Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics – Women's downhill explained

Event:	Women's Downhill
Games:	1984 Winter
Next:	1988

The Women's Downhill competition of the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympics.

Visually impaired

In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide.

B1

^[1] B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
		Veronika Preining Guide ?		2:06.14
		Sheila Holzworth Guide ?		2:32.42	+26.28
		Cara Dunne Guide		2:36.93	+30.79

B2

^[2] B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
		Edith Hoelzl Guide ?		1:43.06
		Vivienne Martin Guide ?		1:48.16	+5.10
		Connie Conley Guide ?		1:55.27	+12.21
		Monika Rumpler Guide ?		1:55.41	+12.35
		Karen Rosmarin Guide ?		1:58.93	+15.87
		Chris Montgomery Guide ?		2:02.68	+19.62
		Suzy Germano Guide ?		2:06.41	+23.35
		Gabriele Berghofer Guide ?		DNF

Standing

LW2

^[3] LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
				1:17.66
				1:18.38	+0.72
				1:20.28	+2.62
				1:20.62	+2.96
				1:24.41	+6.75
				1:25.77	+8.11
				1:25.93	+8.27
				1:36.02	+18.36
				1:36.57	+18.91
				1:42.85	+25.19
				1:43.77	+26.11
				DNS
				DNF

LW4

^[4] LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
				1:13.01
				1:17.97	+4.96
		Lana Jo Chapin		1:19.76	+6.75
				1:26.25	+13.24
				1:31.87	+18.86
				2:39.37	+1:26.36
				DNF	+.

LW5/7

^[5] LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
				1:24.92
				1:27.65	+2.73
				1:36.27	+11.35

LW6/8

^[6] LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
				1:09.20
				1:12.44	+3.24
				1:14.89	+5.69
				1:17.65	+8.45
				1:23.00	+13.80
				1:25.24	+16.04
				DNS

See also

• Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

References

• Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee

Notes and References

1. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?competition=1984PWG&gender=f&sport=alpine&discipline=&event=Downhill&eclass=B1 Results - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill B1
2. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?competition=1984PWG&gender=f&sport=alpine&discipline=&event=Downhill&eclass=B2 Results - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill B2
3. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?competition=1984PWG&gender=f&sport=alpine&discipline=&event=Downhill&eclass=LW2 Results - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill LW2
4. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?competition=1984PWG&gender=f&sport=alpine&discipline=&event=Downhill&eclass=LW4 Results - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill LW4
5. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?competition=1984PWG&gender=f&sport=alpine&discipline=&event=Downhill&eclass=LW5/7 Results - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill LW5/7
6. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?competition=1984PWG&gender=f&sport=alpine&discipline=&event=Downhill&eclass=LW6/8 Results - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill LW6/8