Unified Team at the Paralympics
Unified Team at the Paralympics | |
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The Unified Team used the Paralympic symbol in place of a national flag | |
IPC code | EUN |
Summer appearances | |
1992 | |
Winter appearances | |
1992 | |
Other related appearances | |
Soviet Union (1988) Belarus (1994–) Kazakhstan (1994–) Russia (1994–) Armenia (1996–) Azerbaijan (1996–) Kyrgyzstan (1996–) Moldova (1996–) Ukraine (1996–) Turkmenistan (2000–) Tajikistan (2004–) Uzbekistan (2004–) |
The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of 11 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.
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.
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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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Armenia | ARM |
Azerbaijan | AZE |
Belarus | BLR |
Kazakhstan | KAZ |
Kyrgyzstan | KGZ |
Moldova | MDA |
Russia | RUS |
Tajikistan | TJK |
Turkmenistan | TKM |
Ukraine | UKR |
Uzbekistan | 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.[4]
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