Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

competed at the

1980 Winter Paralympics The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games ( no, Paralympiske vinterleker 1980; nn, Paralympiske vinterleikane 1980), the second Winter Paralympics, were held from 1 to 7 February 1980 in Geilo, Norway. Eighteen countries took part with 299 athletes. A d ...

Geilo is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Viken county, Norway. Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, with around 2,500 inhabitants. It is situated in the valley of Hallingdal, 250 km from Oslo and 260 km from Bergen. The Bergen Line ...

, Norway. 34 competitors from Austria won 22 medals including 6 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze and finished 3rd in the

medal table The Olympic medal table is a method of sorting the medal placements of countries in the modern-day Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic ...

Alpine skiing

The medalists are: *

Gerhard Langer Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...

, Men's Slalom 2B * Brigitte Madlener, Women's Giant Slalom 3B *

Josef Meusburger Josef Meusburger is an Austrian para-alpine skier. Career Meusburger represented Austria at the 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. He won a medal in each event that he competed in at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Winter Paralympics. At t ...

, Men's Slalom 2A *

Peter Perner Peter Perner is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at five Winter Paralympics: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992. In total, he won two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal at the Winter Paralympics. He also compet ...

, Men's Giant Slalom 1A *

, Men's Slalom 1A *

Markus Ramsauer Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl� ...

, Men's Giant Slalom 2A *

Anton Berger Anton Berger is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and at the 1980 Winter Paralympics and, in total, he won two silver medals and two bronze medals at the Winter Paralympics. His win at the 1980 ...

, Men's Slalom 2B *

Hubert Griessmaier Hubert Griessmaier is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at the 1980 Winter Paralympics and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics. He won the silver medal at the Men's Slalom 3A event at the 1980 Winter Paralympics. See also * Li ...

, Men's Slalom 3A *

Heidi Jauk ''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Used ...

, Women's Slalom 2A *

, Men's Giant Slalom 2B * Brigitte Madlener, Women's Slalom 3B *

, Men's Giant Slalom 2A *

, Men's Slalom 2A * Christine Winkler, Women's Giant Slalom 1A * Christine Winkler, Women's Slalom 1A *

, Men's Giant Slalom 2B *

Anton Ledermaier Anton Ledermaier is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and at the 1980 Winter Paralympics. His win at the 1980 Slalom 2B event formed part of a medal sweep as Gerhard Langer and Anton Berger ...

, Men's Slalom 2B *

Franz Meister Franz Meister is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Paralympics. Career Meister competed in three events at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and two events at the 1980 Winter ...

, Men's Giant Slalom 1A * Brigitte Rajchl, Women's Giant Slalom 1A * Dietmar Schweninger, Men's Slalom 3A * Ursula Steiger, Women's Slalom 1A

Cross-country

Seven athletes represented Austria in cross-country skiing. The medalists are: * Bruno Geuze,

Horst Morokutti Horst Morokutti is an Austrian para-alpine skier and cross-country skier. He represented Austria at four Winter Paralympics and, in total, he won one gold medal, four silver medals and one bronze medal. Career He represented Austria in alpin ...

Franz Perner Franz Perner is an Austrian Paralympic athlete. He competed in alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and in cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Paralympics, at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics. He also co ...

Josef Scheiber Josef Scheiber is an Austrian cross-country skier. He represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and at the 1980 Winter Paralympics. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 3x10 km Relay III-IV B event at the 1976 Winter Paralympics and th ...

Men's 4x5 km Relay 3A-3B

References

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