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consisted of 38 events, 23 for men and 15 for women.

Medal table

Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games -Cross Country Skiing

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Medal summary

The competition events were: *2.5 km: - women *5 km: men - women *10 km: men - women *15 km: men *20 km: men *30 km: men *3x2.5 km relay: men *3x5 km relay: - women *4x5 km relay: men *4x10 km relay: men Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications: *LW2 - standing: single leg

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above the knee *LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild

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, or equivalent impairment *LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee *LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation *LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation *LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg *Gr I - sitting:

paraplegia Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek () "half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neura ...

with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance *Gr II - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance *B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision *B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision

Men's events

Women's events

References

* **The information from the

(IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960-1984), such as relay and team member

(Per nov.20, 2010) *
Historical Medallists : Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics
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Winter Sport Classification

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{{Paralympic Games Cross-country skiing Events at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

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Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

See also

References