Brazil competed at the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona for physically and vision-impaired athletes. Immediately after the Barcelona Games, the city of Madrid held events for athletes with an intellectual disability. The Madrid results are not included in International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. In Barcelona, Brazil finished 31st in the total medal count winning 7 medals (3 gold and 4 bronzes). At the Catalan city, the country has competed with 41 athletes and won medals in 3 sports – swimming, athletics and judo. Brazil finished thirteenth in Madrid with 1 gold, 3 silvers and 1 bronze, totalizing a total of another 5 medals and finished the games at the 28th place.
Medallists
The following medals were earned in Barcelona and are recognized by the International Paralympic Committee and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.
Medal Name Sport Event Ádria Santos Athletics Women's 100 m B2 Suely Guimarães Athletics Women's discus throw THW7 Luiz Cláudio Pereira Athletics Men's shot put THW4 Sebastião da Costa Neto Athletics Men's Club throw C6 Genezi Andrade Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke S3 Eduardo Wanderley Swimming Men's 50 m butterfly S3–4 Ivanildo Vasconcelos Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM5
The following medals were earned by Brazilians with intellectual impairment in Madrid and are not officially recognized by either the International Paralympic Committee or the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.
Medal Name Sport Event Joel da Silva Athletics Men's 400 m Joel da Silva Athletics Men's 100 m Haroldo Ribeiro Athletics Men's shot put Ester Ramos Pereira Athletics Women's long jump Luciângela Souza da Cruz Ester Ramos Pereira Beresia Souza Erinude da Costa Athletics Women's 4×100 metres relay
Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics4329Swimming0033Total43512 Medals by genderGenderTotalMale2248Female2114Mixed0000Total43512
See also Brazil at the Paralympics Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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