Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics
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Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–) |
Czechoslovakia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, where it was one of just four Eastern Bloc nations competing (the other three being Hungary, Poland and Romania). Czechoslovakia sent a delegation of nineteen athletes, who all competed in track and field, and won a single bronze medal in the shot put.[1][2]
The country's participation in the
During their nine participations in the Paralympics, Czechoslovaks won a total of 27 medals - seven gold, ten silver and ten bronze. Thus the country ranks fifty-fourth on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table (behind both of its successor states).[4]
Only four Czechoslovaks have won gold medals at the Paralympic Games. Eva Lemezová is the country's most successful Paralympian, having won three gold medals in women's alpine skiing in 1976, as well as a silver in 1980. Pavla Valníčková won two gold medals in track events in 1992, as well as a bronze, and a bronze and a silver in cross-country skiing that same year. Miloslava Běhalová won a gold in the discus in 1992, and Vojtěch Vašíček is Czechoslovakia's only male Paralympic champion, having won the pentathlon in 1992.[5]
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See also
References
- ^ Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "Participation Numbers: Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games", International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee