South Africa at the 1992 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:RSA
Npcname:South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:1992
Flag:no
Location:Barcelona
Competitors:10
Rank:27
Gold:4
Silver:1
Bronze:3
Appearances:auto

South Africa competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 10 competitors from South Africa won 8 medals, including 4 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze and finished 27th in the medal table.[1]

Flag

The team used a specially designed sporting flag for these games, which was also used at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. The flag consisted of a white field charged with a grey diamond, which represented the countries mineral wealth, three cascading bands of blue, orange and green, which represented the sea, the land and agriculture respectively and the Olympic rings.[2] [3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Africa - National Paralympic Committee. www.paralympic.org. 2016-06-13.
  2. Web site: South African Olympic Flags.
  3. Web site: 1992 Paralympic Opening Ceremonies. YouTube.
  4. Web site: InauguraciĆ³n Juegos Paralimpicos Barcelona 1992. YouTube.