Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics
Governing body IPC
Events 30 (men: 15; women: 15)
Games
1976 • 1980
1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998
2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014
Medalists

Paralympic alpine skiing has been competed at the Winter Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1976. Events include men's and women's downhill, Super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.

Since the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, a three category system is used. The three categories are: sitting, standing and visually impaired.[1][2]

Events

[3][4][5]

Event Class 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 Years
Men's combined Standing • • • •
• 		• • • •
• • • 		• 3
Visually
impaired 		• • • 2
Sitting • 1
Men's downhill Standing • • • •
• • • 		• • • •
• • • 		• • • • • • • •
• • 		• • • • • • • • • • 8
Visually
impaired 		• • • • • • • • • • • • 7
Sitting • • • • • • • • • • • • 6
Men's slalom Standing • • • •
• 		• • • •
• • 		• • • •
• • • 		• • • •
• • • 		• • • • • • • •
• • 		• • • •
• 		• • • • • • 10
Visually
impaired 		• • • • • • • • 5
Sitting • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7
Men's giant slalom Standing • • • •
• 		• • • •
• • 		• • • •
• • • 		• • • •
• • • 		• • • • • • • •
• • 		• • • •
• 		• • • • • • 10
Visually
impaired 		• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8
Sitting • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7
Men's Super G Standing • • • • • • • •
• • 		• • • •
• 		• • • • • • 6
Visually
impaired 		• • • • • • • • • • • 6
Sitting • • • • • • • • • • • • 6
Women's combined Standing • • • • • • • • • 3
Visually
impaired 		• • • 2
Sitting • 1
Women's downhill Standing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8
Visually
impaired 		• • • • • • • • • 7
Sitting • • • • • • 6
Women's slalom Standing • • • • • • • •
• 		• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10
Visually
impaired 		• • • • • • 5
Sitting • • • • • • • 7
Women's giant slalom Standing • • • •
• 		• • • •
• 		• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10
Visually
impaired 		• • • • • • • • • • • 8
Sitting • • • • • • • • 7
Women's Super G Standing • • • • • • • • • • • • 6
Visually
impaired 		• • • • • • • 6
Sitting • • • • • • 6
Total Events28225644486654532430

Medal table

[6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics

As of 2014 Winter Paralympics

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 90 93 68 251
2  Austria (AUT) 90 87 87 264
3  Germany (GER) 77 54 57 188
4  Switzerland (SUI) 42 39 24 104
5  France (FRA) 35 36 32 103
6  Canada (CAN) 23 36 40 99
7  Spain (ESP) 15 13 10 38
8  New Zealand (NZL) 15 6 7 28
9  Australia (AUS) 11 6 13 30
10  Sweden (SWE) 10 12 9 31
11  Italy (ITA) 8 16 20 44
12  Japan (JPN) 7 11 17 35
13  Russia (RUS) 8 6 7 21
14  Slovakia (SVK) 6 12 15 33
15  Norway (NOR) 6 4 2 12
16  Czech Republic (CZE) 5 5 5 15
17  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 3 4 1 8
18  Great Britain (GBR) 1 4 10 15
19  Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1
20  Denmark (DEN) 0 1 0 1
21  South Korea (KOR) 0 1 0 1
22  Poland (POL) 0 0 7 7
23  Belgium (BEL) 0 0 1 1
 Liechtenstein (LIE) 0 0 1 1
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 0 0 1 1
Total 25 nations 456 448 436 1340

Multiple medalists

German Gerd Schönfelder is the most decorated alpine skier in the history of the Paralympic Games.

[7]

The table shows athletes with either 6 or more gold medals or ten or more total medals.

Athlete Nation Paralympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
Schönfelder, GerdGerd Schönfelder  Germany (GER) 1992–2010 16 4 2 22
Moeller, ReinhildReinhild Moeller  West Germany (FRG) /  Germany (GER) 1980–2006 16 2 1 19
Heinzmann, RolfRolf Heinzmann  Switzerland (SUI) 1980–2002 12 2 0 14
Burn, HansHans Burn  Switzerland (SUI) 1988–2002 6 5 3 14
Will, SarahSarah Will  United States (USA) 1992–2002 12 1 0 13
Billmeier, SarahSarah Billmeier  United States (USA) 1992–2002 7 5 1 13
Spreeman, LanaLana Spreeman  Canada (CAN) 1980–1994 1 6 6 13
Braxenthaler, MartinMartin Braxenthaler  Germany (GER) 1998–2010 10 1 1 12
Mannino, GregGreg Mannino  United States (USA) 1988–1998 6 4 2 12
Waddell, ChrisChris Waddell  United States (USA) 1992–2002 5 5 2 12
Oberhammer, BrunoBruno Oberhammer  Italy (ITA) 1984–1998 3 5 4 12
Pfefferle, MarkusMarkus Pfefferle  West Germany (FRG) /  Germany (GER) 1988–2002 1 8 3 12
Baudean, BernardBernard Baudean  France (FRA) 1976–1994 6 4 1 11
Milton, MichaelMichael Milton  Australia (AUS) 1992–2006 6 3 2 11
Spitz, AlexanderAlexander Spitz  West Germany (FRG) /  Germany (GER) 1984–1994 4 4 3 11
Casanova, PascalePascale Casanova  France (FRA) 1998–2006 3 6 2 11
Woolstencroft, LaurenLauren Woolstencroft  Canada (CAN) 2002–2010 8 1 1 10
Mouric, TristanTristan Mouric  France (FRA) 1984–1994 6 3 1 10
Heid, RikRik Heid  United States (USA) 1988–1994 2 5 3 10
Obinata, KunikoKuniko Obinata  Japan (JPN) 1998–2010 2 3 5 10
Gustafson, NancyNancy Gustafson  United States (USA) 1988–1994 7 1 0 8
Meusburger, JosefJosef Meusburger  Austria (AUT) 1976–1988 6 2 0 8
Pedersen, Cato ZahlCato Zahl Pedersen  Norway (NOR) 1980–1994 6 1 0 7
Santos, BrianBrian Santos  United States (USA) 1992–1994 6 0 0 6

See also

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References

  1. ↑ IPC Alpine Skiing Reduces Racing Classes to Three Categories, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), November 3, 2004
  2. ↑ Levelling the playing field, canada.com, March 10, 2010
  3. ↑ IPC Historical Results Database, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  4. ↑ Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
  5. ↑ Team handbook and guide, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
  6. ↑ IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  7. ↑ Multi-Medallists - Alpine Skiing, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
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