1992 Winter Paralympics

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
Closing	1 April
Opened by	President François Mitterrand
Cauldron	Luc Sabatier
Stadium	Stade Lognan
Winter ← Innsbruck 1988 Lillehammer 1994 → Summer ← Seoul 1988 Barcelona/Madrid 1992 → 1992 Winter Olympics

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1992 Winter Olympics
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The 1992 Winter Paralympics (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.