1980 Winter Paralympics

The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (Norwegian: Paralympiske vinterleker 1980), the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes.[1] A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate.[2] Organized by the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD).[3]

II Paralympic Winter Games
Host cityGeilo, Norway
Nations18
Athletes299
Events63 in 2 sports
Opening1 February
Closing7 February
Opened by
King Olav V
StadiumVestia Resort
Winter
← Örnsköldsvik 1976 Innsbruck 1984 →
Summer
← Arnhem 1980 1984 →

Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled.[4][5][6]

Sports

Medal table
The 1980 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
Australian paralympic team at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
Main article: 1980 Winter Paralympics medal table

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway*23211054
2 Finland1571234
3 Austria610622
4 Sweden53816
5 Switzerland4239
6 United States4116
7 West Germany35917
8 Canada2316
9 France1113
10 Czechoslovakia0101
Totals (10 nations)635451168

Participating nations

Eighteen nations participated in the 1980 Winter Paralympics. Australia, Denmark, Italy and New Zealand made their debut appearances. Belgium and Poland didn't send any athletes.

See also

References
  1. "Participation – Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. "Geilo 1980". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  3. Benchmark Games: The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, By Richard Cashman, Simon Darcy
  4. History and Use of the Term Paralympic, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  5. brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  6. Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se
Preceded by
Örnsköldsvik		 Winter Paralympics
Geilo
II Paralympic Winter Games (1980)		 Succeeded by
Innsbruck
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