# Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics consisted of 38 events, 23 for men and 15 for women.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | | | | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 14 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 38 | 36 | 34 | 108 |

## Medal summary

The competition events were:
* 2.5 km: - women
* 5 km: men - women
* 10 km: men - women
* 15 km: men
* 20 km: men
* 30 km: men
* 3x2.5 km relay: men
* 3x5 km relay: - women
* 4x5 km relay: men
* 4x10 km relay: men
Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
* LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
* LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
* LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
* LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
* LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
* LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
* Gr I - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
* Gr II - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
* B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
* B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision

### Men's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km - short distance | Grade I details | Heinz Frei Switzerland | Adolf Stuber West Germany | Guenther Lercher West Germany |
| 5 km - short distance | Grade II details | Knut Lundstroem Norway | Erik Sandbraaten Norway | Michael Weymann West Germany |
| 5 km - short distance | LW2 details | Christoph Andres Switzerland | Pertti Sankilampi Finland | Samuli Kaemi Finland |
| 5 km - short distance | LW3/9 details | Terje Gruer Norway | Miguel Angel Perez Tello Spain | Jan Kolodziej Poland |
| 5 km - short distance | LW4 details | Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland | Svein Lilleberg Norway | Svein Tore Fauskrud Norway |
| 5 km - short distance | LW5/7 details | Pierre Delaval France | Marcin Kos Poland | Pauli Moelsae Finland |
| 10 km - short distance | LW6/8 details | Kimmo Kettunen Finland | Jouko Grip Finland | Jean-Yves Arvier France |
| 10 km - long distance | Grade I details | Terje Johansen Norway | Adolf Stuber West Germany | Heinz Frei Switzerland |
| 10 km - long distance | Grade II details | Knut Lundstroem Norway | Walter Widmer Switzerland | Erik Sandbraaten Norway |
| 10 km - long distance | LW2 details | Christoph Andres Switzerland | Viggo Norseth Norway | Pertti Sankilampi Finland |
| 10 km - long distance | LW3/9 details | Terje Gruer Norway | Miguel Angel Perez Tello Spain | Jan Kolodziej Poland |
| 15 km - short distance | B1 details | Hans Anton Aalien Norway | Asmund Tveit Norway | Ake Pettersson Sweden |
| 15 km - short distance | B2 details | Frank Hoefle West Germany | Terje Loevaas Norway | Bertil Tegelund Sweden |
| 15 km - short distance | B3 details | Robert Walsh United States | Max Stalnacke Sweden | Paolo Lorenzini Italy |
| 15 km - long distance | LW4 details | Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland | Svein Lilleberg Norway | Svein Tore Fauskrud Norway |
| 15 km - long distance | LW5/7 details | Marcin Kos Poland | Pierre Delaval France | Jerzy Szlezak Poland |
| 20 km - long distance | LW6/8 details | Jean-Yves Arvier France | Jouko Grip Finland | Kimmo Kettunen Finland |
| 30 km - long distance | B1 details | Ake Pettersson Sweden | Hans Anton Aalien Norway | Asmund Tveit Norway |
| 30 km - long distance | B2 details | Frank Hoefle West Germany | Terje Loevaas Norway | Ismo Alanko Finland |
| 30 km - long distance | B3 details | Paolo Lorenzini Italy | Max Stalnacke Sweden | Joe Walsh United States |
| 3x2.5 km relay | Grade I-II details | Norway (NOR) Terje Johansen Knut Lundstroem Erik Sandbraaten | Switzerland (SUI) Walter Baertschi Heinz Frei Walter Widmer | West Germany (FRG) Guenther Lercher Adolf Stuber Michael Weymann |
| 4x5 km relay | LW2-9 details | Norway (NOR) Svein Tore Fauskrud Terje Gruer Svein Lilleberg Viggo Norseth | Finland (FIN) Jouko Grip Kimmo Kettunen Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Pertti Sankilampi | West Germany (FRG) Roland Gaess Martin Haag Wolfgang Mahler Reinhold Schwer |
| 4x10 km relay | B1-3 details | Norway (NOR) Hans Anton Aalien Arild Hovslien Terje Loevaas Asmund Tveit | Sweden (SWE) Eskil Hoeglund Ake Pettersson Max Stalnacke Bertil Tegelund | Italy (ITA) Paolo Lorenzini Riccardo Tomasini Hubert Tscholl Erich Walch |

### Women's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2.5 km - short distance | Grade I details | Kirsti Hooeen Norway | Waltraud Hagenlocher West Germany | None |
| 2.5 km - short distance | Grade II details | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway | Sylva Olsen Norway | Hildegard Fetz Austria |
| 5 km - short distance | B1 details | Veronika Preining Austria | Kirsti Pennanen Finland | Valentina Grigoryeva Soviet Union |
| 5 km - short distance | B2 details | Sandra Lecour Canada | Renata Hoenisch Austria | Marian Susitz Austria |
| 5 km - short distance | B3 details | Miia Ryynaenen Finland | Sissel Soerensen Norway | Tarja Hovinen Finland |
| 5 km - short distance | LW3/4/9 details | Francine Lemire Canada | Anneliese Tenzler West Germany | Monika Waelti Switzerland |
| 5 km - short distance | LW6/8 details | Tanja Tervonen Finland | None | None |
| 5 km - long distance | Grade I details | Kirsti Hooeen Norway | Waltraud Hagenlocher West Germany | None |
| 5 km - long distance | Grade II details | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway | Sylva Olsen Norway | Hildegard Fetz Austria |
| 10 km - long distance | B1 details | Kirsti Pennanen Finland | Veronika Preining Austria | Valentina Grigoryeva Soviet Union |
| 10 km - long distance | B2 details | Sandra Lecour Canada | Kyllikki Luhtapuro Finland | Renata Hoenisch Austria |
| 10 km - long distance | B3 details | Sissel Soerensen Norway | Tarja Hovinen Finland | Miia Ryynaenen Finland |
| 10 km - long distance | LW3/4/9 details | Francine Lemire Canada | Anneliese Tenzler West Germany | Monika Waelti Switzerland |
| 10 km - long distance | LW6/8 details | Tanja Tervonen Finland | None | None |
| 3x5 km relay | B1-3 details | Finland (FIN) Tarja Hovinen Kirsti Pennanen Miia Ryynaenen | Austria (AUT) Renata Hoenisch Veronika Preining Marian Susitz | Canada (CAN) Sandra Lecour Tricia Lovegrove Kim Umback |