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Encyclopedia > 2002 Winter Paralympics

See also: 2002 Winter Olympics The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ...


The 2002 Olympic Winter Games, including the 2002 Winter Paralympics, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

Games of the VIII Winter Paralympics
Nations participating 36
Athletes participating 416
Opening ceremonies March 7, 2002
Closing ceremonies March 16, 2002
Lit the Flame Muffy Davis and Chris Waddel
Rank
NPC Name
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Germany 17 1 15 33
2 United States 10 22 11 43
3 Norway 10 3 6 19
4 Austria 9 10 10 29
5 Russia 7 9 5 21
6 Canada 6 4 5 15
7 Switzerland 6 4 2 12
8 Australia 6 1 0 7
9 Finland 4 1 3 8
10 New Zealand 4 0 2 6
11 Italy 3 3 3 9
12 Spain 3 3 2 10
13 France 2 11 6 19
14 Czech Republic 2 1 2 5
15 Netherlands 1 3 0 4
16 Belarus 1 1 0 2
17 Poland 1 0 2 3
18 Ukraine 0 6 6 12
19 Sweden 0 6 3 9
20 Slovakia 0 3 6 9
21 South Korea 0 1 0 1
22 Japan 0 0 3 3


March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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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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.
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