Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
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IPC code	CAN
NPC	Canadian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ca
in Innsbruck
Competitors	22
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 2 Silver 8 Bronze 4 Total 14
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Canada sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, in Innsbruck, Austria.

Canada finished 10th in the gold medal and 7th in the total medal count.

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Mark Bentz	Alpine skiing
Gold	Mark Bentz	Alpine skiing
Silver	Lana Spreeman	Alpine skiing
Silver	Lana Spreeman	Alpine skiing
Silver	Lynda Chyzyk	Alpine skiing
Silver	Uli Rompel	Alpine skiing
Silver	Uli Rompel	Alpine skiing
Silver	Rod Hersey	Alpine skiing
Silver	Rod Hersey	Alpine skiing
Silver	Wayne Burton	Alpine skiing
Bronze	Lynda Chyzyk	Alpine skiing
Bronze	Lynda Chyzyk	Alpine skiing
Bronze	Wayne Burton	Alpine skiing
Bronze	Murray Bedel	Alpine skiing

Classification[]

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

Alpine skiing[]

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (SG)			Run 2 (Sl)			Final/Total
		Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Lana Spreeman	Downhill, LW4		+			+			+
			+			+			+
Lynda Chyzyk			+			+			+
	Downhill, LW2		+			+			+
			+			+			+

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (SG)			Run 2 (Sl)			Final/Total
		Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Mark Bentz			+			+			+
			+			+			+
Uli Rompel			+			+			+
			+			+			+
Rod Hersey			+			+			+
			+			+			+
Wayne Burton			+			+			+
			+			+			+
Murray Bedel			+			+			+

See also[]

• Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics
• Canada at the Paralympics

References[]

• "1984 Innsbruck - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-02.

• "Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
• Athlete Search Results - CAN - 1984PWG, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

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