2012 Summer Paralympics

The XIV Paralympic Summer Games were held in London from August 29 to September 9, 2012. The agreement of the host countries to the IOC specifies that the Paralympics the same venue to use as the Olympic Games.

For the first time the Summer Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games have been planned together from the beginning. It was attended by 4452 athletes from 164 nations, the biggest number of athletes at the Paralympics; 16 nations were represented for the first time.

Sports, schedule and results

During the Summer Paralympics total of 503 competitions were held in 20 different sports. Note: The links in the sports refer to the results. For a description of individual sports see also blind football ( 5- football), Goalball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Tennis, Wheelchair riding.

Participating nations

At the Paralympic Summer Games 2012 4452 athletes participated from 164 nations. In order for these Paralympic Summer Games were the most participants with the history of the Paralympics. 16 nations were represented for the first time. In parentheses is the number of participating athletes.

  • Egypt Egypt ( 40)
  • Ethiopia 1996 Ethiopia ( 4)
  • Afghanistan Afghanistan (1)
  • Albania Albania (1)
  • Algeria Algeria (33 )
  • Virgin Islands United States U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
  • Andorra Andorra ( 1)
  • Angola Angola ( 4)
  • Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda ( 1)
  • Argentina Argentina ( 63)
  • Armenia Armenia (2 )
  • Azerbaijan (21 )
  • Australia (172 )
  • Bahrain Bahrain ( 2)
  • Barbados Barbados ( 1)
  • Belgium Belgium (42 )
  • Benin Benin ( 1)
  • Bermuda Bermuda ( 1)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 12)
  • Brazil Brazil (185 )
  • Brunei Brunei ( 1)
  • Bulgaria Bulgaria ( 8)
  • Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ( 2)
  • Burundi Burundi ( 1)
  • Chile Chile ( 7)
  • Costa Rica Costa Rica ( 3)
  • Taipei Chinese Taipei ( Taiwan) ( 18)
  • Denmark Denmark ( 28)
  • Germany Germany (161 )
  • Djibouti Djibouti ( 1)
  • Dominican Republic Dominican Republic ( 3)
  • Ecuador Ecuador ( 2)
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast ( 4)
  • El Salvador El Salvador ( 1)
  • Estonia Estonia ( 3)
  • Faroe Faroe Islands ( 1)
  • Fiji Fiji ( 1)
  • Finland Finland ( 35)
  • France France (157 )
  • Gabon Gabon ( 1)
  • Gambia Gambia ( 2)
  • Georgia Georgia ( 2)
  • Ghana Ghana ( 4)
  • Greece Greece ( 67)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom ( 304)
  • Guatemala Guatemala ( 1)
  • Guinea- Bissau Guinea- Bissau ( 2)
  • Haiti Haiti ( 3)
  • Honduras Honduras ( 1)
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong (28 )
  • India India (10 )
  • Indonesia Indonesia ( 4)
  • Iraq Iraq ( 19)
  • Iran Iran ( 80)
  • Ireland Ireland ( 58)
  • Iceland Iceland ( 4)
  • Israel Israel ( 25)
  • Italy Italy ( 102)
  • Jamaica Jamaica ( 3)
  • Japan Japan (137 )
  • Jordan Jordan (9 )
  • Cambodia Cambodia ( 1)
  • Cameroon Cameroon ( 1)
  • Canada Canada ( 157)
  • Cape Verde Cape Verde ( 1)
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan ( 7)
  • Qatar Qatar ( 1)
  • Kenya (13 )
  • Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan ( 1)
  • Colombia Colombia (39 )
  • Comoros Comoros ( 1)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo ( 2)
  • Croatia Croatia (25 )
  • Cuba Cuba ( 24)
  • Kuwait Kuwait ( 6)
  • Laos Laos ( 1)
  • Lesotho Lesotho ( 1)
  • Latvia Latvia ( 8)
  • Lebanon Lebanon ( 1)
  • Liberia Liberia (1)
  • Lithuania Lithuania ( 11)
  • Libya Libya ( 2)
  • Macau Macau ( 2)
  • Madagascar Madagascar ( 1)
  • Malaysia Malaysia ( 22)
  • Mali Mali ( 1)
  • Malta Malta (1)
  • Morocco Morocco ( 32)
  • Mauritania Mauritania ( 2)
  • Mauritius Mauritius ( 2)
  • Macedonia Macedonia (2)
  • Mexico Mexico (81 )
  • Moldova Moldova ( 2)
  • Mongolia Mongolia ( 6)
  • Montenegro Montenegro ( 1)
  • Mozambique Mozambique ( 2)
  • Myanmar Myanmar 1974 ( 2)
  • Namibia Namibia ( 5)
  • Nepal Nepal ( 2)
  • New Zealand New Zealand (29 )
  • Nicaragua Nicaragua ( 2)
  • Netherlands Netherlands (92 )
  • Niger Niger ( 2)
  • Nigeria Nigeria ( 29)
  • Norway Norway ( 23)
  • North Korea North Korea ( 1)
  • Austria Austria (35 )
  • Oman Oman ( 2)
  • East Timor East Timor ( 1)
  • Pakistan Pakistan ( 2)
  • Palestine National Authority Palestinian Territories ( 2)
  • Panama Panama ( 2)
  • Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea ( 2)
  • Peru ( 1)
  • Philippines Philippines ( 8)
  • Poland Poland (101 )
  • Portugal Portugal ( 30)
  • Puerto Rico Puerto Rico ( 2)
  • Rwanda Rwanda ( 14)
  • Romania Romania ( 7)
  • Russia Russia ( 183)
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands ( 1)
  • Zambia Zambia ( 2)
  • Samoa Samoa ( 2)
  • San Marino San Marino ( 1)
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia ( 4)
  • Sweden Sweden (59 )
  • Switzerland Switzerland (29 )
  • Senegal Senegal ( 1)
  • Serbia Serbia (13 )
  • Sierra Leone Sierra Leone ( 1)
  • Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ( 2)
  • Singapore ( 8)
  • Slovakia Slovakia (33 )
  • Slovenia Slovenia ( 22)
  • Spain (148 )
  • Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ( 7)
  • South Africa South Africa ( 65)
  • Flag of South Korea South Korea (89 )
  • Suriname Suriname ( 1)
  • Syria Syria ( 5)
  • Tajikistan Tajikistan ( 1)
  • Tanzania Tanzania ( 1)
  • Thailand Thailand ( 50)
  • Tonga Tonga ( 1)
  • Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago ( 2)
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic (52 )
  • Tunisia Tunisia ( 31)
  • Turkey Turkey ( 69)
  • Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( 5)
  • Uganda Uganda ( 2)
  • Ukraine Ukraine ( 151)
  • Hungary Hungary ( 33)
  • Uruguay Uruguay ( 1)
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (10 )
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu ( 1)
  • Venezuela Venezuela ( 28)
  • United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates ( 15)
  • United States United States (233 )
  • Vietnam (11 )
  • People's Republic of China People's Republic of China ( 294 )
  • Belarus Belarus ( 33)
  • Central African Republic Central African Republic (1)
  • Cyprus Cyprus ( 3)

Successful athletes

List of the most successful Paralympian with at least four gold medals:

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