South Africa at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

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South Africa at the
1992 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeRSA
NPCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sascoc.co.za
in Barcelona
Competitors10
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
8
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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[edit]

Flag used to represent South Africa at the 1992 Summer Paralympic Games

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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Africa - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ "South African Olympic Flags".
  3. ^ "1992 Paralympic Opening Ceremonies". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Inauguración Juegos Paralimpicos Barcelona 1992". YouTube.