United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Updated on Dec 31, 2024

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IPC code USA 7 14		Competitors 51

NPC United States Paralympic Committee Website www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics Medals GoldSilverBronzeTotal7141435

The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

The United States finished 5th in the gold medal and 4th in the total medal count.

Medalists

The following American athletes won medals at the games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold.

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee

LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment

LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee

LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation

LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation

LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg

Gr I - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance

Gr II - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance

B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision

B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision

Women

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