The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics held in Lillehammer, Norway. The team was known by it shortened name of Great Britain, for identification purposes. Twenty-three athletes, all of whom were men,. competed for Britain. The team won five medals at the Games, all bronze, and finished 21st in the medal table. Richard Burt won two medals in alpine skiing, as he had done in the 1992 Games. In addition to the medal performances the team had seven top ten finishes.
The following British athletes won medals at the Games. In total five medals were won, all bronze, and the team finished 21st in the medal table.[1][2][3] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped 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. Events with "B" in the code are for athletes with visual impairment, codes LW1 to LW9 are for athletes who stand to compete and LW10 to LW12 are for athletes who compete sitting down.[6] In biathlon events, which contain a target shooting component, blind and visually impaired athletes are able to compete through the use of acoustic signals, whose signal intensity varies dependent upon whether or not the athlete is on target.[7]
Eight British athletes competed in alpine skiing events, a decrease from the eleven who had competed in the 1992 Games. Six of the athletes had previous Games experience. A total of four bronze medals were won by British skiers. Richard Burt medalled in both the giant slalom and super-G B3 classification, as he had done in 1992. Matthew Stockford, who won three bronze medals at the previous Games, took home a bronze in the super-G LXW and James Barker won bronze in the downhill LWXI.[1][8][9]
Three British men competed in biathlon events, all of them had also represented the nation in the 1992 Winter Paralympics.[8] All of Britain's biathletes raced in the 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) B1 classification, for those with no functional vision and in the shooting component were assisted by acoustic signals to indicate when they were on target.[10] None of the athletes won a medal, the highest placed finisher being Peter Young who came eleventh. Young and James Denton also competed in cross-country skiing events at the Games.[1][11]
Britain sent two biathletes to the Games, both of whom had also competed in the 1992 Games. James Denton and Peter Young both competed in the 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and 20 kilometres (12 mi) races in the B1 classification. Young won the bronze medal in the 5 km event.[1][8] This was his second Paralympic bronze medal, he won his first in the 1984 Games in the 10 km event.[12] Denton's best finish was fourteenth in the 10 km event.[1]
Athlete
Event
Real time
Factor (%)
Finish time
Rank
James Denton
5 km B1
21:24.9
85
18:12.1
16
10 km B1
44:24.0
80
35:31.2
14
20 km B1
1:23:58.6
85
1:11:22.8
15
Peter Young
5 km B1
16:23.2
85
13:55.7
10 km B1
34:38.5
80
27:42.8
11
20 km B1
1:03:45.7
85
54:11.8
4
Factor percentage
To ensure a fair event when athletes with differing disabilities compete, times achieved are sometimes modified by a factor percentage, to produce a result known as "Finish Time". It is this time that decides the result of the races.[13] Real times recorded are also listed.
Ice sledge hockey made its first appearance on the Paralympic schedule in Lillehammer.[14] Great Britain sent a squad of 12 athletes to compete in the sport.[1] Five teams competed in a group stage with the top two teams advancing to the gold medal match and third and fourth placed teams playing off for the bronze medal. The British team beat Estonia 2–0, drew 0–0 with both Canada and Norway and lost 7–0 to Sweden to finish fourth in the group. Facing Canada again for the bronze medal, Britain were defeated 2–0.[15]
Phil Brownstein Andy Flockton Dave Hall Phillip Hall Stuart Harley William Henderson Paul Ireson John Lambert William Levick Anthony Neale Philip Saunders Neil Wood
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External linksEdit
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics held in Lillehammer Norway The team was known by it shortened name of Great Britain for identification purposes Twenty three athletes all of whom were men competed for Britain The team won five medals at the Games all bronze and finished 21st in the medal table Richard Burt won two medals in alpine skiing as he had done in the 1992 Games In addition to the medal performances the team had seven top ten finishes Great Britain at the1994 Winter ParalympicsFlag of the United KingdomIPC codeGBRNPCBritish Paralympic AssociationWebsitewww wbr paralympics wbr org wbr ukin LillehammerCompetitors23 1 in 4 sportsMedalsRanked 21stGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 5 Total 5Winter Paralympics appearances overview 1976198019841988199219941998200220062010201420182022 Contents 1 Medallists 2 Disability classification 3 Alpine skiing 4 Biathlon 5 Cross country skiing 6 Ice sledge hockey 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksMedallists EditFurther information 1994 Winter Paralympics medal table The following British athletes won medals at the Games In total five medals were won all bronze and the team finished 21st in the medal table 1 2 3 In the by discipline sections below medallists names are in bold Medal Name Sport Event nbsp Bronze James Barker Alpine skiing Men s downhill LWXI nbsp Bronze Richard Burt Alpine skiing Men s giant slalom B3 nbsp Bronze Richard Burt Alpine skiing Men s super G B3 nbsp Bronze Matthew Stockford Alpine skiing Men s super G LWX nbsp Bronze Peter Young Cross country skiing Men s 5 km classical technique B1Disability classification EditEvery participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped 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 Events with B in the code are for athletes with visual impairment codes LW1 to LW9 are for athletes who stand to compete and LW10 to LW12 are for athletes who compete sitting down 6 In biathlon events which contain a target shooting component blind and visually impaired athletes are able to compete through the use of acoustic signals whose signal intensity varies dependent upon whether or not the athlete is on target 7 Alpine skiing EditMain article Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Eight British athletes competed in alpine skiing events a decrease from the eleven who had competed in the 1992 Games Six of the athletes had previous Games experience A total of four bronze medals were won by British skiers Richard Burt medalled in both the giant slalom and super G B3 classification as he had done in 1992 Matthew Stockford who won three bronze medals at the previous Games took home a bronze in the super G LXW and James Barker won bronze in the downhill LWXI 1 8 9 Athlete Event Time RankJames Barker Downhill LWXI 1 39 12 nbsp Giant slalom LWXI Did not finishSlalom LWXI 2 24 38 5Super G LWXI Did not finishRichard Burt Downhill B3 DisqualifiedGiant slalom B3 2 46 79 nbsp Slalom B3 Did not finishSuper G B3 1 35 19 nbsp Michael Hammond Downhill LW2 1 31 27 15Giant slalom LW2 DisqualifiedSlalom LW2 DisqualifiedSuper G LW2 1 35 84 24Brian Harding Downhill LWX Did not finishGiant slalom LWX Did not finishSlalom LWX Did not startSuper G LWX Did not finishJonathan Morris Downhill LW2 Did not finishGiant slalom LW2 3 08 72 18Slalom LW2 1 52 02 10Super G LW2 1 37 32 25Graham Nugent Giant slalom LW1 3 DisqualifiedSlalom LW1 3 Did not finishSuper G LW1 3 2 14 38 7Matthew Stockford Downhill LWX Did not finishGiant slalom LWX Did not finishSlalom LWX Did not startSuper G LWX 1 48 18 nbsp Edward Suckling Giant slalom LW1 3 4 38 24 5Slalom LW1 3 Did not finishSuper G LW1 3 3 07 19 8Biathlon EditMain article Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Three British men competed in biathlon events all of them had also represented the nation in the 1992 Winter Paralympics 8 All of Britain s biathletes raced in the 7 5 kilometres 4 7 mi B1 classification for those with no functional vision and in the shooting component were assisted by acoustic signals to indicate when they were on target 10 None of the athletes won a medal the highest placed finisher being Peter Young who came eleventh Young and James Denton also competed in cross country skiing events at the Games 1 11 Athlete Event Real time Missed shots Factor Finish time RankMike Brace 7 5 km B1 50 47 2 1 80 40 43 8 13James Denton 48 16 2 6 80 39 12 10 12Peter Young 41 34 9 9 80 34 09 9 13Cross country skiing EditMain article Cross country skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Britain sent two biathletes to the Games both of whom had also competed in the 1992 Games James Denton and Peter Young both competed in the 5 kilometres 3 1 mi 10 kilometres 6 2 mi and 20 kilometres 12 mi races in the B1 classification Young won the bronze medal in the 5 km event 1 8 This was his second Paralympic bronze medal he won his first in the 1984 Games in the 10 km event 12 Denton s best finish was fourteenth in the 10 km event 1 Athlete Event Real time Factor Finish time RankJames Denton 5 km B1 21 24 9 85 18 12 1 1610 km B1 44 24 0 80 35 31 2 1420 km B1 1 23 58 6 85 1 11 22 8 15Peter Young 5 km B1 16 23 2 85 13 55 7 nbsp 10 km B1 34 38 5 80 27 42 8 1120 km B1 1 03 45 7 85 54 11 8 4Factor percentageTo ensure a fair event when athletes with differing disabilities compete times achieved are sometimes modified by a factor percentage to produce a result known as Finish Time It is this time that decides the result of the races 13 Real times recorded are also listed Ice sledge hockey EditFurther information Ice sledge hockey at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey made its first appearance on the Paralympic schedule in Lillehammer 14 Great Britain sent a squad of 12 athletes to compete in the sport 1 Five teams competed in a group stage with the top two teams advancing to the gold medal match and third and fourth placed teams playing off for the bronze medal The British team beat Estonia 2 0 drew 0 0 with both Canada and Norway and lost 7 0 to Sweden to finish fourth in the group Facing Canada again for the bronze medal Britain were defeated 2 0 15 Squad list 15 Group Bronze medal match RankOppositionResult RankPhil Brownstein Andy Flockton Dave Hall Phillip Hall Stuart Harley William Henderson Paul Ireson John Lambert William Levick Anthony Neale Philip Saunders Neil Wood nbsp NorwayD 0 0 4 nbsp CanadaL 0 2 4 nbsp SwedenL 0 7 nbsp CanadaD 0 0 nbsp EstoniaW 2 0See also EditGreat Britain at the Paralympics Great Britain at the 1994 Winter OlympicsReferences Edit a b c d e f g Athlete Search Results International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 13 April 2011 Turin welcomes Winter Paralympics BBC Sport 10 March 2006 Retrieved 13 April 2010 Kelly Gallagher claims fourth at Winter Paralympics BBC Sport 19 March 2010 Retrieved 13 April 2011 Paralympics categories explained ABC 3 September 2008 Retrieved 20 April 2010 Making sense of the categories BBC Sport 6 October 2000 Retrieved 20 April 2010 Sport Profiles Alpine skiing Australian Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 12 September 2009 Retrieved 28 April 2011 Sport Profiles Biathlon Australian Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 29 September 2009 Retrieved 28 April 2011 a b c Athlete Search Results 1992 International Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 15 April 2013 Retrieved 13 April 2011 Winter wonderland BBC Sport 26 March 2006 Retrieved 13 April 2011 About the Sport International Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 25 March 2011 Retrieved 4 May 2011 Sports Classification British Paralympic Association Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 14 April 2011 British team plan to put money worries behind them BBC News 4 March 1998 Retrieved 14 April 2011 About the sport International Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 20 October 2012 Retrieved 16 April 2010 British Paralympic chief targets two medals at Winter Games morethanthegames com 9 March 2010 Archived from the original on 11 March 2010 Retrieved 13 April 2011 a b Results Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games Ice Sledge Hockey Men International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 13 April 2011 External links EditInternational Paralympic Committee official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Britain at the 1994 Winter Paralympics amp oldid 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