New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

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Competitors	8 in 1 sport
Medals Rank: 11	Gold 1	Silver 3	Bronze 1	Total 5
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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]

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Martin, VivienneVivienne Martin	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom B2
2 Silver	Martin, VivienneVivienne Martin	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill B2
2 Silver	Martin, VivienneVivienne Martin	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination B2
2 Silver	Christopher Orr	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill B1
3 Bronze	Mark Edwards	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill LW3

Alpine skiing

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]

See also

• New Zealand at the Paralympics
• New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Notes and references

1. ^ New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, Paralympics New Zealand
2. ^ New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, Paralympics New Zealand

External links

• International Paralympic Committee official website