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Armenia at the 2006 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | ARM |
NPC | Armenian National Paralympic Committee |
in Turin | |
Medals Ranked 69th |
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Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Soviet Union (1988) Unified Team (1992) |
Armenia participated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney.
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Armenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
One male and one female athlete from Palestine participated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. It was the first Palestinian Territories participation in the Paralympic Games. Husam Azzam won Palestine's only medal: a bronze in the shot put.
Powerlifting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of 20 events.
Armenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Lesotho made its Paralympic Games début at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Lesotho has never won a medal at the Paralympic Games.
Turkmenistan made its Paralympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, with Atajan Begniyazov as its sole representative. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Turkmens have only ever competed in powerlifting, and have never won a medal at the Paralympic Games.
In 2000, East Timor was administered by the United Nations, and did not have a recognised National Paralympic Committee. Two East Timor athletes took part in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, but they competed officially as Individual Paralympic Athletes, rather than as representatives of an NPC.
Armenia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with just two entries: Gagik Gasparian in powerlifting, and a four-person team in the mixed crewboat event in sailing. Two years later, Armenia made its Winter Paralympics début, with eight competitors in alpine skiing. The country has participated in every subsequent event of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics, although its delegations have generally been small.
Armenia competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included two athletes, one man and one woman, neither of whom won a medal.
There were 12 athletes on wheelchairs and 31 athletes on foot representing the country at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
There were 5 female and 44 male athletes representing the country at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
During the 2000 Paralympics, one female athlete and one male athlete represented Uruguay at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. Uruguay did not win any medals during the 2000 Paralympics.
There were 11 female and 39 male athletes representing the country at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
There were 5 on wheelchair and 25 on foot athletes representing the country at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
Armenia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Five male athletes from Armenia competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Armenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–16 March 2014. This was the nation's fifth appearance at a Winter Paralympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, Mher Avanesyan, who lost both arms as a child after coming into contact with a high-voltage electrical wire. In the men's standing slalom he came in 34th place out of 35 competitors who finished the race, and he failed to finish the giant slalom.
Armenia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Armenia participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1996.
The Armenian National Disabled Sports Federation, is the organizing body of sports in Armenia for athletes with physical disabilities or intellectual impairments, governed by the Armenian Paralympic Committee. The headquarters of the federation is located in Yerevan.
The Armenian National Paralympic Committee, is the National Paralympic Committee and regulating body of paralympic sports in Armenia. The headquarters of the organization is located in Yerevan.