Ice sledge speed racing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
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Ice sledge speed racing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics consisted of fourteen events, eight for men and six for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation |  |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (NOR) |
12 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 12 | 40 | |
Medal summary
The competition events were:
- 100 m: men - women
- 500 m: men - women
- 800 m: - women
- 1500 m: men
Each event had separate sitting classifications:
- Men
- I - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- II - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- III - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
- Women
- IV - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- V - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
Men's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | I |
Erik Sandbraaten Norway (NOR) |
Rolf Oejen Norway (NOR) |
Bengt-Gosta Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
| II |
Vidar Johnsen Norway (NOR) |
Karl Henrik Seemann Norway (NOR) |
Rolf Johansson Sweden (SWE) | |
| III |
Veikko Puputti Finland (FIN) |
Olav Geir Kirkebo Norway (NOR) |
None | |
| 500 m | I |
Erik Sandbraaten Norway (NOR) |
Rolf Oejen Norway (NOR) |
Paul Jacobsen Norway (NOR) |
| II |
Vidar Johnsen Norway (NOR) |
Karl Henrik Seemann Norway (NOR) |
Rolf Johansson Sweden (SWE) | |
| III |
Veikko Puputti Finland (FIN) |
Olav Geir Kirkebo Norway (NOR) |
None | |
| 1500 m | I |
Rolf Oejen Norway (NOR) |
Paul Jacobsen Norway (NOR) |
Erik Sandbraaten Norway (NOR) |
| II |
Karl Henrik Seemann Norway (NOR) |
Vidar Johnsen Norway (NOR) |
Egil Johnsen Norway (NOR) |
Women's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | IV |
Brit Mjaasund Oejen Norway (NOR) |
Sylva Olsen Norway (NOR) |
Karin Endsjø Hansen Norway (NOR) |
| V |
Kari Aronsen Norway (NOR) |
Bente Groenli Norway (NOR) |
Lahja Haemaelaeinen Finland (FIN) | |
| 500 m | IV |
Brit Mjaasund Oejen Norway (NOR) |
Sylva Olsen Norway (NOR) |
Karin Endsjø Hansen Norway (NOR) |
| V |
Kari Aronsen Norway (NOR) |
Bente Groenli Norway (NOR) |
Lahja Haemaelaeinen Finland (FIN) | |
| 800 m | IV |
Brit Mjaasund Oejen Norway (NOR) |
Karin Endsjø Hansen Norway (NOR) |
Sylva Olsen Norway (NOR) |
| V |
Kari Aronsen Norway (NOR) |
Bente Groenli Norway (NOR) |
Lahja Haemaelaeinen Finland (FIN) |
See also
References
- Ice sledge speed racing at the 1980 Geilo Winter Paralympics on paralympic.org
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