Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics
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(1988-1994)
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics consisted of 44 events, 29 for men and 15 for women.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | 
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Total |
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| 1 |  Austria (AUT)
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15 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG)
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7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 |  United States (USA)
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6 | 17 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 |  Switzerland (SUI)
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5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 |  France (FRA)
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3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA)
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2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Norway (NOR)
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Sweden (SWE)
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1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 |  Canada (CAN)
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1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 |  Spain (ESP)
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  New Zealand (NZL)
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Poland (POL)
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0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Japan (JPN)
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 43 | 42 | 41 | 126 | |
Medal summary
[edit]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
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* In the men's slalom LW3, all four skiers were disqualified
Women's events
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "1988 Innsbruck - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- "Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
