1992 Winter Paralympics

V Paralympic Winter Games
Host city Tignes and Albertville, France
Nations 24
Athletes 365 (288 men and 77 women)
Events 78 in 3 sports
Opening 25 March
Closing 1 April
Opened by President François Mitterrand
Cauldron Luc Sabatier
Stadium Tignes Ski Resort
Winter
Innsbruck 1988 Lillehammer 1994
Summer
Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996
1992 Winter Olympics

The 1992 Winter Paralympics (French: Les Ve Jeux paralympiques d'hiver) were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first winter Paralympics to be celebrated concurrently with the Olympic Games. They were also the first ever Paralympics at any event in France. They were held in Tignes and Albertville, France, from March 25 to April 1, 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 bird logo was designed by Jean-Michel Folon. The official mascot was Alpy, designed by Vincent Thiebaut, represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes. Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.

Sports

The games consisted of 79 events in three disciplines of two sports.[1]

Medal table

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States2116946
2 Germany1217938
3 Unified Team108321
4 Austria83920
5 Finland73414
6 France*64919
7 Norway55414
8 Switzerland38415
9 Canada24612
10 Poland2035
Totals (10 nations)766860204

See also

References

  1. "Tignes-Albertville 1992". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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