Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics
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Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics consisted of 25 events, 15 for men and 10 for women.
| Rank | Nation |  |
 |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland (FIN) |
8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) |
7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) |
6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) |
2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 22 | 69 | |
Medal summary
The competition events were:
- 5 km: men - women
- 10 km: men - women
- 15 km: men
- 3x5 km relay: men - women
- 3x10 km relay: men
Each event had separate standing, or visually impaired classifications:
- I - standing, single-leg amputation above the knee
- II - standing, single-leg amputation below the knee
- III - standing, single-arm amputation
- IV B - standing, double-arm amputation
- A - visually impaired, no functional vision
- B - visually impaired, under 10% functional vision
Men's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km - short distance | I details |
Pertti Sankilampi Finland |
Otto Malkki Finland |
Tauno Seppaenen Finland |
| II details |
Bertil Lundmark Sweden |
Kalle Tiusanen Finland |
Erkki Kukkanen Finland | |
| III details |
Teuvo Sahi Finland |
Walter Klenk West Germany |
Edmund Zahner West Germany | |
| IV B details |
Reino Vesander Finland |
Ernst Schwarz West Germany |
Adolf Fritsche West Germany | |
| 10 km - short distance | A details |
Germain Oberli Switzerland |
Jarle Johnsen Norway |
Mauno Sulisalo Finland |
| B details |
Morten Langeroed Norway |
Sven-Ivar Martin Sweden |
Terje Hansen Norway | |
| 10 km - middle distance | I details |
Pertti Sankilampi Finland |
Otto Malkki Finland |
Tauno Seppaenen Finland |
| II details |
Bertil Lundmark Sweden |
Kalle Tiusanen Finland |
Erkki Kukkanen Finland | |
| III details |
Teuvo Sahi Finland |
Edmund Zahner West Germany |
Raimo Hiiri Finland | |
| IV B details |
Reino Vesander Finland |
Adolf Fritsche West Germany |
Ernst Schwarz West Germany | |
| 15 km - middle distance | A details |
Jarle Johnsen Norway |
Ingemar Lundquist Sweden |
Germain Oberli Switzerland |
| B details |
Morten Langeroed Norway |
Sven-Ivar Martin Sweden |
Terje Hansen Norway | |
| 3×5 km relay | I-II details |
Finland (FIN) Otto Malkki Pertti Sankilampi Kalle Tiusanen |
Sweden (SWE) Bertil Lundmark Kalevi Mattila Sven-Olof Tornvall |
West Germany (FRG) Hermann Heckel Helmut Kaidisch Siegfried Loose |
| 3×10 km relay | A-B details |
Norway (NOR) Terje Hansen Jarle Johnsen Morten Langeroed |
Finland (FIN) Martti Juntunen Manu Laakso Matti Ojanen |
Sweden (SWE) Yngve Eriksson Ingemar Lundquist Sven-Ivar Martin |
| III-IV B details |
Finland (FIN) Raimo Hiiri Teuvo Sahi Arvo Stahl |
West Germany (FRG) Walter Klenk Ludwig Wagner Edmund Zahner |
Austria (AUT) Wolfgang Pickl Josef Scheiber Eugen Wilhelm |
Women's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km - short distance | A details |
Birgitta Sund Sweden |
Gunhild Sundstrom Sweden |
Marianne Edfeldt Sweden |
| B details |
Karin Gustavsson Sweden |
Reidun Laengen Norway |
Astrid Nilsson Sweden | |
| I details |
Vigdis Bente Mordre Norway |
None | None | |
| II details |
Lorna Manzer Canada |
None | None | |
| III details |
Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany |
Aino Turpeinen Finland |
Ellen Sjodin Sweden | |
| 10 km - middle distance | A details |
Birgitta Sund Sweden |
Gunhild Sundstrom Sweden |
Marianne Edfeldt Sweden |
| B details |
Reidun Laengen Norway |
Astrid Nilsson Sweden |
Karin Gustavsson Sweden | |
| I details |
Vigdis Bente Mordre Norway |
None | None | |
| III details |
Dorothea Neuweiler West Germany |
Aino Turpeinen Finland |
Ellen Sjodin Sweden | |
| 3×5 km relay | A-B details |
Sweden (SWE) Karin Gustavsson Astrid Nilsson Birgitta Sund |
Norway (NOR) Aud Berntsen Aud Grundvik Reidun Laengen |
Finland (FIN) Ella Kinnunen Sirkka Sulisalo Matleena Talonen |
See also
References
- "IPC Historical Results Database". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- The information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which do not present all information from earlier paralympic games (1960–1984), such as relay and team members. (Per Nov.20, 2010)
- "Ornskoldsvik 1976". paralympia.de. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics[permanent dead link], Official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee