Unified Team at the Paralympics
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IPC code | EUN |
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The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of eleven[citation needed] former constituent republics of the Soviet Union[1]
(excluding Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, and Lithuania) at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Albertville[2] and the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona.[3] The IOC country code was EUN, after the French name, Équipe Unifiée. As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia and Belarus will compete for the Unified Team at the 2028 Summer Paralympics in Los Angeles.
The Paralympic Flag was used in place of a national flag at the Opening Ceremony and at medals ceremonies, and the Paralympic Hymn was played for gold medallists. Unlike the Unified Team at the Olympics, the Summer Paralympic team paraded in the opening ceremony with no special procedure (no placard displayed the names of the individual countries, the announcers did not announce the names of the individual countries, and the athletes did not carry flags of the individual countries).[4]
Details
[edit]For details of the Unified Team's participation, see:
Participating countries
[edit]Country (former Soviet republic) |
IOC code (1994–) |
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ARM |
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AZE |
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BLR |
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KAZ |
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KGZ |
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MDA |
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RUS |
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TJK |
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TKM |
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UKR |
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UZB |
Performance
[edit]- The Unified Team finished third to the United States and Germany in the overall medal tally at Albertville with 10 golds, 8 silvers, and 3 bronzes; 21 medals in total[1]
- The team finished eighth at Barcelona with 16 golds, 14 silvers, and 15 bronzes; 45 medals in total
(Note, however, that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) does not officially recognise national medal totals.)
Athletes
[edit]Athletes competing for the Unified team at the 1992 Summer and 1992 Winter Paralympic Games.[5]
Summer Games
[edit]- Men
- Women
Winter Games
[edit]- Men
- Women
See also
[edit]- Unified Team at the Olympics
- Independent Paralympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Korean Unification Flag
- CIS national football team
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tigns-Alvertville 1992 Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Paralympic Committee
- ^ 1992 winter paralympics participants
- ^ Barcelona Paralympics participation
- ^ "Opening Ceremony of the Barcelona 1992 Summer Paralympic Games". YouTube.
- ^ Athlete Search Results, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)