Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing at the Winter Paralympics
Governing body	IPC
Events	20 (men: 10; women: 10)
Games
1976 • 1980 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 2002 • 2006 • 2010
Medalists

Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Paralympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1976.

Events

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Event	Class	76	80	84	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	Years
Current program
20 km men	Standing			•	•	• •	• • • •	•	•	•	•	8
	Visually impaired		• •				• • •	•	•	•	•	6
15 km men	Sitting						• •	•	•	•	•	5
10 km men	Standing	• • • •	• • • • •	• • • • • •	• • •	•	• • • •		• •	•	•	9
	Visually impaired	• •	• •	• • • •		• • •	• • •		• • •	•	•	8
	Sitting			• •	• •	• •	• •	• • •	• • •	•	•	8
1 km men	Standing										•	1
	Visually impaired										•	1
	Sitting										•	1
1 x 4 km/ 2 x 5 km men	Standing/ Visually impaired/ Sitting										•	1
3 x 2.5 km women	Standing/ Visually impaired/ Sitting						•	•	•	•	•	5
15 km women	Standing							•	•	•	•	4
	Visually impaired							•	•	•	•	4
10 km women	Sitting		•				•	•	•	•	•	6
5 km women	Standing	• • •	•	• •	• •	•	• • • •	• •	•	•	•	10
	Visually impaired	• •	• •	• •	• • •	• •	• • • • • •	• • • •	• •	•	•	10
	Sitting		•	•	• •	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
1 km women	Standing										•	1
	Visually impaired										•	1
	Sitting										•	1
Past events
3 x 10 km men	Standing	•										1
	Visually impaired	•										1
3 x 5 km men	Standing	•										1
	Visually impaired					•						1
3 x 2.5 km men	Sitting			•	•	•	•	•				5
4 x 10 km men	Visually impaired		•	•	•							3
4 x 5 km men	Standing		•	•	•	•						4
	Standing / Visually impaired						•	•				2
30 km men	Visually impaired				• • •	• • •						2
20 km men	Intellectual disability							•				1
15 km men	Standing				• •			• •				1
	Visually impaired	• •			• • •			• • •				3
	Intellectual disability							•				1
5 km men	Standing	• • • •	• • • • •	• • • • •	• • • •	• • •	• • • •	• •	• •	•		9
	Visually impaired						• • •	• • •	• • •	•		4
	Sitting		•	• •	• •	• •	• •	• • •	• • •	•		8
	Intellectual disability							•				1
1 x 2.5 km/ 2 x 5 km men	Standing/ Visually impaired/ Sitting								•			1
1 x 3.75 km/ 2 x 5 km men	Standing/ Visually impaired/ Sitting									•		1
3 x 5 km women	Standing			•								1
	Visually impaired	•			•							2
15 km women	Intellectual disability							•				1
10 km women	Standing	• •	• •	• •	• •	•	• •		•	•		8
	Visually impaired	• •	• •	• •	• • •	• •	• • •		• •	•		8
5 km women	Intellectual disability							• •				1
2.5 km women	Sitting			•	• •	•	•	•	•	•		7
4 x 5 km women	Visually impaired		•	•								2
Total Events		25	27	35	38	27	48	39	32	20	20

Medal table

^[4][5] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics

As of 2010 Winter Paralympics

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	77	46	32	155
2	Finland	63	46	53	162
3	Russia	41	43	28	112
4	Germany	26	27	18	71
5	Sweden	13	16	22	51
6	France	12	7	15	34
7	Canada	12	5	5	22
8	Poland	11	6	19	36
9	Austria	10	19	18	47
10	Ukraine	9	14	16	39
11	Unified Team	9	8	3	20
12	West Germany	7	22	12	41
13	Switzerland	5	11	21	37
14	United States	5	9	6	20
15	Belarus	4	7	8	19
16	Italy	4	4	8	16
17	Japan	2	2	2	6
18	Denmark	1	0	2	3
19	Netherlands	0	4	3	7
20	Spain	0	2	1	3
21	Czechoslovakia	0	1	1	2
22	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
22	Slovakia	0	1	0	1
24	Great Britain	0	0	2	2
24	Soviet Union	0	0	2	2
Total 25 nations		311	301	297	909

See also

Paralympics portal

• Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

References

1. ^ IPC Historical Results Database - General Search, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
2. ^ Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
3. ^ Team handbook and guide, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
4. ^ IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
5. ^ IPC Historical Results Database - Participation and Medallist Reports - Medal Standings, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)