Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
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Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics consisted of 27 events, 17 for men and 10 for women.
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Total | |||
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1 | Finland (FIN) | 13 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
2 | Norway (NOR) | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
4 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 27 | 22 | 21 | 70 |
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 |
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5 km - short distance | 2A |
Liisa Maekelae Finland (FIN) |
None | None |
5 |
Brit Mjaasund Oejen Norway (NOR) |
None | None | |
5A |
Desiree Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
Kari Heggum Norway (NOR) |
Matleena Talonen Finland (FIN) |
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5B |
Birgitta Sund Sweden (SWE) |
Aud Berntsen Norway (NOR) |
Marianne Edfeldt Sweden (SWE) |
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10 km - middle distance | 2A |
Liisa Maekelae Finland (FIN) |
None | None |
3A |
Alli Hatva Finland (FIN) |
Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany (FRG) |
Railli Rantala Finland (FIN) |
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5 |
Brit Mjaasund Oejen Norway (NOR) |
None | None | |
5A |
Desiree Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
Kari Heggum Norway (NOR) |
Matleena Talonen Finland (FIN) |
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5B |
Birgitta Sund Sweden (SWE) |
Aud Berntsen Norway (NOR) |
Marianne Edfeldt Sweden (SWE) |
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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
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- 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)
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- Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, 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