Australia at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
| Australia at the Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 in 1 sport | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 11 |
Gold 3 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 4 |
Total 9 |
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The Australian Team at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games
Australia competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics and sent six male skiers.These skiers won three gold, two silver and four bronze medals.[1][2][3] Australia finished 5th overall in the alpine skiing competition and 11th in the total medal count.[4]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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 Gold | Norton, MichaelMichael Norton | Alpine Skiing | Men's Slalom LWXI |
| Gold | Norton, MichaelMichael Norton | Alpine Skiing | Men's Super-G LWXI |
| Gold | Milton, MichaelMichael Milton | Alpine Skiing | Men's Giant Slalom LW2 |
 Silver | Milton, MichaelMichael Milton | Alpine Skiing | Men's Slalom LW2 |
| Silver | Patterson, JamesJames Patterson | Alpine Skiing | Men's Downhill LW9 |
 Bronze | Patterson, JamesJames Patterson | Alpine Skiing | Men's Giant Slalom LW9 |
| Bronze | Milton, MichaelMichael Milton | Alpine Skiing | Men's Super-G LW2 |
| Bronze | Milton, MichaelMichael Milton | Alpine Skiing | Men's Downhill LW2 |
| Bronze | Munk, DavidDavid Munk | Alpine Skiing | Men's Giant Slalom LWXI |
Administration
Team officials were-
Chef de Mission - Nick Dean
Manager - Ron Finneran
Coaches - Steve Graham, Dean Sheppard
Media - Paul Griffiths
Support staff - Alan Dean, Eddie Jesiolowski, David Howells, Fiona Barnsdall[4]
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Rod Hacon | Men's Downhill LWXII | 1:33.81 | 5 |
| Men's Giant Slalom LWXII | DNF | ||
| Men's Slalom LWXII | DNF | ||
| Men's Super-G LWXII | 1:35.15 | 4 | |
| Michael Milton | Men's Downhill LW2 | 1:18.34 | |
| Men's Super-G LW2 | 1:19.05 | | |
| Men's Giant Slalom LW2 | 2:25.88 | | |
| Men's Slalom LW2 | 1:18.05 | | |
| David Munk | Men's Downhill LWXI | 1:58.59 | 5 |
| Men's Slalom LWXI | 2:15.14 | 4 | |
| Men's Super-G LWXI | 1:38.67 | 5 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom LWXI | 3:03.24 | | |
| Michael Norton | Men's Downhill LWXI | DNF | |
| Men's Giant Slalom LWXI | DNF | ||
| Men's Slalom LWXI | 1:54.32 | | |
| Men's Super-G LWXI | 1:32.70 | | |
| James Patterson | Men's Slalom LW9 | DSQ | |
| Men's Super-G LW9 | DNF | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom LW9 | 2:36.46 | | |
| Men's Downhill LW9 | 1:21.40 | | |
| Craig Windham | Men's Giant Slalom LW6/8 | DSQ | |
| Men's Slalom LW6/8 | DNF |
See also
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Australian medallist Michael Norton at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games
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Australian athletes Windham, Patterson, Munk, Milton and Hacon at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games
References
- ↑ "Paralympic Games History - Winter". Australian Paralympic Committee. 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ "RMIT graduate makes Paralympics history". RMIT. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ McDonald, Margie (15 March 2010). "Jessica Gallagher rejoices in Paralympic history". The Australian (Sydney, Australia). Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- 1 2 Annual Report 1994 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 1994.
- 1 2 "Australia at 1994 Winter Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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