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Encyclopedia > 1998 Winter Paralympics

See also: 1998 Winter Olympics The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ...


The Seventh Winter Paralympics were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ...

Games of the VII Winter Paralympics
Nations participating 32
Athletes participating 571
Opening ceremonies March 5, 1998
Closing ceremonies March 14, 1998
Officially opened by Crown Prince Naruhito
Athlete's Oath Yonoe Ryuei
Lit the torch Maruyama Naoya
Rank NPC Name  Gold  Silver Bronze Total 
1 Norway 18 9 13 40
2 Germany 14 17 13 44
3 United States 13 8 13 34
4 Japan 12 16 13 41
5 Russia 12 10 9 31
6 Switzerland 10 5 8 23
7 Spain 8 0 0 8
8 Austria 7 16 11 34
9 Finland 7 5 7 19
10 France 5 9 8 22
11 New Zealand 4 1 1 6
12 Italy 3 4 3 10
13 Czech Republic 3 3 1 7
14 Ukraine 3 2 4 9
15 Canada 1 9 5 15
16 Australia 1 0 1 2
16 Denmark 1 0 1 2
18 Slovakia 0 6 4 10
19 Sweden 0 1 5 6
20 Netherlands 0 1 1 2
21 Poland 0 0 2 2



March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... HIH Crown Prince Naruhito His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito (徳仁), Kōtaishi denka (皇太子殿下), (born at Togu Palace, Tokyo February 23, 1960) is the eldest son of His Majesty Emperor Akihito and Her Majesty Empress Michiko. ...

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1998 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (482 words)
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan.
Tara Lipinski, 15, narrowly beat Michelle Kwan in women's figure skating to become the youngest champion in an individual event in the history of the Winter Olympics.
Alpine skier Hermann Maier (Austria) survived a fall in the downhill and went on to gold in the super-g and giant slalom.
Departments - Cross country skiing - equipment, technique - xc ski reports (1871 words)
Unique to the Paralympics is the classification system that enables athletes to compete on an equal level as all athletes compete with a pre-determined degree of disability.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) established in 1989 in Dusseldorf, Germany, is the international representative organization of elite sports for athletes with disabilities.
Paralympic athletes ski three 2.5km legs (7.5km in total) in free technique and fire at five targets between each leg.
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