Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics consisted of 44 events, 29 for men and 15 for women.

Alpine skiing
at the IV Paralympic Winter Games

Medal table

Rank Nation Total
1  Austria (AUT) 15 4 8 27
2  West Germany (FRG) 7 5 5 17
3  United States (USA) 6 17 5 28
4  Switzerland (SUI) 5 4 5 14
5  France (FRA) 3 4 2 9
6  Italy (ITA) 2 0 4 6
7  Norway (NOR) 2 0 0 2
8  Sweden (SWE) 1 4 2 7
9  Canada (CAN) 1 3 4 8
10  Spain (ESP) 1 0 1 2
11  New Zealand (NZL) 0 1 0 1
12  Poland (POL) 0 0 3 3
13  Japan (JPN) 0 0 2 2
Total 43 42 41 126

Medal summary

The competition events were:

  • Downhill: men - women
  • Giant slalom: men - women
  • Slalom: men - women

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

  • LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
  • LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
  • LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
  • LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
  • LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
  • LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
  • LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
  • B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
  • B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
  • B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Men's events

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill B1
Franz Griessbacher
 Austria
Mats Linder
 Sweden
Willi Hohm
 Austria
B2
Odo Habermann
 Austria
Stephane Saas
 France
Antonio Marziali
 Italy
B3
Bruno Oberhammer
 Italy
Uli Rompel
 Canada
Josef Erlacher
 Italy
LW1
Dan Ashbaugh
 United States
Mark Godfrey
 United States
Stephen Ellefson
 Canada
LW2
Fritz Berger
 Switzerland
Greg Mannino
 United States
Michael Hipp
 West Germany
LW3
Bernard Baudean
 France
Gerhard Langer
 Austria
Franciszek Tracz
 Poland
LW4
Paul Fournier
 Switzerland
Hans Burn
 Switzerland
Rik Heid
 United States
LW5/7
Cato Zahl Pedersen
 Norway
Kip Roth
 United States
Lars Lundstroem
 Sweden
LW6/8
Markus Pfefferle
 West Germany
Paul Neukomm
 Switzerland
Meinhard Tatschl
 Austria
LW9
Eberhard Seischab
 West Germany
Tristan Mouric
 France
Robert Stroshine
 United States
Giant slalom B1
Franz Griessbacher
 Austria
Mats Linder
 Sweden
John Houston
 Canada
B2
Odo Habermann
 Austria
Stephane Saas
 France
Gerhard Pscheider
 Austria
B3
Bruno Oberhammer
 Italy
Uli Rompel
 Canada
Manfred Perfler
 Italy
LW1
Dan Ashbaugh
 United States
Mark Godfrey
 United States
Tsutomu Mino
 Japan
LW2
Alexander Spitz
 West Germany
Greg Mannino
 United States
Rainer Bergmann
 Austria
LW3
Paul Dibello
 United States
Bernard Baudean
 France
Gerhard Langer
 Austria
LW4
Josef Meusburger
 Austria
Markus Ramsauer
 Austria
Hans Burn
 Switzerland
LW5/7
Cato Zahl Pedersen
 Norway
Lars Lundstroem
 Sweden
Matthias Berg
 West Germany
LW6/8
Meinhard Tatschl
 Austria
Markus Pfefferle
 West Germany
Paul Neukomm
 Switzerland
LW9
Tristan Mouric
 France
Eberhard Seischab
 West Germany
Robert Stroshine
 United States
LW10
Paul Bluschke
 Austria
Jacques Blanc
 Switzerland
Hermann Kollau
 Switzerland
Slalom LW1
Dan Ashbaugh
 United States
Mark Godfrey
 United States
None
LW2
Alexander Spitz
 West Germany
David Jamison
 United States
Michel Duranceau
 Canada
LW3*
None None None
LW4
Paul Fournier
 Switzerland
Patrick Cooper
 New Zealand
Rik Heid
 United States
LW5/7
Lars Lundstroem
 Sweden
Kip Roth
 United States
Matthias Berg
 West Germany
LW6/8
Dietmar Schweninger
 Austria
Markus Pfefferle
 West Germany
Meinhard Tatschl
 Austria
LW9
Tristan Mouric
 France
Eberhard Seischab
 West Germany
Don Garcia
 United States
LW10
Paul Bluschke
 Austria
Jacques Blanc
 Switzerland
Peter Wiedemann
 West Germany

* In the Men's Slalom LW3, all four skiers were disqualified

Women's events

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill B1
Susana Herrera
 Spain
Cara Dunne
 United States
Carmela Cantisani
 Italy
B2
Elisabeth Kellner
 Austria
Edith Hoelzl
 Austria
Gabriele Berghofer
 Austria
LW2
Diana Golden
 United States
Martha Hill
 United States
Annemie Schneider
 West Germany
LW4
Reinhild Möller
 West Germany
Lana Jo Chapin
 United States
Lana Spreeman
 Canada
LW6/8
Martina Altenberger
 Austria
Nancy Gustafson
 United States
Gunilla Ahren
 Sweden
Giant slalom B1
Elisabeth Maxwald
 Austria
Cara Dunne
 United States
Susana Herrera
 Spain
B2
Elisabeth Kellner
 Austria
Gabriele Berghofer
 Austria
Edith Hoelzl
 Austria
LW2
Diana Golden
 United States
Annemie Schneider
 West Germany
Virginie Lopez
 France
LW4
Reinhild Möller
 West Germany
Lana Jo Chapin
 United States
Beatrice Berthet
 Switzerland
LW6/8
Martina Altenberger
 Austria
Kathy Pitcher
 United States
Eszbieta Dadok
 Poland
LW10
Francoise Jacquerod
 Switzerland
Marilyn Hamilton
 United States
Emiko Ikeda
 Japan
Slalom LW2
Lynda Chyzyk
 Canada
Martha Hill
 United States
Virginie Lopez
 France
LW4
Reinhild Möller
 West Germany
Lana Spreeman
 Canada
Beatrice Berthet
 Switzerland
LW6/8
Martina Altenberger
 Austria
Gunilla Ahren
 Sweden
Eszbieta Dadok
 Poland
LW10
Francoise Jacquerod
 Switzerland
None None

See also

References

    • "1988 Innsbruck - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
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