United States at the Paralympics
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| gold = 962
| silver = 910
| bronze = 854
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The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has participated in every Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and is currently first on the all-time medal table. The nation used to be a dominant Paralympic power in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, but has steadily declined since the 1990s to a point where it finished sixth in the 2012 Summer Paralympics medal count. The team then improved to a fourth-place finish in 2016, and third in 2020, and unexpectedly finished first at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
The United States was the co-host of the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York. It also hosted the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta and 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City.
Medal tables
{{see also|All-time Paralympic Games medal table}}
:Red border color indicates host nation status.
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=Medals by Summer Games=
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Games
|style="background:gold; width:3.2em; font-weight:bold;"|Gold |style="background:silver; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver |style="background:#c96; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze !style="width:3.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Total !style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank by Gold medals !style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank by Total medals | ||||||
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align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} 1960 Rome | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 5 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} 1964 Tokyo | 50 | 41 | 32 | 123 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Israel}} 1968 Tel-Aviv | 33 | 27 | 39 | 99 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|West Germany}} 1972 Heidelberg | 17 | 27 | 31 | 75 | style="background:#dce5e5;"| 2 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} 1976 Toronto | 66 | 44 | 45 | 155 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} 1980 Arnhem | 75 | 66 | 54 | 195 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} {{nowrap|1984 New York}} | 137 | 131 | 129 | 397 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|South Korea}} 1988 Seoul | 91 | 90 | 88 | 269 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} 1992 Barcelona | 75 | 52 | 48 | 175 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 1996 Atlanta | 46 | 46 | 65 | 157 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Australia}} 2000 Sydney | 36 | 39 | 34 | 109 | 5 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Greece}} 2004 Athens | 27 | 22 | 39 | 88 | 4 | 4 |
align=left|{{flagicon|China}} 2008 Beijing | 36 | 35 | 28 | 99 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 |
align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} 2012 London | 31 | 29 | 38 | 98 | 6 | 4 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 40 | 44 | 31 | 115 | 4 | 4 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} 2020 Tokyo | 37 | 36 | 31 | 104 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 | 4 |
align=left|{{flagicon|France}} 2024 Paris | 36 | 42 | 27 | 105 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 |
style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} 2028 Los Angeles | colspan=6; rowspan=1 | Future event | |||||
align=left|{{flagicon|Australia}} 2032 Brisbane | colspan=6; rowspan=1 | Future event | |||||
Total | 844 | 778 | 766 | 2388 || 1 || 1 |
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=Medals by Winter Games=
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Games
|style="background:gold; width:3.2em; font-weight:bold;"|Gold |style="background:silver; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver |style="background:#c96; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze !style="width:3.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Total !style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank by Gold medals !style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank by Total medals | ||||||
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align=left|{{flagicon|Sweden}} 1976 Örnsköldsvik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
align=left|{{flagicon|Norway}} 1980 Geilo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Austria}} 1984 Innsbruck | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 4 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Austria}} 1988 Innsbruck | 7 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 4 |
align=left|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|France}} 1992 Tignes-Albertville}} | 20 | 16 | 9 | 45 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Norway}} 1994 Lillehammer | 24 | 12 | 7 | 43 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} 1998 Nagano | 13 | 8 | 13 | 34 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 | 4 |
style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} 2002 Salt Lake City | 10 | 22 | 11 | 43 | style="background:#dce5e5;"| 2 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} 2006 Turin | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} 2010 Vancouver | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Russia}} 2014 Sochi | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 8 | style="background:#ffdab9;"| 3 |
align=left|{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2018 Pyeongchang | 13 | 15 | 8 | 36 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 | style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|China}} 2022 Beijing | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 4 |
align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} 2026 Milan-Cortina | colspan=6; rowspan=1 | Future event | |||||
align=left|{{flagicon|France}} 2030 French Alps | colspan=6; rowspan=1 | Future event | |||||
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|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} 2034 Salt Lake City | colspan=6; rowspan=1 | Future event | |||||
Total | 117 | 130 | 88 | 335 || 2 || 2 |
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=Medals by summer sport=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| team = Sport
| hide_rank = yes
| leading = yes
| gold_1 = 0 | silver_1 = 2 | bronze_1 = 0 | name_1 = 25px Snooker
| gold_2 = 2 | silver_2 = 3 | bronze_2 = 7 | name_2 = 25px Lawn bowls
| gold_3 = 15 | silver_3 = 2 | bronze_3 = 0 | name_3 = 25px Wrestling | leading_3 = yes
| gold_4 = 7 | silver_4 = 9 | bronze_4 = 9 | name_4 = 25px Weightlifting | leading_4 = yes
| gold_5 = 3 | silver_5 = 3 | bronze_5 = 2 | name_5 = 25px Dartchery | leading_5 = yes
| gold_6 = 1 | silver_6 = 3 | bronze_6 = 3 | name_6 = 25px Sailing
| gold_7 = 1 | silver_7 = 0 | bronze_7 = 0 | name_7 = 25px Football 7-a-side
| gold_8 = 0 | silver_8 = 1 | bronze_8 = 1 | name_8 = 25px Paracanoeing
| gold_9 = 5 | silver_9 = 3 | bronze_9 = 1 | name_9 = 25px Paratriathlon | leading_9 = yes
| gold_10 = 0 | silver_10 = 0 | bronze_10 = 2 | name_10 = 25px Parataekwondo
| gold_11 = 390 | silver_11 = 383 | bronze_11 = 385 | name_11 = 25px Athletics | leading_11 = yes
| gold_12 = 294 | silver_12 = 231 | bronze_12 = 227 | name_12 = 25px Swimming | leading_12 = yes
| gold_13 = 19 | silver_13 = 28 | bronze_13 = 20 | name_13 = 25px Road cycling
| gold_14 = 22 | silver_14 = 8 | bronze_14 = 16 | name_14 = 25px Archery
| gold_15 = 14 | silver_15 = 15 | bronze_15 = 24 | name_15 = 25px Table tennis
| gold_16 = 13 | silver_16 = 2 | bronze_16 = 8 | name_16 = {{nowrap|25px Wheelchair basketball}} | leading_16 = yes
| gold_17 = 3 | silver_17 = 2 | bronze_17 = 2 | name_17 = 25px Wheelchair rugby | leading_17 = yes
| gold_18 = 0 | silver_18 = 1 | bronze_18 = 2 | name_18 = {{nowrap|25px Wheelchair fencing}}
| gold_19 = 6 | silver_19 = 7 | bronze_19 = 4 | name_19 = 25px Wheelchair tennis
| gold_20 = 9 | silver_20 = 8 | bronze_20 = 3 | name_20 = 25px Equestrian
| gold_21 = 6 | silver_21 = 3 | bronze_21 = 5 | name_21 = 25px Powerlifting
| gold_22 = 3 | silver_22 = 6 | bronze_22 = 3 | name_22 = 25px Goalball | leading_22 = yes
| gold_23 = 2 | silver_23 = 7 | bronze_23 = 13 | name_23 = 25px Judo
| gold_24 = 2 | silver_24 = 2 | bronze_24 = 3 | name_24 = 25px Boccia
| gold_25 = 2 | silver_25 = 2 | bronze_25 = 1 | name_25 = 25px Volleyball
| gold_26 = 1 | silver_26 = 1 | bronze_26 = 3 | name_26 = 25px Shooting
| gold_27 = 0 | silver_27 = 3 | bronze_27 = 2 | name_27 = 25px Rowing
| gold_28 = 7 | silver_28 = 13 | bronze_28 = 12 | name_28 = 25px Track cycling
| gold_29 = 0 | silver_29 = 1 | bronze_29 = 0 | name_29 = 25px Badminton
}}
The United States has never won a Paralympic medal in the following current summer sport or discipline: football 5-a-side.
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=Medals by winter sport=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| team = Sport
| hide_rank = yes
| leading = yes
| gold_1 = 92 | silver_1 = 97 | bronze_1 = 70 | name_1 = 25px Alpine skiing
| gold_2 = 9 | silver_2 = 20 | bronze_2 = 10 | name_2 = {{nowrap|25px Cross-country skiing}}
| gold_3 = 6 | silver_3 = 7 | bronze_3 = 4 | name_3 = 25px Snowboarding | leading_3 = yes
| gold_4 = 5 | silver_4 = 0 | bronze_4 = 1 | name_4 = {{nowrap|25px Para ice hockey}} | leading_4 = yes
| gold_5 = 5 | silver_5 = 6 | bronze_5 = 3 | name_5 = 25px Biathlon
|}}
The United States has never won a Paralympic medal in the following current winter sport: wheelchair curling.
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Best results in non-medalling sports:
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! colspan=4| Summer | |||
Sport
| Rank | Athlete | Event & Year | |||
20px Football 5-a-side | colspan=3| Did not participate | ||
colspan=4| Winter | |||
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Sport
| Rank | Athlete | Event & Year | |||
20px Wheelchair curling | 4th | Augusto Perez Patrick McDonald James Pierce {{nowrap|Jacqui Kapinowski}} James Joseph Steve Brown | Mixed tournament in 2010 |
Flagbearers
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|+ Summer Paralympics |
style="background:lightblue;"| Games
! style="background:lightblue;"| Athlete ! style="background:lightblue;"| Sport |
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{{flagicon|ITA}} 1960 Rome
| colspan="2" rowspan="10"| Not documented |
{{flagicon|JPN}} 1964 Tokyo |
{{flagicon|ISR}} 1968 Tel-Aviv |
{{flagicon|West Germany}} 1972 Heidelberg |
{{flagicon|CAN}} 1976 Toronto |
{{flagicon|NED}} 1980 Arnhem |
{{flagicon|United States}} 1984 New York {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 1984 Stoke Mandeville |
{{flagicon|South Korea}} 1988 Seoul |
{{flagicon|Spain}} 1992 Barcelona |
{{flagicon|USA}} 1996 Atlanta |
{{flagicon|Australia}} 2000 Sydney |
{{flagicon|Greece}} 2004 Athens
| Judo |
{{flagicon|China}} 2008 Beijing
| Goalball |
{{flagicon|GBR}} 2012 London |
{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2016 Rio de Janeiro
| Cycling |
rowspan=2| {{flagicon|Japan}} 2020 Tokyo |
Melissa Stockwell |
rowspan=2| {{flagicon|France}} 2024 Paris |
Nicky Nieves |
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|+ Winter Paralympics |
style="background:lightblue;"| Games
! style="background:lightblue;"| Athlete ! style="background:lightblue;"| Sport |
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{{flagicon|SWE}} 1976 Örnsköldsvik
| colspan="2" rowspan="8"| Not documented |
{{flagicon|NOR}} 1980 Geilo |
{{flagicon|AUT}} 1984 Innsbruck |
{{flagicon|AUT}} 1988 Innsbruck |
{{flagicon|FRA}} 1992 Tignes-Albertville |
{{flagicon|NOR}} 1994 Lillehammer |
{{flagicon|JPN}} 1998 Nagano |
{{flagicon|USA}} 2002 Salt Lake City |
{{flagicon|Italy}} 2006 Turin |
{{flagicon|Canada}} 2010 Vancouver |
{{flagicon|Russia}} 2014 Sochi |
{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2018 PyeongChang |
rowspan=2| {{flagicon|China}} 2022 Beijing |
Danelle Umstead |
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Records
=Summer Paralympics=
==Multi-medalists==
Athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals at the Summer Paralympics. Bold athletes are athletes who are still active.
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No.
! Athlete ! Sport ! Years ! Games ! Gender ! style="background:gold; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"| Gold ! style="background:silver; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver ! style="background:#c96; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze ! style="width:4.0em;"|Total | |||||||||
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1 | Trischa Zorn | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1980–2004 | 7 | F | 41 | 9 | 5 | 55 |
2 | Jessica Long | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2004–2020 | 5 | F | 16 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
3 | Erin Popovich | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2000–2008 | 3 | F | 14 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
4 | Bart Dodson | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1984–2000 | 5 | M | 13 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
5 | John Morgan | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1984, 1992 | 2 | M | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
5 | Elizabeth Scott | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1992–2000 | 3 | F | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
6 | Edward Owen | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1964–1988 | 7 | M | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
7 | Tatyana McFadden | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2004–2020 | 5 | F | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
8 | Brad Snyder | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2012–2020 | 3 | M | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
9 | Jean Driscoll | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1988–2000 | 4 | F | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
10 | Marla Runyan | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1992–1996 | 2 | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
11 | David Larson | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1988–2000 | 4 | M | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
12 | Dennis Oehler | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1988–1996 | 3 | M | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
13 | Brian Frasure | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
14 | Tony Volpentest | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1992–2000 | 3 | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
15 | Paul Nitz | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1992–2012 | 6 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
16 | Danny Andrews | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Raymond Martin | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2012 | 1 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
18 | David Wagner | {{GamesSport|Wheelchair tennis|Format=d}} | 2004–2016 | 4 | M | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
19 | Freeman Register | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1992–2000 | 3 | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
20 | Mallory Weggemann | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2012–2020 | 3 | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
21 | Nick Mayhugh | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2020 | 1 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
22 | Kelley Becherer | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2008–2012 | 2 | F | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
23 | Justin Zook | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2004–2012 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
24 | Royal Mitchell | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
25 | Jeremy Campbell | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2008–2012 | 2 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
26 | Ross Davis | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1992–2000 | 3 | M | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
27 | Cheri Madsen | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1996–2016 | 6 | F | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
28 | Roy Perkins | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2008–2016 | 3 | M | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
29 | Scot Hollonbeck | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1992–2004 | 4 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
30 | Gregory Burns | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1996–2000 | 3 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
31 | Marlon Shirley | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2000–2008 | 3 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
32 | Karissa Whitsell | {{GamesSport|Cycling|Format=d}} | 2004–2008 | 2 | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
33 | Cortney Jordan | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2008–2016 | 3 | F | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
34 | Amanda McGrory | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2008–2016 | 3 | F | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
35 | Cheri Blauwet | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2000–2008 | 3 | F | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
36 | Aimee Bruder | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1996–2008 | 4 | F | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
==Multi-gold medalists at single Games==
This is a list of athletes who have won at least two gold medals in a single Games. Ordered categorically by gold medals earned, sports, then year.
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No.
! Athlete ! Sport ! Year ! Gender ! style="background:gold; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"| Gold ! style="background:silver; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver ! style="background:#c96; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze ! style="width:4.0em;"|Total | ||||||||
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colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" font-size:90%; line-height:12px;"| Athletics | ||||||||
rowspan="2"|1 | David Larson | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1992 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Marla Runyan | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1992 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Danny Andrews | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 2004 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Dennis Oehler | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1988 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Jean Driscoll | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1996 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
rowspan="2"|6 | Curt Brinkman | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1980 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Joe Gaetani | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1992 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | Maureen Gaynor | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1988 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" font-size:90%" line-height:12px;"| Cycling | ||||||||
1 | Karissa Whitsell Guide: Katie Compton | {{GamesSport|Cycling|Format=d}} | 2004 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Barbara Buchan | {{GamesSport|Cycling|Format=d}} | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" font-size:90%; line-height:12px;"| Swimming | ||||||||
1 | Trischa Zorn | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1988 | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2 | John Morgan | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1992 | M | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
rowspan="2"|3 | Erin Popovich | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2004 | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Elizabeth Scott | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1992 | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
5 | Jessica Long | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2012 | F | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
rowspan="3"|6 | McKenzie Coan | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2016 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Rebecca Meyers | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2016 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Brad Snyder | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2016 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
9 | Gregory Burns | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1996 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
10 | Kelley Becherer | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" font-size:90%; line-height:12px;"| Wheelchair tennis | ||||||||
1 | Randy Snow | {{GamesSport|Wheelchair tennis|Format=d}} | 1992 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" font-size:90%; line-height:12px;"| Multiple sports | ||||||||
rowspan="2"|1 | rowspan="2"|Ed Owen | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | rowspan="2"|1968 | rowspan="2"|M | 4 | 0 | 1 | rowspan="2"|7 |
{{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
rowspan="2"|2 | rowspan="2"|Sharon Hedrick | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | rowspan="2"|1980 | rowspan="2"|F | 3 | 1 | 0 | rowspan="2"|5 |
{{GamesSport|Wheelchair basketball|Format=d}} | 0 | 0 | 1 |
==Multi-medalists at single event==
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This is a list of athletes who have won at least three medals in a single event at the Summer Paralympics. Ordered categorically by medals earned, sports, then gold medals earned.
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No.
! Athlete ! Sport ! Event ! Years ! Games ! Gender ! style="background:gold; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"| Gold ! style="background:silver; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver ! style="background:#c96; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze ! style="width:4.0em;"|Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Trischa Zorn | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 100m backstroke | 1980–2004 | 7 | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2 | Jessica Long | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 400m freestyle | 2004–2016 | 4 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
rowspan="4"|3 | Ross Davis | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 100 metres | 1992–2000 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Bart Dodson | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 200 metres | 1992–2000 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Rudy Garcia-Tolson | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 200m individual medley | 2004–2012 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Roy Perkins | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 50m butterfly | 2008–2016 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | David Larson | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 400 metres | 1988–1996 | 3 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
==Athletes with most appearances==
===Summer Paralympics===
{{Expand section|date=March 2020}}
This is a list of athletes who have competed in four or more Summer Paralympics. Active athletes are in bold. Athletes under 15 years of age and over 40 years of age are in bold.
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No.
! Athlete ! Sport ! Birth Year ! Games Years ! First/Last Age ! Gender ! style="background:gold; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"| Gold ! style="background:silver; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver ! style="background:#c96; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze ! style="width:4.0em;"|Total | ||||||||||
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1 | Pamela Fontaine | {{GamesSport|Table tennis|Format=d}} {{GamesSport|Wheelchair basketball|Format=d}} | 1964 | 1984–2016 | 20 - 52 | F | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Trischa Zorn | {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}} | 1964 | 1980–2004 | 16 - 40 | F | 44 | 9 | 5 | 55 |
3 | Lex Gillette | {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}} | 1984 | 2004–2016 | 20 - 32 | M | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
===Winter Paralympics===
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Prize money
When a US athlete wins an Olympic medal, as of 2016, the USOPC paid the winner $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver, and $10,000 for bronze.Cao, Athena Cao (15 August 2016) [http://www.firstcoastnews.com/sports/olympics/uncle-sam-goes-for-gold-too-up-to-9900-per-olympic-gold-medal/298370509 Uncle Sam goes for gold, too: Up to $9,900 per Olympic gold medal] First Coast News via USA Today The USOPC increased the payouts by 25% to $37,000 for gold, $22,500 for silver, and $15,000 for bronze beginning in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/usoc-increases-operation-gold-payouts-by-25-beginning-in-2017/|title=USOC Increases 'Operation Gold' Payouts By 25% Beginning in 2017|date=14 December 2016|website=Swimswam.com|access-date=21 June 2019}} These numbers are significantly lower than in other countries, where Olympic gold medalists receive up to $1 million from their governments for a gold medal.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2022/02/20/many-countries-pay-big-bonuses-for-olympic-medals-this-one-is-shelling-out-27-million/?sh=447410c46283 Many Countries Pay Big Bonuses For Olympic Medals. This One Is Shelling Out $2.7 Million.][https://www.ksat.com/sports/2021/08/10/some-countries-pay-more-than-six-figures-to-athletes-who-bring-home-a-medal-but-not-the-us/ Some countries pay more than six figures to athletes who bring home a medal -- but not the U.S.] Since 2018, payouts to Paralympic athletes have been the same as to the Olympians. The International Paralympic Committee noted that "'Operation Gold Awards' for [American] Paralympic athletes [would] be increased by as much as 400 percent."[https://www.paralympic.org/news/paralympians-earn-equal-payouts-olympians-usa Paralympians to earn equal payouts as Olympians in the USA]