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Paralympic wrap-up

March 2002

Germany finished atop the medals, US second and Norway third at the Salt Lake Paralympic Games. Four years ago in Nagano it was Norway, Germany and the United States with Japan fourth with 12 gold, 16 silver and 13 bronze medals, 41 total. In 2002, Japan dropped all the way to the bottom of the table with just 3 bronze medals.

Medals 2002 Winter Paralympics
Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
Germany 17 1 15 33
United States 10 22 11 43
Norway 10 3 6 19
Austria 9 10 10 29
Russia 7 9 5 21
Canada 6 4 5 15
Switzerland 6 4 2 12
Australia 6 1 0 7
Finland 4 1 3 8
New Zealand 4 0 2 6
Italy 3 3 3 9
Spain 3 2 2 7
France 2 11 6 19
Czech Republic 2 1 2 5
Netherlands 1 3 0 4
Belarus 1 1 0 2
Poland 1 0 2 3
Ukraine 0 6 6 12
Sweden 0 6 3 9
Slovakia 0 3 6 9
Korea 0 1 0 1
Japan 0 0 3 3