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.

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Medal Name Sport Event Date Alpine skiing Men's downhill, LW3 Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, LW3 Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW3 Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination, LW3 Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, B1 Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, B1 Alpine skiing Women's slalom, LW4 Alpine skiing Men's downhill, LW1 Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, LW1 Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, B2 Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW9 Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination, LW3 Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B1 Alpine skiing Women's downhill, LW6/8 Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, B1 Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, B2 Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, LW6/8 Alpine skiing Women's slalom, LW6/8 Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, LW6/8 Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, LW2 Cross-country skiing Women's 4×5 km relay Alpine skiing Men's downhill, B1 Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, B1 Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination, B1 Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW1 Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW2 Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW6/8 Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B1 Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, B1 Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B2 Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, B2 Alpine skiing Women's downhill, LW4 Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, LW2 Alpine skiing Women's slalom, LW2 Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, LW4 | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"|

+ Medals by sportSport Total Alpine skiing 7 13 14 34 Cross-country skiing 0 1 0 1

+ Multiple medalistsNameSport Total Paul Dibello Alpine skiing 4 0 0 4 Sheila Holzworth Alpine skiing 2 1 0 3 Janet Penn Alpine skiing 1 0 1 2 Kathy Poohachof Alpine skiing 0 4 0 4 Andy Fasth Alpine skiing 0 2 0 2 Cara Dunne Alpine skiing 0 1 2 3 Connie Conley Alpine skiing 0 1 2 3 Bonnie St. John Alpine skiing 0 1 2 3 Mike May Alpine skiing 0 0 3 3

Classification 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

Alpine skiing

Cross-country skiing

Women AthleteEventsClassFactor %QualificationSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBarbara Lewis Laura Oftedahl Jean Parker Billie Ruth Schlank4×5 km relayopen

See also United States at the 1984 Winter Olympics

References

Athlete Search Results - USA - 1984PWG, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)