Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics – Men's downhill B1
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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.
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 |
 |
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 |