Slovakia at the 1994 Winter Paralympics

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Slovakia at the
1994 Winter Paralympics
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IPC code SVK
NPC Slovak Paralympic Committee
Website www.spv.sk
in Lillehammer
Competitors11
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
5
Winter Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia (1972–1992)

Slovakia competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 11 competitors from Slovakia won 5 medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze, and finished 19th in the medal table. [1]

Slovakia republic in Central Europe

Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi) and is mostly mountainous. The population is over 5.4 million and consists mostly of Slovaks. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, and the second largest city is Košice. The official language is Slovak.

1994 Winter Paralympics

The 1994 Winter Paralympics, the sixth Winter Paralympics, were held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 10–19 March 1994. These Games marked the first time the Paralympic Winter Games were held in the same location as the Winter Olympics, a tradition that has continued through an agreement of cooperation between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Ice sledge hockey, which became an immediate crowd favorite, was added to the program.

Lillehammer Municipality in Oppland, Norway

Lillehammer is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of 2018, the population of the town of Lillehammer was 28 034. The city centre is a late nineteenth-century concentration of wooden houses, which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake Mjøsa and the river Lågen, surrounded by mountains. Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics and 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. Before Oslo's withdrawal from consideration, it was included as part of a bid to host events in the 2022 Winter Olympics if Oslo were to win the rights to hold the Games.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jozef Mistina Alpine skiing Men's Downhill LW1/3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jozef Mistina Alpine skiing Men's Giant slalom LW1/3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jozef Mistina Alpine skiing Men's Slalom LW1/3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jozef Mistina Alpine skiing Men's Super-G LW1/3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marcela Misunova Alpine skiing Women's Slalom LW6/8


See also

Slovakia at the Paralympics

Slovakia as such made its Paralympic Games début at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, following the break-up of Czechoslovakia, which had taken part in the Paralympics from 1972 to 1992. Slovakia has taken part in every edition of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics since then.

Slovakia at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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References

  1. "Slovakia - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-16.