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France at the 1992 Winter Paralympics

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IPC code
  
FRA

Competitors
  
31 in 3 sports

Website
  
www.handisport.org

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France at the 1992 Winter Paralympics

NPC
  
French Paralympic and Sports Committee

Medals Ranked 6th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 6 4 9 19

France was the host country of the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes-Albertville. The country's delegation was the joint second largest at the Games, consisting in 31 competitors (28 men and 3 women) in all three sports: alpine skiing, biathlon and cross-country skiing.

French athletes won a total of six gold medals, four silver, and nine bronze, placing it sixth on the medal table. France's gold medallists were:

  • Lionel Brun in the Men's giant slalom LW6/8, with a real time of 2:12.92.
  • Lionel Brun in the Men's slalom LW6/8, with a real time of 1:16.42.
  • Stephane Saas in the Men's giant slalom B2, with a real time of 2:36.14.
  • Stephane Saas in the Men's super-G B2, with a real time of 1:28.32.
  • Jean-Yves Arvier in the Men's short distance 5 km LW6/8 with a real time of 16:12.7.
  • AndrĂ© Favre in the Men's long distance 20 km LW2,4 with a real time of 53:15.8.

    • References

    France at the 1992 Winter Paralympics Wikipedia
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