Soviet Union at the Paralympics
- Soviet Union at the Paralympics
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics competed for the first and only time at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1988. The country also competed for the first and only time at the Winter Paralympic Games that same year. [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?npc=URS&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Soviet at the Paralympics] , website of the International Paralympic Committee]
Soviet athletes won 21 gold medals, 20 silver and 15 bronze at the Summer Games, as well as two bronze medals at the Winter Games. [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?npc=URS&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Soviet at the Paralympics] , website of the International Paralympic Committee]
The USSR's most successful Paralympian was Vadim Kalmykov, with four gold medals in track and field. [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?npc=URS&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Soviet at the Paralympics] , website of the International Paralympic Committee]
The only athlete to win a Paralympic medal for the USSR at the Winter Games was Valentina Grigoryeva, who won two bronze medals in cross-country skiing. [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?npc=URS&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Soviet at the Paralympics] , website of the International Paralympic Committee]
ee also
* Soviet Union at the Olympics
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