Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina sent a competitor to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The 19-year-old para-alpine skier Ilma Kazazic was their sole competitor.

Team

Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented by only one person at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[1] Ilma Kazazic competes in slalom and giant slalom.[1] Three people will accompany Kazazic. The total delegation is four people.[1][2] The other people are team coach Leon Svetlin, doctor Mirsad Muftić, and chef-de-mission Osman Hadžić.[1][2] The team departed for South Korea in late February.[1] They arrived in the village on 6 March.[3]

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Bosnia and Herzegovina") that participated in the 2018 Games.

Team Bosnia and Herzegovina
Name Sport Gender Classification Events ref
Ilma Kazazic para-alpine skiing female LW3 slalom and giant slalom [1][3]

History

The country has never won a medal at the Winter Paralympics.[4] Before 2018, only three people represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Winter Paralympics. They were Nijaz Memic in 2010 and Ilma Kazazic and Senad Turkovic. All three are para-alpine skiers.[4]

Para-alpine skiing

Ilma Kazazic represented Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] She competed in the slalom and giant slalom races.[1] Her coach was Leon Svetlin.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "BiH će na Zimskim paraolimpijskim igrama imati samo jednu predstavnicu". Bljesak.info (in Bosnian). 24 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Ilma Kazazić jedina predstavnica BiH na Paraolimpijadi". N1 BA (in Bosnian). Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "BH Paralympian Kazazic: I will present BiH in the best Way possible -". Sarajevo Times. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Bosnia and Herzegovina". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2018.