1976 Winter Paralympics
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| Stadium | Kempehallen |
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The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games (
Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes, and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing.[2]
They were originally known as the 1st Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled.[3][4]
Sports
The games consisted of 2 sports.
Medal table
The top 9 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Sweden) is highlighted.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Finland | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 |  Norway | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 |  Sweden* | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 |  Austria | 5 | 16 | 14 | 35 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  France | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 53 | 46 | 42 | 141 | |
Participating Paralympic Committees
The following nations took part. In brackets is the number of athletes per nation.[5]
| Participating National Paralympic Committees |
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British involvement in these Games was covered in an edition of the Thames Television current affairs series This Week.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Örnsköldsvik 1976". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ History and Use of the Term Paralympic Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se
- ^ "Participation Numbers – Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Daily Mirror TV listings, page 16, 26 February 1976
External links
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