Slovakia at the Paralympics

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Slovakia at the Paralympic Games

Flag of Slovakia
IPC code  SVK
NPC Slovak Paralympic Committee
Paralympic history
Summer Games
Winter Games
Other related appearances
Czechoslovakia (1972–1992)

Slovakia as such made its Paralympic Games début at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, following the break-up of Czechoslovakia, which had taken part in the Paralympics from 1972 to 1992. Slovakia has taken part in every edition of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics since then.[1]

Among Slovakia's most successful athletes, Jozef Mistina won four of the country's five medals at the 1994 Games: three silver and a bronze in alpine skiing. He won four medals again (two silver and two bronze) in 1998.[2]

In 2010, Slovakia won its first Winter gold medals, with Henrieta Farkasova and Jakub Krako each winning three gold and a silver in visually impaired alpine skiing. This led to Slovakia's best ever result at the Paralympic Games: the country ranked fourth on the medal table.[3]

At the Summer Games, Slovakia's Paralympic champions have been:[4]

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1996 Summer Paralympics 2 4 5 11 39th
2000 Summer Paralympics 3 5 5 13 36th
2004 Summer Paralympics 5 3 4 12 30th
2008 Summer Paralympics 2 3 1 6 39th
2012 Summer Paralympics 2 1 2 5 40th

Winter Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1994 Winter Paralympics 0 3 2 5 19th
1998 Winter Paralympics 0 6 4 10 18th
2002 Winter Paralympics 0 3 6 9 20th
2006 Winter Paralympics 0 1 1 2 13th
2010 Winter Paralympics 6 2 3 11 4th
2014 Winter Paralympics 3 2 2 7 6th

See also

References

  1. Slovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. Slovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. Slovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  4. Slovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee


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