The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (; ), the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes. A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate. Organized by the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD).
Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled.History and Use of the Term Paralympic , International Paralympic Committee (IPC)brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.govParalympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se
Sports Alpine skiing Ice sledge speed racing Cross-country skiing Sledge Downhill racing (demonstration event)
Medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Norway) is highlighted.
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.
(Host nation)
See also
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 Pictures from the opening of the Games at geilonaturfoto.com