| Women's 100 metres grade II at the IV Paralympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 5 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
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The Women's 100 metres grade II event was one of the events held in Ice sledge speed racing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics. [1]
In total, five competitors from three nations competed in the event. All three medals were won by Norwegian competitors.
| Rank | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Ragnhild Myklebust (NOR) | 16.86 |
 | Sylva Olsen (NOR) | 17.20 |
 | Kirsti Hooeen (NOR) | 19.53 |
 Gerda Lampers (NED) | 20.46 | |
 Lahja Haemaelaeinen (FIN) | 20.61 |
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