Japan at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

Japan at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Japan IPC code  JPN NPC Japanese Paralympic Committee
At the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck
Competitors	15 in 2 sports
Medals Rank: 15	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Paralympic history (summary)
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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

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