1984 Winter Paralympics

III Paralympic Winter Games
Location	Innsbruck, Austria
Nations	21
Athletes	419
Events	107 in 3 sports
Opening	14 January 1984
Closing	20 January 1984
Opened by	President Rudolf Kirchschläger
Stadium	Olympiahalle
	Winter ← Geilo 1980 Innsbruck 1988 → Summer ← New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 Seoul 1988 →

The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games (German: 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.^[1] The Games, then known as the 3rd World Winter Games for the Disabled, were fully sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).^[2] (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.)

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Austria*	34	19	17	70
2	Finland	19	9	6	34
3	Norway	15	13	13	41
4	West Germany	10	14	10	34
5	United States	7	14	14	35
6	Sweden	7	2	5	14
7	Switzerland	5	16	16	37
8	France	4	2	0	6
9	Poland	3	2	8	13
10	Canada	2	8	4	14
Totals (10 entries)		106	99	93	298

1984 Winter Paralympics

Sports

Medal table

Participating nations

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