Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (NOR) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Ice sledge speed racing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics consisted of eight events, four for men and four for women.
Athletes from seven countries (Norway, Austria, Canada, Estonia, Iceland, Japan and the Netherlands) took part and Norway pulled off an almost complete clean sweep of the medals, winning all eight gold medals, all eight silver, and seven of the eight bronze - with the sole other going to Austria. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m LW10-11 | Lars Andresen  Norway | Knut Lundstrøm Norway | Felix Karl  Austria |
| Men's 500 m LW10-11 | Lars Andresen Norway | Atle Haglund Norway | Knut Lundstrøm Norway |
| Men's 1000 m LW10-11 | Atle Haglund Norway | Knut Lundstrøm Norway | Lars Andresen Norway |
| Men's 1500 m LW10-11 | Atle Haglund Norway | Knut Lundstrøm Norway | Lars Andresen Norway |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m LW10-11 | Britt Mjaasund Øyen Norway | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway | Evy Gundersen Norway |
| Women's 500 m LW10-11 | Britt Mjaasund Øyen Norway | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway | Kirsti Hoøen Norway |
| Women's 700 m LW10-11 | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway | Kirsti Hoøen Norway | Britt Mjaasund Øyen Norway |
| Women's 1000 m LW10-11 | Kirsti Hoøen Norway | Britt Mjaasund Øyen Norway | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway |
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