| Host City: | Tignes and Albertville, France |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Athletes: | 365 (288 men and 77 women) |
| Events: | 78 in 2 sports |
| Opening: | 25 March |
| Closing: | 1 April |
| Opened By: | President François Mitterrand |
| Cauldron: | Luc Sabatier |
| Stadium: | Stade Lognan |
| Winter Prev: | Innsbruck 1988 |
| Winter Next: | Lillehammer 1994 |
| Summer Prev: | Seoul 1988 |
| Summer Next: | Barcelona/Madrid 1992 |
The 1992 Winter Paralympics (fr|Jeux paralympiques d'hiver de 1992) were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first Winter Paralympics to be celebrated with the International Olympic Committee cooperation. They were also the first ever Paralympics or a Winter Parasports event held in France. They were held at the resort of Tignes as a support venue of the main host city Albertville, France, from 25 March to 1 April 1992. For the first time, demonstration events in Alpine and Nordic Skiing for athletes with an intellectual disability and Biathlon for athletes with a visual impairment were held.
The games consisted of 79 events in three disciplines of two sports.[1]
See main article: 1992 Winter Paralympics medal table. The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (France) is highlighted.
Twenty four nations participated in the 1992 Winter Paralympics. Germany became an independent country after their reunification while Soviet Union was in the process of their country's dissolution. Estonia, Liechtenstein and South Korea made their debut appearances at the Winter Games.
The logo was designed by Jean-Michel Folon. It featured a bird with broken wings flying high over a mountain peak, symbolizing the abilities of the participating athletes.[2]
| Above: | Alpy |
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| Labelstyle: | background:#fed; |
| Header1: | Mascot of the 1992 Winter Paralympics (Tignes and Albertville) |
| Label2: | Creator |
| Data2: | Vincent Thiebaut |
| Label3: | Significance |
| Data3: | The summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes |
The official mascot was Alpy, designed by Vincent Thiebaut, represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes. Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.[2]