1988 Winter Paralympics

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IV Paralympic Winter Games
Host cityInnsbruck, Austria
Nations22
Athletes377
Events96 in 4 sports
Opening17 January
Closing24 January
Opened by
StadiumOlympiahalle
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

Medal table

Participating countries; first time participants are blue.

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway25211460
2 Austria*20101444
3 West Germany9111030
4 Finland98825
5 Switzerland87823
6 United States717630
7 France55313
8 Canada53513
9 Sweden37515
10 Italy3069
Totals (10 entries)948979262

Participating nations

Twenty two nations participated in the 1988 Winter Paralympics. Soviet Union made their debut appearance at the Winter Games.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Innsbruck 1988". International Paralympic Committee.

External links

Preceded by Winter Paralympics
Innsbruck

V Paralympic Winter Games (1988)
Succeeded by