Slovenia at the 1998 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | SLO |
NPC | Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia |
Website | www |
in Nagano | |
Competitors | 1 |
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Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Yugoslavia (1972–1988) |
Slovenia competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. One competitor from Slovenia won no medals and therefore did not place in the medal table. [1]
The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from 7 to 16 March 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the American continent. These were the first Paralympic Winter Games for Andorra, Chile, China, Croatia, Greece, and Hungary. Ragnhild Myklebust of Norway won five gold medals in skiing and biathlon, becoming the most successful Winter Paralympic athlete of all time with 22 medals, 17 of them gold.
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Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events. The speed events were held at Hakuba and the technical events at Shiga Kogen. There were a number of race postponements due to weather; the events began on 10 February and ended on 21 February.
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Netherlands competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. The team included 3 athletes, 2 men and 1 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 2 medals, including 1 silver and 1 bronze to finish 20th in the medal table.
Slovenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It fielded a single athlete, in alpine skiing. It did not win a medal.
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.
Slovenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. This was the nation's fourth appearance in the Winter Paralympic Games The Slovenian delegation consisted of a single athlete, the alpine skier Gal Jakič, who failed to finish either of his two events.
Canada competed in the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan from March 5 to 14, 1998. 32 athletes were sent by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to compete in three sports. Canada won a record of 15 medals at that time and finished fifteenth on the medal table.
Slovenia competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 17 competitors from Slovenia won 4 medals, including 2 silver and 2 bronze to finish 55th in the medal table.
Slovenia competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 8 competitors from Slovenia won 3 medals including 2 gold and 1 bronze and finished 35th in the medal table.
United States competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 49 competitors from United States won 34 medals including 13 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze and finished 3rd in the medal table.
Japan competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 67 competitors from Japan won 41 medals including 12 gold, 16 silver and 13 bronze and finished 4th in the medal table.
Austria competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 34 competitors from Austria won 34 medals including 7 gold, 16 silver and 11 bronze and finished 8th in the medal table.
Italy competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 21 competitors from Italy won 10 medals including 3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze and finished 12th in the medal table.
Norway competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 43 competitors from Norway won 40 medals including 18 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze and finished 1st in the medal table.
Ukraine competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 11 competitors from Ukraine won 9 medals including 3 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze and finished 14th in the medal table.
Slovenia first competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1993. Since then, Slovenia has been regularly participating in the Summer Deaflympics. Slovenia won its first Deaflympic medal in the 1993 Summer Deaflympics.