1988 Winter Paralympics

The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games (German: Paralympische Winterspiele 1988) were the fourth Winter Paralympics, held in Innsbruck, Austria. These were the last Winter Paralympics held in a different place from the Winter Olympics. Starting in 1992, the Olympics and Paralympics were held in the same or nearby cities. The 1988 Paralympics were not held in Calgary, Canada, where the Olympics were, because of money and recruiting problems. A total of 377 athletes from 22 countries took part. The USSR competed for the first and only time. A new event called sit-skiing was added in both Alpine and Nordic skiing. Other sports were biathlon and ice sledge speed racing. Knut Lundstroem from Norway was the most successful athlete, winning four gold medals in the 100m, 500m, 1000m, and 1500m events.[1]

IV Paralympic Winter Games
Paralympics logo 1988-94.svg
Host cityInnsbruck, Austria
Nations22
Athletes377
Events96 in 4 sports
Opening17 January
Closing24 January
Opened by
StadiumOlympiahalle
Winter
Innsbruck 1984 Tignes/Albertville 1992
Summer
New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 Seoul 1988

Sports

Medal table

 
Participating countries; first time participants are blue.

Here are the top 10 countries (NPCs) with the most gold medals. The host country, Austria, is highlighted.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Norway25211460
2  Austria*20101444
3  West Germany9111030
4  Finland98825
5  Switzerland87823
6  United States717630
7  France55313
8  Canada53513
9  Sweden37515
10  Italy3069
Totals (10 nations)948979262

Participating nations

Twenty-two countries took part in the 1984 Winter Paralympics. Soviet Union joined for the first time.

1988 Winter Paralympics Media

Related pages

References

  1. "Innsbruck 1988". International Paralympic Committee.

External links

Preceded by
Innsbruck
Winter Paralympics
Innsbruck

V Paralympic Winter Games (1988)
Succeeded by
Tignes–Albertville