List of medal sweeps in Paralympic Games

The following is a list of medal sweeps in the Paralympic Games. A medal sweep, also known as a podium sweep, is when one team wins all available medals in a single event. It is a rare occurrence that most often happens in athletics, cycling, and swimming. Since the Paralympic Games started in 1960, there have been 79 podium sweeps (as of the 2020 Summer Paralympics).

Archery

There has been one occasion where there has been a podium sweep in archery. ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze2012London Men's recurve standingTimur TuchinovOleg ShestakovMikhail Oyun2016Rio de Janeiro Women's individual compound W1Jessica StrettonJo FrithVicky Jenkins

Athletics

There are 26 podium sweeps in track and field athletics in the Paralympic Games. ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze1960Rome Women's shot put AMaria Scutti 4.18 mAnna Maria Galimberti 3.70 mAnna Maria Toso 3.17 m1964Tokyo Men's wheelchair dash below T10Ron SteinTim HarrisRichard Miller1968Tel Aviv Men's slalom CHisashi Furukawa 1:01.50Mikio Egawa 1:03.20Teruyoshi Tsuchiya 1:04.40 60 m wheelchair ACarol GeisseKirnCornett Women's club throw DZipora Rubin-Rosenbaum 27.44 mBatia Mishani 23.93 mShoshana Sharabi 21.06 m1976Toronto Men's discus throw CHans Josefiak 37.13 mDieter Belz 35.99 mE. Kuehnel 35.13 m Men's discus throw D1John Jerome 27.16 mJ. Behan 24.61 mCurt Brinkman 24.42 m Men's shot put CJohn JeromeJ. BehanM. Johnson Men's javelin throw D1 CDieter Belz 13.39 mE. Kuehnel 13.22 mHans Josefiak 12.90 m Women's pentathlon AJ. Pacquette 3786ptsB. Stanger 3274ptsT. Stevenson 3208pts1980 Arnhem Men's 400m D1 wheelchairsCurt Brinkman 1:13.05Jim Martinson 1:13.61J. Finch 1:19.89 Women's 60m ACarmella Lovitt 9.08 sLou Keller 9.20 sMelissa Ricketts 9.23 s1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Men's 100m C5John Sacco 22.96 sDean Houle 23.66 sMark Kemp 25.92 s Women's club throw C3Aileen Harper 12.38 mAnne Trotman 12.04 mLinda Fyfe 9.55 m1988 Seoul Men's 200m C4-5Robert Easton 37.98 sGino Vendetti 38.61 sMichael Johner 40.33 s Men's 400m 1AGunther ObertHans LubberingHeinrich Koeberle Men's 800m 1AGunther Obert 3:01.09Hans Lubbering 3:01.39Heinrich Koeberle 3:08.88 Men's 5000m 1AHeinrich Koeberle 19:23.38Hans Lubbering 21:15.52Gunther Obert 22:13.63 Men's slalom 3Seiji Hayashi 1:54.20Takao Ishii 1:56.20Takeshi Iwasaki 2:00.20 Men's Distance throw C1Keung Ho KuKeung Ho LeeJi Hwan Yun1992 Barcelona Men's 200m C3-4David Larson 31.60 sRoss Davis 32.28 sChristopher Ridgway 34.70 s Men's 400m C3-4David Larson 58.22 sRoss Davis 59.54 sChristopher Ridgway 1:01.80 Men's 800m C3-4David Larson 1:55.90Ross Davis 1:55.98Christopher Ridgway 2:06.191996 Atlanta Women's long jump F10-11Magdalena Amo 5.22 mRosalia Lazaro 5.22 mPurificacion Ortiz 5.07 m Men's 800 m T11José Antonio SánchezJosé SauraRuben Delgado2000 Sydney Men's javelin throw F58Mahmoud Elatar 49.92 mEl Sayed Moussa 41.41 mHany Elbehiry 40.56 m Women's 200 meters T38Lisa McIntosh 28.54 sAlison Quinn 29.31 sKatrina Webb 29.84 s2008 Beijing Women's discus throw F42-46Wang Jun 36.99 m F42 WRYang Yue 42.38 m F44 WRZheng Baozhu 33.19 m F422012 London Women's 100 meters T11Terezinha Guilhermina 12.01 s WRJerusa Geber 12.75 sJhulia Santos 12.76 s Men's shot put F32-33Kamel Kardjena 12.14 mKarim Betina 10.37 mMounir Bakiri 9.49 m2016 Rio Women's 1500 meters T54Tatyana McFadden 3:22.50Jerusa Geber 3:22.61Jhulia Santos 3:22.67 Women's 5000 meters T54Tatyana McFadden 11:54.07Chelsea McClammer 11:54.33Amanda McGrory 11:54.342020 Tokyo Women's 100 metres T63Ambra Sabatini 14.11 s WRMartina Caironi 14.46 sMonica Contrafatto 14.73 s2024 ParisWomen's 100 metres T64Fleur Jong 12.64 sKimberly Alkemade 12.70 sMarlene van Gansewinkel 12.72 s

Cycling

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze1988Seoul Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6Do Geol KwakJong Kil KimJung Yeol Lee Men's bicycle 3000 m C5–6/8Jong Kil KimDo Geol KwakJung Yeol Lee2004Athens Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6Zhou Ju Fang 1:15.49 WRAn Feng Zhen 1:17.71Tang Qi 1:18.39 WR

Lawn bowls

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze1984Stoke Mandeville/New York Men's singles tetraplegicK. EllisonIsabel BarrTommy Taylor1996 Atlanta Men's singles LB7/8Alan LyneGeorge WrightKeith Brenton

Paratriathlon

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze2016Rio Women's PT2Allysa SeelyHailey DanisewiczMelissa Stockwell

Snooker

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze1984Stoke Mandeville/New York Men tetraplegicP. HaslamK. EllisonTommy Taylor

Swimming

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze1960Rome Men's 25m crawl incomplete class 2Renzo Rogo 25.60 sGrimaldi 30.20 sOttavio Moscone 30.40 s Men's 25m breaststroke incomplete class 2Renzo Rogo 35.90 sGrimaldi 36.00 sOttavio Moscone 36.70 s Women's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4Reklev 28.10 sMyrheim 29.40 sVagrum 30.70 s1964Tokyo Women's 50m breaststroke special classSilvia Cochetti 1:08.10Estela Falocco 1:36.00Amelia Mier 2:07.90 Women's 50m freestyle prone special classSilvia Cochetti 46.70 sEstela Falocco 1:04.40Amelia Mier 1:05.40 Women's 50m freestyle supine special classSilvia Cochetti 1:05.70Estela Falocco 1:17.90Amelia Mier 1:20.201976Toronto Women's 100m backstroke 5Marijke Ruiter 1:21.76Riekie Adelerhof 1:33.53Jeanne Backx-de Backer 1:36.351980Arnhem Men's 100m backstroke EM. Kers 1:18.94Andre van Buiten 1:19.74B. Koopman 1:24.51 Women's 100m backstroke BTrischa Zorn 1:11.80Marie van Liere 1:18.87Missy Akins 1:21.30 Women's 4x50m individual medley BTrischa ZornMissy AkinsMarie van Liere1984Stoke Mandeville/New York Women's 50m breaststroke B3Marie van Liere 43.46 sTonia McHugh 45.00 sKristy Satterfield 54.68 s Women's 100m backstroke B3Barbara Eiler 1:20.15Cathy Schmitt 1:20.97Marie van Liere 1:22.60 Women's 400m breaststroke B3Cathy Schmitt 6:55.13Lori Johnson 7:06.28Marie van Liere 7:19.341992 Summer Paralympics Men's 50m freestyle S2Peter Hull 1:09.28James Anderson 1:20.44Alan McGregor 1:25.71 Men's 100m freestyle S2Peter Hull 2:26.30James Anderson 2:56.56Alan McGregor 3:02.93 Women's 400m freestyle B2–3Elizabeth ScottTrischa ZornHeidi Schetter Women's 100m breaststroke SB6-7Britta Siegers 1:44.47Heidi Kopp 1:49.82Beate Schretzmann 1:50.552008 Summer Paralympics Women's 100 metre butterfly S13Valerie Grand Maison 1:06.49Kirby Cote 1:06.62Chelsey Gotell 1:06.93Women's 200 metre individual medley SM13Chelsey Gotell 1:13.46Kirby Cote 1:13.71Valerie Grand Maison 1:16.982016 Summer Paralympics Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2Wenpan Huang 50.65 s WRTingshen Li 51.78 sChaowen Huang 54.29 sMen's 50 metre butterfly S6Qing Xu 29.89 s WRZheng Tao 29.93 sLichao Wang 30.95 sMen's 100 metre butterfly S8Maodang Song 59.19 s WRHaijiao Xu 1:00.08Guanglong Yang 1:01.18Men's 200 metre individual medley SM10Denys Dubrov 2:06.87 WRMaksym Krypak 2:08.10Dmytro Vanzenko 2:10.482020 Summer ParalympicsMen's 50 metre butterfly S5Zheng Tao 30.62 s WRWang Lichao 31.81 sYuan Weiyi 32.00 sMen's 50 metre backstroke S5Zheng Tao 31.42 s WRRuan Jingsong 32.97 sWang Lichao 33.38 sMen's 50 metre freestyle S5Zheng Tao 30.31 s PRYuan Weiyi 31.11 sWang Lichao 31.35 sWomen's 100m backstroke S11Cai Liwen 1:13.46 WRWang Xinyi 1:13.71Li Guizhi 1:16.982024 Summer ParalympicsMen's 50 metre backstroke S5Yuan Weiyi 32.47 sGuo Jincheng 33.02 sWang Lichao 33.06 sWomen's 50 metre backstroke S5Lu Dong 37.51 sHe Shenggao 39.93 sLiu Yu 42.37 sMen's 50 metre freestyle S5Guo Jincheng 29.33 s WRYuan Weiyi 30.80 sWang Lichao 31.23 sMen's 50 metre butterfly S5Guo Jincheng 30.28 s WRYuan Weiyi 30.71 sWang Lichao 30.89 sWomen's 200 metre individual medley SM5He Shenggao 3:17.99Lu Dong 3:18.47Cheng Jiao 3:26.33

Table tennis

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze1988Seoul Men's single TT3Thomas KurfessRainer SchmidtStephan Welting

Wheelchair tennis

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze1996Atlanta Women's single TT3Maaike SmitMonique Kalkman-Van Den BoschChantal Vandierendonck2000Sydney Women's singleEsther VergeerSharon WalravenMaaike Smit2012London Women's singleEsther VergeerAniek van KootJiske Griffioen

Wheelchair fencing

ParalympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze1960Rome Men's sabre individualAurelio TedoneFranco RossiGiovanni Ferraris Men's sabre teamGiovanni Ferraris Aurelio TedoneOttavio Moscone Aroldo RuschioniGiovanni Berghella Franco Rossi Women's foil individualAnna Maria TosoMaria ScuttiAnna Maria Galimberti1968 Tel Aviv Men's foil individualRoberto MarsonVittorio LoiGiuliano Koten1992 Barcelona Men's foil 3-4Arthur BellanceYvon PacaultRobert Citerne1996 Atlanta Women's foil individual AJosette BourgainSophie Belgodere-ParaliticiPatricia Picot

Recap CountryNumber of podium sweeps1998765433222111111111

See also List of Paralympic records in athletics List of Paralympic records in cycling List of Paralympic records in swimming

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