Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
Cross-country skiing at the II Paralympic Winter Games | |
Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics consisted of 27 events, 17 for men and 10 for women.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 km - short distance | 1A |
Pertti Sankilampi Finland |
Samuli Kaemi Finland |
Otto Malkki Finland |
2A |
Veikko Jantunen Finland |
Gerard Vandel France |
Bertil Lundmark Sweden | |
2B |
Ensio Kinnunen Finland |
Franz Sliwinski West Germany |
None | |
3A |
Jouko Grip Finland |
Erkki Seppaenen Finland |
Rune Karlsson Sweden | |
Heikki Miettinen Finland | ||||
3B |
Kari Laakkonen Finland |
Reino Vesander Finland |
Adolf Fritsche West Germany | |
5 |
Erik Sandbraaten Norway |
None | None | |
10 km - middle distance | 1A |
Pertti Sankilampi Finland |
Samuli Kaemi Finland |
Tauno Seppaenen Finland |
2A |
Veikko Jantunen Finland |
Erkki Kukkanen Finland |
Bertil Lundmark Sweden | |
2B |
Ensio Kinnunen Finland |
Franz Sliwinski West Germany |
None | |
3A |
Jouko Grip Finland |
Heikki Miettinen Finland |
Erkki Seppaenen Finland | |
3B |
Cato Zahl Pedersen Norway |
Kari Laakkonen Finland |
Reino Vesander Finland | |
5A |
Morten Langeroed Norway |
Terje Loevaas Norway |
Torbjoern Foss Norway | |
5B |
Geir Vegard Alien Norway |
George Witthof Sweden |
Hans Anton Aalien Norway | |
20 km - long distance | 5A |
Terje Loevaas Norway |
Morten Langeroed Norway |
Torbjoern Foss Norway |
5B |
Hans Anton Aalien Norway |
George Witthof Sweden |
Geir Vegard Alien Norway | |
4x5 km relay | 3A-3B |
Finland (FIN) Karin Laakkonen Jouko Grip Heikki Miettinen Erkki Seppänen[2] |
Austria (AUT) Bruno Geuze Franz Perner Horst Morokutti Josef Scheiber |
Germany (GER) Otto Faller Adolf Fritsche Walter Klenk Ludwig Wagner |
4x10 km relay | 5A-5B |
Norway (NOR) Hans Anton Aalien Geir Vegard Alien Morten Langeroed Terje Loevaas[3] |
Sweden (SWE) Yngve Eriksson Ove Karlsson Sven-Ivar Martin George Witthof |
Finland (FIN) Ismo Alanko Mauno Sulisalo Teuvo Talmia Matti Juntunen[2] |
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
- "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. (Per nov.16, 2010)
- "Geilo 1980". paralympia.de. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- 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
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