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Encyclopedia > 1976 Winter Paralympics

See also: 1976 Winter Olympics The XII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ...


The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games were the first winter Paralympics. They were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The disabilities included in this paralympics were blindness and amputees. Fourteen countries took part with 250+ athletes. Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... Örnsköldsvik (pronounced Orn-pholds-vik) is a city and a 6,418. ... The term disability, as it is applied to humans, refers to any condition that impedes the completion of daily tasks using traditional methods. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... Blindness can be defined physiologically as the condition of lacking sight. ... Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. ... This article describes a type of political entity. ... An athlete is a person possessing above average physical skills (strength, agility, and endurance) and thus seen suitable for physical activities, in particular, contests. ...

Rank
NPC Name
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 West Germany 9 12 6 27
2 Switzerland 9 1 1 11
3 Finland 8 7 7 22
4 Sweden 6 7 7 20
5 Austria 5 16 14 35
6 Norway 5 3 2 10
7 Czechoslovakia 3 0 0 3
8 France 2 0 3 5
9 Canada 1 0 2 3


International Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics
1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016
Winter Paralympics
1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014

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1976 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (142 words)
The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held.
1976 was the first time Canada has hosted the Paralympics, subsequently Canada will host the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.
Losing the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics (2008 Summer Paralympics) was seen as being a boost to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics bid.
1976 Winter Paralympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (86 words)
The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games were the first winter Paralympics.
The disabilities included in this paralympics were blindness and amputees.
1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
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