1980 Winter Paralympics
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| Host city | Geilo, Norway | ||
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| Nations participating | 18 | ||
| Athletes participating | 299 | ||
| Events | 63 in 2 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 1 February | ||
| Closing ceremony | 7 February | ||
| Officially opened by | Olav V of Norway | ||
| Paralympic stadium | Vestia Resort | ||
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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 1980 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
Australian paralympic team at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
Main article: 1980 Winter Paralympics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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
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