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Encyclopedia > 1994 Winter Paralympics

See also: 1994 Winter Olympics The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ...

Games of the XVII Winter Paralympics
Nations participating 31
Athletes participating 512
Events 5 sports
Opening ceremonies March 10, 1994
Closing ceremonies March 19, 1994
Officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Sonja
Lit the torch Helge Bjørnstad
Rank
NPC Name
 Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Norway 29 22 13 64
2 Germany 25 21 18 64
3 United States 24 12 7 43
4 France 14 6 11 31
5 Russia 10 12 8 30
6 Austria 7 16 12 35
7 Finland 7 6 11 24
8 Sweden 3 3 2 8
9 Australia 3 2 4 9
10 New Zealand 3 0 3 6
11 Switzerland 2 9 5 16
12 Poland 2 3 5 10
13 Spain 1 6 3 10
14 Canada 1 2 5 8
15 Netherlands 1 0 3 4
16 Denmark 1 0 2 3
17 Italy 0 7 6 13
18 Japan 0 3 3 6
19 Slovakia 0 3 2 5
20 Great Britain 0 0 5 5
21 Belgium 0 0 1 1
21 Czech Republic 0 0 1 1
21 Estonia 0 0 1 1
21 Liechtenstein 0 0 1 1


March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Queen Sonja Sonja Haraldsen, born July 4, 1937 in Oslo, is the Queen of Norway. ...

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Paralympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (356 words)
Sir Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition in 1948 which became known as the Stoke Mandeville Games, involving World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries; in 1952 competitors from the Netherlands took part in the competition, giving an international notion to the movement.
The first Winter Paralympics were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 1976.
The new Paralympic logo consists of three elements in red, blue and green—the three colours that are most widely represented in national flags around the world.
1994 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (333 words)
The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.
Effectuating this vote, the Lillehammer Games were held in 1994, the only time the winter games have been staged two years after the preceding games.
For the first time, the Winter Olympics were not held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad.
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