United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
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IPC code	USA
NPC	United States Paralympic Committee
Website	www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Innsbruck
Competitors	51
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 7 Silver 14 Bronze 14 Total 35
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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The United States finished 5th in the gold medal and 4th in the total medal count.

Medalists

Further information: 1984 Winter Paralympics medal table

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	Paul Dibello	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, LW3
Gold	Paul Dibello	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, LW3
Gold	Paul Dibello	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW3
Gold	Paul Dibello	Alpine skiing	Men's alpine combination, LW3
Gold	Sheila Holzworth	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, B1
Gold	Sheila Holzworth	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, B1
Gold	Janet Penn	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom, LW4
Silver	Andy Fasth	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, LW1
Silver	Andy Fasth	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, LW1
Silver	Glen Abramowski	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, B2
Silver	Brad Hudiberg	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW9
Silver	Jack Benedick	Alpine skiing	Men's alpine combination, LW3
Silver	Sheila Holzworth	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, B1
Silver	Kathy Poohachof	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, LW6/8
Silver	Cara Dunne	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, B1
Silver	Connie Conley	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, B2
Silver	Kathy Poohachof	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, LW6/8
Silver	Kathy Poohachof	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom, LW6/8
Silver	Kathy Poohachof	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, LW6/8
Silver	Bonnie St. John	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, LW2
Silver	Barbara Lewis Laura Oftedahl Jean Parker Billie Ruth Schlank	Cross-country skiing	Women's 4×5 km relay
Bronze	Mike May	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, B1
Bronze	Mike May	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, B1
Bronze	Mike May	Alpine skiing	Men's alpine combination, B1
Bronze	Rod Hernley	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW1
Bronze	David Jamison	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW2
Bronze	Reed Robinson	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW6/8
Bronze	Cara Dunne	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, B1
Bronze	Cara Dunne	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, B1
Bronze	Connie Conley	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, B2
Bronze	Connie Conley	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, B2
Bronze	Lana Jo Chapin	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, LW4
Bronze	Bonnie St. John	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, LW2
Bronze	Bonnie St. John	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom, LW2
Bronze	Janet 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

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

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)