Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games

Athletes have competed as Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games for various reasons, including political transition, international sanctions, suspensions of National Paralympic Committees and compassion.

Individual Paralympic Athletes at the
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Summer appearances
Independent Paralympic Participants (1992)
Individual Paralympic Athletes (2000)
Independent Paralympic Athletes (2016)
Independent Paralympic Athletes (2016)

1992 Winter and Summer Paralympics
Main article: Independent Paralympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Independent Paralympic Participants at the Summer Paralympics was the name given to athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. Athletes from the parts of Yugoslavia still terming themselves "Yugoslavia" had competed as "Independent Olympic Participants" at the 1992 Summer Olympics, also hosted by Barcelona. They were not permitted to participate as "Yugoslavia", due to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 placing sanctions on the country.[1]

In addition, 16 athletes competed as Independent Paralympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Paralympics winning eight medals.

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldNada Vuksanovic1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's Discus B2
 GoldRuzica Aleksov1992 BarcelonaShootingMixed Air Pistol SH1>3
 GoldBranimir Jovanovski1992 BarcelonaShootingMixed Air Pistol SH1
 GoldNenad Krisanovic1992 BarcelonaSwimmingMen's 50 m Breaststroke SB2
 SilverNada Vuksanovic1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's Shot put B2
 SilverRadomir Rakonjac1992 BarcelonaShootingMixed Air Pistol SH1
 SilverNenad Krisanovic1992 BarcelonaSwimmingMen's 50 m Butterfly S3-4
 BronzeZlatko Kesler1992 BarcelonaTable tennisMen's Singles 3

2000 Summer Paralympics
Main article: Individual Paralympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Two athletes competed as Individual Paralympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

2016 Summer Paralympics
Main article: Independent Paralympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

2018 Winter Paralympics
Main article: Neutral Paralympic Athletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Russia is currently suspended by the International Paralympic Committee, so status remains unclear due to the state-sponsored doping program scandal.[2]

The Russian Paralympic Committee remains suspended from the Paralympic movement since 2016, due to the state-sponsored doping programme scandal, but the International Paralympic Committee has allowed athletes deemed clean to participate in five sports. They will compete under the Paralympic flag, and the Paralympic anthem will be used during ceremonies for those who win gold medals.[3]

See also

References

Citations
  1. "Countries and Nationalities at the Olympics" Archived 2010-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Reference
  2. "With one year until 2018 Winter Games, Russia's status murky". 2017-02-09.
  3. "Neutral Paralympic Athletes to compete at PyeongChang 2018", International Paralympic Committee, 29 January 2018

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