Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Spain at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeESP
NPCSpanish Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralimpicos.es (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors142 in 15 sports
Flag bearer Teresa Perales
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
8
Silver
18
Bronze
16
Total
42
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.[1]

Spain sent 142 competitors to London, 23% of whom were women.[2] The team was composed of 224 people, with 127 sportspeople and 15 guides, and 82 support staff. They competed in 15 different sports,[2] and 74% of the competitors had connections to a high performance sport center in Spain.[2]

  1. ^ "Spain - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c EP (July 6, 2012). "España llevará 142 atletas a los Juegos Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: AS. Retrieved December 25, 2013.