1976 Winter Paralympics
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| Host city | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | ||
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| Nations participating | 16 | ||
| Athletes participating | 53 | ||
| Events | 2 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 21 February | ||
| Closing ceremony | 28 February | ||
| Officially opened by | King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | ||
| Paralympic stadium | Kempehallen | ||
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The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games (Swedish: Paralympiska vinterspelen 1976) were the first Winter Paralympics. They were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, from 21 to 28 February 1976. The disabilities included in this Paralympics were blindness and amputees. Sixteen countries took part with 53 athletes.[1] There were competitions in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes, and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing.[2]
Originally known as the 1st Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled.[3][4]
Sports
The games consisted of 2 sports.
Medal table
Main article: 1976 Winter Paralympics medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Sweden) is highlighted.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  West Germany | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Finland | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 |  Norway | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 |  Austria | 5 | 16 | 14 | 35 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  France | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Participating nations
The following nations took part. In brackets is the number of athletes per nation.[5]
- Austria (24)
- Belgium (5)
- Canada (6)
- Czechoslovakia (5)
- Finland (26)
- France (21)
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Great Britain (6) -
Japan (1) - Norway (23)
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Poland (7) - Sweden (16)
- Switzerland (15)
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Uganda (1) -
United States (1) -
Yugoslavia (9) - West Germany (32)
See also
References
- ↑ "Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ↑ "Örnsköldsvik 1976". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ↑ History and Use of the Term Paralympic, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ↑ Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se
- ↑ "Participation Numbers - Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
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