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{{Short description|Multi-parasport event in Tignes and Albertville, France}}
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{{Infobox Olympic games|1992|Winter|Paralympics|
| image       = 1992 Winter Paralympic emblem.png
| image_size  = 200
| host_city   = [[Tignes]] and [[Albertville]], France
| nations     = 24
| athletes    = 365 (288 men and 77 women)
| events      = 78 in 2 [[Paralympic sports|sports]]
| opening     = 25 March 1992
| closing     = 1 April 1992
| opened_by   = [[President of France|President]] [[François Mitterrand]]
| closed_by  = [[President of the International Paralympic Committee|IPC President]] [[Robert Steadward]]
| cauldron    = Luc Sabatier
| stadium     = Stade Lognan
| winter_prev = [[1988 Winter Paralympics|Innsbruck 1988]]
| winter_next = [[1994 Winter Paralympics|Lillehammer 1994]]
| summer_prev = [[1988 Summer Paralympics|Seoul 1988]]
| summer_next = [[1992 Summer Paralympics|Barcelona/Madrid 1992]]
}}
{{1992 Winter Olympics}}

The '''1992 Paralympic Winter Games''' ({{langx|fr|Jeux paralympiques d'hiver de 1992}}) were the fifth [[Winter Paralympics]]. They were the first Winter Paralympics to be celebrated with the [[International Olympic Committee]] cooperation. They were also the first ever [[Paralympics]] or a Winter Parasports event held in France. They were held at the resort of [[Tignes]] as a support venue of the main host city [[Albertville]], France, from 25 March to 1 April 1992. For the first time, demonstration events in [[Paralympic alpine skiing|Alpine]] and [[Paralympic cross-country skiing|Nordic Skiing]] for athletes with an [[intellectual disability]] and [[Paralympic biathlon|Biathlon]] for athletes with a [[visual impairment]] were held.

== Sports ==
The games consisted of 79 events in three disciplines of two sports.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tignes-Albertville 1992 |publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]] |date=2008 |url=http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Tignes_Albertville_1992/index.html |access-date=2008-08-06 }}</ref>

*[[File:Alpine skiing - Paralympic pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics|Alpine skiing]]
* Nordic skiing
**[[File:Biathlon - Paralympic pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]]
**[[File:Cross-country skiing - Paralympic pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]]

==Medal table==
{{Main|1992 Winter Paralympics medal table}}
The top 10 [[National Paralympic Committee|NPCs]] by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (France) is highlighted.
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = FlagIPC
 | event          = 1992 Winter
 | team           = 
 | gold_USA = 20 | silver_USA = 16 | bronze_USA = 9
 | gold_EUN = 10 | silver_EUN = 8 | bronze_EUN = 3 
 | gold_GER = 12 | silver_GER = 17 | bronze_GER = 9
 | gold_AUT = 8 | silver_AUT = 3 | bronze_AUT = 9
 | gold_FIN = 7 | silver_FIN = 3 | bronze_FIN = 4
 | gold_FRA = 6 | silver_FRA = 4 | bronze_FRA = 9 | host_FRA = yes 
 | gold_NOR = 5 | silver_NOR = 5 | bronze_NOR = 4
 | gold_SUI = 3 | silver_SUI = 8 | bronze_SUI = 4
 | gold_CAN = 2 | silver_CAN = 4 | bronze_CAN = 6
 | gold_POL = 2 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 3
}}

==Participating nations==
Twenty four nations participated in the 1992 Winter Paralympics. [[Germany at the 1992 Winter Paralympics|Germany]] became an independent country after their [[reunification of Germany|reunification]] while [[Soviet Union]] was in the process of their [[dissolution of Soviet Union|country's dissolution]]. [[Estonia at the 1992 Winter Paralympics|Estonia]], [[Liechtenstein at the 1992 Winter Paralympics|Liechtenstein]] and [[South Korea at the 1992 Winter Paralympics|South Korea]] made their debut appearances at the Winter Games.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagIPC|AUS|1992 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIPC|AUT|1992 Winter|31}}
*{{flagIPC|BEL|1992 Winter|3}}
*{{flagIPC|CAN|1992 Winter|19}}
*{{flagIPC|TCH|1992 Winter|16}}
*{{flagIPC|DEN|1992 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIPC|EST|1992 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIPC|FIN|1992 Winter|17}}
*{{flagIPC|FRA|1992 Winter|31}} ('''Host nation''')
*{{flagIPC|GER|1992 Winter|36}}
*{{flagIPC|GBR|1992 Winter|15}}
*{{flagIPC|ITA|1992 Winter|27}}
*{{flagIPC|JPN|1992 Winter|15}}
*{{flagIPC|LIE|1992 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIPC|NED|1992 Winter|7}}
*{{flagIPC|NZL|1992 Winter|7}}
*{{flagIPC|NOR|1992 Winter|23}}
*{{flagIPC|POL|1992 Winter|13}}
*{{flagIPC|KOR|1992 Winter|2}}
*{{flagIPC|ESP|1992 Winter|13}}
*{{flagIPC|SWE|1992 Winter|9}}
*{{flagIPC|SUI|1992 Winter|19}}
*{{flagIPC|EUN|1992 Winter|21}}
*{{flagIPC|USA|1992 Winter|29}}
{{div col end}}

==Visual identity==
The logo was designed by [[Jean-Michel Folon]]. It featured a bird with broken wings flying high over a mountain peak, symbolizing the abilities of the participating athletes.<ref name="y468">{{cite web | title=Tignes-Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games | website=National Paralympic Heritage Trust | date=1987-01-31 | url=https://www.paralympicheritage.org.uk/tignes-albertville-1992-paralympic-winter-games | access-date=2024-10-13}}</ref>
===Mascot===
{{Infobox
| above            = Alpy
| image            = [[File:Alpy.png|200px]]
| caption          = 
| headerstyle      = background:#dde8ff;
| labelstyle       = background:#fed;
| header1          = Mascot of the 1992 Winter Paralympics ([[Tignes]] and [[Albertville]])
| label2           = Creator
| data2            = [[Vincent Thiebaut]]
| label3           = Significance
| data3            = The summit of the [[Grande Motte]] mountain in Tignes
}}

The official [[List of Paralympic mascots|mascot]] was ''Alpy'', designed by [[Vincent Thiebaut]], represented the summit of the [[Grande Motte]] mountain in Tignes. Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.<ref name="y468"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
* [[1992 Winter Olympics]]
* [[1992 Summer Paralympics]]
* [[2024 Summer Paralympics]]
* [[2030 Winter Olympics]]
* [[2030 Winter Paralympics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]
*[https://archive.today/20150426120246/http://www.oppetarkiv.se/video/1846249/paralympics-albertville-1992 The event at SVT's open archive] {{in lang|sv}}

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{{succession box
| title = ''[[Winter Paralympic Games|Winter Paralympics]]'' <br /> [[Tignes]]–[[Albertville]]
| before = [[1988 Winter Paralympics|Innsbruck]]
| after = [[1994 Winter Paralympics|Lillehammer]]
| years = ''V Paralympic Winter Games'' (1992)
}}
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