1988 Winter Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Innsbruck, Austria February 2020 1988 Winter Paralympics 1988 Winter Paralympic emblem.png 200 Innsbruck, Austria 22 377 96 in 4 sports 17 January 1988 24 January 1988 President Kurt Waldheim Olympiahalle Innsbruck 1984 Tignes/Albertville 1992 New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 Seoul 1988 The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games (de Paralympische Winterspiele 1988) were the fourth Winter Paralympics, held again in Innsbruck, Austria. These were the last Paralympics to be held in a separate location from the Olympics. Beginning in 1992, the Olympics and the Paralympics were held in the same city or in an adjacent city. These Paralympics were not held at the same Olympic venue in Calgary, Canada, because of financial and recruiting difficulties. A total of 377 athletes from 22 countries took part. The USSR competed for the first and only time. Sit-skiing was introduced as another event in both the Alpine and Nordic skiing competitions. Other sports were biathlon and ice sledge speed racing. Ice sledge speed racer Knut Lundstroem from Norway was the most successful athlete, winning four gold medals in the 100m, 500m, 1000m and 1500m events.Innsbruck 1988 International Paralympic Committee http://www.paralympic.org/innsbruck-1988 Sports class=skin-invert|20px Alpine skiing class=skin-invert|20px Ice sledge speed racing Nordic skiing class=skin-invert|20px Biathlon class=skin-invert|20px Cross-country skiing Medal table thumb|right|Participating countries; first time participants are blue. 1988 Winter Paralympics medal table The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Austria) is highlighted. FlagIPC 1988 Winter 25 21 14 20 10 14 yes 9 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 8 7 17 6 5 5 3 5 3 5 3 7 5 3 0 6 Participating nations Twenty two nations participated in the 1988 Winter Paralympics. Soviet Union made their debut appearance at the Winter Games. 22em AUS 1988 Winter 5 AUT 1988 Winter 52 (Host nation) BEL 1988 Winter 2 CAN 1988 Winter 20 TCH 1988 Winter 4 DEN 1988 Winter 3 FIN 1988 Winter 21 FRA 1988 Winter 16 GBR 1988 Winter 21 ITA 1988 Winter 24 JPN 1988 Winter 13 NED 1988 Winter 8 NZL 1988 Winter 3 NOR 1988 Winter 21 POL 1988 Winter 18 ESP 1988 Winter 7 SWE 1988 Winter 17 SUI 1988 Winter 32 USA 1988 Winter 45 URS 1988 Winter 8 FRG 1988 Winter 34 YUG 1988 Winter 3 See also Sports 1988 Winter Olympics 1988 Summer Paralympics References External links International Paralympic Committee https://archive.today/20150426120249/http://www.oppetarkiv.se/video/1852613/paralympics The event at SVT's open archive el sv Winter Paralympics Innsbruck Innsbruck Tignes–Albertville V Paralympic Winter Games (1988) Paralympics, Winter Paralympics Category:Winter Paralympic Games by year Category:Sports competitions in Innsbruck Category:Winter multi-sport events in Austria Winter Paralympics Category:January 1988 sports events in Europe Category:1980s in Innsbruck Category:Parasports in Austria Category:1988 in disability sport Category:1988 in international sports Category:Olympic Games in Austria