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 code	IND
NPC	Paralympic Committee of India
Website	Paralympic India
in Barcelona September 3, 1992 (1992-09-03) – September 14, 1992 (1992-09-14)
Competitors	9 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Background

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

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

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

Main article: Powerlifting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Vijay Munishwar	Men's 75 kg[22]	122.5	7

See also

• India at the Paralympics
• India at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Notes

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

References

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