1988 Winter Paralympics
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1988 Winter Paralympics
| IV Paralympic Winter Games | |||
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| Host city | Innsbruck, Austria | ||
| Teams participating | 22 | ||
| Athletes participating | 377 | ||
| Events | 96 in 4 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 17 January | ||
| Closing ceremony | 25 January | ||
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The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games, were the fourth Winter Paralympics, held again in Innsbruck, Austria. These were the last Winter Paralympics to be held in a separate location from the Winter 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 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. Sit-skiing was introduced as another event in both the Alpine and Nordic competitions. 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.[1]
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Sports
Alpine skiing
Ice sledge speed racing- Nordic skiing
Medal table
Main article: 1988 Winter Paralympics medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Austria) is highlighted.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Norway |
25 | 21 | 14 | 60 |
| 2 |  Austria |
20 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
9 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 |  Finland |
9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 |  United States |
7 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 |  France |
5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 |  Canada |
5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 |  Sweden |
3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 |  Italy |
3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
See also
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References
- ^ "Innsbruck 1988". International Paralympic Committee. http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Innsbruck_1988/index.html.
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