The
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics made its
Summer Paralympic début at the
1988 Summer Paralympics
The 1988 Summer Paralympics () were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" was used officially.
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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 gold.
Vadim Kalmykov, with four gold medals in track and field, was the USSR's most successful athlete at the Games.
Medalists
See also
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Soviet Union at the Paralympics
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Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics
External links
International Paralympic Committee
References
Nations at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
1988
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Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...
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