Slovakia at the 1998 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | SVK |
NPC | Slovak Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Nagano | |
Competitors | 18 |
Medals Ranked 18th |
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Slovakia competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 18 competitors from Slovakia won 10 medals, 6 silver and 4 bronze, and finished 18th in the medal table. [1]
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.
The 1998 Winter Paralympics, the seventh Winter Paralympics, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from March 5 to March 14, 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held outside Europe. 571 athletes competed in Nagano; it still remains the highest number of athletes competing at any Winter Paralympics.
Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin in the central Chūbu region of Japan. Nagano is categorized as a core city of Japan. Nagano City is the highest prefectural capital in Japan, with an altitude of 371.4 meters (1,219 ft). The city is surrounded by mountains, near the confluence of the Chikuma River - the longest and widest river in Japan - and the Sai River. The total area of the city is 834.81 square kilometres (322.32 sq mi). As of 1 April 2019, the city had an estimated population of 375,080 in 160,625 households, and a population density of 450 persons per km² The total area of the city is 834.81 square kilometres (322.32 sq mi).
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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![]() | Jozef Mistina | Alpine skiing | Men's Giant slalom LW1,3,5/7 |
![]() | Jozef Mistina | Alpine skiing | Men's Slalom LW1,3,5/7 |
![]() | Stefan Kopcik | Alpine skiing | Men's Giant slalom B2 |
![]() | Stefan Kopcik | Alpine skiing | Men's Slalom B2 |
![]() | Robert Durcan | Alpine skiing | Men's Slalom LW6/8 |
![]() | Miroslav Jambor | Biathlon | Men's 7.5 km free technique B3 |
![]() | Jozef Mistina | Alpine skiing | Men's Downhill LW1,3,5/7,9 |
![]() | Jozef Mistina | Alpine skiing | Men's Super-G LW1,3,5/7,9 |
![]() | Stefan Kopcik | Alpine skiing | Men's Downhill B2 |
![]() | Stefan Kopcik | Alpine skiing | Men's Super-G B2 |
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