Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Canada
IPC code	CAN
NPC	Canadian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ca
in Innsbruck
Competitors	22
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 2 Silver 8 Bronze 4 Total 14
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Canada sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, in Innsbruck, Austria. Canada finished 10th in the gold medal and 7th in the total medal count.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Mark Bentz	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, B2
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Mark Bentz	Alpine skiing	Men's alpine combination, B2
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Lana Spreeman	Alpine skiing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Lana Spreeman	Alpine skiing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Lynda Chyzyk	Alpine skiing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Uli Rompel	Alpine skiing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Uli Rompel	Alpine skiing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Rod Hersey	Alpine skiing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Rod Hersey	Alpine skiing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Wayne Burton	Alpine skiing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Lynda Chyzyk	Alpine skiing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Lynda Chyzyk	Alpine skiing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Wayne Burton	Alpine skiing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Murray Bedel	Alpine skiing

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
• B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
• B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (SG)			Run 2 (Sl)			Final/Total
		Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Lana Spreeman	Downhill, LW4		+			+			+	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
	Giant slalom, LW4		+			+			+	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lynda Chyzyk	Giant slalom, LW2		+			+			+	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
	Downhill, LW2		+			+			+	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
	Alpine combination, LW2		+			+			+	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (SG)			Run 2 (Sl)			Final/Total
		Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Mark Bentz	Downhill, B2		+			+			+	1st place, gold medalist(s)
	Alpine combination, B2		+			+			+	1st place, gold medalist(s)
Uli Rompel	Downhill, B2		+			+			+	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
	Alpine combination, B2		+			+			+	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rod Hersey	Giant slalom, B1		+			+			+	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
	Alpine combination, B1		+			+			+	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Wayne Burton	Slalom, LW1		+			+			+	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
	Downhill, LW1		+			+			+	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Murray Bedel	Slalom, LW5/7		+			+			+	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

• Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics
• Canada at the Paralympics

References

• "1984 Innsbruck - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
• "Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
• Athlete Search Results - CAN - 1984PWG, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)