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India at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

India competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona from 3 to 14 September 1992. The nation made its official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics and has appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984. This was India's fifth appearance at the Summer Paralympics. India sent a contingent consisting of nine athletes for the Games and did not win any medal.

India at the
1992 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeIND
NPCParalympic Committee of India
WebsiteParalympic India
in Barcelona
September 3, 1992 (1992-09-03) – September 14, 1992 (1992-09-14)
Competitors9 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Background

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The International Paralympic Committee was established in 1989.[1] The Paralympic Committee of India was established only in 1994, two years after the Games.[2] The nation made its Paralympics debut in 1968 and have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympic Games since 1984. This edition of the Games marked the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Paralympics.[3]

India had won five medals across the previous Paralympic Games including one gold, two silver and bronze medals each.[4] The Indian contingent for the Games consisted of nine athletes.[5]

Competitors

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The Indian contingent for the Games consisted of nine athletes - seven men and two women, who competed across two sports.[5][6][7][8]

Sport Men Women Total
  Athletics 7 2 9
  Powerlifting 1 0 1
Total 7[a] 2 9[a]

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Track
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Malathi Holla Women's 200 m TW4[10] DNS Did not advance
Men's 200 m TS4[11]
Manveer Mangat Men's 100 m TS4[12] 12.88 7
Ramnath Banerjee DNS
Men's 200 m TS4[13] 2:09.30 5
Ratna Ghosh Women's 100 m TS4[10] 17.43 4
Field
Athlete Event Result Rank
Digambar Mehendale Men's discus throw THW7[14] 18.88 20
Men's javelin throw THW7[15] 20.48 19
Men's shot put THW7[16] 6.86 16
Malathi Holla Women's discus throw THW7[17] 12.74 12
Mallaiah Mahadeva Men's discus throw THS7[18] 22.90 7
Men's javelin throw THS7[19] 28.46 6
Men's shot put THS7[20] 8.30 7
Manveer Mangat Men's javelin throw THS7[19] 22.96 7
Men's shot put THS7[20] 10.35 6
Rajesh Anand Men's discus throw THW7[14] 14.32 21
Men's javelin throw THW7[15] 18.88 21
Men's shot put THW7[16] 5.91 17
Vijay Munishwar Men's shot put THS2[21] 9.82 11

Powerlifting

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Main article: Powerlifting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Result Rank
Vijay Munishwar Men's 75 kg[22] 122.5 7

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Vijay Munishwar competed in both athletics and powerlifting.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "History of IPC". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Paralympic India: Who are we?". Paralympic Committee of India. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ "India at the Paralympics: A brief history". Olympics.com. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "India's Paralympics medal winners: The full list". Olympics.com. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Participants in the 1992 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Participants, Athletics - Barcelona 1992". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Participants, Powerlifting - Barcelona 1992". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Participants, Weightlifting - Barcelona 1992". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Vijay Munishwar". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Results/Athletics/Women's 100 m TW4". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Results/Athletics/Men's 800 m TS4". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Results/Athletics/Men's 100 m TS4". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Results/Athletics/Men's 800 m TS4". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Results/Athletics/Men's discus throw THW7". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Results/Athletics/Men's javelin throw THW7". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Results/Athletics/Men's shot put THW7". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Results/Athletics/Women's discus throw THW7". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Results/Athletics/Men's discus throw THS7". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Results/Athletics/Men's javelin throw THS7". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Results/Athletics/Men's shot put THS7". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Results/Athletics/Men's shot put THS2". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Results/Powerlifting/Men's 75 kg". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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