Sporting event delegation
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 . In 1980, 1984 and 1988, it took part in both the Summer and Winter Games.[ 1]
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia , the proclamation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a successor state uniting Serbia and Montenegro was not immediately recognised by the International Paralympic Committee . In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 , Yugoslavia was barred from competing at the 1992 Summer Games as a national delegation. Yugoslav athletes competed, instead, as Independent Paralympic Participants . Yugoslavia was subsequently recognised once more, and returned to compete at the 1996 Summer Games . Absent from the 1998 Winter Games, it made its final appearance under the name "Yugoslavia" at the 2000 Summer Paralympics , before competing as Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Games . The 2006 split in the union led to Serbia and Montenegro competing separately from then on.[ 1] Kosovo made its Paralympic debut at the Paralympics in Paris 2024 .[ 2]
Although Yugoslavia never hosted the Paralympic Games, it did organise the first disabled skiing competition as an Olympic demonstration event when it hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo .
Yugoslav athletes won a total of 76 medals at the Paralympics, of which 75 at the Summer Games. 21 of these were gold medals (all at the Summer Games).[ 1]
Timeline of participation at the Paralympic Games
Medal tables
These tables include every participation by “Yugoslavia”, as recognised by the International Paralympic Committee .[ 1]
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medalists
Summer Paralympics
Winter Paralympics
See also
References
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