Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing at the IV Paralympic Winter Games
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Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics consisted of 44 events, 29 for men and 15 for women.

Contents 1 Medal table 2 Medal summary 2.1 Men's events 2.2 Women's events 3 See also 4 References

Medal table

Rank	Nation				Total
1	Austria (AUT)	15	4	8	27
2	West Germany (FRG)	7	5	5	17
3	United States (USA)	6	17	5	28
4	Switzerland (SUI)	5	4	5	14
5	France (FRA)	3	4	2	9
6	Italy (ITA)	2	0	4	6
7	Norway (NOR)	2	0	0	2
8	Sweden (SWE)	1	4	2	7
9	Canada (CAN)	1	3	4	8
10	Spain (ESP)	1	0	1	2
11	New Zealand (NZL)	0	1	0	1
12	Poland (POL)	0	0	3	3
13	Japan (JPN)	0	0	2	2
Total		43	42	41	126

Medal summary

The competition events were:

• Downhill: men - women
• Giant slalom: men - women
• Slalom: men - women

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

• LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance

• B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
• B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
• B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Men's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Downhill	B1 details	Franz Griessbacher Austria (AUT)	Mats Linder Sweden (SWE)	Willi Hohm Austria (AUT)
	B2 details	Odo Habermann Austria (AUT)	Stephane Saas France (FRA)	Antonio Marziali Italy (ITA)
	B3 details	Bruno Oberhammer Italy (ITA)	Uli Rompel Canada (CAN)	Josef Erlacher Italy (ITA)
	LW1 details	Dan Ashbaugh United States (USA)	Mark Godfrey United States (USA)	Stephen Ellefson Canada (CAN)
	LW2 details	Fritz Berger Switzerland (SUI)	Greg Mannino United States (USA)	Michael Hipp West Germany (FRG)
	LW3 details	Bernard Baudean France (FRA)	Gerhard Langer Austria (AUT)	Franciszek Tracz Poland (POL)
	LW4 details	Paul Fournier Switzerland (SUI)	Hans Burn Switzerland (SUI)	Rik Heid United States (USA)
	LW5/7 details	Cato Zahl Pedersen Norway (NOR)	Kip Roth United States (USA)	Lars Lundstroem Sweden (SWE)
	LW6/8 details	Markus Pfefferle West Germany (FRG)	Paul Neukomm Switzerland (SUI)	Meinhard Tatschl Austria (AUT)
	LW9 details	Eberhard Seischab West Germany (FRG)	Tristan Mouric France (FRA)	Robert Stroshine United States (USA)
Giant slalom	B1 details	Franz Griessbacher Austria (AUT)	Mats Linder Sweden (SWE)	John Houston Canada (CAN)
	B2 details	Odo Habermann Austria (AUT)	Stephane Saas France (FRA)	Gerhard Pscheider Austria (AUT)
	B3 details	Bruno Oberhammer Italy (ITA)	Uli Rompel Canada (CAN)	Manfred Perfler Italy (ITA)
	LW1 details	Dan Ashbaugh United States (USA)	Mark Godfrey United States (USA)	Tsutomu Mino Japan (JPN)
	LW2 details	Alexander Spitz West Germany (FRG)	Greg Mannino United States (USA)	Rainer Bergmann Austria (AUT)
	LW3 details	Paul Dibello United States (USA)	Bernard Baudean France (FRA)	Gerhard Langer Austria (AUT)
	LW4 details	Josef Meusburger Austria (AUT)	Markus Ramsauer Austria (AUT)	Hans Burn Switzerland (SUI)
	LW5/7 details	Cato Zahl Pedersen Norway (NOR)	Lars Lundstroem Sweden (SWE)	Matthias Berg West Germany (FRG)
	LW6/8 details	Meinhard Tatschl Austria (AUT)	Markus Pfefferle West Germany (FRG)	Paul Neukomm Switzerland (SUI)
	LW9 details	Tristan Mouric France (FRA)	Eberhard Seischab West Germany (FRG)	Robert Stroshine United States (USA)
	LW10 details	Paul Bluschke Austria (AUT)	Jacques Blanc Switzerland (SUI)	Hermann Kollau Switzerland (SUI)
Slalom	LW1 details	Dan Ashbaugh United States (USA)	Mark Godfrey United States (USA)	None
	LW2 details	Alexander Spitz West Germany (FRG)	David Jamison United States (USA)	Michel Duranceau Canada (CAN)
	LW3* details	None	None	None
	LW4 details	Paul Fournier Switzerland (SUI)	Patrick Cooper New Zealand (NZL)	Rik Heid United States (USA)
	LW5/7 details	Lars Lundstroem Sweden (SWE)	Kip Roth United States (USA)	Matthias Berg West Germany (FRG)
	LW6/8 details	Dietmar Schweninger Austria (AUT)	Markus Pfefferle West Germany (FRG)	Meinhard Tatschl Austria (AUT)
	LW9 details	Tristan Mouric France (FRA)	Eberhard Seischab West Germany (FRG)	Don Garcia United States (USA)
	LW10 details	Paul Bluschke Austria (AUT)	Jacques Blanc Switzerland (SUI)	Peter Wiedemann West Germany (FRG)

* In the Men's Slalom LW3, all four skiers were disqualified

Women's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Downhill	B1 details	Susana Herrera Spain (ESP)	Cara Dunne United States (USA)	Carmela Cantisani Italy (ITA)
	B2 details	Elisabeth Kellner Austria (AUT)	Edith Hoelzl Austria (AUT)	Gabriele Berghofer Austria (AUT)
	LW2 details	Diana Golden United States (USA)	Martha Hill United States (USA)	Annemie Schneider West Germany (FRG)
	LW4 details	Reinhild Möller West Germany (FRG)	Lana Jo Chapin United States (USA)	Lana Spreeman Canada (CAN)
	LW6/8 details	Martina Altenberger Austria (AUT)	Nancy Gustafson United States (USA)	Gunilla Ahren Sweden (SWE)
Giant slalom	B1 details	Elisabeth Maxwald Austria (AUT)	Cara Dunne United States (USA)	Susana Herrera Spain (ESP)
	B2 details	Elisabeth Kellner Austria (AUT)	Gabriele Berghofer Austria (AUT)	Edith Hoelzl Austria (AUT)
	LW2 details	Diana Golden United States (USA)	Annemie Schneider West Germany (FRG)	Virginie Lopez France (FRA)
	LW4 details	Reinhild Möller West Germany (FRG)	Lana Jo Chapin United States (USA)	Beatrice Berthet Switzerland (SUI)
	LW6/8 details	Martina Altenberger Austria (AUT)	Kathy Pitcher United States (USA)	Eszbieta Dadok Poland (POL)
	LW10 details	Francoise Jacquerod Switzerland (SUI)	Marilyn Hamilton United States (USA)	Emiko Ikeda Japan (JPN)
Slalom	LW2 details	Lynda Chyzyk Canada (CAN)	Martha Hill United States (USA)	Virginie Lopez France (FRA)
	LW4 details	Reinhild Möller West Germany (FRG)	Lana Spreeman Canada (CAN)	Beatrice Berthet Switzerland (SUI)
	LW6/8 details	Martina Altenberger Austria (AUT)	Gunilla Ahren Sweden (SWE)	Eszbieta Dadok Poland (POL)
	LW10 details	Francoise Jacquerod Switzerland (SUI)	None	None

See also

• Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

References

• "1988 Innsbruck - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=event&criteria=0&games=1988PWG&sport=26. Retrieved 2008-10-28. 

• "Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1988PWG&sport=26. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 

• Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee

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