1980 Winter Paralympics

II Paralympic Winter Games

Location	Geilo, Norway
Nations	18
Athletes	299
Events	64 in 3 sports
Opening	1 February 1980
Closing	7 February 1980
Opened by	King Olav V
Stadium	Vestia Resort
Winter Summer

The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (Norwegian: Paralympiske vinterleker 1980; Nynorsk: 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.^[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]

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

Sports

• Alpine skiing
• Ice sledge speed racing
• Cross-country skiing
• Sledge Downhill racing (demonstration event)

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.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway*	23	21	10	54
2	Finland	16	7	12	35
3	Austria	6	10	6	22
4	Sweden	5	3	8	16
5	Switzerland	4	2	4	10
6	United States	4	1	1	6
7	West Germany	3	6	9	18
8	Canada	2	3	1	6
9	France	1	1	1	3
10	Czechoslovakia	0	1	0	1
Totals (10 entries)		64	55	52	171

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.

•  Australia (2)
•  Austria (34)
•  Canada (20)
•  Czechoslovakia (3)
•  Denmark (8)
•  Finland (29)
•  France (21)
•  Great Britain (8)
•  Italy (1)
•  Japan (5)
•  New Zealand (3)
•  Norway (37) (Host nation)
•  Sweden (27)
•  Switzerland (27)
•  Uganda (1)
•  United States (26)
•  West Germany (38)
•  Yugoslavia (9)

See also

• 1980 Winter Olympics
• 1980 Summer Paralympics

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. Cashman, Richmard; Darcy, Simon (4 June 2024). Benchmark Games. Benchmark Games. ISBN 978-1-876718-05-3.
4. History and Use of the Term Paralympic Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
5. brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
6. Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se

External links

• Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - official webpage with participants and results
• Geilo 1980 Official Results - from International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Archive Archived 21 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Pictures from the opening of the Games at geilonaturfoto.com

Preceded by Örnsköldsvik

Winter Paralympics Geilo II Paralympic Winter Games (1980)

Succeeded by Innsbruck