[1] Nonetheless, Panama has won eight Paralympic medals: three gold, four silver, and one bronze.
All of Panama's medals have been won by a single athlete, visually impaired runner (T13 classification) Said Gomez, over the span of four Games, from 1992 to 2004.
In 2008, for the first time, he failed to win any medal, being eliminated in the heats in both the 1,500m and the 5,000m races.
Désirée Aguilar competed in freestyle swimming in 2004 and 2008, but did not advance past the heats.
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