Norway at the 1992 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | NOR |
NPC | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
Website | www |
in Tignes-Albertville | |
Competitors | 23 |
Medals Ranked 7th |
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Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Norway competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes/Albertville, France. 23 competitors from Norway won 14 medals including 5 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze and finished 7th in the medal table. [1]
The 1994 Winter Paralympics, the sixth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 10 to 19 March 1994.The Lillehammer Paralympics were the second time that the Games were held in Norway, after the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo. 471 athletes from 31 countries participated, with Norway claiming the most gold medals ahead of Germany. This was the first Paralympics which the International Paralympic Committee had 100% involvement and responsibility and the first Games with their own logo.
The 1992 Paralympic Winter Games were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first Winter Paralympics to be celebrated with the International Olympic Committee cooperation. They were also the first ever Paralympics or a Winter Parasports event held in France. They were held at the resort of Tignes as a support venue of the main host city Albertville, France, from 25 March to 1 April 1992. For the first time, demonstration events in Alpine and Nordic Skiing for athletes with an intellectual disability and Biathlon for athletes with a visual impairment were held.
The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games were the fourth Winter Paralympics, held again in Innsbruck, Austria. These were the last Paralympics to be held in a separate location from the Olympics. Beginning in 1992, the Olympics and the Paralympics were held in the same city or in an adjacent city. These Paralympics were not held at the same Olympic venue in Calgary, Canada, because of financial and recruiting difficulties. A total of 377 athletes from 22 countries took part. The USSR competed for the first and only time. Sit-skiing was introduced as another event in both the Alpine and Nordic skiing competitions. Other sports were biathlon and ice sledge speed racing. Ice sledge speed racer Knut Lundstroem from Norway was the most successful athlete, winning four gold medals in the 100m, 500m, 1000m and 1500m events.
Ragnhild Myklebust, PLY is a Norwegian Nordic skier and multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympic Games. To date, she holds the record for the most ever medals won at the Winter Paralympics, having won 27 medals, of which 22 were gold.
Knut Erling Granaas is a Norwegian sledge hockey goaltender.
Uganda competed at the inaugural Winter Paralympic Games in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.
Uruguay made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending just two representatives to compete in track and field. The country has competed in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Its delegations have always been small, never consisting in more than three competitors.
Norway has participated in every edition of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics, except the second Summer Games in 1964. It was one of the seventeen countries to take part in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of eleven athletes. Norway was the host country of both the 1980 Winter Paralympics, in Geilo, and the 1994 Winter Paralympics, in Lillehammer.
Helge Bjørnstad is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player and swimmer.
The 1994 Winter Paralympics were held in Lillehammer, Norway. Australia sent six male skiers, who won three gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Australia, at the time, achieved their best ever performance at a Winter Paralympics, finishing 5th overall in the alpine skiing competition, 9th in the medal standings, and 11th in the total medal count out of 31 nations.
Johan Siqveland is a Norwegian former Paralympic athlete. He won medals for Norway at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, 2002 Winter Paralympics and 2006 Winter Paralympics.
Norway competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 38 competitors from Norway won 33 medals, including 13 gold, 13 silver and 7 bronze and finished 10th in the medal table.
Norway competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 43 competitors from Norway won 40 medals including 18 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze and finished 1st in the medal table.
Norway competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 43 competitors from Norway won 64 medals including 29 gold, 22 silver and 13 bronze and finished 1st in the medal table.
Slovakia competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 11 competitors from Slovakia won 5 medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze, and finished 19th in the medal table.
Switzerland competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 19 competitors from Switzerland won 16 medals including 2 gold, 9 silver and 5 bronze and finished 11th in the medal table.
Mariann Marthinsen is a Norwegian cross-country skier and swimmer. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and won Norway's only gold medal at 2014 Winter Paralympics.
Norway competed at the 1976 Winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. 23 competitors from Norway won 12 medals including 7 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze and finished 4th in the medal table. Norway competed both in alpine skiing and cross-country skiing. All medals were won in cross-country skiing.
Norway competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. In total athletes representing Norway won 25 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 14 bronze medals and the country finished in 1st place in the medal table.
Norway competed at the 1984 Winter Paralympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. In total athletes representing Norway won 15 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 13 bronze medals and the country finished in 3rd place in the medal table.