Sweden at the 1976 Winter Paralympics

Sweden at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Sweden IPC code  SWE NPC Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee
At the 1976 Winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik
Competitors	16 in 1 sport
Medals Rank: 5	Gold 6	Silver 7	Bronze 7	Total 20
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Winter Games
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Sweden was the host country of the inaugural Winter Paralympic Games in 1976, in Örnsköldsvik. The country was represented by 16 athletes (9 men and 7 women). This was only the sixth largest delegation, despite Sweden being the host nation. Swedes competed exclusively in cross-country skiing; the host country was thus unrepresented in alpine skiing.^[1][2]

Sweden won a total of twenty medals (of which six were gold, seven silver and seven bronze), placing it fifth on the medal table.^[3]

Sweden's gold medallists at the Örnsköldsvik Games were:^[2]

• the women's 3×5 km relay team (categories A-B): Karin Gustavsson, Astril Nilsson and Birgitta Sund
• Karin Gustavsson in the women's 5 km (B)
• Birgitta Sund in the women's 5 km and 10 km (A)
• Bertil Lundmark in the men's 5 km and 10 km (II)

See also

• Sweden at the 1976 Winter Olympics
• Sweden at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

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