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1998 Winter Paralympics
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| Nations participating | 32 |
| Athletes participating | 571 |
| Events | 34 in 5 sports |
| Opening ceremony | March 5 |
| Closing ceremony | March 14 |
| Officially opened by | Crown Prince Naruhito |
| Athlete's Oath | Yonoe Ryuei |
| Paralympic Torch | Naoya Maruyama |
| Stadium | M-Wave |
The Seventh Winter Paralympics were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
| 1998 Winter Paralympics medal count |  |
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| Rank | Country |  |
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Total |
| 1 |  Norway |
18 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 |  Germany |
14 | 17 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 |  United States |
13 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 |  Japan |
12 | 16 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 |  Russia |
12 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
10 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 |  Spain |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 |  Austria |
7 | 16 | 11 | 34 |
| 9 |  Finland |
7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 10 |  France |
5 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 11 |  New Zealand |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 |  Italy |
3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 |  Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 |  Canada |
1 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| 16 |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Denmark |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Slovakia |
0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 19 |  Sweden |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 |  Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| IPC •Sports • NPCs | ||
| Summer Games: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
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| Winter Games: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 | ||
