Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics – Men's downhill B1
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The men's downhill B1 was one of the events held in Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck.
| Men's downhill B1 at the IV Paralympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic Alpine Skiing | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Innsbruck | ||||||||||||
| Dates | January 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
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There were 10 competitors in the final.
Austria's Franz Griessbacher set a time of 1:10.43, taking the gold medal, the first of two for him.[1]
Willi Hohm won his only Paralympic medal at this event, having previously competed in several events at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and 1984 Winter Paralympics.
Results edit
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
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 Franz Griessbacher (AUT) |
1:10.43 |
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 Mats Linder (SWE) |
1:18.17 |
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Willi Hohm (AUT) |
1:19.95 |
| 4 |  Willy Mercier (BEL) |
2:00.70 |
| 5 |  Giovanni Chinese (ITA) |
2:12.01 |
| 6 |  Hans Ole Nielsen (DEN) |
2:48.81 |
| Bruno Kuehne (AUT) |
DNF | |
 Sandy Bruce (GBR) |
DSQ | |
 John Houston (CAN) |
DSQ | |
| John Rigg (GBR) |
DSQ |