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1976 Winter Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

Field	Value
image	Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympics logo.png
host_city	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
nations	16
athletes	196
events	53 in 2 sports
opening	21 February 1976
closing	28 February 1976
opened_by	King Carl XVI Gustaf
stadium	Kempehallen
winter_next	[Geilo 1980](1980-winter-paralympics)
summer_prev	[Toronto 1976](1976-summer-paralympics)
summer_next	[Arnhem 1980](1980-summer-paralympics)

The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games () were the first Winter Paralympics. They were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, from 21 to 28 February 1976. The disabilities included in this Paralympics were blindness and amputees. Sixteen countries took part with 196 athletes. There were competitions in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes, and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing.

They were originally known as the 1st Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled.

Sports

The games consisted of 2 sports.

[[File:Alpine skiing (paralympics) pictogram.svg|20px]] Alpine skiing
[[File:Cross-country skiing - Paralympic pictogram.svg|20px]] Cross-country skiing

Medal table

Main article: 1976 Winter Paralympics medal table

The top 9 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Sweden) is highlighted.

Participating Paralympic Committees

The following nations took part. In brackets is the number of athletes per nation.

Participating National Paralympic Committees

British involvement in these Games was covered in an edition of the Thames Television current affairs series This Week.

References

"Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee.
"Örnsköldsvik 1976". International Paralympic Committee.
[http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/Media_Centre/Media_Information/2008_07_History_and_Use_of_Term_Paralympic.pdf History and Use of the Term Paralympic] {{Webarchive. link. (16 December 2011 , [[International Paralympic Committee]] (IPC))
Swedish]]), biblioteket.se
"Participation Numbers – Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee.
''[[Daily Mirror]]'' TV listings, page 16, 26 February 1976

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