| Cross-country skiing at the I Paralympic Winter Games | |
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Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics consisted of 25 events, 15 for men and 10 for women.
| Cross-country skiing at the I Paralympic Winter Games | |
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Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics consisted of 25 events, 15 for men and 10 for women.
| Rank | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
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| 1 |  Finland (FIN) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 22 | 69 | |
The competition events were:
Each event had separate standing, or visually impaired classifications:
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km - short distance | I | Pertti Sankilampi Finland | Otto Malkki Finland | Tauno Seppaenen Finland |
| II | Bertil Lundmark Sweden | Kalle Tiusanen Finland | Erkki Kukkanen Finland | |
| III | Teuvo Sahi Finland | Walter Klenk West Germany | Edmund Zahner West Germany | |
| IV B | Reino Vesander Finland | Ernst Schwarz West Germany | Adolf Fritsche West Germany | |
| 10 km - short distance | A | Germain Oberli Switzerland | Jarle Johnsen Norway | Mauno Sulisalo Finland |
| B | Morten Langeroed Norway | Sven-Ivar Martin Sweden | Terje Hansen Norway | |
| 10 km - middle distance | I | Pertti Sankilampi Finland | Otto Malkki Finland | Tauno Seppaenen Finland |
| II | Bertil Lundmark Sweden | Kalle Tiusanen Finland | Erkki Kukkanen Finland | |
| III | Teuvo Sahi Finland | Edmund Zahner West Germany | Raimo Hiiri Finland | |
| IV B | Reino Vesander Finland | Adolf Fritsche West Germany | Ernst Schwarz West Germany | |
| 15 km - middle distance | A | Jarle Johnsen Norway | Ingemar Lundquist Sweden | Germain Oberli Switzerland |
| B | Morten Langeroed Norway | Sven-Ivar Martin Sweden | Terje Hansen Norway | |
| 3×5 km relay | I-II | Finland (FIN) Otto Malkki Pertti Sankilampi Kalle Tiusanen | Sweden (SWE) Bertil Lundmark Kalevi Mattila Sven-Olof Tornvall | West Germany (FRG) Hermann Heckel Helmut Kaidisch Siegfried Loose |
| 3×10 km relay | A-B | Norway (NOR) Terje Hansen Jarle Johnsen Morten Langeroed | Finland (FIN) Martti Juntunen Manu Laakso Matti Ojanen | Sweden (SWE) Yngve Eriksson Ingemar Lundquist Sven-Ivar Martin |
| III-IV B | Finland (FIN) Raimo Hiiri Teuvo Sahi Arvo Stahl | West Germany (FRG) Walter Klenk Ludwig Wagner Edmund Zahner | Austria (AUT) Wolfgang Pickl Josef Scheiber Eugen Wilhelm |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 5 km - short distance | A | Birgitta Sund Sweden | Gunhild Sundstrom Sweden | Marianne Edfeldt Sweden |
| B | Karin Gustavsson Sweden | Reidun Laengen Norway | Astrid Nilsson Sweden | |
| I | Vigdis Bente Mordre Norway | None | None | |
| II | Lorna Manzer  Canada | None | None | |
| III | Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany | Aino Turpeinen Finland | Ellen Sjodin Sweden | |
| 10 km - middle distance | A | Birgitta Sund Sweden | Gunhild Sundstrom Sweden | Marianne Edfeldt Sweden |
| B | Reidun Laengen Norway | Astrid Nilsson Sweden | Karin Gustavsson Sweden | |
| I | Vigdis Bente Mordre Norway | None | None | |
| III | Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany | Aino Turpeinen Finland | Ellen Sjodin Sweden | |
| 3×5 km relay | A-B | Sweden (SWE) Karin Gustavsson Astrid Nilsson Birgitta Sund | Norway (NOR) Aud Berntsen Aud Grundvik Reidun Laengen | Finland (FIN) Ella Kinnunen Sirkka Sulisalo Matleena Talonen |
Paralympic cross-country skiing is an adaptation of cross-country skiing for athletes with disabilities. Paralympic cross-country skiing is one of two Nordic skiing disciplines in the Winter Paralympic Games; the other is biathlon. Competition is governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics consisted of 53 events, 34 for men and 19 for women which all took place at the Snowbasin Ski Area.
Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Paralympics consisted of 32 events, 20 for men and 12 for women.
Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of 54 events, 35 for men and 19 for women.
Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.
Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of 39 events, 24 for men and 15 for women.
Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, in Lillehammer (Norway), consisted of 66 events, 46 for men and 20 for women.
Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics consisted of 48 events, 29 for men and 19 for women.
Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics consisted of 48 events, 30 for men and 18 for women.
Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics consisted of 27 events, 19 for men and 8 for women.
Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics consisted of 38 events, 23 for men and 15 for women.
Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics consisted of 56 events, 34 for men and 22 for women.
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics consisted of 35 events, 23 for men and 12 for women.
Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics consisted of 28 events, 18 for men and 10 for women.
Canada sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, in Innsbruck, Austria.
Czechoslovakia sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, in Innsbruck, Austria.
Japan sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, in Innsbruck, Austria.
The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere, Italy, from January 14 to 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee.
The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships took place from 2–11 April 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee. This was the first time these championships were hosted in Russia, and the first time the championships were hosted in the same city as the IBU Biathlon World Championships which was held in Khanty-Mansiysk from March 3 to March 13, 2011.
Australia was represented by one non-competing athlete at the inaugural 1976 Winter Paralympics. The games were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden over seven days from 21 to 28 February 1976.
