Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

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 gold.[1]

Soviet Union at the
1988 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeURS
in Seoul
Competitors22 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
21
Silver
20
Bronze
15
Total
56
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–)

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
 GoldVictor RiabochtanAthleticsMen's 100m B1
 GoldAlexandre MokhirAthleticsMen's 100m B2
 GoldVictor RiabochtanAthleticsMen's 400m B1
 GoldVadim KalmykovAthleticsMen's high jump B2
 GoldOleg ChepelAthleticsMen's high jump B3
 GoldVadim KalmykovAthleticsMen's long jump B2
 GoldOleg ChepelAthleticsMen's long jump B3
 GoldVadim KalmykovAthleticsMen's triple jump B2
 GoldVitautas GuirnusAthleticsMen's javelin throw B1
 GoldAlexandre MokhirAthleticsMen's javelin throw B2
 GoldVitautas GuirnusAthleticsMen's pentathlon B1
 GoldVadim KalmykovAthleticsMen's pentathlon B2
 GoldOleg ChepelAthleticsMen's pentathlon B3
 GoldRaissa JouravliovaAthleticsWomen's 100m B2
 GoldTamara PankovaAthleticsWomen's 400m B1
 GoldRima BatalovaAthleticsWomen's 400m B2
 GoldTamara PankovaAthleticsWomen's 800m B1
 GoldRima BatalovaAthleticsWomen's 800m B2
 GoldTamara PankovaAthleticsWomen's 1500m B1
 GoldRaissa JouravliovaAthleticsWomen's long jump B2
 GoldRaissa JouravliovaAthleticsWomen's pentathlon B2
 SilverSergei SevastianovAthleticsMen's 100m B1
 SilverAnatoly PomykalovAthleticsMen's 800m B2
 SilverFarzat TimerboulatovAthleticsMen's 800m B3
 SilverFarzat TimerboulatovAthleticsMen's 1500m B3
 SilverSergei SevastianovAthleticsMen's triple jump B1
 SilverSergei SevastianovAthleticsMen's pentathlon B1
 SilverAlexandre MokhirAthleticsMen's pentathlon B2
 SilverDanute ChmidekAthleticsWomen's 800m B3
 SilverRaissa JouravliovaAthleticsWomen's discus throw B2
 SilverOleg CherSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle B1
 SilverOleg CherSwimmingMen's 100m freestyle B1
 SilverOleg CherSwimmingMen's 100m backstroke B1
 SilverAlexandre GaponSwimmingMen's 100m breaststroke B2
 SilverVladimir SigidovSwimmingMen's 200m breaststroke B1
 SilverAlexandre GaponSwimmingMen's 200m breaststroke B2
 SilverOleg CherSwimmingMen's 200m individual medley B1
 SilverMen's relay teamSwimmingMen's 4x100m freestyle relay B1-B3
 SilverMen's relay teamSwimmingMen's 4x100m medley relay B1-B3
 SilverNadezda MaksimovaSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle B3
 SilverTatiana ChipovalovaSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke B2
 BronzeAnatoly PomykalovAthleticsMen's 400m B2
 BronzeAnatoly PomykalovAthleticsMen's 5000m B2
 BronzeVictor RiabochtanAthleticsMen's long jump B1
 BronzeAndrei KolyvanovAthleticsMen's javelin throw B3
 BronzeRima BatalovaAthleticsWomen's 100m B2
 BronzeDanute ChmidekAthleticsWomen's 400m B3
 BronzeMikhail KapitonovSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle B2
 BronzeOleg CherSwimmingMen's 400m freestyle B1
 BronzeVladimir SigidovSwimmingMen's 100m breaststroke B1
 BronzeTatiana ChipovalovaSwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle B2
 BronzeTatiana ChipovalovaSwimmingWomen's 100m freestyle B2
 BronzeNadezda MaksimovaSwimmingWomen's 100m freestyle B3
 BronzeTatiana ChipovalovaSwimmingWomen's 100m breaststroke B2
 BronzeTatiana ChipovalovaSwimmingWomen's 200m breaststroke B2
 BronzeTatiana ChipovalovaSwimmingWomen's 400m individual medley B2

See also

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


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