Slovakia at the Paralympics

Slovakia at the Paralympic Games

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IPC code  SVK
NPC Slovak Paralympic Committee
Paralympic history
Summer Games
1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010
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]:

Contents

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

Winter Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1994 Winter Paralympics 0 3 2 9 13th
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

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