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).[1]

Archery

See also: Archery at the Summer Paralympics

There has been one occasion where there has been a podium sweep in archery.[2]

Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
2012
London 		Men's recurve standing
details 		 Russia (RUS) Timur Tuchinov Oleg Shestakov Mikhail Oyun
2016
Rio de Janeiro 		Women's individual compound W1
details 		 Great Britain (GBR) Jessica Stretton Jo Frith Vicky Jenkins

Athletics

See also: Athletics at the Summer Paralympics

There are 26 podium sweeps in track and field athletics in the Paralympic Games.

Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
1960
Rome[3] 		Women's shot put A
details 		 Italy (ITA) Maria Scutti 4.18 m Anna Maria Galimberti 3.70 m Anna Maria Toso 3.17 m
1964
Tokyo[4] 		Men's wheelchair dash below T10
details 		 United States (USA) Ron Stein Tim Harris Richard Miller
1968
Tel Aviv[5] 		Men's slalom C
details 		 Japan (JPN) Hisashi Furukawa 1:01.50 Mikio Egawa 1:03.20 Teruyoshi Tsuchiya 1:04.40
60 m wheelchair A
details 		 United States (USA) Carol Geisse Kirn Cornett
Women's club throw D
details 		 Israel (ISR) Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum 27.44 m Batia Mishani 23.93 m Shoshana Sharabi 21.06 m
1976
Toronto[6] 		Men's discus throw C
details 		 West Germany (FRG) Hans Josefiak 37.13 m Dieter Belz 35.99 m E. Kuehnel 35.13 m
Men's discus throw D1
details 		 United States (USA) John Jerome 27.16 m J. Behan 24.61 m Curt Brinkman 24.42 m
Men's shot put C
details 		 West Germany (FRG) John Jerome J. Behan M. Johnson
Men's javelin throw D1 C
details 		 United States (USA) Dieter Belz 13.39 m E. Kuehnel 13.22 m Hans Josefiak 12.90 m
Women's pentathlon A
details 		 Canada (CAN) J. Pacquette 3786pts B. Stanger 3274pts T. Stevenson 3208pts
1980
Arnhem[7] 		Men's 400m D1 wheelchairs
details 		 United States (USA) Curt Brinkman 1:13.05 Jim Martinson 1:13.61 J. Finch 1:19.89
Women's 60m A
details 		 United States (USA) Carmella Lovitt 9.08 s Lou Keller 9.20 s Melissa Ricketts 9.23 s
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York[8] 		Men's 100m C5
details 		 United States (USA) John Sacco 22.96 s Dean Houle 23.66 s Mark Kemp 25.92 s
Women's club throw C3
details 		 Great Britain (GBR) Aileen Harper 12.38 m Anne Trotman 12.04 m Linda Fyfe 9.55 m
1988
Seoul[9] 		Men's 200m C4-5
details 		 Canada (CAN) Robert Easton 37.98 s Gino Vendetti 38.61 s Michael Johner 40.33 s
Men's 400m 1A
details 		 Germany (GER) Gunther Obert Hans Lubbering Heinrich Koeberle
Men's 800m 1A
details 		 West Germany (FRG) Gunther Obert 3:01.09 Hans Lubbering 3:01.39 Heinrich Koeberle 3:08.88
Men's 5000m 1A
details 		 West Germany (FRG) Heinrich Koeberle 19:23.38 Hans Lubbering 21:15.52 Gunther Obert 22:13.63
Men's slalom 3
details 		 Japan (JPN) Seiji Hayashi 1:54.20 Takao Ishii 1:56.20 Takeshi Iwasaki 2:00.20
Men's Distance throw C1
details 		 South Korea (KOR) Keung Ho Ku Keung Ho Lee Ji Hwan Yun
1992
Barcelona[10] 		Men's 200m C3-4
details 		 United States (USA) David Larson 31.60 s Ross Davis 32.28 s Christopher Ridgway 34.70 s
Men's 400m C3-4
details 		 United States (USA) David Larson 58.22 s Ross Davis 59.54 s Christopher Ridgway 1:01.80
Men's 800m C3-4
details 		 United States (USA) David Larson 1:55.90 Ross Davis 1:55.98 Christopher Ridgway 2:06.19
1996
Atlanta[11] 		Women's long jump F10-11
details 		 Spain (ESP) Magdalena Amo 5.22 m Rosalia Lazaro 5.22 m Purificacion Ortiz 5.07 m
Men's 800 m T11
details 		 Spain (ESP) José Antonio Sánchez José Saura Ruben Delgado
2000
Sydney[12] 		Men's javelin throw F58
details 		 Egypt (EGY) Mahmoud Elatar 49.92 m El Sayed Moussa 41.41 m Hany Elbehiry 40.56 m
Women's 200 meters T38[13]
details 		 Australia (AUS) Lisa McIntosh 28.54 s Alison Quinn 29.31 s Katrina Webb 29.84 s
2008
Beijing 		Women's discus throw F42-46
details 		 China (CHN) Wang Jun 36.99 m F42 WR Yang Yue 42.38 m F44 WR Zheng Baozhu 33.19 m F42
2012
London 		Women's 100 meters T11
details 		 Brazil (BRA) Terezinha Guilhermina 12.01 s WR Jerusa Geber 12.75 s Jhulia Santos 12.76 s
Men's shot put F32-33
details 		 Algeria (ALG) Kamel Kardjena 12.14 m Karim Betina 10.37 m Mounir Bakiri 9.49 m
2016
Rio 		Women's 1500 meters T54
details 		 United States (USA) Tatyana McFadden 3:22.50 Jerusa Geber 3:22.61 Jhulia Santos 3:22.67
Women's 5000 meters T54
details 		 United States (USA) Tatyana McFadden 11:54.07 Chelsea McClammer 11:54.33 Amanda McGrory 11:54.34
2020
Tokyo 		Women's 100 metres T63
details 		 Italy (ITA) Ambra Sabatini 14.11 s WR Martina Caironi 14.46 s Monica Contrafatto 14.73 s
2024

Paris

Women's 100 metres T64
details 		 Netherlands (NED) Fleur Jong 12.64 s Kimberly Alkemade 12.70 s Marlene van Gansewinkel 12.72 s

Cycling

See also: Cycling at the Summer Paralympics
Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
1988
Seoul 		Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6
details 		 South Korea (KOR) Do Geol Kwak Jong Kil Kim Jung Yeol Lee
Men's bicycle 3000 m C5–6/8
details 		 South Korea (KOR) Jong Kil Kim Do Geol Kwak Jung Yeol Lee
2004
Athens 		Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6
details 		 China (CHN) Zhou Ju Fang 1:15.49 WR An Feng Zhen 1:17.71 Tang Qi 1:18.39 WR

Lawn bowls

See also: Lawn bowls at the Summer Paralympics
Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York[14] 		Men's singles tetraplegic
details 		 Great Britain (GBR) K. Ellison Isabel Barr Tommy Taylor
1996
Atlanta[15] 		Men's singles LB7/8
details 		 Great Britain (GBR) Alan Lyne George Wright Keith Brenton

Paratriathlon

See also: Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics
Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
2016
Rio 		Women's PT2
details 		 United States (USA) Allysa Seely Hailey Danisewicz Melissa Stockwell

Snooker

See also: Paratriathlon at the Summer Paralympics
Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York 		Men tetraplegic
details 		 Great Britain (GBR) P. Haslam K. Ellison Tommy Taylor

Swimming

See also: Swimming at the Summer Paralympics
Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
1960
Rome[16] 		Men's 25m crawl incomplete class 2
details 		 Italy (ITA) Renzo Rogo 25.60 s Grimaldi 30.20 s Ottavio Moscone 30.40 s
Men's 25m breaststroke incomplete class 2
details 		 Italy (ITA) Renzo Rogo 35.90 s Grimaldi 36.00 s Ottavio Moscone 36.70 s
Women's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4
details 		 Norway (NOR) Reklev 28.10 s Myrheim 29.40 s Vagrum 30.70 s
1964
Tokyo[17] 		Women's 50m breaststroke special class
details 		 Argentina (ARG) Silvia Cochetti 1:08.10 Estela Falocco 1:36.00 Amelia Mier 2:07.90
Women's 50m freestyle prone special class
details 		 Argentina (ARG) Silvia Cochetti 46.70 s Estela Falocco 1:04.40 Amelia Mier 1:05.40
Women's 50m freestyle supine special class
details 		 Argentina (ARG) Silvia Cochetti 1:05.70 Estela Falocco 1:17.90 Amelia Mier 1:20.20
1976
Toronto[18] 		Women's 100m backstroke 5
details 		 Netherlands (NED) Marijke Ruiter 1:21.76 Riekie Adelerhof 1:33.53 Jeanne Backx-de Backer 1:36.35
1980
Arnhem[19] 		Men's 100m backstroke E
details 		 Netherlands (NED) M. Kers 1:18.94 Andre van Buiten 1:19.74 B. Koopman 1:24.51
Women's 100m backstroke B
details 		 United States (USA) Trischa Zorn 1:11.80 Marie van Liere 1:18.87 Missy Akins 1:21.30
Women's 4x50m individual medley B
details 		 United States (USA) Trischa Zorn Missy Akins Marie van Liere
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York[20] 		Women's 50m breaststroke B3
details 		 United States (USA) Marie van Liere 43.46 s Tonia McHugh 45.00 s Kristy Satterfield 54.68 s
Women's 100m backstroke B3
details 		 United States (USA) Barbara Eiler 1:20.15 Cathy Schmitt 1:20.97 Marie van Liere 1:22.60
Women's 400m breaststroke B3
details 		 United States (USA) Cathy Schmitt 6:55.13 Lori Johnson 7:06.28 Marie van Liere 7:19.34
1992 Summer Paralympics[21] Men's 50m freestyle S2
details 		 Great Britain (GBR) Peter Hull 1:09.28 James Anderson 1:20.44 Alan McGregor 1:25.71
Men's 100m freestyle S2
details 		 Great Britain (GBR) Peter Hull 2:26.30 James Anderson 2:56.56 Alan McGregor 3:02.93
Women's 400m freestyle B2–3
details 		 United States (USA) Elizabeth Scott Trischa Zorn Heidi Schetter
Women's 100m breaststroke SB6-7
details 		 Germany (GER) Britta Siegers 1:44.47 Heidi Kopp 1:49.82 Beate Schretzmann 1:50.55
2008 Summer Paralympics Women's 100 metre butterfly S13
details 		 Canada (CAN) Valerie Grand Maison 1:06.49 Kirby Cote 1:06.62 Chelsey Gotell 1:06.93
Women's 200 metre individual medley SM13
details 		 Canada (CAN) Chelsey Gotell 1:13.46 Kirby Cote 1:13.71 Valerie Grand Maison 1:16.98
2016 Summer Paralympics Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2
details 		 China (CHN) Wenpan Huang 50.65 s WR Tingshen Li 51.78 s Chaowen Huang 54.29 s
Men's 50 metre butterfly S6
details 		 China (CHN) Qing Xu 29.89 s WR Zheng Tao 29.93 s Lichao Wang 30.95 s
Men's 100 metre butterfly S8
details 		 China (CHN) Maodang Song 59.19 s WR Haijiao Xu 1:00.08 Guanglong Yang 1:01.18
Men's 200 metre individual medley SM10
details 		 Ukraine (UKR) Denys Dubrov 2:06.87 WR Maksym Krypak 2:08.10 Dmytro Vanzenko 2:10.48
2020 Summer Paralympics Men's 50 metre butterfly S5
details 		 China (CHN) Zheng Tao 30.62 s WR Wang Lichao 31.81 s Yuan Weiyi 32.00 s
Men's 50 metre backstroke S5
details 		 China (CHN) Zheng Tao 31.42 s WR Ruan Jingsong 32.97 s Wang Lichao 33.38 s
Men's 50 metre freestyle S5
details 		 China (CHN) Zheng Tao 30.31 s PR Yuan Weiyi 31.11 s Wang Lichao 31.35 s
Women's 100m backstroke S11
details 		 China (CHN) Cai Liwen 1:13.46 WR Wang Xinyi 1:13.71 Li Guizhi 1:16.98
2024 Summer Paralympics Men's 50 metre backstroke S5
details 		 China (CHN) Yuan Weiyi 32.47 s Guo Jincheng 33.02 s Wang Lichao 33.06 s
Women's 50 metre backstroke S5
details 		 China (CHN) Lu Dong 37.51 s He Shenggao 39.93 s Liu Yu 42.37 s
Men's 50 metre freestyle S5
details 		 China (CHN) Guo Jincheng 29.33 s WR Yuan Weiyi 30.80 s Wang Lichao 31.23 s
Men's 50 metre butterfly S5
details 		 China (CHN) Guo Jincheng 30.28 s WR Yuan Weiyi 30.71 s Wang Lichao 30.89 s
Women's 200 metre individual medley SM5
details 		 China (CHN) He Shenggao 3:17.99 Lu Dong 3:18.47 Cheng Jiao 3:26.33

Table tennis

See also: Table tennis at the Summer Paralympics
Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
1988
Seoul 		Men's single TT3
details 		 West Germany (FRG) Thomas Kurfess Rainer Schmidt Stephan Welting

Wheelchair tennis

See also: Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics
Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
1996
Atlanta 		Women's single TT3
details 		 Netherlands (NED) Maaike Smit Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch Chantal Vandierendonck
2000
Sydney 		Women's single
details 		 Netherlands (NED) Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven Maaike Smit
2012
London 		Women's single
details 		 Netherlands (NED) Esther Vergeer Aniek van Koot Jiske Griffioen

Wheelchair fencing

See also: Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics
Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze
1960
Rome[22] 		Men's sabre individual
details 		 Italy (ITA) Aurelio Tedone Franco Rossi Giovanni Ferraris
Men's sabre team
details 		 Italy (ITA) Giovanni Ferraris
Aurelio Tedone 		Ottavio Moscone
Aroldo Ruschioni 		Giovanni Berghella
Franco Rossi
Women's foil individual
details 		 Italy (ITA) Anna Maria Toso Maria Scutti Anna Maria Galimberti
1968
Tel Aviv[23] 		Men's foil individual
details 		 Italy (ITA) Roberto Marson Vittorio Loi Giuliano Koten
1992
Barcelona[24] 		Men's foil 3-4
details 		 France (FRA) Arthur Bellance Yvon Pacault Robert Citerne
1996
Atlanta[25] 		Women's foil individual A
details 		 France (FRA) Josette Bourgain Sophie Belgodere-Paralitici Patricia Picot

Recap

Country Number of podium sweeps
 United States 19
 China 9
 Italy 8
 Great Britain 7
 West Germany 6
 Netherlands 5
 Canada 4
 South Korea 3
 Argentina 3
 France 2
 Spain 2
 Japan 2
 Israel 1
 Germany 1
 Egypt 1
 Australia 1
 Russia 1
 Brazil 1
 Algeria 1
 Ukraine 1
 Norway 1

See also

References

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  23. ^ "1968 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
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Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medal_sweeps_in_Paralympic_Games
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