1980 Winter Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Gelio, Norway February 2020 1980 Winter Paralympics Geilo 1980 Paralympics logo.png Geilo, Norway 18 299 64 in 3 sports 1 February 1980 7 February 1980 King Olav V Vestia Resort Örnsköldsvik 1976 Innsbruck 1984 Arnhem 1980 New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (no Paralympiske vinterleker 1980; nn 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. Participation – Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games International Paralympic Committee http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=participation&games=1980PWG&sport=all 2010-04-03 A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate. Geilo 1980 International Paralympic Committee http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Geil_1980/index.html 2010-04-16 Organized by the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD).https://books.google.com/books?id=IOOEKhrn1IAC&dq=geilo+norway+1980+paralympic+%2Bisod&pg=PA29 Benchmark Games 978-1-876718-05-3 Cashman Richmard Darcy Simon 4 June 2024 Benchmark Games Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled.History and Use of the Term Paralympic https://web.archive.org/web/20111216204230/http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/Media_Centre/Media_Information/2008_07_History_and_Use_of_Term_Paralympic.pdf 16 December 2011 , International Paralympic Committee (IPC)Administrative content — journal masthead, notices, indexes, etc Br J Sports Med 1979 13 3 1859768 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1859768/pdf/brjsmed00262-0045.pdf Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se Sports class=skin-invert|20px Alpine skiing class=skin-invert|20px Ice sledge speed racing class=skin-invert|20px Cross-country skiing Sledge Downhill racing (demonstration event) Medal table thumb|300px|right|The 1980 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony thumb|300px|right|Australian paralympic team at the 1980 Winter Paralympics 1980 Winter Paralympics medal table The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Norway) is highlighted. FlagIPC 1980 Winter 23 21 10 yes 16 7 12 6 10 6 5 3 8 4 2 4 4 1 1 3 6 9 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Participating nations 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. 22em AUS 1980 Winter 2 AUT 1980 Winter 34 CAN 1980 Winter 20 TCH 1980 Winter 3 DEN 1980 Winter 8 FIN 1980 Winter 29 FRA 1980 Winter 21 GBR 1980 Winter 8 ITA 1980 Winter 1 JPN 1980 Winter 5 NZL 1980 Winter 3 NOR 1980 Winter 37 (Host nation) SWE 1980 Winter 27 SUI 1980 Winter 27 UGA 1980 Winter 1 USA 1980 Winter 26 FRG 1980 Winter 38 YUG 1980 Winter 9 See also Sports 1980 Winter Olympics 1980 Summer Paralympics References External links Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - official webpage with participants and results Geilo 1980 Official Results - from International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20201021102128/https://db.ipc-services.org/sdms/hira/web/competition/code/PW1980 21 October 2020 Pictures from the opening of the Games https://web.archive.org/web/20210919222915/https://geilonaturfoto.com/OL%20for%20Handicapede.htm 19 September 2021 at geilonaturfoto.com Winter Paralympics Geilo Örnsköldsvik Innsbruck II Paralympic Winter Games (1980) Category:Winter Paralympic Games by year Category:1980 in Norwegian sport Category:1980 in multi-sport events Category:International sports competitions hosted by Norway Category:Winter multi-sport events in Norway Category:Hol, Norway Category:February 1980 sports events in Europe Category:Parasports in Norway Category:Sport in Buskerud Category:Olympic Games in Norway Category:1980 in disability sport Category:1980 in international sports