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List Of Multiple Paralympic Gold Medalists
This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more gold medals at the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals. See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time. Most gold medals over career This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more Paralympic Games, Paralympic gold medals. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time. Updated to 2020 Summer Paralympics, Tokyo 2021. :''This list may not be complete, as the information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Wheelchair Basketball At The Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball has been contested at the Summer Paralympic Games since the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, .... Winning the Paralympics is considered to be the highest honor in international wheelchair basketball, followed by the World Championships of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) for men and women and the respective intercontinental championships. Events In the first two Paralympic games, there were two men's events (Class A and B). Since the Paralympic games of 1968, there are two events, a men's event and a women's event. Current events *Men's team *Women's team Qualification * 1960 - 1988 : No Qualification * 1992 - Ongoing: World and Zonal Qualification Medalists Medal winning athletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Multiple Olympic Gold Medalists In One Event
This is a list of Olympians that have won at least three gold medals in one event. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals in the specified event. Individual events Notes NC: Gold medals won in non-consecutive Olympic Games Athletes who won three golds in different weight classes: * Aleksandr Medved (, freestyle wrestling) — light heavyweight 1964 (97 kg); heavyweight 1968 (+97 kg) and 1972 (+100 kg) * Kakhi Kakhiashvili (/, weightlifting) — 1992 90 kg (fourth-heaviest, ); 1996 99 kg (third-heaviest, ); 2000 94 kg (third-heaviest, ). Athletes who forfeited golds after retesting of samples revealed drug violations: * Artur Taymazov — (, freestyle wrestling 120 kg) — 2004, 2008 (forfeited 2017), and 2012 (forfeited 2019) Team events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Multiple Olympic Gold Medalists At A Single Games
This is a list of athletes who have won multiple gold medals at a single Olympic Games. List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games This is a list of most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. Timeline The historical progression of the leading performance(s). List of most individual gold medals won at a single Olympic Games Timeline The historical progression of the leading performance(s). See also *List of multiple Olympic gold medalists *List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event * List of Olympic sweeps in Athletics *List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists *All-time Olympic Games medal table The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Multiple Olympic Gold Medalists
This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events. List of most Olympic gold medals over career This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic Games, Olympic gold medals. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. (If they were, Ray Ewry would be second on the list with 10 gold.) It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games in which they won medals. See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall has changed over time. :Names in bold denote people that have competed in the most recent Olympics, namely 2024 Summer Olympics, 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Germany At The Paralympics
Germany (GER) participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of nine athletes. The country, since 1949 officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), was until 1990 also called West Germany while the separate East German Democratic Republic (GDR) existed, which was recognized by the IOC only after 1964. East German athletes, however, participated in the Paralympics for the first and last time in 1984. Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, athletes from all of Germany compete simply as Germany (GER) again. Germany has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics, and has also taken part in every edition of the Winter Paralympics, from the first in 1976. Germany was the host country of the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg. East Germany, West Germany and Germany have won a total of 1915 Paralympic medals, of which 658 gold, 649 silver and 609 bronze. This is more than any country other than the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Bowls At The Summer Paralympics
Lawn bowls has been contested at Summer Paralympics on six occasions, first appearing on the schedule in 1968 and having its most recent outing at the 1996 games. The competitions were initially divided by sex, with singles and doubles events for men and women. In 1976, divisions by disability category were introduced, greatly expanding the number of events and medals. Participation peaked at the 1976 edition, with 80 entrants from 13 countries competing in 16 events. Great Britain was the most successful nation in this sport at each of the games it was held. Paralympic Heritage. Retrieved 2022-03-02. Summary Medal table References {{Bowls Competitions[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartchery At The Summer Paralympics
Dartchery (a combination of darts and archery which uses a dart board instead of a standard archery target) was contested at the Summer Paralympic Games from 1960 Summer Paralympics, 1960 to 1980 Summer Paralympics, 1980. Competitions were carried out in pairs: mixed pairs from 1960 to 1980, and men's pairs and women's pairs from 1972 to 1980. Though the participants and results have, for the most part, been recorded by the International Paralympic Committee, the scores obtained by competitors have not. Results by Games Sources: 1960 Dartchery was one of the eight sports contested at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, inaugural Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960. Only three pairs of athletes competed, and therefore all won a medal. Jack Whitman and Wayne Broeren of the United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, United States defeated their compatriots Jim Mathis and John Tigyer, as well as French competitors Camille Trouverie and Bernabei, to win gold. Mixed 1964 Four pairs of athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The Summer Paralympics
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who practices archery is typically called an archer, bowman, or toxophilite. History Origins and ancient archery The oldest known evidence of arrows (not found with surviving bows) comes from South African sites such as Sibudu Cave, where the remains of bone and stone arrowheads have been found dating approximately 72,000 to 60,000 years ago.Backwell L, d'Errico F, Wadley L.(2008). Middle Stone Age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35:1566–1580. Backwell L, Bradfield J, Carlson KJ, Jashashvili T, Wadley L, d'Errico F.(2018). The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: evidence from Middle S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The Summer Paralympics
Paralympic equestrian competition is a Para-equestrian event that consists of dressage. It has been part of the Summer Paralympic Games since 1996. Summary Medal summary Updated to the 2024 Summer Paralympics, all medals are counted in all equestrian events in the Paralympic Games. Nations See also * Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics References Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disability, disabilities. There are Winter Paralympic Games, Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 ... Equestrian Para-equestrian {{equestrian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The Summer Paralympics
Para table tennis, Paralympic table tennis has been competed at every Summer Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1960 Summer Paralympics, 1960. Men and women compete in singles and team events in ten different classes according to the extent of their disability. Table tennis would later make its debut at the Summer Olympic Games in 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988. Summary Overall medal summary Table of medals won by nations, updated after the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Multi medalists Table tennis players who have won two gold medals or five medals. Active players are in bold. Nations See also * World Para Table Tennis Championships * European Para Table Tennis Championships * Table tennis at the Summer Olympics References {{ParalympicSports Table tennis at the Summer Paralympics, Table tennis at multi-sport events, Paralympics Para table tennis competitions, Paralympics Sports at the Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelchair Fencing At The Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencing has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1960. Summary Medal table Updated after the 2024 Summer Paralympics Nations See also * Fencing at the Summer Olympics References External links Wheelchair fencingat IPC web site {{ParalympicSports Paralympics Wheelchair fencing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
