Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
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(1988-1994)
Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics consisted of 27 events, 19 for men and 8 for women.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | 
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Total |
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| 1 |  Unified Team (EUN)
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9 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR)
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5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Finland (FIN)
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5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER)
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2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 |  France (FRA)
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2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL)
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2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  United States (USA)
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2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Switzerland (SUI)
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0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Austria (AUT)
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0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH)
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA)
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Spain (ESP)
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
Medal summary
[edit]The competition events were:
- 2.5 km: - women
- 5 km: men - women
- 10 km: men - women
- 20 km: men
- 30 km: men
- 3x2.5 km relay: men
- 3x5 km relay: men
- 4x5 km relay: men
Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
- LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
- LW3 - 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
- LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
- LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
- B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
- B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
Men's events
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Women's events
[edit]| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 km - short distance | LW10-11 |
Ragnhild Myklebust Norway
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Barbara Maier Germany
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Dorothea Agetle Italy
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| 5 km - short distance | B1 |
Nazarenko Unified Team
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Pavla Valnickova Czechoslovakia
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Kirsti Pennanen Finland
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| B2-3 |
Elesina Unified Team
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Nadejda Tchirkova Unified Team
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Renata Hoenisch Austria
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| LW2-9 |
Tanja Tervonen Finland
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Siw Vestengen Norway
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Gisela Danzl Austria
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| 5 km - long distance | LW10-11 |
Ragnhild Myklebust Norway
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Barbara Maier Germany
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Dorothea Agetle Italy
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| 10 km - long distance | B1 |
Lubov Paninykii Unified Team
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Nazarenko Unified Team
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Pavla Valnickova Czechoslovakia
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| B2-3 |
Chirkova Unified Team
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Elesina Unified Team
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Kaija Tuikkanen Finland
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| LW2-9 |
Tanja Tervonen Finland
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Theres Huser Switzerland
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Siw Vestengen Norway
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "1992 Tignes-Albertville - Cross-country skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-06.