1984 Winter Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Innsbruck, Austria February 2020 1984 Winter Paralympics 1984 Winter Paralympic emblem.png skin-invert 200 Innsbruck, Austria 21 419 107 in 3 sports 14 January 1984 20 January 1984 President Rudolf Kirchschläger Olympiahalle Geilo 1980 Innsbruck 1988 New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 Seoul 1988 The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games (de Paralympische Winterspiele 1984) were the third Winter Paralympics. They were held from 14 to 20 January 1984 in Innsbruck, Austria. They were the first Winter Games organized by the International Co-ordinating Committee (ICC), which was formed on 15 March 1982, in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were accessible for all athletes with cerebral palsy. Three sports were contested: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ice sledge speed racing. The most successful athletes were Helmut Falch (AUT), Paul Di Bello (USA), Gunilla Åhren (SWE) and Lahja Hämäläinen (FIN) who each won four Gold Medals. The Games, then known as the 3rd World Winter Games for the Disabled, were fully sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).O'Leary Hal https://books.google.com/books?id=vY5eHj2mgckC&dq=the+Third+World+Winter+Games+for+the+Disabled+sanctioned&pg=PA14 Bold Tracks: Teaching Adaptive Skiing 1994 Big Earth Publishing 978-1-55566-114-4 en (The regular 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. For the first time, an exhibition event was held at the Olympic Winter Games there and 30 male three-track skiers took part in the giant slalom event in Sarajevo.) Sports class=skin-invert|20px Alpine skiing class=skin-invert|20px Ice sledge speed racing class=skin-invert|20px Cross-country skiing Medal table thumb|right|Participating countries; first time participants are blue. 1984 Winter Paralympics medal table The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Austria) is highlighted. FlagIPC 1984 Winter 34 19 17 yes 19 9 6 15 13 13 10 14 10 7 14 14 7 2 5 5 16 16 4 2 0 3 2 8 2 8 4 Participating nations Twenty one nations participated in the 1984 Winter Paralympics. Netherlands and Spain made their debut appearances. Belgium and Poland returned to the Winter Games after missing out in the 1980 Winter Paralympics. 22em AUS 1984 Winter 3 AUT 1984 Winter 59 (Host nation) BEL 1984 Winter 3 CAN 1984 Winter 22 TCH 1984 Winter 2 DEN 1984 Winter 5 FIN 1984 Winter 30 FRA 1984 Winter 16 GBR 1984 Winter 22 ITA 1984 Winter 7 JPN 1984 Winter 15 NED 1984 Winter 6 NZL 1984 Winter 8 NOR 1984 Winter 37 POL 1984 Winter 16 ESP 1984 Winter 4 SWE 1984 Winter 22 SUI 1984 Winter 50 USA 1984 Winter 51 FRG 1984 Winter 31 YUG 1984 Winter 10 See also Sports 1984 Winter Olympics 1984 Summer Paralympics References External links International Paralympic Committee https://archive.today/20150426120246/http://www.oppetarkiv.se/video/1850463/paralympics-sasong-1 The event at SVT's open archive el sv Winter Paralympics Innsbruck Geilo Innsbruck III Paralympic Winter Games (1984) Paralympics Winter P Winter Paralympics, 1984 Category:Sports competitions in Innsbruck Category:Winter multi-sport events in Austria Category:January 1984 sports events in Europe Category:1980s in Innsbruck Category:Winter Paralympic Games by year Category:1984 in disability sport Category:Parasports in Austria Category:Olympic Games in Austria Category:1984 in international sports