1998 Winter Paralympics
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1998 Winter Paralympics
| VII Paralympic Winter Games | |||
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| Host city | Nagano, Nagano, Japan | ||
| Nations participating | 32 | ||
| Athletes participating | 571 | ||
| Events | 122 in 4 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | March 5 | ||
| Closing ceremony | March 14 | ||
| Officially opened by | Crown Prince Naruhito | ||
| Athlete's Oath | Yonoe Ryuei | ||
| Paralympic Torch | Naoya Maruyama | ||
| Stadium | M-Wave | ||
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The 1998 Winter Paralympics, the seventh Winter Paralympics, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from March 5 to March 14, 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held outside Europe.
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Sports
The games consisted of 34 events in four sports: alpine skiing, ice sledge hockey, ice sledge racing, and nordic skiing. The sport of Nordic skiing comprised two disciplines, the biathlon and cross-country skiing.[1]
Alpine skiing
Sledge hockey
Ice sledge racing- Nordic skiing
Medal table
Main article: 1998 Winter Paralympics medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Japan) is highlighted.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Norway |
18 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 |  Germany |
14 | 17 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 |  United States |
13 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 |  Japan |
12 | 16 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 |  Russia |
12 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
10 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 |  Spain |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 |  Austria |
7 | 16 | 11 | 34 |
| 9 |  Finland |
7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 10 |  France |
5 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
See also
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References
- ^ "Nagano 1998". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Nagano_1998/index.html. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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