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Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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 2008 Summer Paralympics

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....

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, following its split with Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

. It had previously competed as part of Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro at the Paralympics

The Union of Serbia and Montenegro only competed at the Paralympic Games under that name at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. In 1992, its athletes competed as Independent Paralympic Participants. From 1996 to 2000, included, it was officially known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

in 2004; and as part of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia at the Paralympics

Yugoslavia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg. It did not compete at the 1976 Summer Games, but did take part in the inaugural Winter Paralympics that year in Örnsköldsvik...

before that.

Serbian athletes won two silver medals at the 2008 Games, making that the country's Paralympic medal tally so far.

Serbia will be making its Winter Paralympics début

Serbia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Serbia 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,...

Medallists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
	Draženko Mitrović Draženko Mitrović Draženko Mitrović is a Paralympian athlete from Serbia competing mainly in category F53/54 discus events.He was wounded by gunfire on 1989 and then became a paraplegic....	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....	Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	Men's Discus Throw - F53/54
	Borislava Perić Borislava Peric Borislava Perić Ranković is a Serbian table tennis player.She represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in table tennis, and won silver by defeating China's Zhou Ying.-Notes:...	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....	Table Tennis Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Peking University Gymnasium from September 7 to September 15.-Classfication:Players are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows players to compete against others with a...	Women's Individual - Class 4

Old countries

Country	№ Summer	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	№ Winter	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	№ Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Combined Total
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	4	19	19	32	70	4	0	0	1	1	8	19	19	33	71
	1	4	3	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	8
FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro at the Paralympics The Union of Serbia and Montenegro only competed at the Paralympic Games under that name at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. In 1992, its athletes competed as Independent Paralympic Participants. From 1996 to 2000, included, it was officially known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia... (YUG)	2	2	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	4
Serbia and Montenegro	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
Total	\|8	25	25	35	84	4	0	0	1	1	12	25	25	36	85

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