1984 Winter Paralympics

The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games (German: Paralympische Winterspiele 1984) were the third Winter Paralympics. They were held from 14 to 20 January 1984 in Innsbruck, Austria. They were the first Winter Games organized by the International Co-ordinating Committee (ICC), which was formed on 15 March 1982, in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were accessible for all athletes with cerebral palsy. For the first time, an exhibition event was held at the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo and 30 male three-track skiers took part in the Giant Slalom event. Three sports were contested: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ice sledge speed racing. The most successful athlete was German alpine skier Reinhild Moeller, who won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal.[1] The Games, then known as the Third World Winter Games for the Disabled, were fully sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[2]

III Paralympic Winter Games

Host city	Innsbruck, Austria
Nations	21
Athletes	419
Events	107 in 3 sports
Opening	14 January
Closing	20 January
Opened by	President Rudolf Kirchschläger
Stadium	Olympiahalle
Winter
← Geilo 1980 Innsbruck 1988 →
Summer
← New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 Seoul 1988 →