The United States competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. 26 competitors from the United States won four gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal and finished 6th in the medal table.[1] All medals were won in alpine skiing.[1]
| United States at the 1980 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Competitors | 26 (16 men and 10 women) in 3 sports |
| Medals |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Alpine skiing edit
The medalists are:
Cindy Castellano, Women's Giant Slalom 3A- Cindy Castellano, Women's Slalom 3A
- Doug Keil, Men's Giant Slalom 4[2]
- Doug Keil, Men's Slalom 4[3]
Kathy Poohachof Women's Giant Slalom 3A
Janet Penn, Women's Giant Slalom 2A
Cross-country edit
Seven athletes competed in events in cross-country skiing. No medals were won.
Ice sledge speed racing edit
Peter Axelson competed in three events (Men's 100 m II, Men's 500 m II and Men's 1500 m II). [4][5][6] He did not win any medals.[4][5][6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "United States of America - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom 4". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Slalom 4". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 100 m II". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 500 m II". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 1500 m II". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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