United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

United States at the Paralympic Games

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IPC code  USA
NPC United States Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
At the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck
Competitors 51
Medals Gold
7
Silver
14
Bronze
14
Total
35
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

The United States finished 5th in the gold medal and 4th in the total medal count.

Medalists

The following American athletes won medals at the games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Dibello, PaulPaul Dibello Alpine skiing Men's downhill, LW3
 Gold Dibello, PaulPaul Dibello Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, LW3
 Gold Dibello, PaulPaul Dibello Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW3
 Gold Dibello, PaulPaul Dibello Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination, LW3
 Gold Holzworth, SheilaSheila Holzworth Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, B1
 Gold Holzworth, SheilaSheila Holzworth Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, B1
 Gold Penn, JanetJanet Penn Alpine skiing Women's slalom, LW4
 Silver Fasth, AndyAndy Fasth Alpine skiing Men's downhill, LW1
 Silver Fasth, AndyAndy Fasth Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, LW1
 Silver Abramowski, GlenGlen Abramowski Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, B2
 Silver Hudiberg, BradBrad Hudiberg Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW9
 Silver Benedick, JackJack Benedick Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination, LW3
 Silver Holzworth, SheilaSheila Holzworth Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B1
 Silver Poohachof, KathyKathy Poohachof Alpine skiing Women's downhill, LW6/8
 Silver Dunne, CaraCara Dunne Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, B1
 Silver Conley, ConnieConnie Conley Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, B2
 Silver Poohachof, KathyKathy Poohachof Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, LW6/8
 Silver Poohachof, KathyKathy Poohachof Alpine skiing Women's slalom, LW6/8
 Silver Poohachof, KathyKathy Poohachof Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, LW6/8
 Silver St. John, BonnieBonnie St. John Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, LW2
 Silver Lewis, BarbaraBarbara Lewis
Oftedahl, LauraLaura Oftedahl
Parker, JeanJean Parker
Schlank, Billie RuthBillie Ruth Schlank
Cross-country skiing Women's 4×5 km relay
 Bronze May, MikeMike May Alpine skiing Men's downhill, B1
 Bronze May, MikeMike May Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, B1
 Bronze May, MikeMike May Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination, B1
 Bronze Hernley, RodRod Hernley Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW1
 Bronze Jamison, DavidDavid Jamison Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW2
 Bronze Robinson, ReedReed Robinson Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW6/8
 Bronze Dunne, CaraCara Dunne Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B1
 Bronze Dunne, CaraCara Dunne Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, B1
 Bronze Conley, ConnieConnie Conley Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B2
 Bronze Conley, ConnieConnie Conley Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, B2
 Bronze Chapin, Lana JoLana Jo Chapin Alpine skiing Women's downhill, LW4
 Bronze St. John, BonnieBonnie St. John Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, LW2
 Bronze St. John, BonnieBonnie St. John Alpine skiing Women's slalom, LW2
 Bronze Penn, JanetJanet Penn Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, LW4
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Alpine skiing 7 13 14 34
Cross-country skiing 0 1 0 1
Multiple medalists
Name Sport Total
Paul Dibello Alpine skiing 4 0 0 4
Sheila Holzworth Alpine skiing 2 1 0 3
Janet Penn Alpine skiing 1 0 1 2
Kathy Poohachof Alpine skiing 0 4 0 4
Andy Fasth Alpine skiing 0 2 0 2
Cara Dunne Alpine skiing 0 1 2 3
Connie Conley Alpine skiing 0 1 2 3
Bonnie St. John Alpine skiing 0 1 2 3
Mike May Alpine skiing 0 0 3 3

Classification

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

Alpine skiing

Cross-country skiing

Women
Athlete Events Class Factor % Qualification Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Barbara Lewis
Laura Oftedahl
Jean Parker
Billie Ruth Schlank
4×5 km relay open 2nd

See also

References

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