Canada at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

Canada competed at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway from 1 to 7 February 1980. Canada sent a team of 20 athletes in two of the three disciplines at the Games; eleven in Alpine skiing and nine in Cross-country skiing.^[1]

Canada at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Canada
IPC code	CAN
NPC	Canadian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ca
in Geilo, Norway 1 to 7 February 1980
Competitors	20 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 6
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Main article: 1980 Winter Paralympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Lorna Manzer	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom 2A
Gold	Lana Spreeman	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom 2A
Silver	Jim Cullen	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom 1A
Silver	Lorna Manzer	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom 2A
Silver	Greg Oswald	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom 1A
Bronze	Mary Brunner Dawn Coyle Janet Schuster Judy Shaw	Cross-country skiing	Women's 4x5 km relay 5A-5B

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

Men^[2]

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Kelly Crossman	Giant slalom 1A	2:46.38	11
	Slalom 1A	DNF
Jim Cullen	Giant slalom 1A	2:36.57	5
	Slalom 1A	1:43.22
Gordon Dennis	Giant slalom 2A	3:00.77	17
	Slalom 2A	1:55.14	10
Orel Kiazyk	Giant slalom 3A	DSQ
	Slalom 3A	1:51.79	13
Michael Kruchen	Giant slalom 3A	2:44.90	17
	Slalom 3A	2:14.12	17
Greg Oswald	Giant slalom 1A	2:32.79
	Slalom 1A	DNF
Lyle Verstraete	Giant slalom 2A	2:33.48	8
	Slalom 2A	1:41.59	6
Allan Zimmermann	Giant slalom 2A	3:29.78	19
	Slalom 2A	2:01.51	13

Women^[2]

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Sue Grimstead	Giant slalom 1A	2:59.39	6
	Slalom 1A	DSQ
Lorna Manzer	Giant slalom 2A	2:46.88
	Slalom 2A	1:28.59
Lana Spreeman	Giant slalom 2A	2:39.60
	Slalom 2A	DNF

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics

Men^[3]

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
William Conway	Middle distance 10 km 5A	57:58.0	18
	Long distance 20 km 5A	2:04:19.0	21
Philip Crowson	Middle distance 10 km 5B	56:56.0	22
	Long distance 20 km 5B	2:05:19.0	22
Stephen Dawes	Middle distance 10 km 5B	58:28.0	23
	Long distance 20 km 5B	2:20:17.0	27
Bill Thompson	Middle distance 10 km 5B	54:04.0	17
	Long distance 20 km 5B	1:57:24.0	19
William Conway Philip Crowson Stephen Dawes Bill Thompson	4x10 km relay 5A-5B	3:37:52.0	6

Women^[3]

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Mary Brunner	Short distance 5 km 5B	38:06.0	10
	Middle distance 10 km 5b	1:18:48.0	10
Dawn Coyle	Short distance 5 km 5A	32:18.0	8
	Middle distance 10 km 5A	1:04:33.0	8
Janet Erikson	Short distance 5 km 5B	39:38.0	12
	Middle distance 10 km 5b	1:40:12.0	16
Janet Schuster	Short distance 5 km 5A	37:41.0	9
	Middle distance 10 km 5A	1:12:50.0	9
Judy Shaw	Short distance 5 km 5B	41:13.0	13
	Middle distance 10 km 5b	1:21:01.0	12
Mary Brunner Dawn Coyle Janet Schuster Judy Shaw	4x5 km relay 5A-5B	2:22:03.0

See also

• Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics
• Canada at the Paralympics

References

1. "Participation Numbers: Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. "IPC Historical Results Archive: Alpine Skiing at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. "IPC Historical Results Archive: Cross-Country at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

External links

• Canadian Paralympic Committee official website
• International Paralympic Committee official website