| Denmark at the 1984 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | DEN |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee Denmark |
| Website | www |
| in Stoke Mandeville/New York | |
| Competitors | 36 |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Denmark competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 36 competitors from Denmark won 59 medals including 30 gold, 13 silver and 16 bronze and finished 11th in the medal table. [1]
The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games were the third Winter Paralympics. They were held from 14 to 20 January 1984 in Innsbruck, Austria. They were the first Winter Games organized by the International Co-ordinating Committee (ICC), which was formed on 15 March 1982, in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were accessible for all athletes with cerebral palsy. Three sports were contested: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ice sledge speed racing. The most successful athlete was German alpine skier Reinhild Moeller, who won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal. The Games, then known as the 3rd World Winter Games for the Disabled, were fully sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The Faroe Islands first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1984, and have competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. They have never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.
Connie Hansen is a noted Danish Paralympian. She competed in athletics at the Summer Paralympics three times, in 1984, 1988 and 1992, and won a total of nine gold medals, four silvers, and one bronze. She was inducted to the Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2008.
Heinz Frei is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Frei has had a long career of racing, winning the London Marathon wheelchair race three times, and earning five medals at the 2003 European games at the age of 45. He has earned 15 gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympics and is a current world record holder in the marathon wheelchair race. He competed in athletics at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1984 to 2008, and at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in cycling, using a handcycle. At the Winter Paralympics, he competed in cross-country sit-skiing between 1984 and 2006 and in the biathlon in 1994.
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The Faroe Islands sent a delegation to compete in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. This was the nation's eighth time competing in a Summer Paralympic Games. The Faroese delegation consisted of one swimmer, Ragnvaldur Jensen. In his only event, the men's 100 meter breaststroke SB14 he finished seventh in his heat and failed to qualify for the finals.
Mexico sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville/New York. Its athletes finished twenty-fifth in the overall medal count.
Denmark competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 43 competitors from Denmark won 46 medals including 12 gold, 22 silver and 12 bronze and finished 11th in the medal table.
Denmark competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. 48 competitors from Denmark won 64 medals including 23 gold, 19 silver and 22 bronze, finishing 11th in the medal table.
Bahamas competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 2 competitors from Bahamas won 2 medals including 1 silver and 1 bronze and finished joint 41st in the medal table with Indonesia.
Indonesia competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. Indonesia won 2 medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze and finished joint 41st in the medal table with The Bahamas.
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Denmark competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in held in Geilo, Norway. Eight competitors from Denmark did not win any medals and so finished last in the medal table.
Denmark competed at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in held in Innsbruck, Austria. Five competitors from Denmark did not win any medals and so finished last in the medal table.
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