Japan at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Japan at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
IPC code	JPN
NPC	Japan Paralympic Committee
Website	www.jsad.or.jp (in Japanese)
in Innsbruck
Competitors	15 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 15th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Japan sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, in Innsbruck, Austria.

Japan did not win any medals.

Classification

Each event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

• LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
• LW 3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
• LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
• LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
• LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
• LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
• B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
• B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (SG)			Run 2 (Sl)			Final/Total
		Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Hideaki Amamoto	Slalom, LW2		+			+			+
Sadami Fukasawa	Giant slalom, LW2		+			+			+
	Downhill, LW2		+			+			+
Yasunori Nakao	Giant slalom, LW2		+			+			+
Koji Noro	Giant slalom, LW3		+			+			+
	Slalom, LW3		+			+			+
	Downhill, LW3		+			+			+
Koichi Saeki	Giant slalom, LW6/8		+			+			+
	Slalom, LW6/8		+			+			+
	Alpine combination, LW6/8		+			+			+
	Downhill, LW6/8		+			+			+
Koshi Sato	Slalom, LW2		+			+			+
Yukio Wakabayashi	Slalom, LW2		+			+			+
Sato Wataru	Giant slalom, B2		+			+			+
	Downhill, B2		+			+			+
Mikio Yamazaki	Giant slalom, LW2		+			+			+

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (SG)			Run 2 (Sl)			Final/Total
		Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Yumi Ito	Giant slalom, LW2		+			+			+
	Slalom, LW2		+			+			+
Junko Minemura	Giant slalom, LW4		+			+			+
	Slalom, LW4		+			+			+

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Events	Class	Factor %	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
				Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
?	4x10 km relay	B1-2
Nobuyuki Iguchi	10 km short distance	B2
Atsushi Komura	10 km short distance	B2
Takeshi Kudo	10 km short distance	B2
Atsushi Oishi	10 km short distance	B2

See also

• Japan at the 1984 Winter Olympics
• Japan at the Paralympics

References

• "1984 Innsbruck - Alpine skiing". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-02.

• "Medal Standings - Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

• Athlete Search Results - JPN - 1984PWG, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)