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1980 Winter Paralympics
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| Location | Geilo, Norway |
|---|---|
| Nations | 18 |
| Athletes | 299 |
| Events | 64 in 3 sports |
| Opening | 1 February 1980 |
| Closing | 7 February 1980 |
| Opened by | |
| Stadium | Vestia Resort |
Winter Summer | |
The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (Norwegian: Paralympiske vinterleker 1980; Nynorsk: Paralympiske vinterleikane 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
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Alpine skiing
Ice sledge speed racing
Cross-country skiing- Sledge Downhill racing (demonstration event)
Medal table
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The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Norway) is highlighted.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway* | 23 | 21 | 10 | 54 |
| 2 |  Finland | 16 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 |  Austria | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |  United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  West Germany | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 |  Canada | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 64 | 55 | 52 | 171 | |
Participating nations
[edit]Eighteen nations participated in the 1980 Winter Paralympics. Australia, Denmark, Italy and New Zealand made their debut appearances. Belgium and Poland did not send any athletes.
Australia (2)- Austria (34)
- Canada (20)
- Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (8)- Finland (29)
- France (21)
Great Britain (8)
Italy (1)
Japan (5)
New Zealand (3)- Norway (37) (Host nation)
- Sweden (27)
- Switzerland (27)
Uganda (1)- United States (26)
- West Germany (38)
Yugoslavia (9)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Participation – Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Geilo 1980". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ Cashman, Richmard; Darcy, Simon (4 June 2024). Benchmark Games. Benchmark Games. ISBN 978-1-876718-05-3.
- ^ History and Use of the Term Paralympic Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- ^ Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se
External links
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