Spain competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport EventElena CongostAthleticsWomen's marathon T11/12Gerard DescarregaAthleticsMen's 400 metres T11Kim LópezAthleticsShot put F11/12Oscar SalgueroSwimmingMen's 100 m breaststroke SB8Michelle AlonsoSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke SB14Israel OliverSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly S11Men's 200 m medley SM11Teresa PeralesSwimmingWomen's 50 m backstroke S5Nuria MarquésSwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyle S9 Abderrahman Ait Khamouch Athletics Men's marathon T46 Alberto Suárez Athletics Men's marathon T11/12Ignacio ÁvilaCyclingMen's road race BÁlvaro ValeraTable tennisMen's individual class 6Jorge Cardona Juan Bautista Pérez

José Manuel RuizTable tennisMen's team class 9–10Miguel LuqueSwimmingMen's 50 m breaststroke SB3Nuria MarquésSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke S9Sarai GascónSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly S9Women's 50 m freestyle S9Women's 200 m medley SM9Teresa PeralesSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle S5Women's 200 m freestyle S5Women's 200 metre individual medley SM5Spain men's national wheelchair basketball teamWheelchair basketballMen's tournamentDavid CasinosAthleticsDiscus throw F11Izaskun OsesAthleticsWomen's 1500 m T12/13Alfonso CabelloCyclingMen's 1000 m time trial C4–5Alfonso Cabello Amador Granados Eduardo SantasCyclingMixed 750 m team sprint C1–5Jairo RuizTriathlonMen's PT4María DelgadoSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke S12Women's 50 m freestyle S12Ariadna EdoSwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyle S13

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

Archery

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankManuel Sánchez CamúsMen's compound W153714 Q L 113–120Did not advanceLiliana OliverosWomen's compound W15406 Q L 113–124Did not advanceGuillermo Javier RodríguezMen's compound open65921 Q L 131–143Did not advanceMaría Carmen RubioWomen's compound open60016 Q W 133–124 L 136–144Did not advanceManuel Sánchez CamúsLiliana OliverosMixed team compound W110776 Qcolspan=2 L 113–128Did not advanceGuillermo Javier RodríguezMaría Carmen RubioMixed team compound open125910 QL 137–144Did not advance

Athletics

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankJoan MunarGuide: Juan Enrique Vallés200 m T1222.881 Q22.963Did not advance400 m T1249.561 Q50.122 q50.084Gerard DescarregaGuide: Marcos Blanquiño400 m T1150.531 Qcolspan=2 50.22Deliber Rodríguez400 m T2049.373 Qcolspan=2 49.565Dionibel Rodríguez49.703 Qcolspan=2 49.464Santiago Sanz1500 m T51/52colspan=4 3:55.906Jordi Madera5000 m T52/53/5410:42.6210colspan=2 Did not advanceMarathon T52/53/54colspan=4 1:30:128Gustavo Nieves5000 m T12/13colspan=4 Marathon T11/12colspan=4 Abderrahman Ait KhamouchMarathon T45/46colspan=4 2:37:01Alberto SuárezMarathon T11/12colspan=4 2:33:11Gerard DescarregaGuide: Marcos BlanquiñoJoan MunarGuide: Juan Enrique VallésMartín ParejoGuide: Enric MartínXavier PorrasGuide: Tim Stewart4 × 100 m relay T11-13colspan=2 Did not advance

Field events AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionMartín ParejoLong jump T115.3910Xavier Porras6.056Héctor CabreraShot put F11/1213.7512Javelin throw F12/1358.475Kim LópezShot put F11/1216.44David CasinosDiscus throw F1138.58

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankSara Andrés100 m T43/4414.066colspan=2 Did not advance200 m T43/4428.804colspan=2 Did not advance400 m T43/44colspan=4 1:05.645Lia Beel QuintanaGuide: David Alonso Gutiérrez100 m T1113.994Did not advance200 m T1129.654Did not advanceSara Fernández100 m T1213.963Did not advanceSara Martínez100 m T1214.592Did not advanceMelani BergesGuide: Sergio Sánchez400 m T1257.521 Qcolspan=2 57.664Izaskun Oses400 m T1259.803colspan=2 Did not advance1500 m T12/134:49.991 Qcolspan=2 4:39.99Elena CongostGuide: Roger Esteve1500 m T12/135:11.684colspan=2 Did not advanceMarathon T11/12colspan=4 3:01.43 PRMari Carmen ParedesGuide: Lorenzo Sánchez1500 m T12/135:19.035colspan=2 Did not advanceMarathon T11/12colspan=4 Lia Beel QuintanaGuide: David Alonso GutiérrezMelani BergesGuide: Sergio SánchezSara MartínezIzaskun Oses4 × 100 m relay T11-13colspan=4 52.404

Field events AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionSara FernándezLong jump T124.478Sara Martínez5.524

Boccia

The Spain national boccia team qualified to the BC1/BC2 mixed team tournament (and for the individual tournament in both categories) because their third position in the BISFED 2015 Boccia World Team Rankings.

AthleteEventGroups phaseQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJosé Manuel PradoMixed individual BC1 L 1–6 W 6–0 L 0–84Did not advanceManuel MartínMixed individual BC2 L 2–12 W 8–22Did not advanceJosé Manuel PradoManuel MartínMixed team BC1–2 L 3–6 L 1–83Did not advance

Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Spain qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRankIgnacio ÁvilaPilot: Joan FontMen's road race B2:26:33Men's time trial B36:45.0510Josefa BenítezPilot: Beatriu GómezWomen's road race B2:06:218Women's time trial B42:32.3710Alfonso CabelloMen's road race C4–5Maurice EckhardMen's road race C1–2–31:14:5016Men's time trial C228:22.174Carlos GonzálezPilot: Noèl MartinMen's road race B2:27:054Men's time trial B36:35.438Amador GranadosMen's road race C3Juan José MéndezMen's road race C1–2–31:17:0923Men's time trial C130:05.237César NeiraMen's road race C4–5Men's time trial C440:18.268Eduardo SantasMen's road race C31:13:037

Track

AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeRankIgnacio ÁvilaPilot: Joan FontMen's 1000 m team trial Bcolspan="2" 1:03.5337Men's 4000 m individual pursuit B4:13.5363 Q4:16.6744Josefa BenítezPilot: Beatriu GómezWomen's 1000 m team trial Bcolspan="2" 1:15.38212Women's 3000 m individual pursuit B3:46.98411Did not advanceAlfonso CabelloMen's 1000 m time trial C4–5colspan="2" 1:04.494 PROfficial Result Men's 1000 m time trial C4-5 from Rio2016.orgMaurice EckhardMen's 3000 m individual pursuit C23:57.7867Did not advanceCarlos GonzálezPilot: Noèl MartinMen's 4000 m individual pursuit B4:19.7527Did not advanceAmador GranadosMen's 1000 m time trial C1–2–3colspan="2" 1:18.37822Juan José MéndezMen's 1000 m time trial C1–2–3colspan="2" 1:22.23624Men's 3000 m individual pursuit C14:19.1619Did not advanceCésar NeiraMen's 4000 m individual pursuit C4colspan="2" 5:01.0459Eduardo SantasMen's 1000 m time trial C1–2–3colspan="2" 1:12.2767Men's 3000 m individual pursuit C33:45.3986Did not advanceAlfonso CabelloAmador GranadosEduardo SantasMixed 750 m team sprint C1–551.0113 Q50.664 The Men's 1000 metres C4-5 time trial is an event with cyclist of class C4 and C5. Alfonso Cabello made the C5 Paralympic Record.

Football 5-a-side

The Spain men's national Football 5-a-side team qualified to the tournament after the Russian team was banned, and because of their third position (behind Russia) in the 2015 IBSA Football 5-a-side European Championships.

5th–6th place match

Judo

AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMónica MerencianoWomen's 57 kgL 000–110Did not advanceW 101–000L 000–1015Luis Daniel GavilánMen's 66 kgL 000–100Did not advanceL 000–100Did not advanceÁlvaro GavilánMen's 73 kgL 000–002Did not advanceAbel VázquezMen's 90 kgL 000–101Did not advance

Paracanoeing

Spain qualified one boat in men's KL2 in the 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankJavier RejaMen's KL252.3255 Q52.3896Did not advance

Powerlifting

AthleteEventAttemptsResultRank123Loida ZabalaWomen's 50 kg95101193955

Sailing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Spain qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the Sonar event with a thirteenth-place finish overall and the fifth country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Francisco Llobet, Hector Garcia, and Manuel Gimeno. They qualified a second boat in the SKUD 18 event with a thirteenth-place finish overall and the fifth country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Sergio Roig and Violeta Del Reino. Spain qualified a third boat in the 2.4m event with a seventeenth-place finish overall and the seventh country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Antonio Maestre. He tied with fellow Spaniard Montes Vorcy Arturo for seventeenth place but won on the tiebreaker.

AthleteEventRaceTotal pointsNet pointsRank1234567891011Arturo Montes2.4 mR111210381113101094101889Violeta Del ReinoSergey RoigSKUD 18910998510887689799Hector GarciaManuel GimenoFrancisco LlobetSonar971315101491313141212911414

Shooting

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Juan Antonio Saavedra in the R6 – 50m Rifle Prone Mixed SH1 event.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankJuan Antonio SaavedraMixed R6 50m rifle prone SH1613.912Did not advance

Swimming

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Teresa Perales earned Spain a spot after winning gold in the Women's 50m Backstroke S5.

Men's