| Poland at the 1994 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | POL |
| NPC | Polish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 15 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Poland competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 15 competitors from Poland won 10 medals including 2 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze and finished 12th in the medal table. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run | Rank | Calculated Time | Rank | ||
| Janusz Hojka | Slalom LW4 | DNF | DNF | ||
| Giant slalom LW4 | DSQ | DNF | |||
| Super gigant LW4 | 1:36.82 | 13 | 1:36.82 | 13 | |
| Maciej Rakowski | Slalom LW5/7 | DNF | DNF | ||
| Giant slalom LW5/7 | DNF | DNF | |||
| Super gigant LW5/7 | 1:38.65 | 9 | 1:38.65 | 9 | |
| Tomasz Tasiemski | Slalom LWX | DNF | DNF | ||
| Giant slalom LWX | DSQ | DNF | |||
| Super gigant LWX | DNF | DNF | |||
| Janusz Wasil | Slalom LW4 | DNF | DNF | ||
| Giant slalom LW4 | DNF | DNF | |||
| Super gigant LW4 | 1:31.73 | 12 | 1:31.73 | 12 | |
| Athlete | Events | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Factor | Finish time | Rank | ||
| Zenona Baniewicz | Sitting Pursuit LW2-9 | 38:05.0 | 3 | 97 | 39:10.2 | 7 |
| Marian Damian | Sitting Pursuit LW5-8 | 29:54.2 | 0 | 95 | 31:28.7 | 16 |
| Jarosław Dąbrowski | Sitting Pursuit LW2/3/9 | 29:49.7 | 2 | 87 | 33:59.2 | 5 |
| Krystyna Jagodzińska | Sitting Pursuit LW2-9 | 38:19.5 | 2 | 95 | 40:14.3 | 8 |
| Jan Kołodziej | Sitting Pursuit LW2/3/9 | 28:42.0 | 1 | 84 | 33:58.6 | 4 |
| Marcin Koś | Sitting Pursuit LW5-8 | 28:04.8 | 0 | 90 | 31:12.0 | 9 |
| Andrzej Pietrzyk | Sitting Pursuit LW5-8 | 28:34.9 | 0 | 95 | 30:05.2 | 11 |
| Beata Pomietło | Sitting Pursuit LW2-9 | 37:39.1 | 1 | 84 | 44:38.0 | 6 |
| Piotr Sulkowski | Sitting Pursuit LW2/3/9 | 29:52.6 | 2 | 84 | 35:11.2 | 6 |
| Jerzy Szlęzak | Sitting Pursuit LW5-8 | 34:57.7 | 4 | 90 | 38:24.2 | 21 |
| Jarosław Wiśniewski | Sitting Pursuit LW5-8 | 33:28.6 | 4 | 90 | 36:45.2 | 20 |
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