List of medal sweeps in Paralympic Games

A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event. It is often a rare occurrence that often happens in athletics, cycling and swimming. Since the Paralympic Games started in 1960, there have been 44 podium sweeps (updated to the 2016 Summer Paralympics).

Archery

There has been one occasion where there has been a podium sweep in archery.[1]

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
2016
Rio de Janeiro		 Women's individual compound W1
  Great Britain (GBR) Jessica Stretton Jo Frith Vicky Jenkins

Athletics

There are 25 podium sweeps in track and field athletics in the Paralympic Games.

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome[2]		 Women's shot put A
  Italy (ITA) Maria Scutti 4.18m Anna Maria Galimberti 3.70m Anna Maria Toso 3.17m
1964
Tokyo[3]		 Men's wheelchair dash below T10
  United States (USA) Ron Stein Tim Harris Richard Miller
1968
Tel Aviv[4]		 Men's slalom C
  Japan (JPN) Hisashi Furukawa 1:01.50 Mikio Egawa 1:03.20 Teruyoshi Tsuchiya 1:04.40
Women's club throw D
  Israel (ISR) Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum 27.44m Batia Mishani 23.93m Shoshana Sharabi 21.06m
1976
Toronto[5]		 Men's discus throw C
  West Germany (FRG) Hans Josefiak 37.13m Dieter Belz 35.99m E. Kuehnel 35.13m
Men's discus throw D1
  United States (USA) John Jerome 27.16m J. Behan 24.61m Curt Brinkman 24.42m
Men's shot put C
  West Germany (FRG) Dieter Belz 13.39m E. Kuehnel 13.22m Hans Josefiak 12.90m
Women's pentathlon A
  Canada (CAN) J. Pacquette 3786pts B. Stanger 3274pts T. Stevenson 3208pts
1980
Arnhem[6]		 Men's 400m D1 wheelchairs
  United States (USA) Curt Brinkman 1:13.05 Jim Martinson 1:13.61 J. Finch 1:19.89
Women's 60m A
  United States (USA) Carmella Lovitt 9.08s Lou Keller 9.20s Melissa Ricketts 9.23s
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York[7]		 Men's 100m C5
  United States (USA) John Sacco 22.96s Dean Houle 23.66s Mark Kemp 25.92s
Women's club throw C3
  Great Britain (GBR) Aileen Harper 12.38m Anne Trotman 12.04m Linda Fyfe 9.55m
1988
Seoul[8]		 Men's 200m C4-5
  Canada (CAN) Robert Easton 37.98s Gino Vendetti 38.61s Michael Johner 40.33s
Men's 800m 1A
  West Germany (FRG) Gunther Obert 3:01.09 Hans Lubbering 3:01.39 Heinrich Koeberle 3:08.88
Men's 5000m 1A
  West Germany (FRG) Heinrich Koeberle 19:23.38 Hans Lubbering 21:15.52 Gunther Obert 22:13.63
Men's slalom 3
  Japan (JPN) Seiji Hayashi 1:54.20 Takao Ishii 1:56.20 Takeshi Iwasaki 2:00.20
1992
Barcelona[9]		 Men's 200m C3-4
  United States (USA) David Larson 31.60s Ross Davis 32.28s Christopher Ridgway 34.70s
Men's 400m C3-4
  United States (USA) David Larson 31.60s Ross Davis 32.28s Christopher Ridgway 34.70s
Men's 800m C3-4
  United States (USA) David Larson 31.60s Ross Davis 32.28s Christopher Ridgway 34.70s
1996
Atlanta[10]		 Women's long jump F10-11
  Spain (ESP) Magdalena Amo 5.22 Rosalia Lazaro 5.22 Purificacion Ortiz 5.07
2000
Sydney[11]		 Men's javelin throw F58
  Egypt (EGY) Mahmoud Elatar 49.92m El Sayed Moussa 41.41m Hany Elbehiry 40.56m

Cycling

Lawn bowls

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York[12]		 Men's singles tetraplegic
  Great Britain (GBR) K. Ellison Isabel Barr Tommy Taylor
1996
Atlanta[13]		 Men's singles LB7/8
  Great Britain (GBR) Alan Lyne George Wright Keith Brenton

Swimming

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome[14]		 Men's 25m crawl incomplete class 2
  Italy (ITA) Renzo Rogo 25.60s Grimaldi 30.20s Ottavio Moscone 30.40s
Men's 25m breaststroke incomplete class 2
  Italy (ITA) Renzo Rogo 35.90s Grimaldi 36.00s Ottavio Moscone 36.70s
Women's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4
  Norway (NOR) Reklev 28.10s Myrheim 29.40s Vagrum 30.70s
1964
Tokyo[15]		 Women's 50m breaststroke special class
  Argentina (ARG) Silvia Cochetti 1:08.10 Estela Falocco 1:36.00 Amelia Mier 2:07.90
Women's 50m freestyle prone special class
  Argentina (ARG) Silvia Cochetti 46.70s Estela Falocco 1:04.40 Amelia Mier 1:05.40
Women's 50m freestyle supine special class
  Argentina (ARG) Silvia Cochetti 1:05.70 Estela Falocco 1:17.90 Amelia Mier 1:20.20
1976
Toronto[16]		 Women's 100m backstroke 5
  Netherlands (NED) Marijke Ruiter 1:21.76 Riekie Adelerhof 1:33.53 Jeanne Backx-de Backer 1:36.35
1980
Arnhem[17]		 Men's 100m backstroke E
  Netherlands (NED) M. Kers 1:18.94 Andre van Buiten 1:19.74 B. Koopman 1:24.51
Women's 100m backstroke B
  United States (USA) Trischa Zorn 1:11.80 Marie van Liere 1:18.87 Missy Akins 1:21.30
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York[18]		 Women's 50m breaststroke B3
  United States (USA) Marie van Liere 43.46s Tonia McHugh 45.00s Kristy Satterfield 54.68s
Women's 100m backstroke B3
  United States (USA) Barbara Eiler 1:20.15 Cathy Schmitt 1:20.97 Marie van Liere 1:22.60
Women's 400m breaststroke B3
  United States (USA) Cathy Schmitt 6:55.13 Lori Johnson 7:06.28 Marie van Liere 7:19.34
1992 Summer Paralympics[19] Men's 50m freestyle S2
  Great Britain (GBR) Peter Hull 1:09.28 James Anderson 1:20.44 Alan McGregor 1:25.71
Men's 100m freestyle S2
  Great Britain (GBR) Peter Hull 2:26.30 James Anderson 2:56.56 Alan McGregor 3:02.93
Women's 100m breaststroke SB6-7
  Germany (GER) Britta Siegers 1:44.47 Heidi Kopp 1:49.82 Beate Schretzmann 1:50.55

Wheelchair fencing

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome[20]		 Men's sabre individual
  Italy (ITA) Aurelio Tedone Franco Rossi Giovanni Ferraris
Men's sabre team
  Italy (ITA) Giovanni Ferraris
Aurelio Tedone		 Ottavio Moscone
Aroldo Ruschioni		 Giovanni Berghella
Franco Rossi
Women's foil individual
  Italy (ITA) Anna Maria Toso Maria Scutti Anna Maria Galimberti
1968
Tel Aviv[21]		 Men's foil individual
  Italy (ITA) Roberto Marson Vittorio Loi Giuliano Koten
1992
Barcelona[22]		 Men's foil 3-4
  France (FRA) Arthur Bellance Yvon Pacault Robert Citerne
1996
Atlanta[23]		 Women's foil individual A
  France (FRA) Josette Bourgain Sophie Belgodere-Paralitici Patricia Picot

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archery secure GB's first clean medal sweep". Channel 4 Parasport. 12 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "1960 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "1964 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "1968 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "1976 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "1980 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "1984 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "1988 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "1992 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "1996 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "2000 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "1984 Summer Paralympics - Lawn bowls". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "1996 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "1960 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "1964 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "1976 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "1980 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "1984 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "1992 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "1960 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "1968 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "1992 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "1996 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
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