Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics consisted of 28 events, 18 for men and 10 for women.

Medal table Medal Standings - Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games -Cross-Country Skiing, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Rank Nation Total 1 14 7 9 29 2 9 7 4 20 3 5 3 5 13 4 0 4 2 5 5 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 1 1 Total 28 23 22 73

Medal summary The competition events were:

5 km: men - women 10 km: men - women 20 km: men 4x5 km relay: men - women 4x10 km relay: men

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

1A - standing: single leg amputation above the knee 2A - standing: single leg amputation below the knee 2B - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment 3A - standing: single arm amputation 3B - standing: double arm amputation 5 - sitting 5A - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision 5B - visually impaired: no functional vision

Men's events

5 km - short distance 1A 2A 2B None 3A 3B 5 None None 10 km - middle distance 1A 2A 2B None 3A 3B 5A 5B 20 km - long distance 5A 5B 4x5 km relay 1A+2AMedal Standings - Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games -Cross-Country Skiing, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Veikko Jantunen Samuli Kaemi Erkki Kukkanen Pertti Sankilampi Hermann Heckel Helmut Kaidisch Alfred Kauffmann Siegfried Loose Unknown 4x5 km relay 3A-3B Karin Laakkonen Jouko Grip Heikki Miettinen Erkki SeppänenGeilo - Suomalaiset paralympiamitalistit Geilon kisoissa (Finnish), Finnish Paralympic Committee Bruno Geuze Franz Perner Horst Morokutti Josef Scheiber Otto Faller Adolf Fritsche Walter Klenk Ludwig Wagner 4x10 km relay 5A-5B Hans Anton Aalien Geir Vegard Alien Morten Langeroed Terje LoevaasNorske medaljer Paralympics, Vinter (Norwegian), Olympiatoppen Yngve Eriksson Ove Karlsson Sven-Ivar Martin George Witthof Ismo Alanko Mauno Sulisalo Teuvo Talmia Matti Juntunen

Women's events

5 km - short distance 2A None None 5 None None 5A 5B 10 km - middle distance 2A None None 3A 5 None None 5A 5B 4x5 km relay 5A-5B Marianne Edfeldt Desiree Johansson Astrid Nilsson Birgitta Sund Aud Berntsen Aud Grundvik Kari Heggum Aud Jensen Mary Brunner Dawn Coyle Janet Schuster Judy Shaw

See also Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics

References

The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960-1984), such as relay and team members. (Per nov.16, 2010)

Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, Official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee

External links Picture of Norwegian skier Geir Vegard Ålien and Crown Prince Harald at Scanpix