West Germany at the 1976 Winter Paralympics

West Germany competed at the 1976 Winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden from February 21 to 28, 1976.[1] The team finished first out of the sixteen competing nations in the medal table and won twenty eight medals: ten gold, twelve silver and six bronze.[2] Athletes from West Germany competed in 76 events in two sports: Alpine Skiing and Cross Country Skiing.[3] West Germany won 17 medals in Alpine Skiing: eight gold, seven silver and two bronze, whereas it won 15 medals in Cross Country Skiing: two gold, seven silver and six bronze.[3]

West Germany at the 1976 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Germany
IPC code	FRG
NPC	National Paralympic Committee Germany
Website	www.dbs-npc.de (in German)
in Örnsköldsvik
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 10 Silver 12 Bronze 6 Total 28
Winter Paralympics appearances
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
Germany (1992–)

Disability classifications

The Paralympics groups athletes' disabilities into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[4][5] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing.[6]

Alpine Skiing

Petra Merkott won three gold medals in Women's Alpine Combination IV B, Women's Giant Slalom IV B and Women's Slalom IV B.[3] Annemie Schneider also won three gold medals in Women's Alpine Combination IB, Women's Giant Slalom I and Women's Slalom I.[3] Other medalists included Traudl Weber, who won three silver medal; Hans Strasser who won one gold, one silver and one bronze; Richard Prager who won two silver medals; Ulli Helmbold who won one gold; and Peter Braun who won one bronze.[3]

See also

• West Germany at the 1976 Winter Olympics

References

1. "Paralympic Games History – Winter". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
2. "Medal Standings Örnsköldsvik 1976 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
3. West Germany at the 1976 Winter Paralympics on paralympic.org
4. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
5. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
6. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2011.