Great Britain at the Paralympics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has participated (under the name "Great Britain") in every Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. Britain has performed particularly well at the Summer Paralympic Games, consistently finishing between second and fifth on the medal tables - a slightly better performance than at the Olympics. Britain has yet to win a gold medal at the Winter Paralympics, despite having won 493 at the Summer Games. Britain is second on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.
Britain was the co-host of the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, and will be the host of the next Summer Paralympics, in London in 2012.
Although the country uses the name "Great Britain", athletes from Northern Ireland are entitled to compete as part of British delegations. Representatives of the devolved Northern Ireland government, however, have objected to the name, which they argue creates a perception that Northern Ireland is not part of the British Olympic team, and have called for the team to be renamed as Team UK.[1][2]
Under the terms of a long-standing settlement between the British Olympic Association and the Olympic Council of Ireland, athletes from Northern Ireland can elect to represent Ireland at the Olympics, as Northern Irish people are legally entitled to dual citizenship.[3]
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Host country (Great Britain)
Medals by Winter Games
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