1980 Winter Paralympics

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The 1980 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, held in Geilo, Norway as the second edition of the Winter Paralympic Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Winter Paralympic Games
international sports competition
multi-sport event
alsoKnownAs 2nd Olympic Winter Games for the Disabled NERFINISHED
2nd Winter Games for the Disabled NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Norway
disabilityCategory athletes with physical impairments
athletes with visual impairments
endDate 1980-02-07
hasParalympicStatus true
heldInNorthernHemisphereWinter true
hostCity Geilo NERFINISHED
hostCountryCode NOR
hostNation Norway NERFINISHED
international true
mottoLanguage English
multiSport true
nextEvent 1984 Winter Paralympics NERFINISHED
numberOfAthletes 299
numberOfEvents 63
numberOfParticipatingNations 18
numberOfSports 3
officialName 2nd Winter Paralympic Games NERFINISHED
openingCeremonyLocation Geilo NERFINISHED
organizedBy International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation NERFINISHED
paralympicGamesNumber 2
paralympicMovementPhase early Winter Paralympics era
partOf Paralympic Games NERFINISHED
previousEvent 1976 Winter Paralympics NERFINISHED
season winter
sportsDiscipline alpine skiing
cross-country skiing
ice sledge speed racing
startDate 1980-02-01
timeZone Central European Time
typeOfParticipants athletes with disabilities
year 1980

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1984 Winter Paralympics previousEvent 1980 Winter Paralympics