Austria at the 1988 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:	AUT
Country:	Austria
Year:	1988
Games:	Winter Paralympics
Games Link:	1988 Winter Paralympics
Npcname:	Austrian Paralympic Committee
Location:	Innsbruck, Austria
Competitors:	52
Competitors Men:	37
Competitors Women:	15
Sports:	4
Rank:	2
Gold:	20
Silver:	10
Bronze:	14
Appearances:	auto

Austria competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 52 competitors from Austria won 44 medals including 20 gold, 10 silver and 14 bronze and finished 2nd in the medal table.^[1]

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics.

The medalists are:

• Martina Altenberger, Women's Downhill LW6/8
• Martina Altenberger, Women's Giant Slalom LW6/8
• Martina Altenberger, Women's Slalom LW6/8
• Paul Bluschke, Men's Giant Slalom LW10
• Paul Bluschke, Men's Slalom LW10
• Franz Griessbacher, Men's Downhill B1^[2]
• Franz Griessbacher, Men's Giant Slalom B1^[3]
• Odo Habermann, Men's Downhill B2
• Odo Habermann, Men's Giant Slalom B2
• Elisabeth Kellner, Women's Downhill B2
• Elisabeth Kellner, Women's Giant Slalom B2
• Elisabeth Maxwald, Women's Giant Slalom B1
• Josef Meusburger, Men's Giant Slalom LW4^[4]
• Dietmar Schweninger, Men's Slalom LW6/8^[5]
• Meinhard Tatschl, Men's Giant Slalom LW6/8
• Gabriele Berghofer, Women's Giant Slalom B2
• Edith Hoelzl, Women's Downhill B2^[6]
• Gerhard Langer, Men's Downhill LW3
• Markus Ramsauer, Men's Giant Slalom LW4
• Gabriele Berghofer, Women's Downhill B2
• Rainer Bergmann, Men's Giant Slalom LW2
• Edith Hoelzl, Women's Giant Slalom B2^[7]
• Willi Hohm, Men's Downhill B1
• Gerhard Langer, Men's Giant Slalom LW3
• Gerhard Pscheider, Men's Giant Slalom B2
• Meinhard Tatschl, Men's Downhill LW6/8
• Meinhard Tatschl, Men's Slalom LW6/8

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Paralympics.

The medalists are:

• Wolfgang Pickl, Men's 7.5 km LW6/8

Cross-country

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics.

The medalists are:

• Veronika Preining, Women's Short Distance 5 km B1
• Veronika Preining, Renata Hoenisch, Marian Susitz, Women's 3x5 km Relay B1-3
• Renata Hoenisch, Women's Short Distance 5 km B2
• Veronika Preining, Women's Long Distance 10 km B1
• Hildegard Fetz, Women's Long Distance 5 km grade II
• Hildegard Fetz, Women's Short Distance 2.5 km grade II
• Renata Hoenisch, Women's Long Distance 10 km B2
• Marian Susitz, Women's Short Distance 5 km B2

Ice sledge speed racing

See main article: Ice sledge speed racing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics.

The medalists are:

• Felix Karl, Men's 100 m grade I
• Felix Karl, Men's 300 m grade I
• Felix Karl, Men's 500 m grade I
• Felix Karl, Men's 700 m grade I
• Josef Greil, Men's 100 m grade I
• Josef Greil, Men's 300 m grade I
• Josef Greil, Men's 500 m grade I
• Josef Greil, Men's 700 m grade I

See also

• Austria at the Paralympics
• Austria at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Austria - National Paralympic Committee. www.paralympic.org. June 29, 2019.
2. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Downhill B1. paralympic.org. 17 July 2019. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717005849/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-downhill-b1. live.
3. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom B1. paralympic.org. 17 July 2019. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717010009/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-giant-slalom-b1. live.
4. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom LW4. paralympic.org. 6 July 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706225621/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-giant-slalom-lw4. live.
5. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games – Men's Slalom LW6/8. paralympic.org. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720172615/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-slalom-lw6-8. live.
6. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Downhill B2. paralympic.org. 9 December 2019. 9 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209001452/https://www.paralympic.org/innsbruck-1988/results/alpine-skiing/womens-downhill-b2.
7. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Giant Slalom B2. paralympic.org. 9 December 2019. 9 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209001352/https://www.paralympic.org/innsbruck-1988/results/alpine-skiing/womens-giant-slalom-b2.