Slovenia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Slovenia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	SLO
NPC	Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia
Website	www.zsis.si
in Tokyo
Competitors	7 in 6 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1972–2000)

Slovenia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.^[1][2]

Medalists

Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table

Medal	Athlete/s	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Franček Gorazd Tiršek	Shooting	Mixed 10 metre air rifle standing SH2	30 August
Bronze	Franček Gorazd Tiršek	Shooting	Mixed R5 10 metre air rifle prone SH2	1 September

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Slovenia sent one male cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the European.^[3][4][5]

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Two Slovenian shooters will competed after qualified. They are shooters name is Franc Pinter (Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1) & Franček Gorazd Tiršek (Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2).^[6]

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

One Slovenian swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.^[7][8]

References

1. "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
2. "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
3. "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
4. "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
5. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
6. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
7. "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
8. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.