Vinalia at the Invictus Games

Vinalia at the Invictus Games
IOC code	VIN
NOC	Vinalian Invictus Games Committee
Medals	Gold 11 Silver 12 Bronze 28 Total 51
Summer appearances
1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
Winter appearances
1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016

Vinalia first participated as a unified nation in the Invictus Games at the 1990 in Keisi, Senria, and the country has sent athletes to compete at every Summer Games since then. The Vinalian Invictus Games Committee was established in 1993, following the official unification of both North Vinalia and South Vinalia, since the 1990 games both Invictus Committees had worked jointly, although legally they remained separate.

Vinalian athletes first competed at the Invictus games in s'Holle, during the 1906 Summer Invictus Games, as part of the Chistovodian team, and continued competing under the Chistovodian flag until the Invictus games of 1938 in Nouvelle-Rayenne, Cassier. Vinalian athletes competed for both North and South Vinalia between all summer games until 1990, with North Vinalian athletes participating in the 1968, and 1972 Winter games. The first Vinalian to win a medal was South Vinalian wrestler Andrej Belebelov in 1958 games in Light heavyweight with a bronze medal. The first Vinalian gold medal came in the 1970 games, where North Vinalian wrestler Konai Machna won in Freesyle wrestling in the 100kg category.

Between North, South, and Unified Vinalia a total of 74 medals have been won with the Unified team winning 55, North Vinalia 14, and South Vinalia 9 medals. No Vinalian team has ever won a Winter Invictus Games medal. Vinalias most successful Summer games came in the [[2010 Summer Invictus Games|2010 Vicalvi Invictus Summer Games}} where Vinalia won 9 medals including 3 golds, its highest count in history. Yevstakhiy Tsibesov (canoeing), and Zlawko Zyma (wrestling) are Vinalias are the most decorated post-unification athletes, with 5 and 3 medals respectively. The shooter Yevstakhiy Tsibesov has competed at the Summer Invictus Games a total of 5 times, between 1998 and 2018 the most by any Vinalian athlete winning one silver medal in 2006. The most successful sport for Vinalia at the Summer Games is wrestling with 13 medals (4 gold), followed by Canoeing with 9 medals (2 gold), and Shooting and Athletics at 8 medals each, 3 gold and 1 gold respectively.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1898-1926	As part of Chistovodia
1938-1986	As part of North Vinalia and South Vinalia
1990 Keisi	54	1	3	3	7
1994 Crescent Island City	69	2	2	4	8
1998 San Alessandro	61	1	2	2	5
2002 Verlois	64	1	1	4	6
2006 Baiqiao	70	1	2	4	7
2010 Vicalvi	86	3	2	4	9
2014 Gaton	83	1	0	5	6
2018 Spalgleann	78	1	0	2	3
2022 Cote Serene	Future event
Total		11	12	28	51

Medals by Winter games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1920-1924	As part of Chistovodia
1936-1964	Did not participate
1968-1972	As part of North Vinalia
1976-1992	Did not participate
1996 Benbaun	1	0	0	0	0
2000 Ubeyama	2	0	0	0	0
2004 Shenkong	Did not participate
2008 Barnier	4	0	0	0	0
2012 Rayenne	1	0	0	0	0
2016 Winter Invictus Games	2	0	0	0	0
2020 Ulan Khol	3	0	0	0	0
2024 Invertwinc	Future event
Total		0	0	0	0

Medals by Summer sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Archery	0	2	0	2
Athletics	1	2	5	8
Canoeing	2	0	7	9
Total	11	12	28