United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

United States at the Paralympic Games
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At the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck
Competitors	51
Medals	Gold 7	Silver 14	Bronze 14	Total 35
Paralympic history (summary)
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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.

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Dibello, PaulPaul Dibello Alpine skiing Men's downhill, LW3  Gold Dibello, PaulPaul Dibello Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, LW3  Gold Dibello, PaulPaul Dibello Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW3  Gold Dibello, PaulPaul Dibello Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination, LW3  Gold Holzworth, SheilaSheila Holzworth Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, B1  Gold Holzworth, SheilaSheila Holzworth Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, B1  Gold Penn, JanetJanet Penn Alpine skiing Women's slalom, LW4  Silver Fasth, AndyAndy Fasth Alpine skiing Men's downhill, LW1  Silver Fasth, AndyAndy Fasth Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, LW1  Silver Abramowski, GlenGlen Abramowski Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, B2  Silver Hudiberg, BradBrad Hudiberg Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW9  Silver Benedick, JackJack Benedick Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination, LW3  Silver Holzworth, SheilaSheila Holzworth Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B1  Silver Poohachof, KathyKathy Poohachof Alpine skiing Women's downhill, LW6/8  Silver Dunne, CaraCara Dunne Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, B1  Silver Conley, ConnieConnie Conley Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, B2  Silver Poohachof, KathyKathy Poohachof Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, LW6/8  Silver Poohachof, KathyKathy Poohachof Alpine skiing Women's slalom, LW6/8  Silver Poohachof, KathyKathy Poohachof Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, LW6/8  Silver St. John, BonnieBonnie St. John Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, LW2  Silver Lewis, BarbaraBarbara Lewis Oftedahl, LauraLaura Oftedahl Parker, JeanJean Parker Schlank, Billie RuthBillie Ruth Schlank Cross-country skiing Women's 4×5 km relay  Bronze May, MikeMike May Alpine skiing Men's downhill, B1  Bronze May, MikeMike May Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, B1  Bronze May, MikeMike May Alpine skiing Men's alpine combination, B1  Bronze Hernley, RodRod Hernley Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW1  Bronze Jamison, DavidDavid Jamison Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW2  Bronze Robinson, ReedReed Robinson Alpine skiing Men's slalom, LW6/8  Bronze Dunne, CaraCara Dunne Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B1  Bronze Dunne, CaraCara Dunne Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, B1  Bronze Conley, ConnieConnie Conley Alpine skiing Women's downhill, B2  Bronze Conley, ConnieConnie Conley Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination, B2  Bronze Chapin, Lana JoLana Jo Chapin Alpine skiing Women's downhill, LW4  Bronze St. John, BonnieBonnie St. John Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, LW2  Bronze St. John, BonnieBonnie St. John Alpine skiing Women's slalom, LW2  Bronze Penn, JanetJanet Penn Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, LW4

Medals by sport Sport Total Alpine skiing 7 13 14 34 Cross-country skiing 0 1 0 1 Multiple medalists Name Sport 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

Athlete	Events	Class	Factor %	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
				Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Barbara Lewis Laura Oftedahl Jean Parker Billie Ruth Schlank	4×5 km relay	open

See also

• United States at the 1984 Winter Olympics

References

• "1984 Innsbruck - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-02.

• "Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

• "Innsbruck 1984". paralympia.de. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-18.

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