Medal Count
A total of 1710 medals were awarded during the 1992 games: 555 gold, 557 silver, and 594 bronze. The United States topped the medal count with more gold medals, more silver medals, and more medals overall than any other nation. Germany took the most bronze medals, with 59.. The Madrid medals are counted too and added in the table In the table below, the ranking sorts by the number of gold medals earned by a nation (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee).
Host country (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 75 | 52 | 48 | 175 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 61 | 51 | 59 | 171 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 42 | 51 | 45 | 139 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 39 | 32 | 49 | 120 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 108 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 36 | 36 | 35 | 107 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 29 | 23 | 29 | 83 |
| 8 | Unified Team (EUN) | 19 | 15 | 16 | 50 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 16 | 33 | 19 | 68 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 16 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
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