Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

, having become independent from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...

 in 1992, made its Paralympic Games

Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...

début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

1996 Summer Paralympics

The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....

 in Atlanta, with merely two athletes competing in men's track and field. The country has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, and made its Winter Paralympics début

Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina will send a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, in Vancouver. It will be fielding a single athlete, in alpine skiing....

 at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

2010 Winter Paralympics

The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, with a single representative in alpine skiing.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has won three Paralympic medals, all in men's sitting volleyball

Paralympic volleyball

Volleyball for disabled athletes entered the Paralympic Games as a "demonstration" sport for amputees in 1976 in Toronto Canada. In sitting volleyball, the net is about 3 feet high, and the court is 10 x 6 meters with a 2-meter attack line. Players are allowed to block serves, but one “cheek” must...

: a silver in 2000, a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2008.

Medallists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event	Result
	Men's team	2004 Athens 2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...	Volleyball Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Fencing Hall from September 21 to September 27.The sport is performed sitting down. Subject to a minimum degree of physical disability there are no classifications in this sport. There are separate men's and women's...	Sitting	1st of group B (3 wins, 0 loss) qf: 3:0 over Japan Japan at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 162 athletes—108 men and 54 women. Japanese competitors won 52 medals, 17 gold, 15 silver and 20 bronze, to finish 10th in the medal table.... sf: 3:0 over Germany Germany at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Germany competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 212 athletes—140 men and 72 women. German competitors won 78 medals, 19 gold, 28 silver and 31 bronze, to finish 8th in the medal table.... final: 3:2 over Iran Iran at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:- Archery:Men's recurve- Athletics:MenWomen- Cycling:Men's road...
	Men's team	2000 Sydney 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...	Volleyball Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of standing and sitting volleyball events for men....	Sitting	2nd of group B (3 wins, 2 losses) qf: 3:1 over Germany Germany at the 2000 Summer Paralympics There were 69 female and 182 male athletes representing the country at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.-External links:*... sf: 3:0 over Egypt Egypt at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. Egyptian athletes won six gold medals, eleven silver and eleven bronze, enabling their country to finish 23rd out of 123 on the medal table.-Athletics:... final: 0:3 to Iran Iran at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:- Archery:Men's recurve- Athletics:MenWomen- Powerlifting:Men...
	Men's team	2008 Beijing 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....	Volleyball	Sitting	1st of group A (3 wins, 0 loss) sf: 3:0 over Egypt Egypt at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Egypt sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Approximately 38 Egyptian athletes were expected to take part.... final: 0:3 to Iran Iran at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Iran participated at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consists of 72 competitors in nine sports: football 7-a-side, goalball, judo, powerlifting, shooting, table tennis, track and field athletics, volleyball, and wheelchair basketball.-Competitors:-Medal...