| United States at the 1980 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Competitors | 26 (16 men and 10 women) in 3 sports |
| Medals |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. 26 competitors from the United States won four gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal and finished 6th in the medal table. [1] All medals were won in alpine skiing. [1]
The medalists are:
Cindy Castellano, Women's Giant Slalom 3A Cindy Castellano, Women's Slalom 3A Doug Keil, Men's Giant Slalom 4 [2] Doug Keil, Men's Slalom 4 [3] 
Kathy Poohachof Women's Giant Slalom 3A
Janet Penn, Women's Giant Slalom 2ASeven athletes competed in events in cross-country skiing. No medals were won.
Peter Axelson competed in three events (Men's 100 m II, Men's 500 m II and Men's 1500 m II). [4] [5] [6] He did not win any medals. [4] [5] [6]
Following the success of the first ever 1976 Winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik four years earlier, Norway was selected to host the Paralympic Games in 1980.
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.
Japan competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. In total five competitors from Japan won zero medals and the country finished 11th in the medal table.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. Three competitors from Czechoslovakia won one silver medal and finished 10th in the medal table.
Josef Meusburger is an Austrian para-alpine skier.
Anton Berger is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and at the 1980 Winter Paralympics and, in total, he won two silver medals and two bronze medals at the Winter Paralympics.
Heidi Jauk is an Austrian para-alpine skier. She represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and at the 1980 Winter Paralympics and in total she won four silver medals.
Austria competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. 34 competitors from Austria won 22 medals including 6 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze and finished 3rd in the medal table.
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.
Switzerland competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. 27 competitors from Switzerland won 10 medals including 4 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze and finished 5th in the medal table. All medals but one were won in alpine skiing.
Italy competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. One competitor from Italy competed in two events in alpine skiing. He did not win any medals and Italy finished last in the medal table.
France competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. 21 competitors won 3 medals, including 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. France finished 9th in the medal table.
Ulli Helmbold is a West German para-alpine skier. He represented West Germany at alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and at alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics.
Peter Perner is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at five Winter Paralympics: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992.
Eugen Diethelm is a Swiss para-alpine skier. He represented Switzerland at the 1976 Winter Paralympics, at the 1980 Winter Paralympics and at the 1984 Winter Paralympics. In total, he won one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal.
Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Paralympics 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.
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.
Rolf Heinzmann is a Swiss para-alpine skier. He represented Switzerland at the Winter Paralympics in 1980, 1984, 1994, 1998 and 2002.
Doug Keil is an American para-alpine skier. He represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Paralympics and he won two gold medals: one in the Men's Giant Slalom 4 event and one in the Men's Slalom 4 event. In both events he was the only competitor. Both his left arm and leg were amputated after being electrocuted at age 14.
Cindy Castellano is a retired American para-alpine skier. She won two gold medals in alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics held in Geilo, Norway. She won the gold medal in the women's giant slalom 3A and women's slalom 3A events.
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