Unified Team at the Paralympics
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The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union
(except the Baltic states
) at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
in Albertville
and the 1992 Summer Paralympics
in Barcelona
. 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.
(Note, however, that the International Paralympic Committee
(IPC) does not officially recognise national medal totals.)
and 1992 Winter
Paralympic Games.
Women
Women
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(except the Baltic states
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
) at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
1992 Winter Paralympics
The 1992 Winter Paralympics were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first winter Paralympics to be celebrated concurrently with the Olympic Games. They were held in Tignes and Albertville, France, from March 25 to April 1, 1992...
in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
and the 1992 Summer Paralympics
1992 Summer Paralympics
The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Sports :The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. 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.
Details
For details of the Unified Team's participation, see:- Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
- Unified Team at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsUnified Team at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsThe Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain, was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. It competed under the IOC country code EUN .- Members : Tajikistan...
Participating countries
| Country (former Soviet republic) |
IOC code (1994–) |
|---|---|
 Armenia |
ARM |
 Azerbaijan |
AZE |
 Belarus |
BLR |
 Kazakhstan |
KAZ |
 Kyrgyzstan |
KGZ |
 Moldova |
MDA |
 Russia |
RUS |
 Tajikistan |
TJK |
 Turkmenistan |
TKM |
 Ukraine |
UKR |
 Uzbekistan |
UZB |
Performance
- The Unified Team finished third to the United States and Germany in the overall medal tally at Albertville with 10 goldGold medalA gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s, 8 silverSilver medalA silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
s, and 3 bronzeBronze medalA bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
s; 21 medals in total - 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
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
(IPC) does not officially recognise national medal totals.)
Athletes
Athletes competing for the Unified team at the 1992 Summer1992 Summer Paralympics
The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Sports :The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport...
and 1992 Winter
1992 Winter Paralympics
The 1992 Winter Paralympics were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first winter Paralympics to be celebrated concurrently with the Olympic Games. They were held in Tignes and Albertville, France, from March 25 to April 1, 1992...
Paralympic Games.
Summer Games
Men- ArcheryArchery at the 1992 Summer Paralympics- Medal summary :...
- Stepan Bugaychuk
- Dmitri Nikolsky
- Konstantine Shumkov
- AthleticsAthletics at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsAthletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 214 events, 152 for men and 62 for women. Because of a tie for third place in the men's high jump B2 event, a total of 215 bronze medals were awarded.- Men's events :- Women's events :...
- Oleg Chepel
- Victor Khilmonchik
- Sergei Khodakov
- Aleksei Lashmanov
- Andrei Makarov
- Sergey Okulov
- Vladimir Potapenko
- Sergei Sevastianov
- Sergey ShilovSergey ShilovSergey Shilov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and six time Paralympic Champion.Shilov has competed at nine Paralympic Games , in cross-country skiing, biathlon and in athletics...
- Sergey Silchenco
- Yurij Zubrilov
- CyclingCycling at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsCycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events. All were road cycling events, no track cycling was held.- Medal summary :...
- Alexandre Pytko
- Nikolai Timofeev
- GoalballGoalball at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsGoalball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events.- Medal summary :...
- Vladimir Berejetski
- Nikolai Lednev
- Alexandre Litvinov
- Alexei Pavlyguine
- Nikolai Perejoguine
- Alexandre Toupiline
- JudoJudo at the 1992 Summer Paralympics- Medal summary :- Notes :...
- Akhmed Gazimagomedov
- Vladimir Kazakov
- Veniamin Mitchourine
- Mikhail Yakovlev
- PowerliftingPowerlifting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics- Medal summary :...
- Vladimir Larionov
- Roman Omurbekov
- SwimmingSwimming at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsSwimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 163 events, 88 for men and 75 for women. Because of ties for third place in the women's 50 metre freestyle B3 and men's 50 metre freestyle B2 events, a total of 165 bronze medals were awarded....
- Albert Bakaev
- Vladimir Chesnov
- Aleksei Kapoura
- Vitaly Khutornoy
- Vitalii Krylov
- Juri Likorovsky
- Nikolay Ponamarev
- Nikolay Rogozhin
- Vladimir Vshivtsev
- Table TennisTable tennis at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsTable tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 30 events, 21 for men and 9 for women.- Men's events :- Women's events :...
- Vladimir Polkanov
- Valery Vishnjakov
- Sergey Zuev
- VolleyballVolleyball at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsVolleyball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of two events, men's sitting and men's standing.- Medal summary :...
- Gadji Abakarov
- Igor Bondar
- A. Gontcharenko
- Victor Krasnov
- Alexander Kukatov
- Murad Makhanov
- Radjab Mamaev
- Vladimir Maysak
- Petr Ostrinsky
- Iouri Soubbota
- Peter Zubov
Women
- ArcheryArchery at the 1992 Summer Paralympics- Medal summary :...
- Tatiana Grishko
- AthleticsAthletics at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsAthletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 214 events, 152 for men and 62 for women. Because of a tie for third place in the men's high jump B2 event, a total of 215 bronze medals were awarded.- Men's events :- Women's events :...
- Rimma Batalova
- Olga Churkina
- Irina Leontiouk
- Ljubov Malakhova
- Olga Nazarenko
- Tamara Pankova
- Tamara SivakovaTamara SivakovaTamara Sivakova is a Paralympian athlete from Belarus competing mainly in the throwing events.She first competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain for the Unified Team there she won a gold medal in the discus throw for category B3 athletes and finished 5th in the pentathlon.Four...
- Raisa Zhuravleva
- SwimmingSwimming at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsSwimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 163 events, 88 for men and 75 for women. Because of ties for third place in the women's 50 metre freestyle B3 and men's 50 metre freestyle B2 events, a total of 165 bronze medals were awarded....
- Olga Melnikova
- Natalia Parshina
Winter Games
Men- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 1992 Winter ParalympicsAlpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics consisted of 48 events, 30 for men and 18 for women.-Medal table:- Medal summary :The competition events were:*Downhill: men - women*Super-G: men - women*Giant slalom: men - women...
- Alexey Bargojakov
- Ivan Chaprygin
- Oleg Krasavin
- Alexei Moshkine
- Oleg Vasiljev
- BiathlonBiathlon at the 1992 Winter ParalympicsBiathlon at the 1992 Winter Paralympics consisted of four events for men.-Medal table:- Medal summary :The competition event was:*7.5 km: menThe event had separate standing, or visually impaired classifications:...
- Afanasiev
- BogdanovBogdanovBogdanov or Bogdanova is a common Russian surname and may refer to:-Bogdanov:*Alexander Bogdanov , Belarusian-Russian physician, philosopher, economist, writer and revolutionary...
- Nikolai Ilioutchenko
- Vladimir Kolesnikov
- Sergei Lozhkin
- Seleznev
- Andrei Venediktov
- Cross-country skiingCross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter ParalympicsCross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics consisted of 27 events, 19 for men and 8 for women.-Medal table:- Medal summary :The competition events were:*2.5 km: - women*5 km: men - women*10 km: men - women*20 km: men*30 km: men...
- Afanasiev
- BogdanovBogdanovBogdanov or Bogdanova is a common Russian surname and may refer to:-Bogdanov:*Alexander Bogdanov , Belarusian-Russian physician, philosopher, economist, writer and revolutionary...
- Nikolai Ilioutchenko
- Vasily Koczekin
- Vladimir Kolesnikov
- Kupchinski
- Sergei Lozhkin
- Vasily Petrochuk
- Igor Pustovit
- Seleznev
- Andrei Venediktov
Women
- Alpine skiingAlpine skiing at the 1992 Winter ParalympicsAlpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics consisted of 48 events, 30 for men and 18 for women.-Medal table:- Medal summary :The competition events were:*Downhill: men - women*Super-G: men - women*Giant slalom: men - women...
- Zinaida Emlina
- Cross-country skiingCross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter ParalympicsCross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics consisted of 27 events, 19 for men and 8 for women.-Medal table:- Medal summary :The competition events were:*2.5 km: - women*5 km: men - women*10 km: men - women*20 km: men*30 km: men...
- Chirkova
- Elesina
- Nazarenko
- Lubov Paninykii
See also
- Unified Team at the Olympics
- Independent Paralympic Participants at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsIndependent Paralympic Participants at the 1992 Summer ParalympicsIndependent Paralympic Participants was the name given to athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. Athletes from the parts of Yugoslavia still terming themselves "Yugoslavia" had competed as "Independent Olympic Participants" at the 1992 Summer...
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