New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Zealand at the
1984 Winter Paralympics
Flag of New Zealand.svg
IPC codeNZL
NPCParalympics New Zealand
Websiteparalympics.org.nz
in Vancouver
Competitors8 in 1 sport
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
5
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

New Zealand competed in the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The country was represented by eight athletes (two women and six men), all in alpine skiing. It was the first time New Zealanders won medals at the Winter Paralympic Games. It was also the first time the country fielded female athletes in the Winter Paralympics.[1]

Medallists[]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Vivienne Martin Alpine skiing
 Silver Vivienne Martin Alpine skiing Women's downhill B2
 Silver Vivienne Martin Alpine skiing
 Silver Christopher Orr Alpine skiing
 Bronze Mark Edwards Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing[]

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

New Zealand was represented by , , , , Mark Edwards, , Vivienne Martin (Guide Mike Curzon), Christopher Orr (Guide Roger McGarry) and , and obtained five medals. Coach David Boyd, Physiotherapist Kay Shears, Assistant Lorraine Preston(See above)[2]

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Paralympics New Zealand
  2. ^ New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Paralympics New Zealand

External links[]

Retrieved from ""