Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics

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Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics
Alpine skiing - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Governing body WA
Events30 (men: 15; women: 15)
Games

Paralympic alpine skiing has been competed at the Winter Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1976. Events include men's and women's downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.

Contents

Since the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, a three-category system is used. The three categories are: sitting, standing, and visually impaired. [1] [2]

Summary

GamesYearEventsBest Nation
1 1976 28Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
2 1980 22Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
3 1984 56Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4 1988 43Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
5 1992 48Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 1994 66Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 1998 54Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 2002 53Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 2006 24Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
10 2010 30Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
11 2014 30Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
12 2018 30Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
13 2022 30Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

Events

[3] [4] [5]

EventClass 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Years
Men's combined Standing

4
Visually
impaired
3
Sitting 2
Men's downhill Standing


9
Visually
impaired
8
Sitting 7
Men's slalom Standing





11
Visually
impaired
6
Sitting 8
Men's giant slalom Standing





11
Visually
impaired
9
Sitting 8
Men's Super-G Standing

7
Visually
impaired
7
Sitting 7
Women's combined Standing 4
Visually
impaired
3
Sitting 2
Women's downhill Standing 9
Visually
impaired
8
Sitting 7
Women's slalom Standing
11
Visually
impaired
6
Sitting 8
Women's giant slalom Standing

11
Visually
impaired
9
Sitting 8
Women's Super-G Standing 7
Visually
impaired
7
Sitting 7
Total Events282256444866545324303030

Medal table

[6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics

As of 2022 Winter Paralympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)959289276
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)929770259
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)836150194
4Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)453925109
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)424236120
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)273949115
7Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)18182157
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1771034
9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)15141039
10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)12202254
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)12121034
12Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)11152147
13Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1161532
14Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)95216
15Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)86721
16Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)55515
17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)391527
18Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)39719
19Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)3418
20Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)2316
21Paralympic flag.svg  Neutral Paralympic Athletes  (NPA)1124
22Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1102
23Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)1001
24Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0101
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)0101
26Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0088
27Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0022
28Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein  (LIE)0011
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0011
Totals (29 entries)5165074801,503

Multiple medalists

German Gerd Schonfelder is the most decorated alpine skier in the history of the Paralympic Games. Gerd Schonfelder.jpg
German Gerd Schönfelder is the most decorated alpine skier in the history of the Paralympic Games.

The table shows athletes with either 6 or more gold medals or ten or more total medals. [7]

AthleteNationParalympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Gerd Schönfelder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1992–2010164222
Reinhild Moeller Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG) /
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
1980–2006162119
Rolf Heinzmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1980–2002122014
Hans Burn Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1988–200265314
Sarah Will Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1992–2002121013
Sarah Billmeier Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1992–200275113
Lana Spreeman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1980–199416613
Martin Braxenthaler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1998–2010101112
Henrieta Farkašová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)2010–201892112
Greg Mannino Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1988–199864212
Chris Waddell Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1992–200255212
Bruno Oberhammer Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1984–199835412
Markus Pfefferle Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG) /
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
1988–200218312
Bernard Baudean Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1976–199464111
Michael Milton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1992–200663211
Alexander Spitz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG) /
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
1984–199444311
Pascale Casanova Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1998–200636211
Lauren Woolstencroft Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2002–201081110
Tristan Mouric Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1984–199463110
Rik Heid Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1988–199425310
Kuniko Obinata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1998–201023510
Nancy Gustafson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1988–19947108
Josef Meusburger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)1976–19886208
Cato Zahl Pedersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1980–19946107
Brian Santos Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1992–19946006

Nations

See also

References

  1. IPC Alpine Skiing Reduces Racing Classes to Three Categories, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), November 3, 2004
  2. Levelling the playing field, canada.com, March 10, 2010
  3. IPC Historical Results Database, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  4. Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine , The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
  5. Team handbook and guide Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine , British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
  6. IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  7. "All-Time Paralympic Winter Games Multi-Medallists - Alpine Skiing". IPC . Retrieved 12 March 2018.