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New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

New Zealand competed in the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The country was represented by eight athletes (two women and six men), all in alpine skiing. It was the first time New Zealanders won medals at the Winter Paralympic Games. It was also the first time the country fielded female athletes in the Winter Paralympics.[1]

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Alpine skiing

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New Zealand was represented by Ed Bickerstaff, Denis Butler, Martin Clark, Patricia Craig, Mark Edwards, Daryl Gill, Vivienne Martin (Guide Mike Curzon), Christopher Orr (Guide Roger McGarry) and Craig Philip, and obtained five medals. Coach David Boyd, Physiotherapist Kay Shears, Assistant Lorraine Preston(See above)[2]

See also

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Paralympics New Zealand
  2. [2]
    New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Paralympics New Zealand
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