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United States at the
1980 Winter Paralympics
Flag of the United States
IPC codeUSA
NPCUnited States Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
Competitors26 (16 men and 10 women) in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
6
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

The United States competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway. 26 competitors from the United States won 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal and finished 6th in the medal table.[1] All medals were won in alpine skiing.[1]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

The medalists are:

Cross-country

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

Seven athletes competed in events in cross-country skiing. No medals were won.

Ice sledge speed racing

Main article: Ice sledge speed racing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

Peter Axelson competed in three events (Men's 100 m II, Men's 500 m II and Men's 1500 m II). [4][5][6] He did not win any medals.[4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "United States of America - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom 4". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Slalom 4". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 100 m II". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 500 m II". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Ice Sledge Speed Skating at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's 1500 m II". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.


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