Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics consisted of 25 events, 15 for men and 10 for women.
| Cross-country skiing at the I Paralympic Winter Games | |
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland (FIN)
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8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR)
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7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE)
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6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG)
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2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI)
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN)
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT)
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 22 | 69 | |
Medal summary edit
The competition events were:
- 5 km: men - women
- 10 km: men - women
- 15 km: men
- 3x5 km relay: men - women
- 3x10 km relay: men
Each event had separate standing, or visually impaired classifications:
- I - standing, single-leg amputation above the knee
- II - standing, single-leg amputation below the knee
- III - standing, single-arm amputation
- IV B - standing, double-arm amputation
- A - visually impaired, no functional vision
- B - visually impaired, under 10% functional vision
Men's events edit
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km - short distance | I |
Pertti Sankilampi Finland
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Otto Malkki Finland
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Tauno Seppaenen Finland
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| II |
Bertil Lundmark Sweden
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Kalle Tiusanen Finland
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Erkki Kukkanen Finland
| |
| III |
Teuvo Sahi Finland
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Walter Klenk West Germany
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Edmund Zahner West Germany
| |
| IV B |
Reino Vesander Finland
|
Ernst Schwarz West Germany
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Adolf Fritsche West Germany
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| 10 km - short distance | A |
Germain Oberli Switzerland
|
Jarle Johnsen Norway
|
Mauno Sulisalo Finland
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| B |
Morten Langeroed Norway
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Sven-Ivar Martin Sweden
|
Terje Hansen Norway
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| 10 km - middle distance | I |
Pertti Sankilampi Finland
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Otto Malkki Finland
|
Tauno Seppaenen Finland
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| II |
Bertil Lundmark Sweden
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Kalle Tiusanen Finland
|
Erkki Kukkanen Finland
| |
| III |
Teuvo Sahi Finland
|
Edmund Zahner West Germany
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Raimo Hiiri Finland
| |
| IV B |
Reino Vesander Finland
|
Adolf Fritsche West Germany
|
Ernst Schwarz West Germany
| |
| 15 km - middle distance | A |
Jarle Johnsen Norway
|
Ingemar Lundquist Sweden
|
Germain Oberli Switzerland
|
| B |
Morten Langeroed Norway
|
Sven-Ivar Martin Sweden
|
Terje Hansen Norway
| |
| 3×5 km relay | I-II |
Finland (FIN) Otto Malkki Pertti Sankilampi Kalle Tiusanen |
Sweden (SWE) Bertil Lundmark Kalevi Mattila Sven-Olof Tornvall |
West Germany (FRG) Hermann Heckel Helmut Kaidisch Siegfried Loose |
| 3×10 km relay | A-B |
Norway (NOR) Terje Hansen Jarle Johnsen Morten Langeroed |
Finland (FIN) Martti Juntunen Manu Laakso Matti Ojanen |
Sweden (SWE) Yngve Eriksson Ingemar Lundquist Sven-Ivar Martin |
| III-IV B |
Finland (FIN) Raimo Hiiri Teuvo Sahi Arvo Stahl |
West Germany (FRG) Walter Klenk Ludwig Wagner Edmund Zahner |
Austria (AUT) Wolfgang Pickl Josef Scheiber Eugen Wilhelm |
Women's events edit
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km - short distance | A |
Birgitta Sund Sweden
|
Gunhild Sundstrom Sweden
|
Marianne Edfeldt Sweden
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| B |
Karin Gustavsson Sweden
|
Reidun Laengen Norway
|
Astrid Nilsson Sweden
| |
| I |
Vigdis Bente Mordre Norway
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None | None | |
| II |
Lorna Manzer Canada
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None | None | |
| III |
Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany
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Aino Turpeinen Finland
|
Ellen Sjodin Sweden
| |
| 10 km - middle distance | A |
Birgitta Sund Sweden
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Gunhild Sundstrom Sweden
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Marianne Edfeldt Sweden
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| B |
Reidun Laengen Norway
|
Astrid Nilsson Sweden
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Karin Gustavsson Sweden
| |
| I |
Vigdis Bente Mordre Norway
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None | None | |
| III |
Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany
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Aino Turpeinen Finland
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Ellen Sjodin Sweden
| |
| 3×5 km relay | A-B |
Sweden (SWE) Karin Gustavsson Astrid Nilsson Birgitta Sund |
Norway (NOR) Aud Berntsen Aud Grundvik Reidun Laengen |
Finland (FIN) Ella Kinnunen Sirkka Sulisalo Matleena Talonen |
See also edit
References edit
- "IPC Historical Results Database". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which do not present all information from earlier paralympic games (1960–1984), such as relay and team members.[1] (Per Nov.20, 2010)
- "Ornskoldsvik 1976". paralympia.de. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics[permanent dead link], Official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee