Refugee Paralympic Team

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Refugee Paralympic Team at the
Paralympics
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IPC code RPT
NPC Refugee Paralympic Team
Medals
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Silver
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Bronze
2
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2
Summer appearances
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Paralympic flag.svg  Individual Paralympic Athletes (2016)

The Refugee Paralympic Team is a group made up of independent Paralympic participants who are refugees. The team competes using the Paralympic flag and Paralympic anthem, and marches first during the Opening Ceremony.

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Alongside the debut of the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a team of refugee para-athletes first competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics as Independent Paralympic Athletes. The Refugee Paralympic Team was formally named starting with the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Zakia Khudadadi became the first person to win an Olympic medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team, winning a bronze medal in the women's –47 kg para taekwondo event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1]

Medalists

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Zakia Khudadadi 2024 Paris Para taekwando Women's –47 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Guillaume Junior Atangana Athletics Men's 400 m T11

Participations

2016 Summer Paralympics

The team was announced on August 5, 2016, by the International Paralympic Committee. [2] Participants were nominated for the team by National Paralympic Committees who were aware of qualified sportspeople. The International Paralympic Committee stepped in to assist with getting athletes ready by doing a number of things, including insuring that athletes were classified. [2]

AthleteCountry of originHost NPCSportEvent
Shahrad NasajpourFlag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of the United States.svg  USA Para athletics Men's Discus F37
Ibrahim Al Hussein Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Para swimming Men's 50m freestyle S9
Men's 100m freestyle S9

2020 Summer Paralympics

AthleteCountry of OriginHost NPCSportEvent
Shahrad NasajpourFlag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of the United States.svg  United States Para athletics Men's Discus F37
Alia Issa Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Para athletics Women's Club throw F32
Anas Al Khalifa Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Para canoe Men's Va'a Single 200m - KL2
Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL2
Abbas Karimi Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of the United States.svg  United States Para swimming Men's 50m backstroke S5
Men's 50m backstroke S5
Ibrahim Al HusseinFlag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Para swimming Men's 50m freestyle S9
Men's 100m breaststroke SB8
Parfait Hakizimana Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Para taekwondo Men's K44 -61 kg

2024 Summer Paralympics

AthleteCountry of OriginHost NPCSportEvent
Guillaume Junior AtanganaFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Para athletics
Salman AbbarikiFlag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Para athletics
Sayed Amir Hossein PourFlag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Para table tennis
Hadi HassanzadaFlag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Para taekwando
Zakia Khudadadi Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of France.svg  France Para taekwando Women's –47 kg
Hadi DarvishFlag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Paralympic powerlifting Men's –80 kg
Ibrahim Al HusseinFlag of Syria.svg  Syria Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Paratriathlon
Amelio Castro GruesoFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Wheelchair fencing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zakia Khudadadi: Paralympics bronze medal 'sends message for all refugees in world'". BBC Sport. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  2. 1 2 "Refugees to compete in dedicated team at Rio 2016 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. International Paralympic Committee. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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