1984 Winter Paralympics
{{Short description|Multi-parasport event in Innsbruck, Austria}}
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{{Infobox Olympic games|1984|Winter|Paralympics|
| image = 1984 Winter Paralympic emblem.png
| image_size = 200
| host_city = Innsbruck, Austria
| motto =
| nations = 21
| athletes = 419
| events = 107 in 3 sports
| opening = 14 January 1984
| closing = 20 January 1984
| opened_by = President Rudolf Kirchschläger
| cauldron =
| stadium = Olympiahalle
| winter_prev = Geilo 1980
| winter_next = Innsbruck 1988
| summer_prev = New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984
| summer_next = Seoul 1988
}}
The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games ({{langx|de|Paralympische Winterspiele 1984}}) were the third Winter Paralympics. They were held from 14 to 20 January 1984 in Innsbruck, Austria. They were the first Winter Games organized by the International Co-ordinating Committee (ICC), which was formed on 15 March 1982, in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were accessible for all athletes with cerebral palsy. Three sports were contested: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ice sledge speed racing. The most successful athlete was German alpine skier Reinhild Moeller, who won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal.{{cite web|title=Innsbruck 1984|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Innsbruck_1984/index.html}} The Games, then known as the 3rd World Winter Games for the Disabled, were fully sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).{{Cite book |last=O'Leary |first=Hal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vY5eHj2mgckC&dq=the+Third+World+Winter+Games+for+the+Disabled+sanctioned&pg=PA14 |title=Bold Tracks: Teaching Adaptive Skiing |date=1994 |publisher=Big Earth Publishing |isbn=978-1-55566-114-4 |language=en}} (The regular 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. For the first time, an exhibition event was held at the Olympic Winter Games there and 30 male three-track skiers took part in the Giant Slalom event in Sarajevo.)
Sports
Medal table
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{{Main|1984 Winter Paralympics medal table}}
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Austria) is highlighted.
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = FlagIPC
| event = 1984 Winter
| team =
| gold_AUT = 34 | silver_AUT = 19 | bronze_AUT = 17 | host_AUT = yes
| gold_FIN = 19 | silver_FIN = 9 | bronze_FIN = 6
| gold_NOR = 15 | silver_NOR = 13 | bronze_NOR = 13
| gold_FRG = 10 | silver_FRG = 14 | bronze_FRG = 10
| gold_USA = 7 | silver_USA = 14 | bronze_USA = 14
| gold_SWE = 7 | silver_SWE = 2 | bronze_SWE = 5
| gold_SUI = 5 | silver_SUI = 16 | bronze_SUI = 16
| gold_FRA = 4 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 0
| gold_POL = 3 | silver_POL = 2 | bronze_POL = 8
| gold_CAN = 2 | silver_CAN = 8 | bronze_CAN = 4
}}
Participating nations
Twenty one nations participated in the 1984 Winter Paralympics. Netherlands and Spain made their debut appearances. Belgium and Poland returned to the Winter Games after missing out in the 1980 Winter Paralympics.
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- {{flagIPC|AUS|1984 Winter|3}}
- {{flagIPC|AUT|1984 Winter|59}} (Host nation)
- {{flagIPC|BEL|1984 Winter|3}}
- {{flagIPC|CAN|1984 Winter|22}}
- {{flagIPC|TCH|1984 Winter|2}}
- {{flagIPC|DEN|1984 Winter|5}}
- {{flagIPC|FIN|1984 Winter|30}}
- {{flagIPC|FRA|1984 Winter|16}}
- {{flagIPC|GBR|1984 Winter|22}}
- {{flagIPC|ITA|1984 Winter|7}}
- {{flagIPC|JPN|1984 Winter|15}}
- {{flagIPC|NED|1984 Winter|6}}
- {{flagIPC|NZL|1984 Winter|8}}
- {{flagIPC|NOR|1984 Winter|37}}
- {{flagIPC|POL|1984 Winter|16}}
- {{flagIPC|ESP|1984 Winter|4}}
- {{flagIPC|SWE|1984 Winter|22}}
- {{flagIPC|SUI|1984 Winter|50}}
- {{flagIPC|USA|1984 Winter|51}}
- {{flagIPC|FRG|1984 Winter|31}}
- {{flagIPC|YUG|1984 Winter|10}}
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See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]
- [https://archive.today/20150426120246/http://www.oppetarkiv.se/video/1850463/paralympics-sasong-1 The event at SVT's open archive] {{in lang|sv}}
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{{succession box
| title = Winter Paralympics
Innsbruck
| before = Geilo
| after = Innsbruck
| years = III Paralympic Winter Games (1984)
}}
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{{Paralympic Games}}
Category:Sports competitions in Innsbruck
Category:Winter multi-sport events in Austria