1980 Winter Paralympics
Appearance
Location | Geilo, Norway |
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Nations | 18 |
Athletes | 299 |
Events | 63 in 2 sports |
Opening | 1 February |
Closing | 7 February |
Opened by | |
Stadium | Vestia Resort |
Winter Summer |
The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (Norwegian: Paralympiske vinterleker 1980), the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes.[1] A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate.[2] Organized by the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD).[3]
Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled.[4][5][6]
Sports
- Alpine skiing
- Ice sledge speed racing
- Cross-country skiing
- Sledge Downhill racing (demonstration event)
Medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Norway) is highlighted.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway* | 23 | 21 | 10 | 54 |
2 | Finland | 15 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
3 | Austria | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
4 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
5 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
6 | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
7 | West Germany | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
8 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
9 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 63 | 54 | 51 | 168 |
See also
References
- ^ "Participation - Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ "Geilo 1980". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ Benchmark Games: The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, By Richard Cashman, Simon Darcy
- ^ History and Use of the Term Paralympic, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- ^ Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se
External links
- Pictures from the opening of the Games at geilonaturfoto.com