Faroe Islands at the Paralympics
- Faroe Islands at the Paralympics
The Faroe Islands first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1984, and have competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. They have never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games. [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?npc=FRO&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Faroe Islands at the Paralympics] , website of the International Paralympic Committee]
The Faroe Islands have their own National Paralympic Committee but no National Olympic Committee, making them one of very few territories (along with Macau) to compete at the Paralympics but not at the Olympics. Faroese athletes compete as representatives of Denmark at the Olympic Games. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3688682.stm "Paralympic diary: Day eight"] , BBC, September 25, 2004]
Faroese Paralympians have won a total of thirteen medals, of which one gold, seven silver and five bronze. Their most successful appearance was at the 1988 Games, where they won seven medals and Christina Naess won the Faroe Islands' first and only Paralympic gold medal, in the C3 100m backstroke in swimming. [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?npc=FRO&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Faroe Islands at the Paralympics] , website of the International Paralympic Committee] The Faroe Islands have only ever sent swimmers to the Paralympics, with the sole exception of Heini Festirstein, who competed in table tennis in 1992. [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?npc=FRO&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Faroe Islands at the Paralympics] , website of the International Paralympic Committee]
List of medalists
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Faroe Islands at the 1984 Summer Paralympics — Infobox Paralympics Faroe Islands games=1984 Summer competitors= 3 sports= 1 flagbearer= officials= gold= 0 silver= 0 bronze= 0 total= 0 rank= The Faroe Islands competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics co hosted by Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom … Wikipedia
Faroe Islands at the 1988 Summer Paralympics — Infobox Paralympics Faroe Islands games=1988 Summer competitors= 4 sports= 1 flagbearer= officials= gold= 1 silver= 3 bronze= 3 total= 7 rank= The Faroe Islands competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. The islands delegation … Wikipedia
Faroe Islands at the 1992 Summer Paralympics — Infobox Paralympics Faroe Islands games=1992 Summer competitors= 3 sports= 2 flagbearer= officials= gold= 0 silver= 1 bronze= 0 total= 1 rank= The Faroe Islands competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. The islands delegation… … Wikipedia
Faroe Islands at the 2000 Summer Paralympics — Infobox Paralympics Faroe Islands games=2000 Summer competitors= 2 sports= 1 flagbearer= officials= gold= silver= 3 bronze= 1 total= 4 rank= The Faroe Islands competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. The islands delegation… … Wikipedia
Faroe Islands at the 1996 Summer Paralympics — Infobox Paralympics Faroe Islands games=1996 Summer competitors= 1 sports= 1 flagbearer= officials= gold= 0 silver= 0 bronze= 0 total= 0 rank= The Faroe Islands competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. The islands… … Wikipedia
Faroe Islands at the 2004 Summer Paralympics — Infobox Paralympics Faroe Islands games=2004 Summer competitors= 1 sports= 1 flagbearer= officials= gold= silver= bronze= 1 total= 1 rank= 73The Faroe Islands competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The islands delegation… … Wikipedia
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