1994 Winter Paralympics

VI Paralympic Winter Games

Host city	Lillehammer, Norway
Motto	No Limits (Norwegian: Ingen Grenser)
Nations participating	31
Athletes participating	471
Events	133 in 5 sports
Opening ceremony	March 10
Closing ceremony	March 19
Officially opened by	Queen Sonja
Athlete's Oath	Cato Zahl Pedersen
Paralympic Torch	Helge Bjørnstad
Paralympic Stadium	Håkons Hall
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1994 Winter Olympics
Bid process Venues Mascots Opening ceremony Medal table (medalists) Closing ceremony Paralympics (medal table)
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The 1994 Winter Paralympics (Norwegian: Paralympiske vinterleker 1994), the sixth Winter Paralympics, were held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 10–19 March 1994. These Games marked the first time the Paralympic Winter Games were held in the same location as the Winter Olympics, a tradition that has continued through an agreement of cooperation between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Ice sledge hockey, which became an immediate crowd favorite, was added to the program.

The 1994 Winter Games were the first Paralympic Games organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Symbol and mascot of the games

The Games were represented by an emblem depicting the sun people. This image portrayed the ideas of power, vitality, strength and energy, all of which are characteristics of the athletes who took part. These characteristics were also to be found in the mascot Sondre, the troll. Sondre, who was also an amputee, was the result of a nationwide school competition won by Janne Solem. The mascot was then designed to its final appearance by Tor Lindrupsen. The name for the mascot was chosen in a separate competition and derives from the great skiing pioneer Sondre Nordheim.

Sports

The 1994 Paralympics consisted of five disciplines in four sports. Ice sledge hockey made its Paralympic debut at these games.^[1]

• Alpine skiing
• Sledge hockey
• Ice sledge racing
• Nordic skiing
  • Biathlon
  • Cross-country skiing

Medal table

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	29	22	13	64
2	Germany	25	21	18	64
3	United States	24	12	7	43
4	France	14	6	11	31
5	Russia	10	12	8	30
6	Austria	7	16	12	35
7	Finland	6	7	12	25
8	Sweden	3	3	2	8
9	Australia	3	2	4	9
10	New Zealand	3	0	3	6

See also

• 1994 Winter Olympics
• 1994 Winter Paralympics medal table

References

1. "Lillehammer 1994". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-12.

External links

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