Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
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Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
1980 Winter Paralympics
The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games, the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes. A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to...

consisted of 27 events, 17 for men and 10 for women.

Medal table

Rank Nation Total
1  Finland 13 7 9 29
2  Norway 9 7 4 20
3  Sweden 5 3 5 13
4  West Germany 0 3 2 5
5  Austria 0 1 0 1
5  France 0 1 0 1
7  Canada 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
    Amputation
    Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...

     above the knee
  • 2A - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
  • 2B - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy
    Cerebral palsy
    Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....

    , 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

5 km - short distance 1A
2A
2B
None
3A
3B
5
None None
10 km - middle distance 1A
2A
2B
None
3A
3B
5A
5B
20 km - long distance 5A
5B
4x5 km relay 3A-3B

Karin Laakkonen 
Jouko Grip
Jouko Grip
Jouko Grip is a Paralympic athlete who has won medals in both the Summer and Winter Games. Most of his medals were in Nordic skiing. He is Finnish and has polio in his left hand. In 2006 he was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame...

 
Heikki Miettinen 
Erkki Seppänen

Bruno Geuze 
Franz Perner 
Horst Morokutti 
Josef Scheiber

Otto Faller 
Adolf Fritsche 
Walter Klenk 
Ludwig Wagner
4x10 km relay 5A-5B

Hans Anton Aalien
Hans Anton Aalien
Hans Anton Aalien is a blind skier from Norway. He won a gold medal in the disabled skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a time of 18 minutes, 52.2 seconds. He participated in track and field athletics at four consecutive Summer Paralympics, from 1976 to 1988,...

 
Geir Vegard Alien 
Morten Langeroed 
Terje Loevaas

Yngve Eriksson 
Ove Karlsson 
Sven-Ivar Martin 
George Witthof

Ismo Alanko 
Mauno Sulisalo 
Teuvo Talmia 
Matti Juntunen

Women's events

5 km - short distance 2A
None None
5
None None
5A
5B
10 km - middle distance 2A
None None
3A
5
None None
5A
5B
4x5 km relay 5A-5B

Marianne Edfeldt 
Desiree Johansson 
Astrid Nilsson 
Birgitta Sund

Aud Berntsen 
Aud Grundvik 
Kari Heggum 
Aud Jensen

Mary Brunner 
Dawn Coyle 
Janet Schuster 
Judy Shaw

External links

  • Picture of Norwegian skier Geir Vegard Ålien and Crown Prince Harald
    Harald V of Norway
    Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...

     at Scanpix
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    Scanpix Scandinavia is a stock photography agency. It is the leading distributor of photographic services in Scandinavia, and has branches in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Estonia. Scanpix provides daily news services to subscribing newspapers. Its other customers includes magazines, advertising...

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