Hungary at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

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Hungary at the
1992 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Hungary.svg
IPC code HUN
NPC Hungarian Paralympic Committee
Website www.hparalimpia.hu
in Barcelona
Competitors 43
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
11
Summer Paralympics appearances

Hungary competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 43 competitors from Hungary won 11 medals, including 4 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze and finished 25th in the medal table. [1]

Hungary Country in Central Europe

Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) in the Carpathian Basin, it borders Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west. With about 10 million inhabitants, Hungary is a medium-sized member state of the European Union. The official language is Hungarian, which is the most widely spoken Uralic language in the world. Hungary's capital and largest city is Budapest. Other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs and Győr.

1992 Summer Paralympics

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Barcelona City and municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Barcelona is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, Madrid, the Ruhr area and Milan. It is one of the largest metropolises on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is 512 metres high.

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Hungary at the Paralympics

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Hungary at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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References

  1. ↑ "Hungary - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
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