1980 Winter Paralympics

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II Paralympic Winter Games
Geilo 1980 Paralympics logo.png
Location Geilo, Norway
Nations 18
Athletes299
Events64 in 3 sports
Opening1 February 1980
Closing7 February 1980
Opened by
King Olav V
Stadium Vestia Resort
Winter

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]

Contents

Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled. [4] [5] [6]

Sports

Medal table

The 1980 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony Dd0280 - Geilo Olympic Winter Games for disabled 1980 - 3b - scanned photo.jpg
The 1980 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
Australian paralympic team at the 1980 Winter Paralympics Dd0280 - Geilo Winter Games, LR Finneran, Rickards, Rickards, Blomgvist - 3b - scanned photo.jpg
Australian paralympic team at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway*23211054
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1671235
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 610622
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 53816
5Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 42410
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4116
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 36918
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2316
9Flag of France.svg  France 1113
10Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0101
Totals (10 entries)645552171

Participating nations

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Participation – Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Geilo 1980". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Cashman, Richmard; Darcy, Simon (4 June 2024). Benchmark Games. Benchmark Games. ISBN   978-1-876718-05-3.
  4. ↑ History and Use of the Term Paralympic Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine , International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  5. ↑ brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  6. ↑ Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se
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