1992 Winter Paralympics

V Paralympic Winter Games

Host city	Tignes and Albertville, France
Nations	24
Athletes	365 (288 men and 77 women)
Events	78 in 3 sports
Opening	25 March
Closing	1 April
Opened by	President François Mitterrand
Cauldron	Luc Sabatier
Stadium	Tignes Ski Resort
Winter
← Innsbruck 1988 Lillehammer 1994 →
Summer
← Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 →

1992 Winter Olympics
Bid process (Albertville bid) Venues Mascot Torch relay Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Medal table (medalists) Chronological summary Closing ceremony Paralympics (medal table)
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The 1992 Winter Paralympics (French: Les Ve Jeux paralympiques d'hiver) were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first winter Paralympics to be celebrated concurrently with the Olympic Games. They were also the first ever Paralympics at any event in France. They were held in Tignes and Albertville, France, from March 25 to April 1, 1992. For the first time, demonstration events in Alpine and Nordic Skiing for athletes with an intellectual disability and Biathlon for athletes with a visual impairment were held.

1992 Paralympic Mascot, Alpy

The bird logo was designed by Jean-Michel Folon. The official mascot was Alpy, designed by Vincent Thiebaut, represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes. Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.

Sports

The games consisted of 79 events in three disciplines of two sports.

• Alpine skiing
• Nordic skiing
  • Biathlon
  • Cross-country skiing

Medal table

Main article: 1992 Winter Paralympics medal table

The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (France) is highlighted.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	20	16	9	45
2	Germany	12	17	9	38
3	Unified Team	10	8	3	21
4	Austria	8	3	9	20
5	Finland	7	3	4	14
6	France*	6	4	9	19
7	Norway	5	5	4	14
8	Switzerland	3	8	4	15
9	Canada	2	4	6	12
10	Poland	2	0	3	5
Totals (10 nations)		75	68	60	203

See also

• 1992 Winter Olympics
• 1992 Summer Paralympics

External links

• International Paralympic Committee
• The event at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)