Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Paralympics

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Unified Team at the
1992 Winter Paralympics
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg
The Unified Team used the Paralympic symbol
in place of a national flag
IPC code EUN
in Tignes-Albertville
Competitors21
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
10
Silver
8
Bronze
3
Total
21
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1988)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (1992–)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (1994–)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (1994–)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus (1994–)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (1994–)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1994–2014)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia (1998–)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (1998–)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan (2014–)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (2014–)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (2018–)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (2018–)
Paralympic flag.svg  Neutral Paralympic Athletes (2018)
Russian Paralympic Committee flag (2021).svg  RPC (2022)

Unified Team competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes/Albertville, France. 21 competitors from Unified Team won 21 medals including 10 gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze and finished 2nd in the medal table. [1]

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References

  1. "1992 Winter Paralympics Medal Table". Paralympics.org. IPC. Retrieved 16 June 2016.