| Sweden at the 1980 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | SWE |
| NPC | Swedish Parasports Federation |
| in Geilo | |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Sweden competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway.
| Sweden at the 1980 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| | |
| IPC code | SWE |
| NPC | Swedish Parasports Federation |
| in Geilo | |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
|
| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Sweden competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway.
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multi-sport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power, impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games were the first Winter Paralympics. They were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, from 21 to 28 February 1976. The disabilities included in this Paralympics were blindness and amputees. Sixteen countries took part with 196 athletes. There were competitions in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes, and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing.
The 1980 Summer Paralympics, branded as the Olympics for the Disabled, were the sixth Summer Paralympic Games. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands, from 21 to 30 June 1980.
The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games, the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes. A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate. Organized by the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD).
The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games were the third Winter Paralympics. They were held from 14 to 20 January 1984 in Innsbruck, Austria. They were the first Winter Games organized by the International Co-ordinating Committee (ICC), which was formed on 15 March 1982, in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were accessible for all athletes with cerebral palsy. Three sports were contested: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ice sledge speed racing. The most successful athlete was German alpine skier Reinhild Moeller, who won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal. The Games, then known as the 3rd World Winter Games for the Disabled, were fully sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Sweden competed at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Winter Paralympic Games are held every four years directly following the Winter Olympic Games and hosted in the same city. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) oversees the Games. Medals are awarded in each event: with gold for first place, silver for second, and bronze for third, following the tradition that the Olympic Games began in 1904.
The Sudan made its Summer Paralympic Games début at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, sending a delegation of eleven athletes to compete in track and field, swimming and table tennis. The country did not participate again until the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where it was represented by just two competitors in track and field. The Sudan was absent again at the 2008 Games.
Jalle Jungnell is a Swedish Paralympic wheelchair curler. His team won bronze in Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and in the 2009 World wheelchair curling championship they won silver. He is also the founder and owner of Panthera, a wheelchair-manufacturer in Sweden.
Finland participated in the inaugural Winter Paralympic Games in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The country was represented by 26 athletes. This was the second largest delegation at the Örnsköldsvik Games, behind West Germany's - larger than that of the host country. Finns competed exclusively in cross-country skiing.
Sweden was the host country of the inaugural Winter Paralympic Games in 1976, in Örnsköldsvik. The country was represented by 16 athletes. This was only the sixth largest delegation, despite Sweden being the host nation. Swedes competed exclusively in cross-country skiing; the host country was thus unrepresented in alpine skiing.
The Paralympic Winter World Cup is a biannual international multi-sport event where athletes with a disability compete. The World Cup has been hosted in Sollefteå, Sweden since 2009. It is organized by the Swedish Paralympic Committee (SPC) in coordination with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Ulla Renvall is a former Swedish Paralympic nordic skiing and athletics coach.
Rasmus Isaksson is a Swedish former ice sledge hockey player. He won medals for Sweden at the 1998 Winter Paralympics and 2002 Winter Paralympics.
Sweden competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 24 competitors from Sweden won 6 medals, 1 silver and 5 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.
Sweden competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes/Albertville, France. 9 competitors from Sweden won 4 medals including 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze and finished joint 12th in the medal table with Australia.
Sweden competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. They obtained 3 gold metals, 7 silver metals, and 5 bronze medals.
Bo Ronny Michael Persson is a Swedish para alpine skier and wheelchair curler.
Patrik Åke Kalli is a Swedish wheelchair curler.
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