| Austria at the 1992 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | AUT |
| NPC | Austrian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tignes-Albertville | |
| Competitors | 31 |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Austria competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes/Albertville, France. 31 competitors from Austria won 20 medals including 8 gold, 3 silver and 9 bronze and finished 4th in the medal table. [1]
The 1992 Paralympic Winter Games were the fifth Winter Paralympics. They were the first Winter Paralympics to be celebrated with the International Olympic Committee cooperation. They were also the first ever Paralympics or a Winter Parasports event held in France. They were held at the resort of Tignes as a support venue of the main host city Albertville, France, from 25 March to 1 April 1992. For the first time, demonstration events in Alpine and Nordic Skiing for athletes with an intellectual disability and Biathlon for athletes with a visual impairment were held.
The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games were the fourth Winter Paralympics, held again in Innsbruck, Austria. These were the last Paralympics to be held in a separate location from the Olympics. Beginning in 1992, the Olympics and the Paralympics were held in the same city or in an adjacent city. These Paralympics were not held at the same Olympic venue in Calgary, Canada, because of financial and recruiting difficulties. A total of 377 athletes from 22 countries took part. The USSR competed for the first and only time. Sit-skiing was introduced as another event in both the Alpine and Nordic skiing competitions. Other sports were biathlon and ice sledge speed racing. Ice sledge speed racer Knut Lundstroem from Norway was the most successful athlete, winning four gold medals in the 100m, 500m, 1000m and 1500m events.
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Winter Paralympic Games are held every four years directly following the Winter Olympic Games and hosted in the same city. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) oversees the Games. Medals are awarded in each event: with gold for first place, silver for second, and bronze for third, following the tradition that the Olympic Games began in 1904.
Netherlands competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The team included 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women. Competitors from the Netherlands won 0 medals to finish 16th in the medal table.
Liechtenstein made its Paralympic Games début at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York City, entering just one athlete in athletics. The country competed again at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Games, and at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Games. It was then absent from the Paralympics until the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, where it sent just one table tennis player, Peter Frommelt. Liechtenstein was absent from the 2006 and 2010 Winter Games and the 2008 Summer Games.
Uruguay made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending just two representatives to compete in track and field. The country has competed in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Its delegations have always been small, never consisting in more than three competitors.
Austria made its Paralympic Games début at the inaugural Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, and has participated in every edition of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics. Austria was also the host of the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics, both held in Innsbruck.
The Austrian Paralympic Committee was founded in 1998. In April 2009, Maria Rauch-Kallat, the former Austrian Minister of Health, Youth and Family and former NPC Vice President, was elected President. One of her primary objectives is to support youth and women with disabilities. Petra Huber assumed the role of Secretary General, while Hermann Krist and Brigitte Jank serve as Vice-Presidents.
Austria competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 36 competitors from Austria won 22 medals including 5 gold, 4 silver and 13 bronze and finished 22nd in the medal table.
Austria competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. 22 competitors from Austria won 29 medals including 9 gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze and finished 4th in the medal table.
Austria competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 34 competitors from Austria won 34 medals including 7 gold, 16 silver and 11 bronze and finished 8th in the medal table.
Austria competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 38 competitors from Austria won 35 medals including 7 gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze and finished 6th in the medal table.
Italy competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 24 competitors from Austria won nine medals including three gold, zero silver and six bronze and finished 10th in the medal table.
Italy competed at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 7 competitors from Italy won 1 medal including 0 gold, 0 silver and 1 bronze and finished 13th in the medal table.
Peter Perner is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at five Winter Paralympics: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992.
Wilfried Maetzler is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at the 1988 Winter Paralympics, at the 1992 Winter Paralympics and at the 1994 Winter Paralympics. He won the bronze medal in the Men's Giant Slalom LW4 event in the 1992 Winter Paralympics.
Leopold Ertl is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at the 1992 Winter Paralympics, at the 1994 Winter Paralympics and at the 1998 Winter Paralympics. He won the bronze medal in the Men's Giant Slalom B1 event at the 1994 Winter Paralympics.
Bruno Kuehne is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He won the gold medal in the Men's Super-G B1 event at the 1992 Winter Paralympics held in Tignes and Albertville, France. He also represented Austria at the 1988 Winter Paralympics and at the 1994 Winter Paralympics. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics he competed in several cycling events.
Wolfgang Pickl is an Austrian Paralympic athlete. He represented Austria at seven editions of the Paralympics: the 1980 Summer Paralympics and the Winter Paralympics of 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1994.
Barbara Jordan is an Austrian para-alpine skier. She represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics held in Tignes and Albertville, France. She won two silver medals and one bronze medal in LW3,4,9-classification events.
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