Tignes-Albertville 1992
France
25 March - 02 April 1992
- Top 5 Medals Table
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Top 5 Medals Table Pos. Countries Gold medals amount Silver medals amount Bronze medals amount 1 
USA
20 16 9 2 
GER
12 17 9 3 
EUN
10 8 3 4 
AUT
8 3 9 5 
FIN
7 3 4
Albertville Poster
SPORTS
Due to a lack of entries and suitable venues to hold the ice sports, only alpine and nordic skiing (biathlon and cross-country skiing) competitions were held. Demonstration events in alpine and nordic skiing were held for athletes with intellectual impairments and in biathlon for those with visual impairments.
Para alpine skiing Para biathlon Para cross-country skiing Para ice hockey
OPENING CEREMONY
The Games were officially opened on March 25 by French President Francois Mitterand. The Opening Ceremony was held in front of the finish area for the alpine skiing events. The Paralympic flame was lit by Luc Sabatier and the athlete’s oath was taken by Ludovic Rey Robert.
MEDALS
The USA topped the medal charts during a Games which just three events took place, while Germany finished second and a Unified Team made up of former Soviet Union members finished third.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES
German alpine skiier Reinhild Moeller claimed four gold medals, while teammate Gerd Schoenfelder (alpine skiing) and Frank Hoefle (biathlon and cross-country skiing) each won three golds. The trio helped Germany finish second in the medal tally.
The USA’s Nancy Gustafson won three gold medals in alpine skiing to help put her country atop the medal chart.
A Unified Team composed of athletes from the former Soviet Union, was led by Nikolai Ilioutchenko, who won three gold medals in cross-country skiing.
