Spain at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

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

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	Tae Sung An  South Korea	Carmelo Scalisi  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	Harri Jauhiainen  Finland	Jean-Yves Arvier  France
800 m C8	Robert Biancucci  Australia	Keith Pittman  United States	Javier Salmeron  Spain
1500 m A6/A8–9/L4	Angel Marin  Spain	Kai Pirttijarvi  Finland	Sameh Ahmed  Egypt
1500 m B2	Mariano Ruiz  Spain	Noel Thatcher  Great Britain	Michel Pavon  France
5000 m A6/A8–9/L4	Angel Marin  Spain	Hyun Sik Hwang  South Korea	Slobodan Adzic  Yugoslavia
5000 m B2	Mariano Ruiz  Spain	Michel Pavon  France	A. Pomykalov  Soviet Union
Long jump B1	Mineho Ozaki  Japan	Antonio Delgado  Spain	Victor Riabochtan  Soviet Union
Triple jump B1	Mineho Ozaki  Japan	Sergei Sevastianov  Soviet Union	José Manuel Rodriguez  Spain
100 m B1	Purificacion Santamarta  Spain	Bang Wol Kim  South Korea	Rossella Inverni  Italy
400 m B1	Tamara Pankova  Soviet Union	Purificacion Santamarta  Spain	Rossella Inverni  Italy
Long jump B1	Joke van Rijswijk  Netherlands	Purificacion Santamarta  Spain	Lori Bennett  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	Luis Leardy  Spain	Tomas Hainey  Canada	Gerard Dunne  Ireland
100 m backstroke 6	Gerard Dunne  Ireland	Jorge Gotzens  Spain	Juan Castane  Spain
100 m backstroke B2	Wieslaw Krol  Poland	Pablo Corral  Spain	Jack Krier  United States
100 m backstroke L6	Mats Einarsson  Sweden	Alberto Gomez  Spain	Alessandro Pisetta  Italy
50 m breaststroke B2	Jose Pedrajas  Spain	Eric Ghysel  France	Roman Reszczynski  Poland
100 m breaststroke B2	Jose Pedrajas  Spain	Alexandre Gapon  Soviet Union	Roman Reszczynski  Poland
100 m breaststroke L6	Jochen Hahnengress  West Germany	Mats Einarsson  Sweden	Alberto Gomez  Spain
200 m breaststroke B2	Jose Pedrajas  Spain	Alexandre Gapon  Soviet Union	Roman Reszczynski  Poland
100 m butterfly 6	Gerard Dunne  Ireland	Tomas Hainey  Canada	Luis Leardy  Spain
100 m butterfly B1	Timothy McIsaac  Canada	Alberto Dauden  Spain	Jorge Mary  Spain
100 m butterfly L6	Mats Einarsson  Sweden	Alberto Gomez  Spain	Leandro Ramos Santos  Brazil
200 m individual medley 6	Luis Leardy  Spain	Tomas Hainey  Canada	Gerard Dunne  Ireland
200 m individual medley B1	Timothy McIsaac  Canada	Oleg Cher  Soviet Union	Jorge Mary  Spain
200 m individual medley B2	Per Andersson  Sweden	Jose Corral  Spain	Eric Ghysel  France
200 m individual medley L6	Mats Einarsson  Sweden	Gianluca Saini  Italy	Alberto Gomez  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	Ana Peiro  Spain	Esther Eroles  Spain	Malgorzata Adamik  Poland
400 m freestyle 5	Ana Peiro  Spain	Esther Eroles  Spain	Malgorzata Adamik  Poland
400 m freestyle 6	Heidi Kopp  West Germany	Nancy Clarke  United States	Pilar Javaloya  Spain
100 m backstroke 5	Ana Peiro  Spain	Esther Eroles  Spain	Malgorzata Adamik  Poland
100 m backstroke 6	Pilar Javaloya  Spain	Nancy Clarke  United States	Heidi Kopp  West Germany
100 m breaststroke 5	Malgorzata Adamik  Poland	Esther Eroles  Spain	Lena-Marie Hagman  Sweden
100 m breaststroke L5	Laura Tramuns  Spain	Miia Rantanen  Finland	Esthel Sauter  Switzerland
100 m butterfly 6	Pilar Javaloya  Spain	Maria Jussara Matos  Brazil	Graciana Moreira Alves  Brazil

References

1. http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/5SC_juegos/260SS_juegosparal.asp
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.
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.
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.
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.