly L4	Alberto Jofre Spain	Marcel Poulisse Netherlands	Eric Fleury France
100 m butterfly L5	Claude Dupin France	Theo van der Meijden Netherlands	Alberto Gomez Spain
100 m freestyle L4	Marcel Poulisse Netherlands	Alberto Jofre Spain	Andrew Gilbert Great Britain
100 m freestyle L5	Alberto Gomez Spain	Gyorgy Tory Hungary	Theo van der Meijden Netherlands
200 m individual medley L4	Juan Castane Spain	Marcel Poulisse Netherlands	Eric Fleury France
200 m individual medley L5	Claude Dupin France	Gyorgy Tory Hungary	Roberto Garcia Spain
4×50 m freestyle relay L1–L6	Spain (ESP)	Great Britain (GBR)	France (FRA)
4×50 m medley relay L1–L6	Hungary (HUN) Attila Jeszenszky Laszlo Palinkas Ferenc Stettner Gyorgy Tory	Spain (ESP)	Great Britain (GBR)
50 m backstroke L3	Petra Schad West Germany	Teresa Herreras Spain	Marjolein van Riel Netherlands
50 m breaststroke L3	Teresa Herreras Spain	Irene Hotchin Great Britain	Eva Lundquist Sweden
50 m freestyle L3	Teresa Herreras Spain	Petra Schad West Germany	Irene Hotchin Great Britain
100 m backstroke L4	Ana Peiro Spain	Mirjam Sanders Netherlands	Katarina Jewall Sweden
100 m backstroke L5	Agnes Beraudias France	Pilar Jabaloyas Spain	Petra Heirbaut Netherlands
100 m backstroke L6	Manuela Aguilera Spain	Judit Hoffman Hungary
100 m breaststroke L4	Mirjam Sanders Netherlands	Maj Berger Norway	Ana Peiro Spain
100 m breaststroke L5	Petra Heirbaut Netherlands	Agnes Beraudias France	Laura Tramuns Spain
100 m butterfly L4	Ana Peiro Spain	Katarina Jewall Sweden	Mirjam Sanders Netherlands
100 m butterfly L5	Agnes Beraudias France	Petra Heirbaut Netherlands	Pilar Jabaloyas Spain
100 m butterfly L6	Immaculada Palencia Spain
100 m freestyle L4	Mirjam Sanders Netherlands	Katarina Jewall Sweden	Ana Peiro Spain
100 m freestyle L6	Immaculada Palencia Spain	Manuela Aguilera Spain	Rachael Marshall Trinidad and Tobago
200 m individual medley L4	Ana Peiro Spain	Mirjam Sanders Netherlands	Katarina Jewall Sweden
200 m individual medley L5	Agnes Beraudias France	Petra Heirbaut Netherlands	Pilar Jabaloyas Spain
200 m individual medley L6	Manuela Aguilera Spain	Judit Hoffman Hungary
4×50 m freestyle relay L1–L6	Spain (ESP)	Great Britain (GBR)	Norway (NOR)
4×50 m medley relay L1–L6	Spain (ESP)	Great Britain (GBR)	Norway (NOR)

References

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↑ 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.
↑ Thomas, Nigel (2002). "Sport and Disability" (PDF). pp. 105–124. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

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[cpe2-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/5SC_juegos/261SS_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.

[:12-5] Thomas, Nigel (2002). "Sport and Disability" (PDF). pp. 105–124. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

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Nations at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville/New York
Africa	Egypt Kenya Zimbabwe
America	Argentina Bahamas Brazil Canada Ecuador Guatemala Jamaica Mexico Trinidad and Tobago United States Venezuela
Asia	Bahrain Burma China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Jordan Kuwait South Korea Thailand
Europe	Austria Belgium Denmark East Germany Faroe Islands Finland France Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland West Germany Yugoslavia
Oceania	Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea