Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics
| Cross-country skiing at the I Paralympic Winter Games | |
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Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics consisted of 25 events, 15 for men and 10 for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation |  |
 |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland (FIN) |
8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) |
7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) |
6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) |
2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 22 | 69 | |
Medal summary
The competition events were:
- 5 km: men - women
- 10 km: men - women
- 15 km: men
- 3x5 km relay: men - women
- 3x10 km relay: men
Each event had separate standing, or visually impaired classifications:
- I - standing, single leg amputation above the knee
- II - standing, single leg amputation below the knee
- III - standing, single arm amputation
- IV B - standing, double arm amputation
- A - visually impaired, no functional vision
- B - visually impaired, under 10% functional vision
Men's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km - short distance | I |
Pertti Sankilampi Finland |
Otto Malkki Finland |
Tauno Seppaenen Finland |
| II |
Bertil Lundmark Sweden |
Kalle Tiusanen Finland |
Erkki Kukkanen Finland | |
| III |
Teuvo Sahi Finland |
Walter Klenk West Germany |
Edmund Zahner West Germany | |
| IV B |
Reino Vesander Finland |
Ernst Schwarz West Germany |
Adolf Fritsche West Germany | |
| 10 km - short distance | A |
Germain Oberli Switzerland |
Jarle Johnsen Norway |
Mauno Sulisalo Finland |
| B |
Morten Langeroed Norway |
Sven-Ivar Martin Sweden |
Terje Hansen Norway | |
| 10 km - middle distance | I |
Pertti Sankilampi Finland |
Otto Malkki Finland |
Tauno Seppaenen Finland |
| II |
Bertil Lundmark Sweden |
Kalle Tiusanen Finland |
Erkki Kukkanen Finland | |
| III |
Teuvo Sahi Finland |
Edmund Zahner West Germany |
Raimo Hiiri Finland | |
| IV B |
Reino Vesander Finland |
Adolf Fritsche West Germany |
Ernst Schwarz West Germany | |
| 15 km - middle distance | A |
Jarle Johnsen Norway |
Ingemar Lundquist Sweden |
Germain Oberli Switzerland |
| B |
Morten Langeroed Norway |
Sven-Ivar Martin Sweden |
Terje Hansen Norway | |
| 3×5 km relay | I-II |
Finland (FIN) Otto Malkki Pertti Sankilampi Kalle Tiusanen |
Sweden (SWE) Bertil Lundmark Kalevi Mattila Sven-Olof Tornvall |
West Germany (FRG) Hermann Heckel Helmut Kaidisch Siegfried Loose |
| 3×10 km relay | A-B |
Norway (NOR) Terje Hansen Jarle Johnsen Morten Langeroed |
Finland (FIN) Martti Juntunen Manu Laakso Matti Ojanen |
Sweden (SWE) Yngve Eriksson Ingemar Lundquist Sven-Ivar Martin |
| III-IV B |
Finland (FIN) Raimo Hiiri Teuvo Sahi Arvo Stahl |
West Germany (FRG) Walter Klenk Ludwig Wagner Edmund Zahner |
Austria (AUT) Wolfgang Pickl Josef Scheiber Eugen Wilhelm |
Women's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km - short distance | A |
Birgitta Sund Sweden |
Gunhild Sundstrom Sweden |
Marianne Edfeldt Sweden |
| B |
Karin Gustavsson Sweden |
Reidun Laengen Norway |
Astrid Nilsson Sweden | |
| I |
Vigdis Bente Mordre Norway |
None | None | |
| II |
Lorna Manzer Canada |
None | None | |
| III |
Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany |
Aino Turpeinen Finland |
Ellen Sjodin Sweden | |
| 10 km - middle distance | A |
Birgitta Sund Sweden |
Gunhild Sundstrom Sweden |
Marianne Edfeldt Sweden |
| B |
Reidun Laengen Norway |
Astrid Nilsson Sweden |
Karin Gustavsson Sweden | |
| I |
Vigdis Bente Mordre Norway |
None | None | |
| III |
Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany |
Aino Turpeinen Finland |
Ellen Sjodin Sweden | |
| 3×5 km relay | A-B |
Sweden (SWE) Karin Gustavsson Astrid Nilsson Birgitta Sund |
Norway (NOR) Aud Berntsen Aud Grundvik Reidun Laengen |
Finland (FIN) Ella Kinnunen Sirkka Sulisalo Matleena Talonen |
See also
References
- "IPC Historical Results Database". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- 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. (Per nov.20, 2010)
- "Ornskoldsvik 1976". paralympia.de. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, Official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee
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