Norway at the 1994 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | NOR |
NPC | Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
Website | www |
in Lillehammer | |
Competitors | 43 |
Medals Ranked 1st |
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Winter Paralympics appearances | |
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. [1]
The 1994 Winter Paralympics, the sixth Winter Paralympics, were held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 10–19 March 1994. These Games marked the second time the Paralympic Winter Games were held in the same location as the Winter Olympics, a tradition that has continued through an agreement of cooperation between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Ice sledge hockey, which became an immediate crowd favorite, was added to the program.
Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held north of the host city of Lillehammer, Norway. The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell from 13–21 February.
Cato Zahl Pedersen is a Norwegian skier and multiple Paralympic gold medal winner. He has won a total of fourteen medals at the Paralympic Games, in both Winter and Summer Paralympics. He has no arms, having lost both in a childhood accident.
Ragnhild Myklebust 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.
Ice sledge speed racing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics consisted of eight events, four for men and four for women.
The 1994 Winter Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1994 Winter Paralympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway, from March 10 to March 19, 1994.
Lithuania, following its independence from the Soviet Union, made its Winter Paralympics début at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. The country sent just two athletes, both in cross-country skiing: Sigita Kriaučiūnienė and Saulius Leonavičius. Lithuania's participation in the 1994 Paralympics was not only its first at the Winter Games, but also its last to date, although the country has continued to take part in every edition of the Summer Paralympics.
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.
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.
Japan competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 26 competitors from Japan won 6 medals, 3 silver and 3 bronze, and finished 18th in the medal table.
South Korea competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 2 competitors from South Korea won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Austria competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 38 competitors from Austria won 35 medals including 7 gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze and finished 6th in the medal table.
Belarus competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 2 competitors from Belarus won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Bulgaria competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 2 competitors from Bulgaria won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Denmark competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 3 competitors from Denmark won 3 medals, 1 gold and 2 bronze, and finished 16th in the medal table.
France competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 26 competitors from France won 31 medals including 14 gold, 6 silver and 11 bronze, and finished 4th in the medal table.
Germany competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 43 competitors from Germany won 64 medals including 25 gold, 21 silver and 18 bronze and finished 2nd in the medal table.
Italy competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 24 competitors from Italy won 13 medals, 7 silver and 6 bronze, and finished 17th 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.
Sweden competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 27 competitors from Sweden won 8 medals including 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze and finished 8th in the medal table.
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