Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics

Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

at the 1976 Winter Paralympics
1976 Winter Paralympics
The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games were the first Winter Paralympics. They were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden from 21 to 28 February 1976. The disabilities included in this paralympics were blindness and amputees. Sixteen countries took part with 198 athletes...

consisted of 28 events, 15 for men and 13 for women.

Medal table

Rank	Nation				Total
1	Switzerland	9	1	0	10
2	West Germany	8	7	2	17
3	Austria	5	16	13	34
4	Czechoslovakia	3	0	0	3
5	France	2	0	3	5
6	Canada	1	0	2	3
Total		28	24	20	72

Medal summary

The competition events were:

Giant slalom: men - women
Slalom: men - women
Alpine combination: men - women

Each event had separate standing classifications:

I - standing, single leg amputation
Amputation
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...

above the knee
II - standing, single leg amputation below the knee
III - standing, single arm amputation
IV A - standing, double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....

, or equivalent impairment
IV B - standing, double arm amputation

Men's events

Giant slalom	I
	II
	III
	IV A
	IV B
Slalom	I
	II
	III
	IV A
	IV B
Alpine combination	I
	II
	III
	IV A
	IV B

Women's events

Giant slalom	I
	II
	III		None
	IV A	None	None
	IV B	None	None
Slalom	I
	II
	III		None
	IV B	None	None
Alpine combination	I
	II		None
	III		None
	IV B	None	None

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