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United States at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

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United States at the
1980 Winter Paralympics
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

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The medalists are:

Cross-country

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

Ice sledge speed racing

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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

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References

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  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.