A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event. It is often a rare occurrence that often happens in athletics, cycling and swimming. Since the Paralympic Games started in 1960, there have been 79 podium sweeps (updated to the 2020 Summer Paralympics).[1]

Archery

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

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

Athletics

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

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome[3]		 Women's shot put A
  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
  United States (USA) Ron Stein Tim Harris Richard Miller
1968
Tel Aviv[5]		 Men's slalom C
  Japan (JPN) Hisashi Furukawa 1:01.50 Mikio Egawa 1:03.20 Teruyoshi Tsuchiya 1:04.40
60 m wheelchair A
  United States (USA) Carol Geisse Kirn Cornett
Women's club throw D
  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
  West Germany (FRG) Hans Josefiak 37.13 m Dieter Belz 35.99 m E. Kuehnel 35.13 m
Men's discus throw D1
  United States (USA) John Jerome 27.16 m J. Behan 24.61 m Curt Brinkman 24.42 m
Men's shot put C
  West Germany (FRG) John Jerome J. Behan M. Johnson
Men's javelin throw D1 C
  United States (USA) Dieter Belz 13.39 m E. Kuehnel 13.22 m Hans Josefiak 12.90 m
Women's pentathlon A
  Canada (CAN) J. Pacquette 3786pts B. Stanger 3274pts T. Stevenson 3208pts
1980
Arnhem[7]		 Men's 400m D1 wheelchairs
  United States (USA) Curt Brinkman 1:13.05 Jim Martinson 1:13.61 J. Finch 1:19.89
Women's 60m A
  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
  United States (USA) John Sacco 22.96 s Dean Houle 23.66 s Mark Kemp 25.92 s
Women's club throw C3
  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
  Canada (CAN) Robert Easton 37.98 s Gino Vendetti 38.61 s Michael Johner 40.33 s
Men's 400m 1A
  Germany (GER) Gunther Obert Hans Lubbering Heinrich Koeberle
Men's 800m 1A
  West Germany (FRG) Gunther Obert 3:01.09 Hans Lubbering 3:01.39 Heinrich Koeberle 3:08.88
Men's 5000m 1A
  West Germany (FRG) Heinrich Koeberle 19:23.38 Hans Lubbering 21:15.52 Gunther Obert 22:13.63
Men's slalom 3
  Japan (JPN) Seiji Hayashi 1:54.20 Takao Ishii 1:56.20 Takeshi Iwasaki 2:00.20
Men's Distance throw C1
  South Korea (KOR) Keung Ho Ku Keung Ho Lee Ji Hwan Yun
1992
Barcelona[10]		 Men's 200m C3-4
  United States (USA) David Larson 31.60 s Ross Davis 32.28 s Christopher Ridgway 34.70 s
Men's 400m C3-4
  United States (USA) David Larson 58.22 s Ross Davis 59.54 s Christopher Ridgway 1:01.80
Men's 800m C3-4
  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
  Spain (ESP) Magdalena Amo 5.22 m Rosalia Lazaro 5.22 m Purificacion Ortiz 5.07 m
Men's 800 m T11
  Spain (ESP) José Antonio Sánchez José Saura Ruben Delgado
2000
Sydney[12]		 Men's javelin throw F58
  Egypt (EGY) Mahmoud Elatar 49.92 m El Sayed Moussa 41.41 m Hany Elbehiry 40.56 m
Women's 200 meters T38[13]
  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
  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
  Brazil (BRA) Terezinha Guilhermina 12.01 s WR Jerusa Geber 12.75 s Jhulia Santos 12.76 s
Men's shot put F32-33
  Algeria (ALG) Kamel Kardjena 12.14 m Karim Betina 10.37 m Mounir Bakiri 9.49 m
2016
Rio		 Women's 1500 meters T54
  United States (USA) Tatyana McFadden 3:22.50 Jerusa Geber 3:22.61 Jhulia Santos 3:22.67
Women's 5000 meters T54
  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
  Italy (ITA) Ambra Sabatini 14.11 s WR Martina Caironi 14.46 s Monica Contrafatto 14.73 s

Cycling

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1988
Seul		 Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6
  South Korea (KOR) Do Geol Kwak Jong Kil Kim Jung Yeol Lee
Men's bicycle 3000 m C5–6/8
  South Korea (KOR) Jong Kil Kim Do Geol Kwak Jung Yeol Lee
2004
Athens		 Men's bicycle 1500 m C5–6
  China (CHN) Zhou Ju Fang 1:15.49 WR An Feng Zhen 1:17.71 Tang Qi 1:18.39 WR

Lawn bowls

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York[14]		 Men's singles tetraplegic
  Great Britain (GBR) K. Ellison Isabel Barr Tommy Taylor
1996
Atlanta[15]		 Men's singles LB7/8
  Great Britain (GBR) Alan Lyne George Wright Keith Brenton

Paratriathlon

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
2016
Rio		 Women's PT2
  United States (USA) Allysa Seely Hailey Danisewicz Melissa Stockwell

Snooker

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York		 Men tetraplegic
  Great Britain (GBR) P. Haslam K. Ellison Tommy Taylor

Swimming

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1960
Rome[16]		 Men's 25m crawl incomplete class 2
  Italy (ITA) Renzo Rogo 25.60 s Grimaldi 30.20 s Ottavio Moscone 30.40 s
Men's 25m breaststroke incomplete class 2
  Italy (ITA) Renzo Rogo 35.90 s Grimaldi 36.00 s Ottavio Moscone 36.70 s
Women's 25m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4
  Norway (NOR) Reklev 28.10 s Myrheim 29.40 s Vagrum 30.70 s
1964
Tokyo[17]		 Women's 50m breaststroke special class
  Argentina (ARG) Silvia Cochetti 1:08.10 Estela Falocco 1:36.00 Amelia Mier 2:07.90
Women's 50m freestyle prone special class
  Argentina (ARG) Silvia Cochetti 46.70 s Estela Falocco 1:04.40 Amelia Mier 1:05.40
Women's 50m freestyle supine special class
  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
  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
  Netherlands (NED) M. Kers 1:18.94 Andre van Buiten 1:19.74 B. Koopman 1:24.51
Women's 100m backstroke B
  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
  United States (USA) Trischa Zorn Missy Akins Marie van Liere
1984
Stoke Mandeville/New York[20]		 Women's 50m breaststroke B3
  United States (USA) Marie van Liere 43.46 s Tonia McHugh 45.00 s Kristy Satterfield 54.68 s
Women's 100m backstroke B3
  United States (USA) Barbara Eiler 1:20.15 Cathy Schmitt 1:20.97 Marie van Liere 1:22.60
Women's 400m breaststroke B3
  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
  Great Britain (GBR) Peter Hull 1:09.28 James Anderson 1:20.44 Alan McGregor 1:25.71
Men's 100m freestyle S2
  Great Britain (GBR) Peter Hull 2:26.30 James Anderson 2:56.56 Alan McGregor 3:02.93
Women's 400m freestyle B2–3
  United States (USA) Elizabeth Scott Trischa Zorn Heidi Schetter
Women's 100m breaststroke SB6-7
  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
  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
  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
  China (CHN) Wenpan Huang 50.65 s WR Tingshen Li 51.78 s Chaowen Huang 54.29 s
Men's 50 metre butterfly S6
  China (CHN) Qing Xu 29.89 s WR Zheng Tao 29.93 s Lichao Wang 30.95 s
Men's 100 metre butterfly S8
  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
  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
  China (CHN) Zheng Tao 30.62 s WR Wang Lichao 31.81 s Yuan Weiyi 32.00 s
Men's 50 metre backstroke S5
  China (CHN) Zheng Tao 31.42 s WR Ruan Jingsong 32.97 s Wang Lichao 33.38 s
Men's 50 metre freestyle S5
  China (CHN) Zheng Tao 30.31 s PR Yuan Weiyi 31.11 s Wang Lichao 31.35 s
Women's 100m backstroke S11
  China (CHN) Cai Liwen 1:13.46 WR Wang Xinyi 1:13.71 Li Guizhi 1:16.98

Table tennis

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1988
Seul		 Men's single TT3
  West Germany (FRG) Thomas Kurfess Rainer Schmidt Stephan Welting

Wheelchair tennis

ParalympiadEventCountryGoldSilverBronze
1996
Atlanta		 Women's single TT3
  Netherlands (NED) Maaike Smit Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch Chantal Vandierendonck
2000
Sydney		 Women's single
  Netherlands (NED) Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven Maaike Smit
2012
London		 Women's single
  Netherlands (NED) Esther Vergeer Aniek van Koot Jiske Griffioen

Wheelchair fencing

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

Recap

CountryNumber of podium sweeps
 United States19
 China9
 Italy8
 Great Britain7
 West Germany6
 Netherlands5
 Canada4
 South Korea3
 Argentina3
 France2
 Spain2
 Japan2
 Israel1
 Germany1
 Egypt1
 Australia1
 Russia1
 Brasil1
 Algeria1
 Ukraine1
 Norway1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Paralympic Committee". International Paralympic Committee. 12 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Archery secure GB's first clean medal sweep". Channel 4 Parasport. 12 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "1960 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "1964 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "1968 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "1976 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "1980 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "1984 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "1988 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "1992 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "1996 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "2000 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  13. ↑ https://www.paralympic.org/sydney-2000/results/athletics/womens-200-m-t38
  14. ↑ "1984 Summer Paralympics - Lawn bowls". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "1996 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "1960 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "1964 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "1976 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "1980 Summer Paralympics - Athletics". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "1984 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 13 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "1992 Summer Paralympics - Swimming". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "1960 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "1968 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing". www.paralympic.org. 12 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "1992 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "1996 Summer Paralympics - Wheelchair Fencing". www.paralympic.org. 14 August 2018.
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