1992 Winter Paralympics
| V Paralympic Winter Games |
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| Host city |
Tignes-Albertville, France |
| Nations participating |
24 |
| Athletes participating |
365 (288 men and 77 women) |
| Events |
78 in 3 sports |
| Opening ceremony |
March 25 |
| Closing ceremony |
April 1 |
| Officially opened by |
President François Mitterrand |
| Athlete's Oath |
Ludovic Rey Robert |
| Paralympic Torch |
Luc Sabatier |
| Stadium |
Finish area for the Alpine Skiing events |
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The 1992 Winter Paralympics were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first winter Paralympics to be celebrated concurrently with the Olympic Games. They were held in Tignes and Albertville, France, from March 25 to April 1, 1992. For the first time, demonstration events in Alpine and Nordic Skiing for athletes with an intellectual disability and Biathlon for athletes with a visual impairment were held.
The bird logo was designed by Jean-Michel Folon. The official mascot was Alpy, designed by Vincent Thiebaut, represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes. Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.
Sports
The games consisted of 79 events in three disciplines of two sports.[1]
Medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (France) is highlighted.
| Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
United States |
19 |
16 |
9 |
45 |
| 2 |
Germany |
12 |
17 |
9 |
38 |
| 3 |
Unified Team |
10 |
8 |
3 |
21 |
| 4 |
Austria |
8 |
3 |
9 |
20 |
| 5 |
Finland |
7 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
| 6 |
France |
6 |
4 |
9 |
19 |
| 7 |
Norway |
5 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
| 8 |
Switzerland |
3 |
8 |
4 |
15 |
| 9 |
Canada |
2 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
| 10 |
Poland |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
See also
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