List of participating nations at the Summer Paralympic Games
This is a list of nations, as represented by National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), that have participated in the Summer Paralympic Games between 1960 and 2020. As of the 2020 Games, all of the current 170 NPCs have participated in at least one edition of the Paralympic Games, and athletes from Argentina, Australia, Austria, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and United States have competed in all fifteen Summer Paralympic Games.
List of nations[edit]
Table legend[edit]
60 | In the table headings, indicates the Games year | |
• | Participated in the specified Games | |
H | Host nation for the specified Games | |
NPC superseded or preceded by other NPC(s) during these years |
Alphabetical list[edit]
Contents: | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Other Total |
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A | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
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Afghanistan | AFG | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Albania | ALB | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Algeria | ALG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Andorra | AND | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Angola | ANG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Antigua and Barbuda | ANT | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Argentina | ARG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Armenia | ARM | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Aruba | ARU | • | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
Australia | AUS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Austria | AUT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Azerbaijan | AZE | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
B | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Bahamas | BAH | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Bahrain | BRN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Bangladesh | BAN | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Barbados | BAR | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Belarus | BLR | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Belgium | BEL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Benin | BEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Bermuda | BER | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Bhutan | BHU | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
Bolivia | BOL | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Botswana | BOT | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Brazil | BRA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | 13 | |||
Brunei | BRU | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | BUL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Burkina Faso | BUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Burundi | BDI | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
C | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Cambodia | CAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Cameroon | CMR | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Canada | CAN | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Cape Verde | CPV | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Central African Republic | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Chile | CHI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
China | CHN | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | TPE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Colombia | COL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
Comoros | COM | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Republic of the Congo | CGO | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Costa Rica | CRC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Ivory Coast | CIV | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Croatia | CRO | Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Cuba | CUB | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Curaçao | CUW | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Cyprus | CYP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Czech Republic | CZE | Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
Czechoslovakia | TCH | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
D | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Denmark | DEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Djibouti | DJI | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | DOM | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
E | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Ecuador | ECU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Egypt | EGY | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||
El Salvador | ESA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||
Estonia | EST | Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Ethiopia | ETH | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
F | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Faroe Islands | FRO | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Fiji | FIJ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Finland | FIN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | |
France | FRA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
G | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Gabon | GAB | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
The Gambia | GAM | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | GEO | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
Germany | GER | East Germany, West Germany | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
East Germany | GDR | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
West Germany | FRG | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Ghana | GHA | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Great Britain | GBR | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | 16 |
Greece | GRE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||
Grenada | GRN | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Guatemala | GUA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Guinea | GUI | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Guinea-Bissau | GBS | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Guyana | GUY | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
H | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Haiti | HAI | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Honduras | HON | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | HKG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||
Hungary | HUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
I | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Iceland | ISL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
India | IND | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||
Indonesia | INA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
Iran | IRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Iraq | IRQ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Ireland | IRL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Israel | ISR | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Italy | ITA | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
J | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Jamaica | JAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | |||
Japan | JPN | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | 15 | |
Jordan | JOR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
K | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Kazakhstan | KAZ | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Kenya | KEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||
North Korea | PRK | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
South Korea | KOR | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Kuwait | KUW | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
L | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Laos | LAO | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Latvia | LAT | Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Lebanon | LIB | • | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
Lesotho | LES | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Liberia | LBR | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Libya | LBA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Liechtenstein | LIE | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Lithuania | LTU | Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Luxembourg | LUX | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
M | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Macau | MAC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
North Macedonia | MKD | Yugoslavia | IOP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Madagascar | MAD | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Malawi | MAW | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Malaysia | MAS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Maldives | MDV | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Mali | MLI | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Malta | MLT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | |||||
Mauritania | MTN | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Mauritius | MRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Mexico | MEX | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||
Moldova | MDA | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Mongolia | MGL | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Montenegro | MNE | Yugoslavia | SCG | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
Morocco | MAR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Mozambique | MOZ | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Myanmar | MYA | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
N | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Namibia | NAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Nepal | NEP | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Netherlands | NED | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
New Zealand | NZL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Nicaragua | NCA | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Niger | NIG | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Nigeria | NGR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Norway | NOR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | |
O | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Oman | OMA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
P | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Pakistan | PAK | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Palestine | PLE | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Panama | PAN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Papua New Guinea | PNG | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Paraguay | PAR | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Peru | PER | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Philippines | PHI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Poland | POL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||
Portugal | POR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
Puerto Rico | PUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Q | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Qatar | QAT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
R | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Romania | ROU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Russia | RUS | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | RPC | 5 | ||||||||
RPC | RPC | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Unified Team | EUN | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | URS | • | EUN | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Rwanda | RWA | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
S | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VIN | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Samoa | SAM | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
San Marino | SMR | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
São Tomé and Príncipe | STP | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | KSA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
Senegal | SEN | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Serbia | SRB | Yugoslavia | SCG | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | Yugoslavia | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Independent Paralympic Participants | IPP | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | YUG | • | • | • | • | IPP | • | • | 6 | |||||||||
Seychelles | SEY | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Sierra Leone | SLE | • | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
Singapore | SIN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Slovakia | SVK | Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
Slovenia | SLO | Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Solomon Islands | SOL | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Somalia | SOM | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
South Africa | RSA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||
Spain | ESP | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Sri Lanka | SRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Sudan | SUD | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Suriname | SUR | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||||
Sweden | SWE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Switzerland | SUI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Syria | SYR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
T | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Tajikistan | TJK | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Tanzania | TAN | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Thailand | THA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
East Timor | TLS | [^] | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||
Togo | TOG | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Tonga | TGA | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | TRI | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Tunisia | TUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Turkey | TUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Turkmenistan | TKM | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||
U | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Uganda | UGA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Ukraine | UKR | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
United Arab Emirates | UAE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
United States | USA | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Uruguay | URU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Uzbekistan | UZB | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||
V | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Vanuatu | VAN | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Venezuela | VEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Vietnam | VIE | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Virgin Islands | ISV | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Y | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Yemen | YEM | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Z | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Zambia | ZAM | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Zimbabwe | ZIM | Rhodesia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||
Rhodesia | RHO | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Other entries | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Individual Paralympic Athletes | IPA | [^] | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Independent Paralympic Athletes | API | [^] | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Refugee Paralympic Team | RPT | [^] | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 18 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 54 | 60 | 103 | 104 | 121 | 135 | 146 | 164 | 159 | 163 |