Cape Verde made its Paralympic Games début at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, with two competitors in track and field, and one in powerlifting. The country sent a single athlete (Artimiza Sequeira) to the 2008 Games, to compete in the women's shot put, discus and javelin.Cape Verde at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
In Rio de Janeiro 2016, sprinter Gracelino Barbosa won Cape Verde's first Paralympic medal, a bronze in the Men's 400m T20.
Cape Verde has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.Cape Verde at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 2004 Athens 3 0 0 0 0 - 2008 Beijing 1 0 0 0 0 - 2012 London 1 0 0 0 0 - 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2 0 0 1 1 78 2020 Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 - 2024 Paris Future Event 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane Total 0 0 1 1 124 Medals by Summer sport
See also Cape Verde at the Olympics
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