1976 Winter Paralympics

I. Winter Paralympics

Venue:	Örnsköldsvik
Opening ceremony:	February 21, 1976
Closing ceremony:	February 28, 1976
Competitions:	52 in 2 sports
Countries:	16
Athletes:	250
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Medal table
space	country				total
1	BR Germany	10	12	6th	28
2	Switzerland	10	1	1	12
3	Finland	8th	7th	7th	22nd
4th	Norway	7th	3	2	12
5	Sweden	6th	7th	7th	20th
6th	Austria	5	16	14th	35
7th	Czechoslovakia	3	-	-	3
8th	France	2	-	3	5
9	Canada	2	-	2	4th
Complete medal table

The 1st Winter Paralympics were held from February 21 to 28, 1976 in the Swedish city ​​of Örnsköldsvik . The Paralympics are the Olympic Games for people with physical disabilities . About 250 athletes from 16 nations took part in 52 competitions in the two sports of alpine skiing and cross-country skiing. There was also a demonstration event on sled speed skating.

Participating Nations

16 nations took part in the first Winter Paralympics. Most of the athletes came from the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria and the Scandinavian countries, but there was also one participant each from Uganda and Japan.

Belgium (5)  Federal Republic of Germany (32)  Finland (26)  France (21)  Japan (1)  Yugoslavia (9)  Canada (6)  Norway (23)

Austria (24)  Poland (7)  Sweden (16)  Switzerland (15)  Czechoslovakia (5)  Uganda (1)  United Kingdom (6)  United States (1)

The number of participating athletes is shown in brackets.

Web links

• International Paralympic Committee (IPC )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ornskoldsvik 1976. paralympic.org, accessed March 4, 2018 .