Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

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
IPC codeURS
in Seoul
Competitors8 in 1 sport
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
 Estonia (1992–)
 Latvia (1992–)
 Lithuania (1992–)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Belarus (1994–)
 Kazakhstan (1994–)
 Russia (1994–)
 Armenia (1996–)
 Azerbaijan (1996–)
 Kyrgyzstan (1996–)
 Moldova (1996–)
 Ukraine (1996–)
 Turkmenistan (2000–)
 Tajikistan (2004–)
 Uzbekistan (2004–)
 Georgia (2008–)

Medallists

Bronze
  • Valentina Grigoryeva - cross-country skiing, women's 10km B1
  • Valentina Grigoryeva - cross-country skiing, women's 5km B1

See also

References
  1. Soviet Union at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
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