Brazil at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Brazil at the
1992 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeBRA
NPCBrazilian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.cpb.org.br
in Barcelona and Madrid
Competitors41
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
12
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Brazil competed at the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona for physically and vision-impaired athletes. Immediately after the Barcelona Games, the city of Madrid held events for athletes with an intellectual disability. The Madrid results are not included in International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. In Barcelona, Brazil finished 31st in the total medal count winning 7 medals (3 gold and 4 bronzes). At the Catalan city, the country has competed with 41 athletes and won medals in 3 sports – swimming, athletics and judo.[1] Brazil finished thirteenth in Madrid with 1 gold, 3 silvers and 1 bronze, totalizing a total of another 5 medals and finished the games at the 28th place.[2]


Medallists

The following medals were earned in Barcelona and are recognized by the International Paralympic Committee and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Ádria Santos Athletics Women's 100 m B2
 Gold Suely Guimarães Athletics Women's discus throw THW7
 Gold Luiz Cláudio Pereira Athletics Men's shot put THW4
 Bronze Sebastião da Costa Neto Athletics Men's Club throw C6
 Bronze Genezi Andrade Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke S3
 Bronze Eduardo Wanderley Swimming Men's 50 m butterfly S3–4
 Bronze Ivanildo Vasconcelos Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM5

The following medals were earned by Brazilians with intellectual impairment in Madrid and are not officially recognized by either the International Paralympic Committee or the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brazil - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. ^ "Madrid 1992 – the Paralympic Games that time forgot!". Paralympic Anorak. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2021.


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