Great Britain at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
Great Britain at the 1992 Winter Paralympics | |
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Tignes-Albertville | |
Competitors | 15[1] in 3 sports |
Medals Ranked 15th |
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Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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The British team entered athletes in all three disciplines contested at the Games; eleven in alpine skiing, four in biathlon and three in cross-country skiing. Five medals were won by British athletes, one silver and four bronze, meaning Britain placed fifteenth in the medal table.[2][3] All five medals were won in alpine skiing events, two by Richard Burt and three by Matthew Stockford.[4] In addition to the medal performances the team had fourteen top ten finishes. The achievements of the British Paralympic team at the 1992 Winter Games helped to raise awareness of sports for disabled athletes.[5]
Medallists
The following British athletes won medals at the Games. In total five medals were won, all in alpine skiing, and the team finished fifteenth in the medal table. This was the best medal total by Great Britain at a Winter Paralympics since 1984 in Innsbruck.[3][6] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Richard Burt | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom B3 |
Bronze | Richard Burt | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G B3 |
Bronze | Matthew Stockford | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom LW10 |
Bronze | Matthew Stockford | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G LW10 |
Bronze | Matthew Stockford | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill LW10 |
Team selection and funding
The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom; athletes from Northern Ireland, who could later elect to hold Irish citizenship under the pre-1999 article 2 of the Irish constitution, were only eligible to represent Great Britain at this time.[7] However no Northern Irish athletes took part in the Winter Paralympics until 2010 in Vancouver.[8]
These were the first Games, along with the Summer Games in Barcelona, to be coordinated by the British Paralympic Association. Funding for elite training programmes came from the Paralympics Trust, which was set up with a £500,000 government grant.[9]
Disability classification
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five
Alpine skiing
Eleven British alpine skiers took part in the Games, ten in the men's events and one in the women's. All five of Britain's medals at the Games were won in alpine skiing events. The team's only silver medal was won by
- Men[1]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Chris Bee | Downhill LW6/8 | 1:22.18 | 14 |
Giant slalom LW6/8 | 2:56.54 | 9 | |
Slalom LW6/8 | 2:28.15 | 13 | |
Phillip Brownstein | Downhill LW11 | 1:32.47 | 8 |
Giant slalom LW11 | 3:24.20 | 7 | |
Super-G LW11 | 2:10.17 | 8 | |
Slalom LW11 | 1:49.88 | 10 | |
Richard Burt | Giant slalom B3 | 2:41.06 | |
Super-G B3 | 1:38.16 | ||
Chris Clarke | Giant slalom LW2 | 3:17.43 | 18 |
Mark Golay | Downhill LW11 | 1:36.36 | 9 |
Giant slalom LW11 | Did not finish | ||
Super-G LW11 | 2:28.74 | 12 | |
Michael Hammond | Downhill LW2 | 1:22.56 | 15 |
Giant slalom LW2 | 2:55.24 | 14 | |
Slalom LW2 | 1:26.15 | 9 | |
Brian Harding | Downhill LW10 | Did not finish | |
Giant slalom LW10 | Did not finish | ||
Super-G LW10 | 2:00.95 | 5 | |
Jonathan Morris | Downhill LW2 | 1:27.34 | 21 |
Giant slalom LW2 | 1:58.12 | 19 | |
Graham Nugent | Giant slalom LW1,3,5/7,9 | Did not finish | |
Slalom LW1,3,5/7,9 | 3:43.24 | 15 | |
Matthew Stockford | Downhill LW10 | 1:32.46 | |
Giant slalom LW10 | 3:10.70 | ||
Super-G LW10 | 1:48.19 | ||
Slalom LW10 | 2:13.61 | 4 |
- Women[1]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Christine Blackmore | Downhill LW10-11 | 1:53.08 | 5 |
Giant slalom LW10-11 | Did not finish | ||
Super-G LW10-11 | 2:32.09 | 4 | |
Slalom LW10-11 | 2:31.00 | 5 |
Biathlon
Four British men competed in biathlon events, all of them in the visually impaired classifications. None of the athletes won a medal, the highest placed finisher being Peter Young who came sixth in the B1 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi). Young, James Brown and James Denton also competed in cross-country skiing events at the Games.
- Men[1]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Mike Brace | 7.5 km B1 | 37:16.5 | 10 |
James Brown | 7.5 km B2-3 | 27:16.5 | 13 |
James Denton | 7.5 km B2-3 | 30:49.7 | 17 |
Peter Young | 7.5 km B1 | 29:17.2 | 6 |
Cross-country skiing
Three British men took part in cross-country skiing at the 1992 Games; all three also competed in biathlon events. Each athlete entered both the 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and 30 kilometres (19 mi) for their classification and all three teamed up for the B1-3 3×5 kilometres (3.1 mi) relay, in which the team finished last out of the five competing nations. Peter Young achieved the best finish in an individual event, sixth place in the 10 km B1, he had previously won a bronze medal in the event at the 1984 Innsbruck Games. Both Brown and Denton failed to place in the top ten in their individual events.[1]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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James Brown | 10 km B3 | 36:57.7 | 14 |
30 km B3 | 1:52:48.1 | 15 | |
James Denton | 10 km B2 | 42:44.3 | 16 |
30 km B2 | 2:02:50.1 | 16 | |
Peter Young | 10 km B1 | 37:58.3 | 6 |
30 km B1 | 1:47:39.7 | 7 | |
James Brown, James Denton, Peter Young |
3x5 km relay B1-3 | 58:56.4 | 5 |
See also
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- ^ "Achievements". English Federation of Disability Sport. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
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