Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Soviet Union at the
1988 Summer Paralympics
Soviet Union at the; 1988 Summer Paralympics
	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of the Soviet Union
IPC code	URS
in Seoul
Competitors	22 in 2 sports
Medals; Ranked 12th	Gold 21 Silver 20 Bronze 15 Total 56
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1988;
Other related appearances
	File:Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg Unified Team (1992); File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (1992–); File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (1992–); File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (1992–); File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (1994–); File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (1994–); File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (1994–2014); File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia (1996–); File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan (1996–); File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan (1996–); File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova (1996–); File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (1996–); File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan (2000–); File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan (2004–); File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (2004–); File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia (2008–); File:Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg RPC (2020)

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made its Summer Paralympic début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul. This was not only its first, but also its last appearance in the Summer Paralympics before its dissolution. The country participated only in athletics and swimming events. Soviet competitors won 56 medals, of which 21 were gold.^[1] Vadim Kalmykov, with four gold medals in track and field, was the USSR's most successful athlete at the Games.^[2]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Victor Riabochtan	Athletics	Men's 100m B1
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Alexandre Mokhir	Athletics	Men's 100m B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Victor Riabochtan	Athletics	Men's 400m B1
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Vadim Kalmykov	Athletics	Men's high jump B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Oleg Chepel	Athletics	Men's high jump B3
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Vadim Kalmykov	Athletics	Men's long jump B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Oleg Chepel	Athletics	Men's long jump B3
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Vadim Kalmykov	Athletics	Men's triple jump B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Vitautas Guirnus	Athletics	Men's javelin throw B1
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Alexandre Mokhir	Athletics	Men's javelin throw B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Vitautas Guirnus	Athletics	Men's pentathlon B1
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Vadim Kalmykov	Athletics	Men's pentathlon B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Oleg Chepel	Athletics	Men's pentathlon B3
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Raissa Jouravliova	Athletics	Women's 100m B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Tamara Pankova	Athletics	Women's 400m B1
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Rima Batalova	Athletics	Women's 400m B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Tamara Pankova	Athletics	Women's 800m B1
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Rima Batalova	Athletics	Women's 800m B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Tamara Pankova	Athletics	Women's 1500m B1
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Raissa Jouravliova	Athletics	Women's long jump B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Raissa Jouravliova	Athletics	Women's pentathlon B2
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Sergei Sevastianov	Athletics	Men's 100m B1
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Anatoly Pomykalov	Athletics	Men's 800m B2
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Farzat Timerboulatov	Athletics	Men's 800m B3
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Farzat Timerboulatov	Athletics	Men's 1500m B3
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Sergei Sevastianov	Athletics	Men's triple jump B1
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Sergei Sevastianov	Athletics	Men's pentathlon B1
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Alexandre Mokhir	Athletics	Men's pentathlon B2
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Danute Chmidek	Athletics	Women's 800m B3
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Raissa Jouravliova	Athletics	Women's discus throw B2
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Oleg Cher	Swimming	Men's 50m freestyle B1
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Oleg Cher	Swimming	Men's 100m freestyle B1
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Oleg Cher	Swimming	Men's 100m backstroke B1
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Alexandre Gapon	Swimming	Men's 100m breaststroke B2
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Vladimir Sigidov	Swimming	Men's 200m breaststroke B1
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Alexandre Gapon	Swimming	Men's 200m breaststroke B2
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Oleg Cher	Swimming	Men's 200m individual medley B1
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Men's relay team	Swimming	Men's 4x100m freestyle relay B1-B3
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Men's relay team	Swimming	Men's 4x100m medley relay B1-B3
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Nadezda Maksimova	Swimming	Women's 50m freestyle B3
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Tatiana Chipovalova	Swimming	Women's 50m breaststroke B2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Anatoly Pomykalov	Athletics	Men's 400m B2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Anatoly Pomykalov	Athletics	Men's 5000m B2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Victor Riabochtan	Athletics	Men's long jump B1
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Andrei Kolyvanov	Athletics	Men's javelin throw B3
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Rima Batalova	Athletics	Women's 100m B2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Danute Chmidek	Athletics	Women's 400m B3
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Mikhail Kapitonov	Swimming	Men's 50m freestyle B2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Oleg Cher	Swimming	Men's 400m freestyle B1
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Vladimir Sigidov	Swimming	Men's 100m breaststroke B1
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Tatiana Chipovalova	Swimming	Women's 50m freestyle B2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Tatiana Chipovalova	Swimming	Women's 100m freestyle B2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Nadezda Maksimova	Swimming	Women's 100m freestyle B3
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Tatiana Chipovalova	Swimming	Women's 100m breaststroke B2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Tatiana Chipovalova	Swimming	Women's 200m breaststroke B2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Tatiana Chipovalova	Swimming	Women's 400m individual medley B2

External links

International Paralympic Committee

References

↑ Soviet Union at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
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Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Flag of the Soviet Union
IPC code	URS
in Seoul
Competitors	22 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 12th	Gold 21 Silver 20 Bronze 15 Total 56
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
1988
Other related appearances
File:Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg Unified Team (1992) File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (1992–) File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (1992–) File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (1992–) File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (1994–) File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (1994–) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (1994–2014) File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia (1996–) File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan (1996–) File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan (1996–) File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova (1996–) File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (1996–) File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan (2000–) File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan (2004–) File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (2004–) File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia (2008–) File:Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg RPC (2020)