1998 Winter Paralympics

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VII Paralympic Winter Games
Nations participating	32
Athletes participating	571
Events	34 in 5 sports
Opening ceremony	March 5
Closing ceremony	March 14
Officially opened by	Crown Prince Naruhito
Athlete's Oath	Yonoe Ryuei
Paralympic Torch	Naoya Maruyama
Stadium	M-Wave

The Seventh Winter Paralympics were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

[edit] Medal Tally

1998 Winter Paralympics medal count
Rank	Country				Total
1	Norway	18	9	13	40
2	Germany	14	17	13	44
3	United States	13	8	13	34
4	Japan	12	16	13	41
5	Russia	12	10	9	31
6	Switzerland	10	5	8	23
7	Spain	8	0	0	8
8	Austria	7	16	11	34
9	Finland	7	5	7	19
10	France	5	9	8	22
11	New Zealand	4	1	1	6
12	Italy	3	4	3	10
13	Czech Republic	3	3	1	7
14	Ukraine	3	2	4	9
15	Canada	1	9	5	15
16	Australia	1	0	1	2
17	Denmark	1	0	1	2
18	Slovakia	0	6	4	10
19	Sweden	0	1	5	6
20	Netherlands	0	1	1	2
21	Poland	0	0	2	2
22	Armenia	0	0	0	0
-	Belarus	0	0	0	0
-	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0
-	Estonia	0	0	0	0
-	Great Britain	0	0	0	0
-	Iran	0	0	0	0
-	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0
-	South Korea	0	0	0	0
-	Slovenia	0	0	0	0
-	South Africa	0	0	0	0
-	Total (31 NPCs)	122	122	123	367

[edit] See also

• 1998 Winter Olympics

[edit] External links

• International Paralympic Committee

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