Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
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Alpine skiing
at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
consisted of 56 events, 34 for men and 22 for women.
Each event had separate standing, or visually impaired classifications:
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
1984 Winter Paralympics
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 , which was formed on March 15, 1982 in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were...
consisted of 56 events, 34 for men and 22 for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
26 | 10 | 12 | 48 |
| 2 |  United States |
7 | 13 | 14 | 34 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
5 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 |  Canada |
2 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 |  France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  New Zealand |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 |  United Kingdom |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 56 | 56 | 54 | 166 | |
Medal summary
The competition events were:- Downhill: men - women
- Giant slalom: men - women
- Slalom: men - women
- Alpine combination: men - women
Each event had separate standing, or visually impaired classifications:
- LW2 - standing: single leg amputationAmputationAmputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...
above the knee - LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsyCerebral palsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, 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
- B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
- B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
Men's events
| Downhill | B1 |
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| Giant slalom | B1 |
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| Slalom | LW1 |
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| Alpine combination | B1 |
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| LW9 |
None |
Women's events
| Downhill |
B1 |
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| B2 |
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| LW4 |
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| LW6/8 |
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| Giant slalom | B1 |
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| Slalom | LW2 |
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| Alpine combination | B1 |
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