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1980 Winter Paralympics

II Paralympic Winter Games
LocationGeilo, Norway
Nations18
Athletes299
Events64 in 3 sports
Opening1 February 1980
Closing7 February 1980
Opened by
StadiumVestia Resort
Winter
Summer

The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games (Norwegian: Paralympiske vinterleker 1980; Nynorsk: Paralympiske vinterleikane 1980), the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes.[1] A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate.[2] Organized by the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD).[3]

Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Participation – Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Geilo 1980". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  3. ^ Cashman, Richmard; Darcy, Simon (4 June 2024). Benchmark Games. Benchmark Games. ISBN 978-1-876718-05-3.
  4. ^ History and Use of the Term Paralympic Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  5. ^ brjsmed00262-0045.pdf, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  6. ^ Paralympics (Swedish), biblioteket.se

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