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{{Short description|Multi-parasport event in Innsbruck, Austria}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox Olympic games|1988|Winter|Paralympics|
| image       = 1988 Winter Paralympic emblem.png
| image_size  = 200
| host_city   = [[Innsbruck]], Austria
| motto       =
| nations     = 22
| athletes    = 377
| events      = 96 in 4 [[Paralympic sports|sports]]
| opening     = 17 January 1988
| closing     = 24 January 1988
| opened_by   = [[President of Austria|President]] [[Kurt Waldheim]]
| cauldron    =
| stadium     = [[Olympiahalle (Innsbruck)|Olympiahalle]]
| winter_prev = [[1984 Winter Paralympics|Innsbruck 1984]]
| winter_next = [[1992 Winter Paralympics|Tignes/Albertville 1992]]
| summer_prev = [[1984 Summer Paralympics|New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984]]
| summer_next = [[1988 Summer Paralympics|Seoul 1988]]
}}
The '''1988 Winter Paralympic Games''' ({{langx|de|Paralympische Winterspiele 1988}}) were the fourth [[Winter Paralympics]], held again in [[Innsbruck]], Austria. These were the last Paralympics to be held in a separate location from the [[Olympics]]. Beginning in 1992, the Olympics and the Paralympics were held in the same city or in an adjacent city. These Paralympics were not held at the same Olympic venue in [[Calgary]], Canada, because of financial and recruiting difficulties. A total of 377 athletes from 22 countries took part. The USSR competed for the first and only time. Sit-skiing was introduced as another event in both the [[Paralympic alpine skiing|Alpine]] and [[Paralympic cross-country skiing|Nordic skiing]] competitions. Other sports were [[Paralympic biathlon|biathlon]] and ice sledge speed racing. Ice sledge speed racer [[Knut Lundstroem]] from Norway was the most successful athlete, winning four gold medals in the 100m, 500m, 1000m and 1500m events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Innsbruck 1988|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|url=http://www.paralympic.org/innsbruck-1988}}</ref>

==Sports==
*[[File:Alpine skiing - Paralympic pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics|Alpine skiing]]
*[[File:Ice sledge speed racing - Paralympic pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Ice sledge speed racing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics|Ice sledge speed racing]]
* Nordic skiing
**[[File:Biathlon - Paralympic pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Paralympics|Biathlon]]
**[[File:Cross-country skiing - Paralympic pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics|Cross-country skiing]]

==Medal table==
[[File:1988 Paralympic games countries.PNG|thumb|right|Participating countries; first time participants are blue.]]
{{Main|1988 Winter Paralympics medal table}}
The top 10 [[National Paralympic Committee|NPCs]] by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Austria) is highlighted.
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = FlagIPC
 | event          = 1988 Winter
 | team           = 
 | gold_NOR = 25 | silver_NOR = 21 | bronze_NOR = 14
 | gold_AUT = 20 | silver_AUT = 10 | bronze_AUT = 14 | host_AUT = yes 
 | gold_FRG = 9 | silver_FRG = 11 | bronze_FRG = 10
 | gold_FIN = 9 | silver_FIN = 8 | bronze_FIN = 8
 | gold_SUI = 8 | silver_SUI = 7 | bronze_SUI = 8
 | gold_USA = 7 | silver_USA = 17 | bronze_USA = 6
 | gold_FRA = 5 | silver_FRA = 5 | bronze_FRA = 3
 | gold_CAN = 5 | silver_CAN = 3 | bronze_CAN = 5
 | gold_SWE = 3 | silver_SWE = 7 | bronze_SWE = 5
 | gold_ITA = 3 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 6
}}

==Participating nations==
Twenty two nations participated in the 1988 Winter Paralympics. [[Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Paralympics|Soviet Union]] made their debut appearance at the Winter Games.
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*{{flagIPC|AUS|1988 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIPC|AUT|1988 Winter|52}} ('''Host nation''')
*{{flagIPC|BEL|1988 Winter|2}}
*{{flagIPC|CAN|1988 Winter|20}}
*{{flagIPC|TCH|1988 Winter|4}}
*{{flagIPC|DEN|1988 Winter|3}}
*{{flagIPC|FIN|1988 Winter|21}}
*{{flagIPC|FRA|1988 Winter|16}}
*{{flagIPC|GBR|1988 Winter|21}}
*{{flagIPC|ITA|1988 Winter|24}}
*{{flagIPC|JPN|1988 Winter|13}}
*{{flagIPC|NED|1988 Winter|8}}
*{{flagIPC|NZL|1988 Winter|3}}
*{{flagIPC|NOR|1988 Winter|21}}
*{{flagIPC|POL|1988 Winter|18}}
*{{flagIPC|ESP|1988 Winter|7}}
*{{flagIPC|SWE|1988 Winter|17}}
*{{flagIPC|SUI|1988 Winter|32}}
*{{flagIPC|USA|1988 Winter|45}}
*{{flagIPC|URS|1988 Winter|8}}
*{{flagIPC|FRG|1988 Winter|34}}
*{{flagIPC|YUG|1988 Winter|3}}
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==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
* [[1988 Winter Olympics]]
* [[1988 Summer Paralympics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]
*[https://archive.today/20150426120249/http://www.oppetarkiv.se/video/1852613/paralympics The event at SVT's open archive] {{in lang|sv}}

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{{succession box
| title = ''[[Winter Paralympic Games|Winter Paralympics]]'' <br /> [[Innsbruck]]
| before = [[1984 Winter Paralympics|Innsbruck]]
| after = [[1992 Winter Paralympics|Tignes–Albertville]]
| years = ''V Paralympic Winter Games'' (1988)
}}
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