Denmark at the 1984 Winter Paralympics | |
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NPC | Paralympic Committee Denmark |
Competitors | 5 (3 men and 2 women) in 2 sports |
Medals Ranked 14th |
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Winter Paralympics appearances | |
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. [1]
Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country. Denmark proper, which is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. The southernmost of the Scandinavian nations, Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark also includes two autonomous territories in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km2 (16,573 sq mi), land area of 42,394 km2 (16,368 sq mi), and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 (853,509 sq mi), and a population of 5.8 million.
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 March 15, 1982, in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were accessible for all athletes with cerebral palsy. For the first time, an exhibition event was held at the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo and 30 male three-track skiers took part in the Giant Slalom event. 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 Third World Winter Games for the Disabled, were fully sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The 1984 Winter Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1984 Winter Paralympics, held in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 14 to January 20, 1984.
Four athletes (two men, two women) competed in cross-country skiing and one male athlete competed in alpine skiing.
Lars Lauridsen competed at four events in alpine skiing:
The following athletes competed at cross-country skiing:
Denmark made its Paralympic Games début at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv with a delegation of eight competitors, in swimming and table tennis. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, and in every edition of the Winter Games since 1980.
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.
Bruno Oberhammer is an Italian para-alpine skier.
Josef Meusburger is an Austrian para-alpine skier.
Austria competed at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 59 competitors from Austria won 70 medals including 34 gold, 19 silver and 17 bronze and finished 1st in the medal table.
The United States competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 45 competitors from the United States won 7 gold medals, 17 silver medal and 6 bronze medal and finished 6th in the medal table.
France competed at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 16 competitors won 6 medals, including 4 gold, 2 silver and 0 bronze. France finished 8th in the medal table.
Switzerland competed at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 50 competitors from Switzerland won 37 medals including 5 gold, 16 silver and 16 bronze and finished 7th in the medal table.
Switzerland competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 32 competitors from Switzerland won 23 medals including 8 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze and finished 5th in the medal table.
Denmark competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in held in Innsbruck, Austria. Three competitors from Denmark did not win any medals and so finished last in the medal table. Two athletes competed in alpine skiing and one athlete competed in cross-country skiing.
France competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 16 competitors won 13 medals, including 5 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze. France finished 7th in the medal table.
Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in held in Innsbruck, Austria. Thirty competitors from Finland won 34 medals, including 19 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze medals. Finland finished 2nd in the medal table.
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Dietmar Schweninger is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at the 1980 Winter Paralympics, at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics. In total he won two gold medals and two bronze medals in alpine skiing.
Christine Winkler is an Austrian para-alpine skier. She represented Austria at the 1980 Winter Paralympics and at the 1984 Winter Paralympics. She competed in three events in 1980 and in three events in 1984. She won a medal in each event; in total she won three gold medals and three silver medals.
Wayne Burton is a Canadian para-alpine skier. He represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing. He won the silver medal at the Men's Slalom LW1 event and the bronze medal at the Men's Downhill LW1 event. He also competed in the Men's Giant Slalom LW1 event but did not finish.
Murray Bedel is a Canadian para-alpine skier. He represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing.
Elisabeth Zerobin is an Austrian para-alpine skier. She represented Austria at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and won two bronze medals.
Tristan Mouric is a French Paralympic athlete who competed both at the Summer and Winter Paralympics. In total he won seven gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal.
Lynda Chyzyk is a Canadian para-alpine skier. She represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics. In total she won one gold medal, one silver medal and two bronze medals.
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