United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
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IPC code	USA
NPC	United States Paralympic Committee
Website	www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Innsbruck
Competitors	51
Medals	Gold 7 Silver 14 Bronze 14 Total 35
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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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 Alpine skiing  Gold Alpine skiing  Gold Alpine skiing  Gold Alpine skiing  Gold Sheila Holzworth Alpine skiing  Gold Sheila Holzworth Alpine skiing  Gold Alpine skiing  Silver Alpine skiing  Silver Alpine skiing  Silver Glen Abramowski Alpine skiing  Silver Brad Hudiberg Alpine skiing  Silver Jack Benedick Alpine skiing  Silver Sheila Holzworth Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B1  Silver Kathy Poohachof Alpine skiing Women's downhill, LW6/8  Silver Cara Dunne Alpine skiing  Silver Connie Conley Alpine skiing  Silver Kathy Poohachof Alpine skiing  Silver Kathy Poohachof Alpine skiing  Silver Kathy Poohachof Alpine skiing  Silver Bonnie St. John Alpine skiing  Silver Cross-country skiing  Bronze Mike May Alpine skiing  Bronze Mike May Alpine skiing  Bronze Mike May Alpine skiing  Bronze Rod Hernley Alpine skiing  Bronze David Jamison Alpine skiing  Bronze Alpine skiing  Bronze Cara Dunne Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B1  Bronze Cara Dunne Alpine skiing  Bronze Connie Conley Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B2  Bronze Connie Conley Alpine skiing  Bronze Alpine skiing Women's downhill, LW4  Bronze Bonnie St. John Alpine skiing  Bronze Bonnie St. John Alpine skiing  Bronze Alpine skiing

Medals by sport Sport Total Alpine skiing 7 13 14 34 Cross-country skiing 0 1 0 1 Multiple medalists Name Sport Total Alpine skiing 4 0 0 4 Sheila Holzworth Alpine skiing 2 1 0 3 Alpine skiing 1 0 1 2 Kathy Poohachof Alpine skiing 0 4 0 4 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:

• 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
• Gr I - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
• Gr II - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
• B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
• B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision

Alpine skiing[]

Cross-country skiing[]

Women

Athlete	Events	Class	Factor %	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
				Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
		open

See also[]

• United States at the 1984 Winter Olympics

References[]

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

• "Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

• "Innsbruck 1984". paralympia.de. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-18.

• Athlete Search Results - USA - 1984PWG, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)