| 2020 |
Tokyo (JPN) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres, Intellectual Disability |
162 |
4,393 |
Para badminton and Para taekwondo were added to the Paralympic programme for the first time. |
| 2016 |
Rio (BRA) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres, Intellectual Disability |
160 |
4,328 |
Para Canoe and Para Triathlon added as sports bringing total number to 22 |
| 2012 |
London (GBR) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres, Intellectual Disability |
164 |
4,237 |
After an absence of 12 years intellectually disabled athletes competed in athletics, swimming and table tennis |
| 2008 |
China (CHN) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres |
146 |
3.951 |
Rowing added as sport. Cumulated TV audience of 3.8 billion |
| 2004 |
Athens (GRE) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres |
135 |
3,808 |
Football 5-a-side added as a sport |
| 2000 |
Sydney (AUS) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres, Intellectual Disability |
123 |
3,879 |
Sailing and Wheelchair Rugby added as sports. Record ticket sales |
| 1996 |
Atlanta (USA) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres, Intellectual Disability |
104 |
3,259 |
Equestrian added as a sport. Track cycling added as a discipline |
| 1992 |
Barcelona (ESP) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres |
83 |
2,999 |
Event benchmark in organisational excellence |
| 1988 |
Seoul (KOR) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres |
60 |
3,057 |
Judo and Wheelchair Tennis added as sports. Co-operation between Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committees. Shared venues with Olympics which has continued ever since |
| 1984 |
Stoke Mandeville (GBR) & New York (USA) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres |
41 (GBR) 45 (USA) |
1,100 (GBR) 1,800 (USA) |
Football 7-a-side and Boccia added as sports. Cycling added as a discipline. Wheelchair Racing included as demonstration event at Olympic Games |
| 1980 |
Arnhem (NED) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Les Autres |
43 |
1,973 |
Sitting Volleyball added as a discipline. Events for athletes with Cerebral Palsy included |
| 1976 |
Toronto (CAN) |
Spinal injury, Amputee, Vision Impairment, Les Autres |
40 |
1,657 |
First use of specialised racing wheelchairs. Volleyball (Standing), Goalball and Shooting added as sports |
| 1972 |
Heidelberg (GER) |
Spinal injury |
43 |
984 |
First quadraplegic competition added. Demonstration events for vision impaired athletes |
| 1968 |
Tel Aviv (ISR) |
Spinal injury |
29 |
750 |
Lawn Bowls added as a sport |
| 1964 |
Tokyo (JAP) |
Spinal injury |
21 |
375 |
Weightlifting added as a sport |
| 1960 |
Rome (ITA) |
Spinal injury |
23 |
400 |
First Games with a disability held in same venues as Olympic Games |
