1988 Winter Paralympics
Host city | Innsbruck, Austria |
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Nations | 22 |
Athletes | 377 |
Events | 96 in 4 sports |
Opening | 17 January |
Closing | 24 January |
Opened by | |
Stadium | Olympiahalle |
Winter Summer |
The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games (
Knut Lundstroem from Norway was the most successful athlete, winning four gold medals in the 100m, 500m, 1000m and 1500m events.[1]
Sports
- Alpine skiing
- Ice sledge speed racing
- Nordic skiing
Medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Austria) is highlighted.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 25 | 21 | 14 | 60 |
2 | Austria* | 20 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
3 | West Germany | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
4 | Finland | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
5 | Switzerland | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
6 | United States | 7 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
7 | France | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
8 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
9 | Sweden | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
10 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Totals (10 entries) | 94 | 89 | 79 | 262 |
Participating nations
Twenty two nations participated in the 1988 Winter Paralympics. Soviet Union made their debut appearance at the Winter Games.
- Australia (5)
- Austria (52) (Host nation)
- Belgium (2)
- Canada (20)
- Czechoslovakia (4)
- Denmark (3)
- Finland (21)
- France (16)
- Great Britain (21)
- Italy (24)
- Japan (13)
- Netherlands (8)
- New Zealand (3)
- Norway (21)
- Poland (18)
- Spain (7)
- Sweden (17)
- Switzerland (32)
- United States (45)
- Soviet Union (8)
- West Germany (34)
- Yugoslavia (3)
See also
References
- ^ "Innsbruck 1988". International Paralympic Committee.
External links
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