1980 Winter Paralympics

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Olympic games The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Organized by the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled.<ref>History and Use of the Term Paralympic Template:Webarchive, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)</ref><ref>brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov</ref><ref>Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se</ref>

Sports

Medal table

The 1980 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
Australian paralympic team at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Norway) is highlighted. Template:Medals table

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. Template:Div col

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See also

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