# Yugoslavia at the Paralympics

Yugoslavia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg. It did not compete at the 1976 Summer Games, but did take part in the inaugural Winter Paralympics that year in Örnsköldsvik. In 1980, 1984 and 1988, it took part in both the Summer and Winter Games.
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the proclamation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a successor state uniting Serbia and Montenegro was not immediately recognised by the International Paralympic Committee. In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 757, Yugoslavia was barred from competing at the 1992 Summer Games as a national delegation. Yugoslav athletes competed, instead, as Independent Paralympic Participants. Yugoslavia was subsequently recognised once more, and returned to compete at the 1996 Summer Games. Absent from the 1998 Winter Games, it made its final appearance under the name "Yugoslavia" at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, before competing as Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Games. The 2006 split in the union led to Serbia and Montenegro competing separately from then on. Kosovo made its Paralympic debut at the Paralympics in Paris 2024.
Although Yugoslavia never hosted the Paralympic Games, it did organise the first disabled skiing competition as an Olympic demonstration event when it hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Yugoslav athletes won a total of 76 medals at the Paralympics, of which 75 at the Summer Games. 21 of these were gold medals (all at the Summer Games).

## Timeline of participation at the Paralympic Games

| Nation | Code | First Games | Last Games |
| SFR Yugoslavia | YUG | 1972 | 1988 |
| Croatia | CRO | 1992 | |
| Slovenia | SLO | 1992 | |
| Independent Paralympic Participants | IOP | 1992 | 1992 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | 1996 | |
| North Macedonia | MKD | 1996 | |
| FR Yugoslavia | YUG | 1996 | 2000 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 2004 | 2004 |
| Serbia | SRB | 2008 | |
| Montenegro | MNE | 2008 | |
| Kosovo | KOS | 2024 | |

## Medal tables

These tables include every participation by “Yugoslavia”, as recognised by the International Paralympic Committee.

### Medals by Summer Games

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1972 Heidelberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1980 Arnhem | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York | 11 | 10 | 11 | 32 |
| 1988 Seoul | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 22 | 23 | 33 | 78 |

### Medals by Winter Games

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1976 Örnsköldsvik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Geilo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Medalists
### Summer Paralympics

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Sitar | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Women's 60m wheelchair 2 |
| Silver | Milka Milinkovic | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Women's 60m wheelchair 4 |
| Bronze | Joze Okoren | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Men's discus throw 2 |
| Bronze | Milka Milinkovic | 1972 Heidelberg | Athletics | Women's javelin throw 4 |
| Gold | Jozef Banfi | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke D1 |
| Gold | Jozef Banfi | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 3x50m individual medley D1 |
| Gold | Svetislav Dimitrijevic | 1980 Arnhem | Table tennis | Men's singles E |
| Gold | Svetislav Dimitrijevic Franc Simunic | 1980 Arnhem | Table tennis | Men's teams E |
| Silver | Joze Okoren | 1980 Arnhem | Athletics | Men's discus throw 2 |
| Silver | Roko Mikelin | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke E1 |
| Silver | Roko Mikelin | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle E1 |
| Silver | Roko Mikelin | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 3x50m individual medley E1 |
| Silver | Franc Simunic | 1980 Arnhem | Table tennis | Men's singles E |
| Bronze | Miroslav Jancic | 1980 Arnhem | Athletics | Men's 5000m walk A |
| Bronze | Marjan Peternelj | 1980 Arnhem | Athletics | Men's javelin throw 4 |
| Bronze | Franjo Izlakar | 1980 Arnhem | Athletics | Men's shot put CP D |
| Bronze | Milka Milinkovic | 1980 Arnhem | Athletics | Women's javelin throw 4 |
| Bronze | Milka Milinkovic | 1980 Arnhem | Athletics | Women's shot put 4 |
| Bronze | Roko Mikelin | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke E1 |
| Bronze | Vangel Zabev | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle E1 |
| Bronze | Vangel Zabev | 1980 Arnhem | Swimming | Men's 3x50m individual medley E1 |
| Bronze | Men's volleyball team | 1980 Arnhem | Volleyball | Men's sitting tournament |
| Gold | Rudi Kocmut | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's 400m C7 |
| Gold | Ante Pehar | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's long jump B2 |
| Gold | Ante Pehar | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's triple jump B2 |
| Gold | Zeljko Dereta | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's club throw C2 |
| Gold | Marjan Peternelj | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's javelin throw 3 |
| Gold | Franjo Izlakar | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's shot put C7 |
| Gold | Miroslav Jancic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's pentathlon B1 |
| Gold | Milka Milinkovic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Women's javelin throw 3 |
| Gold | Simo Kecman | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Shooting | Men's air pistol integrated |
| Gold | Men's relay team | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Swimming | Men's 4x50m freestyle relay A1-A9 |
| Gold | Franc Simonic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Table tennis | Men's singles L5 |
| Silver | Ramon Odzakovic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's 400m B2 |
| Silver | Ramon Odzakovic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's 800m B2 |
| Silver | Slobodan Adzic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's 1500m A5 |
| Silver | Slobodan Adzic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's 5000m A5 |
| Silver | Miroslav Jancic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's javelin throw B1 |
| Silver | Zeljko Dereta | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's shot put C2 |
| Silver | Refija Okic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Women's 400m B1 |
| Silver | Milka Milinkovic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Women's shot put 3 |
| Silver | Jozef Banfi | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A1 |
| Bronze | Slobodan Adzic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's 400m A5 |
| Bronze | Marjan Peternelj | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Men's shot put 3 |
| Bronze | D. Lapornik | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Athletics | Women's shot put 4 |
| Bronze | Men's goalball team | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Goalball | Men's tournament |
| Bronze | Roko Mikelin | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke A9 |
| Bronze | Jozef Banfi | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke A1 |
| Bronze | Roko Mikelin | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A9 |
| Bronze | Brigita Galicic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle L5 |
| Bronze | Z. Gajic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Table tennis | Men's open CL |
| Bronze | Ilija Djurasinovic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Table tennis | Men's singles L2 |
| Bronze | Z. Gajic | / 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York | Table tennis | Men's singles L4 |
| Gold | Milka Milinkovic | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Women's shot put 4 |
| Gold | Nada Vuksanovic | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Women's shot put B2 |
| Gold | Men's goalball team | 1988 Seoul | Goalball | Men's tournament |
| Silver | Rudolf Kocmut | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 1500m C7 |
| Silver | Ruzica Aleksov | 1988 Seoul | Shooting | Women's air pistol standing LSH2 |
| Silver | Danijel Pavlinec | 1988 Seoul | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle L3 |
| Silver | Svetislav Dimitrijevic | 1988 Seoul | Swimming | Men's singles TT7 |
| Bronze | Slobodan Adzic | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 400m A5/A7 |
| Bronze | Slobodan Adzic | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 5000m A6/A8-9/L4 |
| Bronze | Ante Pehar | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's triple jump B2 |
| Bronze | Zeljko Dereta | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's discus throw C3 |
| Bronze | Milorad Nikolic | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's javelin throw 1C |
| Bronze | Marjan Peternelj | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's javelin throw 3 |
| Bronze | Refija Okic | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Women's 800m B1 |
| Bronze | Refija Okic | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Women's 1500m B1 |
| Bronze | Danijel Pavlinec | 1988 Seoul | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle L3 |
| Bronze | Roko Mikelin | 1988 Seoul | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A7 |
| Gold | Ruzica Aleksov | 1996 Atlanta | Shooting | Women's air pistol SH1 |
| Gold | Zlatko Kesler | 1996 Atlanta | Table tennis | Men's singles 3 |
| Silver | Ruzica Aleksov | 1996 Atlanta | Shooting | Mixed free pistol .22 SH1 |
| Silver | Nenad Krisanovic | 1996 Atlanta | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke SB2 |
| Silver | Zlatko Kesler | 2000 Sydney | Table tennis | Men's singles 3 |

### Winter Paralympics

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Bronze | Franc Komar | 1984 Innsbruck | Alpine skiing | Men's alpine combination LW6/8 |