United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

United States at the
1984 Winter Paralympics
United States at the; 1984 Winter Paralympics
	Flag of the United States
IPC code	USA
NPC	United States Paralympic Committee
Website	www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Innsbruck
Competitors	51
Medals; Ranked 5th	Gold 7 Silver 14 Bronze 14 Total 35
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

The United States finished 5th in the gold medal and 4th in the total medal count.

Medalists

The following American athletes won medals at the games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Paul Dibello	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, LW3
Gold	Paul Dibello	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, LW3
Gold	Paul Dibello	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW3
Gold	Paul Dibello	Alpine skiing	Men's alpine combination, LW3
Gold	Sheila Holzworth	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, B1
Gold	Sheila Holzworth	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, B1
Gold	Janet Penn	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom, LW4
Silver	Andy Fasth	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, LW1
Silver	Andy Fasth	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, LW1
Silver	Glen Abramowski	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, B2
Silver	Brad Hudiberg	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW9
Silver	Jack Benedick	Alpine skiing	Men's alpine combination, LW3
Silver	Sheila Holzworth	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, B1
Silver	Kathy Poohachof	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, LW6/8
Silver	Cara Dunne	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, B1
Silver	Connie Conley	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, B2
Silver	Kathy Poohachof	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, LW6/8
Silver	Kathy Poohachof	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom, LW6/8
Silver	Kathy Poohachof	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, LW6/8
Silver	Bonnie St. John	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, LW2
Silver	Barbara Lewis Laura Oftedahl Jean Parker Billie Ruth Schlank	Cross-country skiing	Women's 4×5 km relay
Bronze	Mike May	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, B1
Bronze	Mike May	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, B1
Bronze	Mike May	Alpine skiing	Men's alpine combination, B1
Bronze	Rod Hernley	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW1
Bronze	David Jamison	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW2
Bronze	Reed Robinson	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, LW6/8
Bronze	Cara Dunne	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, B1
Bronze	Cara Dunne	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, B1
Bronze	Connie Conley	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, B2
Bronze	Connie Conley	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination, B2
Bronze	Lana Jo Chapin	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, LW4
Bronze	Bonnie St. John	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, LW2
Bronze	Bonnie St. John	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom, LW2
Bronze	Janet Penn	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, LW4

**Medals by sport**
Sport				Total
Alpine skiing	7	13	14	34
Cross-country skiing	0	1	0	1

**Multiple medalists**
Name	Sport				Total
Paul Dibello	Alpine skiing	4	0	0	4
Sheila Holzworth	Alpine skiing	2	1	0	3
Janet Penn	Alpine skiing	1	0	1	2
Kathy Poohachof	Alpine skiing	0	4	0	4
Andy Fasth	Alpine skiing	0	2	0	2
Cara Dunne	Alpine skiing	0	1	2	3
Connie Conley	Alpine skiing	0	1	2	3
Bonnie St. John	Alpine skiing	0	1	2	3
Mike May	Alpine skiing	0	0	3	3

Classification

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
Gr I - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
Gr II - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision