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Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

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Alpine skiing
at the II Paralympic Winter Games
1976
1984

Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics consisted of 22 events, 12 for men and 10 for women.

Medal table

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Rank Nation Total
1  Austria (AUT) 6 9 6 21
2  Switzerland (SUI) 4 2 3 9
3  United States (USA) 4 1 1 6
4  West Germany (FRG) 3 2 7 12
5  Canada (CAN) 2 3 0 5
6  Norway (NOR) 2 0 0 2
7  France (FRA) 1 0 1 2
8  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 0 1
Total 22 18 18 58

Medal summary

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The competition events were:

  • Giant slalom: men – women
  • Slalom: men – women

Each event had separate standing classifications:

  • 1A - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
  • 2A - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
  • 2B - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
  • 3A - standing: single arm amputation
  • 3B - standing: double arm amputation
  • 4 - standing: amputation of one arm and one leg

Men's events

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Giant slalom 1A
details
Peter Perner
 Austria
Greg Oswald
 Canada
Franz Meister
 Austria
2A
details
Markus Ramsauer
 Austria
Josef Meusburger
 Austria
Eugen Diethelm
 Switzerland
2B
details
Bernard Baudean
 France
Gerhard Langer
 Austria
Anton Berger
 Austria
3A
details
Rolf Heinzmann
 Switzerland
Heinz Moser
 Switzerland
Theo Feger
 West Germany
3B
details
Cato Zahl Pedersen
 Norway
Felix Gisler
 Switzerland
Niko Moll
 West Germany
4
details
Doug Keil
 United States
None None
Slalom 1A
details
Peter Perner
 Austria
Jim Cullen
 Canada
Hans Strasser
 West Germany
2A
details
Josef Meusburger
 Austria
Markus Ramsauer
 Austria
Remy Arnod
 France
2B
details
Gerhard Langer
 Austria
Anton Berger
 Austria
Anton Ledermaier
 Austria
3A
details
Rolf Heinzmann
 Switzerland
Hubert Griessmaier
 Austria
Dietmar Schweninger
 Austria
3B
details
Cato Zahl Pedersen
 Norway
Niko Moll
 West Germany
Mathias Berger
 West Germany
4
details
Doug Keil
 United States
None None

Women's events

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Giant slalom 1A
details
Annemie Schneider
 West Germany
Christine Winkler
 Austria
Brigitte Rajchl
 Austria
2A
details
Lana Spreeman
 Canada
Lorna Manzer
 Canada
Janet Penn
 United States
2B
details
Elisabeth Osterwalder
 Switzerland
None None
3A
details
Cindy Castellano
 United States
Kathy Poohachof
 United States
Franciane Fischer
 Switzerland
3B
details
Brigitte Madlener
 Austria
Sabine Barisch
 West Germany
Sabine Stiefbold
 West Germany
Slalom 1A
details
Annemie Schneider
 West Germany
Christine Winkler
 Austria
Ursula Steiger
 Austria
2A
details
Lorna Manzer
 Canada
Heidi Jauk
 Austria
Reinhilde Moller
 West Germany
2B
details
Elisabeth Osterwalder
 Switzerland
None None
3A
details
Cindy Castellano
 United States
Eva Lemezova
 Czechoslovakia
Franciane Fischer
 Switzerland
3B
details
Sabine Barisch
 West Germany
Brigitte Madlener
 Austria
Evelyn Werner
 West Germany

See also

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References

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  • "1980 Geilo - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-04.