1992 Summer Paralympics

IX Paralympic Games
LocationBarcelona and Madrid, Spain
MottoSport Without Limits
(Catalan: Esport Sense Límits)
(Spanish: Deporte Sin Límites)
Nations82 (BCN)
75 (MAD)
Athletes3,020 (BCN)
1,600 (MAD)
Events487 in 15 sports (BCN)
68 in 5 sports (MAD)
Opening3 September 1992 (BCN)
15 September 1992 (MAD)
Closing14 September 1992 (BCN)
22 September 1992 (MAD)
Opened by
Cauldron
Antonio Rebollo (BCN)
Coral Bistuer (MAD)
StadiumEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc (BCN)
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (MAD)
Summer
Winter
1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Paralympics (Spanish: Juegos Paralímpicos de Verano de 1992; Catalan: Jocs Paralímpics d'estiu de 1992) were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In addition, the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap were held immediately after the regular Paralympics in the Spanish capital, Madrid.