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

2002 Winter Paralympics The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from March 7 to 16, 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the Ameri ...

consisted of 32 events, 20 for men and 12 for women.

Medal table

Medal Standings - Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games - Cross Country Skiing

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(IPC)

Medal summary

The competition events were: *2.5 km: - women *5 km: men - women *10 km: men - women *15 km: men - women *20 km: men *1x2.5/2x5 km relay: men - women *3x2.5 km relay: - women Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications: *LW2 - standing: single leg

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above the knee *LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild

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, or equivalent impairment *LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee *LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation *LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation *LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg *LW 10 - sitting:

paraplegia Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek () "half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural ...

with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance *LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance *LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance *B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision *B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision *B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Men's events

Women's events

References

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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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Paralympics - Cross country: Men's relay results

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, March 14, 2002
Paralympics - Cross country: Short distance results

, March 11, 2002
Paralympics - Cross country - Middle-distance events

, March 13, 2002
Paralympic cross country times - Saturday's long-distance events at Soldier Hollow

, March 13, 2002 {{Paralympic Games Cross-country skiing 2002 Winter Paralympics events

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Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

See also

References