United States at the 1988 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:	USA
Country:	United States
Year:	1988
Games:	Winter Paralympics
Flagcaption:	Flag of the United States
Npcname:	United States Paralympic Committee
Competitors:	45
Competitors Men:	31
Competitors Women:	14
Sports:	3
Rank:	6
Gold:	7
Silver:	17
Bronze:	6
Appearances:	auto

The United States competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. 45 competitors from the United States won 7 gold medals, 17 silver medal and 6 bronze medal and finished 6th in the medal table.^[1]

Alpine skiing

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

The medalists are:

• Dan Ashbaugh, Men's Downhill LW1^[2]
• Dan Ashbaugh, Men's Giant Slalom LW1^[3]
• Dan Ashbaugh, Men's Slalom LW1^[4]
• Paul Dibello, Men's Giant Slalom LW3
• Diana Golden, Women's Downhill LW2
• Diana Golden, Women's Giant Slalom LW2
• Lana Jo Chapin, Women's Downhill LW4
• Lana Jo Chapin, Women's Giant Slalom LW4
• Cara Dunne, Women's Downhill B1
• Cara Dunne, Women's Giant Slalom B1
• Mark Godfrey, Men's Downhill LW1^[2]
• Mark Godfrey, Men's Giant Slalom LW1^[3]
• Mark Godfrey, Men's Slalom LW1^[4]
• Nancy Gustafson, Women's Downhill LW6/8
• Marilyn Hamilton, Women's Giant Slalom LW10
• Martha Hill, Women's Downhill LW2^[5]
• Martha Hill, Women's Slalom LW2^[6]
• David Jamison, Men's Slalom LW2^[7]
• Greg Mannino, Men's Downhill LW2
• Greg Mannino, Men's Giant Slalom LW2
• Kathy Pitcher, Women's Giant Slalom LW6/8^[8]
• Kip Roth, Men's Downhill LW5/7^[9]
• Kip Roth, Men's Slalom LW5/7^[10]
• Don Garcia, Men's Slalom LW9^[11]
• Rik Heid, Men's Downhill LW4^[12]
• Rik Heid, Men's Slalom LW4^[13]
• Robert Stroshine, Men's Downhill LW9^[14]
• Robert Stroshine, Men's Giant Slalom LW9^[15]

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Paralympics.

Four athletes competed in two events in biathlon: Tom Gall, William Henry, Richard Riley and Reed Robinson.^{[16] [17]} No medals were won.^{[16] [17]}

Cross-country

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

The medalists are:

• Robert Walsh, Men's Short Distance 15 km B3^[18]
• Joe Walsh, Men's Long Distance 30 km B3^[19]

See also

• United States at the Paralympics
• United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States of America - National Paralympic Committee. www.paralympic.org. July 10, 2019.
2. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Downhill LW1. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720235356/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-downhill-lw1.
3. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom LW1. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720235409/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-giant-slalom-lw1.
4. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Slalom LW1. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720235422/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-slalom-lw1.
5. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW2. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721000903/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/womens-downhill-lw2.
6. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Slalom LW2. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721000918/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/womens-slalom-lw2.
7. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Slalom LW2. paralympic.org. July 20, 2019. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720223619/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-slalom-lw2.
8. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Giant Slalom LW6/8. paralympic.org. July 20, 2019. July 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719234552/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/womens-giant-slalom-lw6-8.
9. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Downhill LW5/7. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721002129/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-downhill-lw5-7.
10. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Slalom LW5/7. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721002155/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-slalom-lw5-7.
11. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Slalom LW9. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720234435/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-slalom-lw9.
12. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Downhill LW4. paralympic.org. August 9, 2019. August 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809221340/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-downhill-lw4.
13. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Slalom LW4. paralympic.org. August 9, 2019. August 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809221326/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-slalom-lw4.
14. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Downhill LW9. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721000123/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-downhill-lw9.
15. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom LW9. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721000136/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/mens-giant-slalom-lw9.
16. Web site: Biathlon at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 7.5 km LW4. paralympic.org. August 10, 2019. August 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810000124/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/biathlon/mens-7.5-km-lw4.
17. Web site: Biathlon at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 7.5 km LW6/8. paralympic.org. August 10, 2019. August 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810000139/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/biathlon/mens-7.5-km-lw6-8.
18. Web site: Cross-Country at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Short Distance 15 km B3. paralympic.org. August 12, 2019. August 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812100047/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/cross-country/mens-short-distance-15-km-b3.
19. Web site: Cross-Country at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Long Distance 30 km B3. paralympic.org. August 12, 2019. August 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812100101/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/cross-country/mens-long-distance-30-km-b3.