1992 Winter Paralympics

The 1992 Paralympic Winter Games (French: Jeux paralympiques d'hiver de 1992) were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first Winter Paralympics to be celebrated with the International Olympic Committee cooperation. They were also the first ever Paralympics or a Winter Parasports event held in France. They were held at the resort of Tignes as a support venue of the main host city Albertville, France, from 25 March to 1 April 1992. For the first time, demonstration events in Alpine and Nordic Skiing for athletes with an intellectual disability and Biathlon for athletes with a visual impairment were held.

V Paralympic Winter Games

Location	Tignes and Albertville, France
Nations	24
Athletes	365 (288 men and 77 women)
Events	78 in 2 sports
Opening	25 March 1992
Closing	1 April 1992
Opened by	President François Mitterrand
Closed by	IPC President Robert Steadward
Cauldron	Luc Sabatier
Stadium	Stade Lognan
Winter ← Innsbruck 1988 Lillehammer 1994 → Summer ← Seoul 1988 Barcelona/Madrid 1992 → 1992 Winter Olympics

Sports

The games consisted of 79 events in three disciplines of two sports.^[1]

• Alpine skiing
• Nordic skiing
  • Biathlon
  • Cross-country skiing

Medal table

Main article: 1992 Winter Paralympics medal table

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	20	16	9	45
2	Germany	12	17	9	38
3	Unified Team	10	8	3	21
4	Austria	8	3	9	20
5	Finland	7	3	4	14
6	France*	6	4	9	19
7	Norway	5	5	4	14
8	Switzerland	3	8	4	15
9	Canada	2	4	6	12
10	Poland	2	0	3	5
Totals (10 entries)		75	68	60	203

Participating nations

Twenty four nations participated in the 1992 Winter Paralympics. Germany became an independent country after their reunification while Soviet Union was in the process of their country's dissolution. Estonia, Liechtenstein and South Korea made their debut appearances at the Winter Games.

•  Australia (5)
•  Austria (31)
•  Belgium (3)
•  Canada (19)
•  Czechoslovakia (16)
•  Denmark (5)
•  Estonia (1)
•  Finland (17)
•  France (31) (Host nation)
•  Germany (36)
•  Great Britain (15)
•  Italy (27)
•  Japan (15)
•  Liechtenstein (1)
•  Netherlands (7)
•  New Zealand (7)
•  Norway (23)
•  Poland (13)
•  South Korea (2)
•  Spain (13)
•  Sweden (9)
•  Switzerland (19)
•  Unified Team (21)
•  United States (29)

Visual identity

The logo was designed by Jean-Michel Folon. It featured a bird with broken wings flying high over a mountain peak, symbolizing the abilities of the participating athletes.^[2]

Mascot

Alpy
Mascot of the 1992 Winter Paralympics (Tignes and Albertville)
Creator	Vincent Thiebaut
Significance	The summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes

The official mascot was Alpy, designed by Vincent Thiebaut, represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes. Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.^[2]

See also

• Sports portal

• 1992 Winter Olympics
• 1992 Summer Paralympics
• 2024 Summer Paralympics
• 2030 Winter Olympics
• 2030 Winter Paralympics