Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics consisted of 27 events, 17 for men and 10 for women.

Cross-country skiing
at the II Paralympic Winter Games

Medal table

[1]

Rank Nation Total
1  Finland (FIN) 13 7 9 29
2  Norway (NOR) 9 7 4 20
3  Sweden (SWE) 5 3 5 13
4  West Germany (FRG) 0 3 2 5
5  Austria (AUT) 0 1 0 1
5  France (FRA) 0 1 0 1
7  Canada (CAN) 0 0 1 1
Total 27 22 21 70

Medal summary

The competition events were:

  • 5 km: men - women
  • 10 km: men - women
  • 20 km: men
  • 4x5 km relay: men - women
  • 4x10 km relay: men

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

  • 1A - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
  • 2A - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
  • 2B - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
  • 3A - standing: single arm amputation
  • 3B - standing: double arm amputation
  • 5 - sitting
  • 5A - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
  • 5B - visually impaired: no functional vision

Men's events

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
5 km - short distance 1A
Pertti Sankilampi
 Finland
Samuli Kaemi
 Finland
Otto Malkki
 Finland
2A
Veikko Jantunen
 Finland
Gerard Vandel
 France
Bertil Lundmark
 Sweden
2B
Ensio Kinnunen
 Finland
Franz Sliwinski
 West Germany
None
3A
Jouko Grip
 Finland
Erkki Seppaenen
 Finland
Rune Karlsson
 Sweden
Heikki Miettinen
 Finland
3B
Kari Laakkonen
 Finland
Reino Vesander
 Finland
Adolf Fritsche
 West Germany
5
Erik Sandbraaten
 Norway
None None
10 km - middle distance 1A
Pertti Sankilampi
 Finland
Samuli Kaemi
 Finland
Tauno Seppaenen
 Finland
2A
Veikko Jantunen
 Finland
Erkki Kukkanen
 Finland
Bertil Lundmark
 Sweden
2B
Ensio Kinnunen
 Finland
Franz Sliwinski
 West Germany
None
3A
Jouko Grip
 Finland
Heikki Miettinen
 Finland
Erkki Seppaenen
 Finland
3B
Cato Zahl Pedersen
 Norway
Kari Laakkonen
 Finland
Reino Vesander
 Finland
5A
Morten Langeroed
 Norway
Terje Loevaas
 Norway
Torbjoern Foss
 Norway
5B
Geir Vegard Alien
 Norway
George Witthof
 Sweden
Hans Anton Aalien
 Norway
20 km - long distance 5A
Terje Loevaas
 Norway
Morten Langeroed
 Norway
Torbjoern Foss
 Norway
5B
Hans Anton Aalien
 Norway
George Witthof
 Sweden
Geir Vegard Alien
 Norway
4x5 km relay 3A-3B
 Finland (FIN)
Karin Laakkonen
Jouko Grip
Heikki Miettinen
Erkki Seppänen[2]
 Austria (AUT)
Bruno Geuze
Franz Perner
Horst Morokutti
Josef Scheiber
 Germany (GER)
Otto Faller
Adolf Fritsche
Walter Klenk
Ludwig Wagner
4x10 km relay 5A-5B
 Norway (NOR)
Hans Anton Aalien
Geir Vegard Alien
Morten Langeroed
Terje Loevaas[3]
 Sweden (SWE)
Yngve Eriksson
Ove Karlsson
Sven-Ivar Martin
George Witthof
 Finland (FIN)
Ismo Alanko
Mauno Sulisalo
Teuvo Talmia
Matti Juntunen[2]

Women's events

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
5 km - short distance 2A
Liisa Maekelae
 Finland
None None
5
Brit Mjaasund Oejen
 Norway
None None
5A
Desiree Johansson
 Sweden
Kari Heggum
 Norway
Matleena Talonen
 Finland
5B
Birgitta Sund
 Sweden
Aud Berntsen
 Norway
Marianne Edfeldt
 Sweden
10 km - middle distance 2A
Liisa Maekelae
 Finland
None None
3A
Alli Hatva
 Finland
Dorothea Neuweiler
 West Germany
Railli Rantala
 Finland
5
Brit Mjaasund Oejen
 Norway
None None
5A
Desiree Johansson
 Sweden
Kari Heggum
 Norway
Matleena Talonen
 Finland
5B
Birgitta Sund
 Sweden
Aud Berntsen
 Norway
Marianne Edfeldt
 Sweden
4x5 km relay 5A-5B
 Sweden (SWE)
Marianne Edfeldt
Desiree Johansson
Astrid Nilsson
Birgitta Sund
 Norway (NOR)
Aud Berntsen
Aud Grundvik
Kari Heggum
Aud Jensen
 Canada (CAN)
Mary Brunner
Dawn Coyle
Janet Schuster
Judy Shaw

See also

References

  • "IPC Historical Results Database". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
    • The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960-1984), such as relay and team members. (Per nov.16, 2010)
  • "Geilo 1980". paralympia.de. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  • Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, Official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics
  • Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee
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