Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

at the 1980 Winter Paralympics consisted of 28 events, 18 for men and 10 for women.

Medal table

Medal Standings - Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games -Cross-Country Skiing

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(IPC)

Medal summary

The competition events were: *5 km: men - women *10 km: men - women *20 km: men *4x5 km relay: men - women *4x10 km relay: men Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications: *1A - standing: single leg

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above the knee *2A - standing: single leg amputation below the knee *2B - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild

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, or equivalent impairment *3A - standing: single arm amputation *3B - standing: double arm amputation *5 - sitting *5A - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision *5B - visually impaired: no functional vision

Men's events

Women's events

References

* **The information from the

(IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960-1984), such as relay and team member

(Per nov.16, 2010) *
Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics
Official website of the

2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ...

Winter Sport Classification

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External links

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of Norwegian skier Geir Vegard Ålien and Crown Prince Harald at

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{{Paralympic Games Cross-country skiing 1980 Winter Paralympics events

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...