1980 Winter Paralympics

II Paralympic Winter Games
Host city Geilo, Norway
Nations 18
Athletes 299
Events 63 in 2 sports
Opening 1 February
Closing 7 February
Opened by King Olav V
Stadium Vestia Resort
Winter
← Örnsköldsvik 1976 Innsbruck 1984 →
Summer
← Arnhem 1980 1984 →

The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (Norwegian: Paralympiske vinterleker 1980), the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes.[1] A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate.[2] Organized by the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD).[3]

Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled.[4][5][6]

Sports

Medal table

The 1980 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
Australian paralympic team at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Norway) is highlighted.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway*23211054
2 Finland1571234
3 Austria610622
4 Sweden53816
5 Switzerland4239
6 United States4116
7 West Germany35917
8 Canada2316
9 France1113
10 Czechoslovakia0101
Totals (10 nations)635451168

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Participation - Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  2. ↑ "Geilo 1980". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  3. ↑ Benchmark Games: The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, By Richard Cashman, Simon Darcy
  4. ↑ History and Use of the Term Paralympic, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  5. ↑ brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  6. ↑ Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se
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