The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made its Winter Paralympic début at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. This was also the last appearance of the Soviet Union in the Winter Paralympics before the union's dissolution. The country was represented by eight athletes, who all completed in cross-country skiing. Valentina Grigoryeva won the USSR's only medals: two bronze.[1]
| Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | URS |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 8 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Unified Team (1992) Estonia (1992–) Latvia (1992–) Lithuania (1992–) Belarus (1994–) Kazakhstan (1994–) Russia (1994–2014) Armenia (1996–) Azerbaijan (1996–) Kyrgyzstan (1996–) Moldova (1996–) Ukraine (1996–) Turkmenistan (2000–) Tajikistan (2004–) Uzbekistan (2004–) Georgia (2008–) RPC (2020) | |
Medallists edit
Bronze edit
- Valentina Grigoryeva - cross-country skiing, women's 10km B1
- Valentina Grigoryeva - cross-country skiing, women's 5km B1
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Soviet Union at the Paralympics on paralympic.org