United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
# United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

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 |

## 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

## Cross-country skiing

### Women

| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Events | Class | Factor % | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Barbara Lewis Laura Oftedahl Jean Parker Billie Ruth Schlank | 4×5 km relay | open | | | | | | | |
