Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
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Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics consisted of 28 events, 18 for men and 10 for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | 
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|
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland (FIN)
|
14 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR)
|
9 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE)
|
5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG)
|
0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  France (FRA)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Canada (CAN)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 23 | 22 | 73 | |
Medal summary
The competition events were:
- 5 km: men - women
- 10 km: men - women
- 20 km: men
- 4x5 km relay: men - women
- 4x10 km relay: men
Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
- 1A - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
- 2A - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
- 2B - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
- 3A - standing: single arm amputation
- 3B - standing: double arm amputation
- 5 - sitting
- 5A - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
- 5B - visually impaired: no functional vision
Men's events
Women's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km - short distance | 2A |
Liisa Maekelae Finland
|
None | None |
| 5 |
Brit Mjaasund Oejen Norway
|
None | None | |
| 5A |
Desiree Johansson Sweden
|
Kari Heggum Norway
|
Matleena Talonen Finland
| |
| 5B |
Birgitta Sund Sweden
|
Aud Berntsen Norway
|
Marianne Edfeldt Sweden
| |
| 10 km - middle distance | 2A |
Liisa Maekelae Finland
|
None | None |
| 3A |
Alli Hatva Finland
|
Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany
|
Railli Rantala Finland
| |
| 5 |
Brit Mjaasund Oejen Norway
|
None | None | |
| 5A |
Desiree Johansson Sweden
|
Kari Heggum Norway
|
Matleena Talonen Finland
| |
| 5B |
Birgitta Sund Sweden
|
Aud Berntsen Norway
|
Marianne Edfeldt Sweden
| |
| 4x5 km relay | 5A-5B |
Sweden (SWE) Marianne Edfeldt Desiree Johansson Astrid Nilsson Birgitta Sund |
Norway (NOR) Aud Berntsen Aud Grundvik Kari Heggum Aud Jensen |
Canada (CAN) Mary Brunner Dawn Coyle Janet Schuster Judy Shaw |
See also
References
- ^ Medal Standings - Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games -Cross-Country Skiing, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ Medal Standings - Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games -Cross-Country Skiing, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ a b Geilo - Suomalaiset paralympiamitalistit Geilon kisoissa Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (Finnish), Finnish Paralympic Committee
- ^ Norske medaljer Paralympics, Vinter Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (Norwegian), Olympiatoppen
- "IPC Historical Results Database". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960-1984), such as relay and team members.[1] (Per nov.16, 2010)
- "Geilo 1980". paralympia.de. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics[permanent dead link], Official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee
External links
- Picture of Norwegian skier Geir Vegard Ålien and Crown Prince Harald at Scanpix