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Olympics - Team North Macedonia
Background
Until 1992, North Macedonia was a republic in the nation of Yugoslavia.
From 1924 to 1988 a few Yugoslav Olympians were from the Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The best represented sport at the Olympics among Macedonians was wrestling. Both Šaban Trstena and Šaban Šejdi from Skopje won two wrestling medals at the Olympics between 1980 and 1988. Two Macedonians also competed in the 1992 Olympics, as Independent Olympic Participants.
This former Yugoslav republic declared its independence from Yugoslavia on 8 September 1991. The Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was formed in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1993. The republic first competed at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996 and at the Olympic Winter Games in 1998. It has been represented at every Olympic Games since then.
The name of the nation, since its independence from Yugoslavia, has been very controversial. Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Albania all lay claim to regions of (historical) Macedonia, and the name. The European Community recognized Macedonia’s independence, but only under the name “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (FYROM), which was also used by the IOC. In late 2004, the United States controversially recognized Macedonia under the name “Republic of Macedonia”. The country’s name was changed in 2019 to North Macedonia after negotiations with the Greek government. [1]
This is an ongoing project to ensure that all Olympians who represented North Macedonia are on Wikitree.
- Connected to their family
- Connected to the Global Tree, if possible
- With profiles that have biographical, family, and sporting information
- Well sourced
Olympians Representing North Macedonia on Wikitree
This category Olympians representing North Macedonia shows all Olympians who have been identified and are now on Wikitree.
Note: Only Wikitree profiles with the category [[Category:Olympians Representing North Macedonia]] will appear.
Process
1. Identify existing Wikitree profile or add new profile
2. Add specific categories
- [[Category:Olympians Representing North Macedonia]]
- Category for the Olympic games in which they represented North Macedonia. e.g. "[[Category: 2008 Olympic Summer Games]] "
- If they won medals - [[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]] , [[Category: Olympic Silver Medalists]] , [[Category: Olympic Bronze Medalists]]
3. Add Olympic Movement Sticker and add text for sport and specific Olympic Games. e.g. represented North Macedonia in Athletics in the Atlanta Olympics of 2006.
4, Add biography, family, and sporting information
5. Connect to family and any spouse
6. If possible, connect to the Global Tree. This may require adding additional profiles.
Stickers
- Code for the Olympic Movement sticker
- {{Occupation |image=Olympic_Movement.png |text=Add text.}}
- Add text for sport and specific Olympic Games. e.g. represented North Macedonia in Athletics in the Atlanta Olympics of 2006.
Note: The sticker does not display the name in preview mode . "..." will appear. The name will show once the profile is saved.
Historic Teams
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