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| Location | Geilo, Norway |
|---|---|
| Nations | 18 |
| Athletes | 299 |
| Events | 64 in 3sports |
| Opening | 1 February 1980 |
| Closing | 7 February 1980 |
| Opened by | |
| Stadium | Vestia Resort |
Winter Summer | |
The1980 Winter Paralympic Games (Norwegian:Paralympiske vinterleker 1980;Nynorsk:Paralympiske vinterleikane 1980), the secondWinter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 inGeilo, Norway. Eighteencountries took part with 299athletes.[1] A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate.[2] Organized by theInternational Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and theInternational Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD).[3]
Originally known as the2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled.[4][5][6]
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Alpine skiing
Ice sledge speed racing
Cross-country skiing
The top 10NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Norway) is highlighted.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway* | 23 | 21 | 10 | 54 |
| 2 |  Finland | 16 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 |  Austria | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |  United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  West Germany | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 |  Canada | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 64 | 55 | 52 | 171 | |
Eighteen nations participated in the 1980 Winter Paralympics.Australia,Denmark,Italy andNew Zealand made their debut appearances. Belgium and Poland did not send any athletes.
Australia (2) Austria (34) Canada (20) Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (8) Finland (29) France (21)
Great Britain (8)
Italy (1)
Japan (5)
New Zealand (3) Norway (37) (Host nation) Sweden (27) Switzerland (27)
Uganda (1) United States (26) West Germany (38)
Yugoslavia (9)| Preceded by | Winter Paralympics Geilo II Paralympic Winter Games (1980) | Succeeded by |
