1992 Winter Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Tignes and Albertville, France

V Paralympic Winter Games

Location| Tignes and Albertville, France
Nations| 24
Athletes| 365 (288 men and 77 women)
Events| 78 in 2 sports
Opening| 25 March 1992
Closing| 1 April 1992
Opened by|

President François Mitterrand

Closed by|

IPC President Robert Steadward

Cauldron|

Luc Sabatier

Stadium| Stade Lognan

Winter

← Innsbruck 1988

Lillehammer 1994 →

Summer

← Seoul 1988

Barcelona/Madrid 1992 →

1992 Winter Olympics

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The 1992 Paralympic Winter Games (French: Jeux paralympiques d'hiver de 1992) were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first Winter Paralympics to be celebrated with the International Olympic Committee cooperation. They were also the first ever Paralympics or a Winter Parasports event held in France. They were held at the resort of Tignes as a support venue of the main host city Albertville, France, from 25 March to 1 April 1992. For the first time, demonstration events in Alpine and Nordic Skiing for athletes with an intellectual disability and Biathlon for athletes with a visual impairment were held.

## Sports

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The games consisted of 79 events in three disciplines of two sports.[1]

* Alpine skiing
* Nordic skiing
* Biathlon
* Cross-country skiing

## Medal table

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Main article: 1992 Winter Paralympics medal table

The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (France) is highlighted.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States| 20| 16| 9| 45
2|  Germany| 12| 17| 9| 38
3|  Unified Team| 10| 8| 3| 21
4|  Austria| 8| 3| 9| 20
5|  Finland| 7| 3| 4| 14
6|  France*| 6| 4| 9| 19
7|  Norway| 5| 5| 4| 14
8|  Switzerland| 3| 8| 4| 15
9|  Canada| 2| 4| 6| 12
10|  Poland| 2| 0| 3| 5
Totals (10 entries)| 75| 68| 60| 203

## Participating nations

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Twenty four nations participated in the 1992 Winter Paralympics. Germany became an independent country after their reunification while Soviet Union was in the process of their country's dissolution. Estonia, Liechtenstein and South Korea made their debut appearances at the Winter Games.

*  Australia (5)
*  Austria (31)
*  Belgium (3)
*  Canada (19)
*  Czechoslovakia (16)
*  Denmark (5)
*  Estonia (1)
*  Finland (17)
*  France (31) (Host nation)
*  Germany (36)
*  Great Britain (15)
*  Italy (27)
*  Japan (15)
*  Liechtenstein (1)
*  Netherlands (7)
*  New Zealand (7)
*  Norway (23)
*  Poland (13)
*  South Korea (2)
*  Spain (13)
*  Sweden (9)
*  Switzerland (19)
*  Unified Team (21)
*  United States (29)

## Visual identity

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The logo was designed by Jean-Michel Folon. It featured a bird with broken wings flying high over a mountain peak, symbolizing the abilities of the participating athletes.[2]

### Mascot

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Alpy

Mascot of the 1992 Winter Paralympics (Tignes and Albertville)
Creator| Vincent Thiebaut
Significance| The summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes

The official mascot was Alpy, designed by Vincent Thiebaut, represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes. Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.[2]

## See also

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* Sports portal

* 1992 Winter Olympics
* 1992 Summer Paralympics
* 2024 Summer Paralympics
* 2030 Winter Olympics
* 2030 Winter Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ "Tignes-Albertville 1992". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
2. ^ a b "Tignes-Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games". National Paralympic Heritage Trust. 31 January 1987. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

## External links

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* International Paralympic Committee
* The event at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)

Preceded by

Innsbruck

|  Winter Paralympics
Tignes–Albertville
V Paralympic Winter Games (1992)  | Succeeded by

Lillehammer

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