Richard Burt (skier)
{{short description|British former Paralympic skier|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{for|other people of the same name|Richard Burt (disambiguation)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's para-alpine skiing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Winter Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 1992 Albertville/Tignes | Giant slalom B3}}
{{MedalBronze | 1992 Albertville/Tignes | Super-G B3}}
{{MedalBronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Giant slalom B3}}
{{MedalBronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Super-G B3}}
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Richard Burt is a British former Paralympic skier who won medals at the 1992 Winter Paralympics and 1994 Winter Paralympics.{{cite web|title=Brief History|publisher=British Disabled Ski Team|url=http://www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/uploads/fck/file/The%20British%20Disabled%20Ski%20Team%20Media%20Pack.pdf|accessdate=20 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305221636/http://www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/uploads/fck/file/The%20British%20Disabled%20Ski%20Team%20Media%20Pack.pdf|archivedate=5 March 2012}}
Paralympics
Burt's first appearance at the Winter Paralympics was during the 1992 Games held in Tignes and Albertville, France. He competed in the giant slalom and super-G events in the B3 classification.{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/richard-burt |title=Richard Burt |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=}} Burt competed in the B3 classification for visually impaired athletes.{{cite web|title=Alpine Skiing Classification |url=http://www.paralympic.org/release/Winter_Sports/Alpine_Skiing/Classification/ |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |accessdate=18 April 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124022531/http://www.paralympic.org/release/Winter_Sports/Alpine_Skiing/Classification/ |archivedate=January 24, 2009 }} In the super-G Burt won a bronze medal, finishing behind Bruno Oberhammer of Italy and the United States' Brian Santos.{{cite web|title=Results Tignes-Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine skiing Men's Super-G B3|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=B3&sport=alpine&competition=1992PWG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Super-G|publisher=Official Website of the Paralympic Movement|accessdate=18 April 2011}} In the giant slalom Burt recorded a time less than half a second quicker than Oberhammer to win the silver medal, the gold was again won by Santos.{{cite web|title=Results Tignes-Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom B3|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=B3&sport=alpine&competition=1992PWG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Giant%20Slalom|publisher=Official Website of the Paralympic Movement|accessdate=18 April 2011}}
At the 1994 Winter Paralympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway, Burt competed in the downhill and slalom events as well as the super-G and giant slalom. The gold medals in all four events went to Brian Santos and all four silvers were won by Bruno Oberhammer. Burt won two bronze medals, in the giant slalom and super-G, but failed to finish his other events.{{cite web|title=Results Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Men's Slalom B3|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=B3&sport=alpine&competition=1994PWG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Slalom|publisher=Official Website of the Paralympic Movement|accessdate=18 April 2011}}{{cite web|title=Results Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill B3|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=B3&sport=alpine&competition=1994PWG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Downhill|publisher=Official Website of the Paralympic Movement|accessdate=18 April 2011}}{{cite web|title=Results Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Men's Giant Slalom B3|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=B3&sport=alpine&competition=1994PWG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Giant%20Slalom|publisher=Official Website of the Paralympic Movement|accessdate=18 April 2011}}{{cite web|title=Results Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Men's Super-G B3|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=B3&sport=alpine&competition=1994PWG&gender=m&discipline=&event=Super-G|publisher=Official Website of the Paralympic Movement|accessdate=18 April 2011}}
Prior to the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan, Burt, and other members of the British team, experienced difficulties in obtaining funding for their training. In 1996 UK Sport, which replaced the Sports Council of Great Britain, became responsible for distributing National Lottery grant money. A delay in the arrival of lottery funding meant athletes such as Burt were forced to bridge the gap using their own savings. Eventually Burt received around £6000 of funding only a few months before the start of the Games.{{cite web|title=British team plan to put money worries behind them|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/winter_olympics_98/62043.stm|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=18 April 2011|date=4 March 1998}} Competing in his third and final Paralympics Burt contested four events in Nagano, achieving a best result of fifth place in both the downhill and slalom.
References
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External links
- {{IPC athlete|richard-burt}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:British male alpine skiers
Category:Paralympic alpine skiers for Great Britain
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
Category:Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Paralympics