Host city Lillehammer, Norway Athletes participating 471 Opening ceremony March 10 | Nations participating 31 Events 133 in 5 sports | |
Motto No Limits (Norwegian: Ingen Grenser) | ||
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.
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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.
Medalists
Sports
The 1994 Paralympics consisted of five disciplines in four sports. Ice sledge hockey made its Paralympic debut at these games.
Medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Norway) is highlighted.