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

1988 Winter Paralympics The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games (german: Paralympische Winterspiele 1988) were the fourth Winter Paralympics, held again in Innsbruck, Austria. These were the last Winter Paralympics to be held in a separate location from the Winter Olympics ...

consisted of 38 events, 23 for men and 15 for women.

Medal table

Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1988 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 *20 km: men *30 km: men *3x2.5 km relay: men *3x5 km relay: - women *4x5 km relay: men *4x10 km relay: men Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications: *LW2 - standing: single leg

amputation Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indi ...

above the knee *LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

, 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 *Gr I - 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 *Gr II - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance *B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision *B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% 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.20, 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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{{Paralympic Games Cross-country skiing 1988 Winter Paralympics events

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

See also

References