Ice sledge speed racing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics

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Ice sledge speed racing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics consisted of eight events, four for men and four for women.

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Atletes 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]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)88723
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0011
Totals (2 entries)88824

Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's 100 m LW10-11
details
Lars Andresen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Knut Lundstroem
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Felix Karl
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Men's 500 m LW10-11
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Lars Andresen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Atle Haglund
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Knut Lundstroem
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Men's 1000 m LW10-11
details
Atle Haglund
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Knut Lundstroem
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Lars Andresen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Men's 1500 m LW10-11
details
Atle Haglund
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Knut Lundstroem
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Lars Andresen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women's 100 m LW10-11
details
Brit Mjaasund Oejen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Ragnhild Myklebust
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Evy Gundersen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Women's 500 m LW10-11
details
Brit Mjaasund Oejen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Ragnhild Myklebust
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Kirsti Hooeen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Women's 700 m LW10-11
details
Ragnhild Myklebust
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Kirsti Hooeen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Brit Mjaasund Oejen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Women's 1000 m LW10-11
details
Kirsti Hooeen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Brit Mjaasund Oejen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Ragnhild Myklebust
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

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