North Macedonia at the Paralympics
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| IPC code | MKD |
| NPC | Macedonian Paralympic Committee |
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 Yugoslavia (1972–2000) | |
North Macedonia, following its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, where it sent a single athlete (Branimir Jovanovski) to compete in shooting. The country has competed in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, with very small delegations. They will be participating at the Winter Paralympics for the first time at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, sending a wild card invitation for a single competitor to compete in para alpine skiing.[1] It had never taken part in the Winter Paralympics before that. The only athletes to have represented North Macedonia at the Paralympic Games are Branimir Jovanovski (1996–2004), Vanco Karanfilov (2000–2016) and Olivera Nakovska (2004–2020), all three in shooting events.[2]
At the 2004 Games in Athens, Karanfilov won North Macedonia's first Paralympic medal as independent country: a silver in the men's air pistol event (category SH1).[3]
At the 2012 Games in London, Olivera Nakovska-Bikova won North Macedonia's first gold Paralympic medal as independent country: a gold medal in women's air pistol event (category SH1), setting new world and Paralympic record at qualifiers for Women's P2-10m Air Pistol-SH1 with 381 points, and also setting new Paralympic finals record for Women's P2-10m Air Pistol-SH1 with 475.7 points.[4]
Medallists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Vanco Karanfilov | 2004 Athens | Shooting | Men's Air Pistol SH1 | 661.6 points |
 Gold | Olivera Nakovska-Bikova | 2012 London | Shooting | Women's Air Pistol SH1 | 475.7 points |
Several other athletes from the Socialist Republic of Macedonia (a constituent country of the former SFR Yugoslavia) have also won Olympic medals, competing as part of Yugoslavia, and as Independent Paralympic Participants[5]
As part of SFR Yugoslavia:
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Vangel Zabev | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | 50 m freestyle E1 |
| Bronze | Vangel Zabev | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | 3x50 m individual medley E1 |
As Independent Paralympic Participants:
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Branimir Jovanovski | 1992 Barcelona | Shooting | Men's air pistol SH1 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑
- ↑ North Macedonia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ↑ North Macedonia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ↑ Paralympic records in Women's P2-10m Air Pistol-SH1 Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, Official London 2012 Paralympic site
- ↑ "МЕДАЛИСТИ НА ОИ" (in Macedonian). Makedonski Olimpiski Komitet. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
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