Npc: | NZL |
Npcname: | Paralympics New Zealand |
Games: | Winter Paralympics |
Year: | 1984 |
Location: | Vancouver |
Competitors: | 8 |
Sports: | 1 |
Rank: | 11 |
Gold: | 1 |
Silver: | 3 |
Bronze: | 1 |
Appearances: | auto |
App Begin Year: | 1980 |
New Zealand competed in the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The country was represented by eight athletes (two women and six men), all in alpine skiing. It was the first time New Zealanders won medals at the Winter Paralympic Games. It was also the first time the country fielded female athletes in the Winter Paralympics.[1]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's giant slalom B2 | ||||
Alpine skiing | Women's downhill B2 | |||
Alpine skiing | Women's alpine combination B2 | |||
Alpine skiing | Men's downhill B1 | |||
Alpine skiing | Men's downhill LW3 |
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics.
New Zealand was represented by Ed Bickerstaff, Denis Butler, Martin Clark, Patricia Craig, Mark Edwards, Daryl Gill, Vivienne Martin (Guide Mike Curzon), Christopher Orr (Guide Roger McGarry) and Craig Philip, and obtained five medals. Coach David Boyd, Physiotherapist Kay Shears, Assistant Lorraine Preston(See above)[2]