The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (Norwegian: Paralympiske vinterleker 1980; Nynorsk: Paralympiske vinterleikane 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]
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| Host city | Geilo, Norway |
|---|---|
| Nations | 18 |
| Athletes | 299 |
| Events | 64 in 3 sports |
| Opening | 1 February |
| Closing | 7 February |
| Opened by | |
| Stadium | Vestia Resort |
Winter Summer | |
Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled.[4][5][6]
Sports edit
Alpine skiing
Ice sledge speed racing
Cross-country skiing- Sledge Downhill racing (demonstration event)
Medal table edit
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Norway) is highlighted.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway* | 23 | 21 | 10 | 54 |
| 2 |  Finland | 16 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 |  Austria | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |  United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  West Germany | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 |  Canada | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 64 | 55 | 52 | 171 | |
Participating nations edit
Eighteen nations participated in the 1980 Winter Paralympics. Australia, Denmark, Italy and New Zealand made their debut appearances. Belgium and Poland did not send any athletes.
Australia (2)
Austria (34)
Canada (20)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (8)
Finland (29)
France (21)
Great Britain (8)
Italy (1)
Japan (5)
New Zealand (3)
Norway (37) (Host nation)
Sweden (27)
Switzerland (27)
Uganda (1)
United States (26)
West Germany (38)
Yugoslavia (9)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Participation – Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Geilo 1980". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ Benchmark Games: The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, By Richard Cashman, Simon Darcy
- ^ History and Use of the Term Paralympic Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- ^ Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se