Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing at the IV Paralympic Winter Games
«1984	1992»

Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics consisted of 38 events, 23 for men and 15 for women.

Medal table

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Rank	Nation				Total
1	Norway (NOR)	14	11	4	29
2	Finland (FIN)	8	7	7	22
3	Canada (CAN)	4	0	1	5
4	Switzerland (SUI)	3	2	3	8
5	West Germany (FRG)	2	6	4	12
6	France (FRA)	2	1	1	4
7	Austria (AUT)	1	3	4	8
8	Sweden (SWE)	1	3	2	6
9	Poland (POL)	1	1	3	5
10	Italy (ITA)	1	0	2	3
11	United States (USA)	1	0	1	2
12	Spain (ESP)	0	2	0	2
13	Soviet Union (URS)	0	0	2	2
Total		38	36	34	108

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 above the knee
• LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, 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 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

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
5 km - short distance	Grade I details	Heinz Frei Switzerland (SUI)	Adolf Stuber West Germany (FRG)	Guenther Lercher West Germany (FRG)
	Grade II details	Knut Lundstroem Norway (NOR)	Erik Sandbraaten Norway (NOR)	Michael Weymann West Germany (FRG)
	LW2 details	Christoph Andres Switzerland (SUI)	Pertti Sankilampi Finland (FIN)	Samuli Kaemi Finland (FIN)
	LW3/9 details	Terje Gruer Norway (NOR)	Miguel Angel Perez Tello Spain (ESP)	Jan Kolodziej Poland (POL)
	LW4 details	Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland (FIN)	Svein Lilleberg Norway (NOR)	Svein Tore Fauskrud Norway (NOR)
	LW5/7 details	Pierre Delaval France (FRA)	Marcin Kos Poland (POL)	Pauli Moelsae Finland (FIN)
10 km - short distance	LW6/8 details	Kimmo Kettunen Finland (FIN)	Jouko Grip Finland (FIN)	Jean-Yves Arvier France (FRA)
10 km - long distance	Grade I details	Terje Johansen Norway (NOR)	Adolf Stuber West Germany (FRG)	Heinz Frei Switzerland (SUI)
	Grade II details	Knut Lundstroem Norway (NOR)	Walter Widmer Switzerland (SUI)	Erik Sandbraaten Norway (NOR)
	LW2 details	Christoph Andres Switzerland (SUI)	Viggo Norseth Norway (NOR)	Pertti Sankilampi Finland (FIN)
	LW3/9 details	Terje Gruer Norway (NOR)	Miguel Angel Perez Tello Spain (ESP)	Jan Kolodziej Poland (POL)
15 km - short distance	B1 details	Hans Anton Aalien Norway (NOR)	Asmund Tveit Norway (NOR)	Ake Pettersson Sweden (SWE)
	B2 details	Frank Hoefle West Germany (FRG)	Terje Loevaas Norway (NOR)	Bertil Tegelund Sweden (SWE)
	B3 details	Robert Walsh United States (USA)	Max Stalnacke Sweden (SWE)	Paolo Lorenzini Italy (ITA)
15 km - long distance	LW4 details	Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland (FIN)	Svein Lilleberg Norway (NOR)	Svein Tore Fauskrud Norway (NOR)
	LW5/7 details	Marcin Kos Poland (POL)	Pierre Delaval France (FRA)	Jerzy Szlezak Poland (POL)
20 km - long distance	LW6/8 details	Jean-Yves Arvier France (FRA)	Jouko Grip Finland (FIN)	Kimmo Kettunen Finland (FIN)
30 km - long distance	B1 details	Ake Pettersson Sweden (SWE)	Hans Anton Aalien Norway (NOR)	Asmund Tveit Norway (NOR)
	B2 details	Frank Hoefle West Germany (FRG)	Terje Loevaas Norway (NOR)	Ismo Alanko Finland (FIN)
	B3 details	Paolo Lorenzini Italy (ITA)	Max Stalnacke Sweden (SWE)	Joe Walsh United States (USA)
3x2.5 km relay	Grade I-II details	Norway (NOR) Terje Johansen Knut Lundstroem Erik Sandbraaten	Switzerland (SUI) Walter Baertschi Heinz Frei Walter Widmer	West Germany (FRG) Guenther Lercher Adolf Stuber Michael Weymann
4x5 km relay	LW2-9 details	Norway (NOR) Svein Tore Fauskrud Terje Gruer Svein Lilleberg Viggo Norseth	Finland (FIN) Jouko Grip Kimmo Kettunen Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Pertti Sankilampi	West Germany (FRG) Roland Gaess Martin Haag Wolfgang Mahler Reinhold Schwer
4x10 km relay	B1-3 details	Norway (NOR) Hans Anton Aalien Arild Hovslien Terje Loevaas Asmund Tveit	Sweden (SWE) Eskil Hoeglund Ake Pettersson Max Stalnacke Bertil Tegelund	Italy (ITA) Paolo Lorenzini Riccardo Tomasini Hubert Tscholl Erich Walch

Women's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2.5 km - short distance	Grade I details	Kirsti Hooeen Norway (NOR)	Waltraud Hagenlocher West Germany (FRG)	None
	Grade II details	Ragnhild Myklebust Norway (NOR)	Sylva Olsen Norway (NOR)	Hildegard Fetz Austria (AUT)
5 km - short distance	B1 details	Veronika Preining Austria (AUT)	Kirsti Pennanen Finland (FIN)	Valentina Grigoryeva Soviet Union (URS)
	B2 details	Sandra Lecour Canada (CAN)	Renata Hoenisch Austria (AUT)	Marian Susitz Austria (AUT)
	B3 details	Miia Ryynaenen Finland (FIN)	Sissel Soerensen Norway (NOR)	Tarja Hovinen Finland (FIN)
	LW3/4/9 details	Francine Lemire Canada (CAN)	Anneliese Tenzler West Germany (FRG)	Monika Waelti Switzerland (SUI)
	LW6/8 details	Tanja Tervonen Finland (FIN)	None	None
5 km - long distance	Grade I details	Kirsti Hooeen Norway (NOR)	Waltraud Hagenlocher West Germany (FRG)	None
	Grade II details	Ragnhild Myklebust Norway (NOR)	Sylva Olsen Norway (NOR)	Hildegard Fetz Austria (AUT)
10 km - long distance	B1 details	Kirsti Pennanen Finland (FIN)	Veronika Preining Austria (AUT)	Valentina Grigoryeva Soviet Union (URS)
	B2 details	Sandra Lecour Canada (CAN)	Kyllikki Luhtapuro Finland (FIN)	Renata Hoenisch Austria (AUT)
	B3 details	Sissel Soerensen Norway (NOR)	Tarja Hovinen Finland (FIN)	Miia Ryynaenen Finland (FIN)
	LW3/4/9 details	Francine Lemire Canada (CAN)	Anneliese Tenzler West Germany (FRG)	Monika Waelti Switzerland (SUI)
	LW6/8 details	Tanja Tervonen Finland (FIN)	None	None
3x5 km relay	B1-3 details	Finland (FIN) Tarja Hovinen Kirsti Pennanen Miia Ryynaenen	Austria (AUT) Renata Hoenisch Veronika Preining Marian Susitz	Canada (CAN) Sandra Lecour Tricia Lovegrove Kim Umback

See also

• Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

References

1. ^ Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games -Cross Country Skiing, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

• "IPC Historical Results Database". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/index.html?sport=31&ct=PG&ordered=1#general. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
  • The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier paralympic games (1960-1984), such as relay and team members.[1] (Per nov.20, 2010)

• "Innsbruck 1988". paralympia.de. 2010. http://www.paralympia.de/pg_de/winter/innsbruck1988/innsbruck1988.php?type=results&fct=20. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 

• Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, Official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics

• Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee