Summer Paralympic Games - List of Summer Paralympic Games

List of Summer Paralympic Games



Games Year Host Dates Nations Competitors Sports Events Ref
Total Men Women
I 1960 Rome, Italy 18 – 25 September 23 400 8 57
II 1964 Tokyo, Japan 3 – 12 November 21 375 307 68 9 144
III 1968 Tel Aviv, Israel 4–13 November 29 750 10 181
IV 1972 Heidelberg, West Germany 2 – 11 August 41 1004 10 187
V 1976 Toronto, Canada 3–11 August 32 1657 1404 253 13 447
VI 1980 Arnhem, Netherlands 21–30 June 42 1973 12 489
VII 1984 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom / New York, United States 17–30 June (US) / 22 July - 1 August (UK) 54 2091 18 903
VIII 1988 Seoul, South Korea 15–24 October 61 3057 16 732
IX 1992 Barcelona, Spain 3–14 September 82 3020 15 487
X 1996 Atlanta, United States 16–25 August 104 3259 2469 790 20 508
XI 2000 Sydney, Australia 18–29 October 127 3846 2867 979 20 551
XII 2004 Athens, Greece 17–28 September 136 3806 2646 1160 19 517
XIII 2008 Beijing, China 6–17 September 148 4200 20 472
XIV 2012 London, United Kingdom 29 August - 9 September 164 4302 20 503
XV 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7–18 September future event

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