Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics – Men's downhill B1

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Men's downhill B1
at the IV Paralympic Winter Games
File:Alpine skiing - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Paralympic Alpine Skiing
VenueInnsbruck
DatesJanuary 1988
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Medalists
File:Gold medal icon.svg Franz Griessbacher File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
File:Silver medal icon.svg Mats Linder File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Willi Hohm File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria

The men's downhill B1 was one of the events held in Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck. There were 10 competitors in the final. Austria's Franz Griessbacher set a time of 1:10.43, taking the gold medal, the first of two for him.[1] Willi Hohm won his only Paralympic medal at this event, having previously competed in several events at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and 1984 Winter Paralympics.

Results

Final

Rank Athlete Time
File:Gold medal icon.svg File:Flag of Austria.svg Franz Griessbacher (AUT) 1:10.43
File:Silver medal icon.svg File:Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Linder (SWE) 1:18.17
File:Bronze medal icon.svg File:Flag of Austria.svg Willi Hohm (AUT) 1:19.95
4 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Mercier (BEL) 2:00.70
5 File:Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Chinese (ITA) 2:12.01
6 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Ole Nielsen (DEN) 2:48.81
File:Flag of Austria.svg Bruno Kuehne (AUT) DNF
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sandy Bruce (GBR) DSQ
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Houston (CAN) DSQ
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Rigg (GBR) DSQ

References

  1. "Paralympic results".