National Paralympic Games France 1994 - Paralympics VI - Lillehammer - Norway 1998 - Paralympics VII - Nagano - Japan 2002 - Paralympics VIII - Salt Lake City - United States 2006 - Paralympics IX - Turin - Italy 2010 - Paralympics X - Vancouver - Canada 2014 - Paralympics XI - Sochi - Russia Summer Paralympic Games: 1960 - Paralympics I - Rome - Italy 1964 - Paralympics II - Tokyo - Japan 1968 - Paralympics III - Tel Aviv - Israel 1972 - Paralympics IV - Heidelberg - West Germany 1976 - Paralympics V - Toronto - Canada 1980 - Paralympics
Summer Paralympic Games France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States. The United States have been the top-ranking nation for eight of the Paralympic Summer Games: 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. China have been the top-ranking nation for the four most recent Games, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Italy (1960), West Germany (1972) and Australia (2000) have been the top-ranking nation one time each. Qualification rules for each of the Paralympic sports are set by the International Federation (IF) that governs that sport's international competition. The first official Paralympic Games, was held in Rome, Italy, in 1960.