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 four gold medals, one silver medal and one 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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