Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games

Individual Paralympic Athletes at the Paralympics
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IPC code	IPA
Summer appearances
Independent Paralympic Participants (1992) Individual Paralympic Athletes (2000) Independent Paralympic Athletes (2016) Paralympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Athletes have competed as Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games for various reasons, including political transition, international sanctions, suspensions of National Paralympic Committees and compassion.

Independent Paralympic Participants at the Summer Paralympics was the name given to athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. Athletes from the parts of Yugoslavia still terming themselves "Yugoslavia" had competed as "Independent Olympic Participants" at the 1992 Summer Olympics, also hosted by Barcelona. They were not permitted to participate as "Yugoslavia", due to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 placing sanctions on the country.

In addition, 16 athletes competed as Independent Paralympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Paralympics winning eight medals.

Two athletes competed as Individual Paralympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

Russia is currently suspended by the International Paralympic Committee, so status remains unclear due to the state-sponsored doping program scandal.

The Russian Paralympic Committee remains suspended from the Paralympic movement since 2016, due to the state-sponsored doping programme scandal, but the International Paralympic Committee has allowed athletes deemed clean to participate in five sports. They will compete under the Paralympic flag, and the Paralympic anthem will be used during ceremonies for those who win gold medals.

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