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Switzerland At The 1980 Winter Paralympics
Switzerland competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. 27 competitors from Switzerland won 10 medals including 4 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze and finished 5th in the medal table. All medals but one were won in alpine skiing. Alpine skiing The medalists are: * Rolf Heinzmann Men's Giant Slalom 3A * Rolf Heinzmann Men's Slalom 3A * Elizabeth Osterwalder Women's Giant Slalom 2B * Elizabeth Osterwalder Women's Slalom 2B * Felix Gisler Men's Giant Slalom 3B * Heinz Moser Men's Giant Slalom 3A * Eugen Diethelm Men's Giant Slalom 2A * Franciane Fischer Women's Giant Slalom 3A * Franciane Fischer Women's Slalom 3A Cross-country Twelve athletes represented Switzerland at cross-country skiing. They won a bronze medal in the Men's 4x5 km Relay 1A+2A, however the athletes are unknown. * Men's 4x5 km Relay 1A+2A [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Switzerland
The national flag of Switzerland (german: Schweizerfahne; french: drapeau de la Suisse; it, bandiera svizzera; rm, bandiera da la Svizra) displays a white cross in the centre of a square red field. The white cross is known as the Swiss cross or the federal cross. Its arms are equilateral, and their ratio of length to width is 7:6. The size of the cross in relation to the field was set in 2017 as 5:8.Appendix 2 ''Wappenschutzgesetz'' (SR 232.21), 21 June 2013 (effective 1 January 2017) engt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Paralympic Committee
The Swiss Paralympic Committee (german: Schweizerisches Paralympisches Komitee; french: Comité paralympique suisse; it, Comitato Svizzero Paralimpico; rm, Comitati Paralimpica Svizra) is the National Paralympic Committee in Switzerland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects athletes and teams, and raises funds to send Swiss competitors to the Paralympic Games, European Championships and World Championships, most of the events are organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). See also *Switzerland at the Paralympics References External linksOfficial website National Paralympic Committees, Switzerland Switzerland at the Paralympics Sports governing bodies in Switzerland, Paralympic Disability organisations based in Switzerland {{Switzerland-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Winter Paralympics
The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games ( no, Paralympiske vinterleker 1980; nn, Paralympiske vinterleikane 1980), the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes. A demonstration event was held in sledge downhill racing. All classes of athletes with locomotor disabilities were able to participate. Organized by the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD). Originally known as the 2nd Olympic Winter Games for Disabled. (), biblioteket.se Sports *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geilo
is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Viken county, Norway. Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, with around 2,500 inhabitants. It is situated in the valley of Hallingdal, 250 km from Oslo and 260 km from Bergen. The Bergen Line facilitated Geilo's development as the first skiing resort in the country, and it is still one of the largest. It is also known for having some of the most luxurious and expensive holiday cabins in Norway. The center of the town lies at 800 meters above sea level, and its highest point is 1178 meters above sea level. Etymology The ski resort is named after the old farm Gjeilo. The name is the dative plural of ''geil'' f 'fenced road for cattle'. Access The Bergen Line (''Bergensbanen''), the main rail line between Oslo and Bergen, runs right through the centre of town. Geilo train station (''Geilo stasjon'') with roughly five trains a day connects to either Bergen (to the west) or Oslo (to the east). The closest airport is Geilo Airpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Winter Paralympics Medal Table
The 1980 Winter Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1980 Winter Paralympics, held in Geilo, Norway, from February 1 to 7, 1980. Medal table The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is consistent with IPC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code. ''To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the image:sort both.gif icon next to the column title.'' References * See also *1980 Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Heinzmann
Rolf Heinzmann is a Swiss para-alpine skier. He represented Switzerland at the Winter Paralympics in 1980, 1984, 1994, 1998 and 2002. Career Heinzmann represented Switzerland in five editions of the Winter Paralympics and, in total, he won twelve gold medals and two silver medals. In 1984, he competed in the disabled skiing event which was held as demonstration sport at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... Achievements See also * List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Heinzmann, Rolf Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic alpine skiers of Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1984 Wint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Osterwalder
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (schooner), several ships * ''Elizabeth'' (freighter), an American freighter that was wrecked off New York harbor in 1850; see Places Australia * City of Elizabeth ** Elizabeth, South Australia * Elizabeth Reef, a coral reef in the Tasman Sea United States * Elizabeth, Arkansas * Elizabeth, Colorado * Elizabeth, Georgia * Elizabeth, Illinois * Elizabeth, Indiana * Hopkinsville, Kentucky, originally known as Elizabeth * Elizabeth, Louisiana * Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts * Elizabeth, Minnesota * Elizabeth, New Jersey, largest city with the name in the U.S. * Elizabeth City, North Carolina * Elizabeth (Charlotte neighborhood), North Carolina * Elizabeth, Pennsylvania * Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania (other) * Eliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Gisler
Felix Gisler is a Swiss para-alpine skier. He represented Switzerland in four Winter Paralympics: 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988. In total, he won one gold medal and three silver medals. He also competed in the Men's giant slalom for double-arm amputees event at disabled skiing, a demonstration sport during the 1984 Winter Olympics. Achievements See also * List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Alpine skiing is a Paralympic sport that is contested at the Winter Paralympic Games. The first Winter Paralympics, held in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, included slalom, giant slalom and alpine combination. Since the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, a ... References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Swiss amputees Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Moser (skier)
Heinz Moser (born 12 October 1967) is a retired Swiss football defender and later manager. Honours Player FC Sion *Swiss Cup The Swiss Cup (; ; ; ) is a football cup tournament that has been organised annually since 1925–26 by the Swiss Football Association. Since 1999 the winner earns the chance to qualify for the UEFA Europa League or the UEFA Europa Conference L ...: 1994–95, 1995–96 References 1967 births Living people Swiss men's footballers FC Luzern players BSC Young Boys players FC Sion players FC Thun players Men's association football defenders Swiss Super League players Swiss football managers {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Diethelm
Eugen Diethelm is a Swiss para-alpine skier. He represented Switzerland at the 1976 Winter Paralympics, at the 1980 Winter Paralympics and at the 1984 Winter Paralympics. In total, he won one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal. He also competed in the Men's giant slalom for above-knee amputees event at disabled skiing, a demonstration sport at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Achievements See also * List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Alpine skiing is a Paralympic sport that is contested at the Winter Paralympic Games. The first Winter Paralympics, held in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, included slalom, giant slalom and alpine combination. Since the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, a ... References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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