1998 Winter Paralympics
| File:1998 Winter Paralympics logo.svg | |
| Location | Nagano, Japan |
|---|---|
| Motto | Fureai and Inspiration (Japanese: ふれあいと感) |
| Nations | 32 |
| Athletes | 571 |
| Events | 122 in 4 sports |
| Opening | 5 March |
| Closing | 14 March |
| Opened by | |
| Cauldron | Naoya Maruyama |
| Stadium | M-Wave |
Winter Summer
1998 Winter Olympics | |
The 1998 Winter Paralympics (Japanese: 1998年冬季パラリンピック, Hepburn: 1998-Nen Tōki Pararinpikku), the seventh Paralympic Winter Games, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan from 5 to 14 March 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held in Asia. 571 athletes competed in Nagano; as 2022 it remains the highest number of athletes competing at any Winter Paralympics.[1]
Sports
The games consisted of 122 events in five sports: alpine skiing, ice sledge hockey, ice sledge racing, and Nordic skiing. The sport of Nordic skiing comprised two disciplines, the biathlon and cross-country skiing.[2][3]
- File:Alpine skiing - Paralympic pictogram.svg Alpine skiing
- File:Ice sledge hockey - Paralympic pictogram.svg Sledge hockey
- File:Ice sledge speed racing - Paralympic pictogram.svg Ice sledge racing
- Nordic skiing
Venues
In total seven venues were used at the 1998 Winter Olympics around four cities and towns.[4]
Nagano City
- M-Wave – opening/closing ceremonies, ice sledge racing
- Aqua Wing Arena – ice sledge hockey
Hakuba
- Happo'one Resort: Alpine skiing (Downhill and Super-G)
- Snow Harp, Kamishiro: Cross-country skiing
Nozawaonsen
- Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort: Biathlon
Yamanouchi
- Mount Higashidate: Alpine skiing (giant slalom)
- Mount Yakebitai, Shiga Kogen Resort: Alpine skiing (slalom)
Medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Japan) is highlighted.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 18 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 14 | 17 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 13 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan* | 12 | 16 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 12 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 7 | 16 | 11 | 34 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 10 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 106 | 95 | 95 | 296 | |
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Participants
Thirty-one National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) entered athletes at the 1998 Winter Paralympics. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC.[5]
- File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia (8)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (4)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (34)
- File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus (5)
- File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (3)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (33)
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (6)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (3)
- File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (15)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (21)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (25)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (40)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (21)
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (2)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (21)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (67)
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (1)
- File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea (4)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (3)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (5)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (43)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (26)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (35)
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (18)
- File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (1)
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (14)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (24)
- File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (19)
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (11)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (49)
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Mascot
| Parabbit | |
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| File:Parabbit.png | |
| Mascot of the 1998 Winter Paralympics (Nagano) | |
| Creator | Sadahiko Kojima |
| Significance | A white rabbit resembling the Games logo |
The 1998 Winter Paralympics Mascot was Parabbit. Parabbit is a white rabbit with one green and one red ear. Parabbit was chosen to complement the logo of the 1998 Winter Paralympics.[6] It was created by Sadahiko Kojima.[7] A nationwide competition was held among students to decide on the name, which drew 10,057 entries suggesting 3,408 different names.[8]
Opening ceremony
The theme of the Opening Ceremony was Hope, and inspired by a painting by George Frederic Watts. The theme also signifies it was the first Winter Paralympics held in Asia and the last Paralympics of the 20th century.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Winter Games Overview". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Nagano 1998". International Paralympic Committee. 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nagano 1998". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Schedule of the Nagano Paralympics". Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Nagano 1998 - ParticipantNumbers".
- ↑ "Nagano 1998 Paralympic Mascot Parabbit - Photos & History". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ "Olympic Museum-Nagano 1998, Parabbit, the Paralympic Games' mascot". Musée Olympique. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ↑ "Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games". National Paralympic Heritage Trust. 7 March 1994. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
External links
- International Paralympic Committee
- The event at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)
- The event at Nagano Shinano Mainich Shimbun Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine