David Jamison is an American

para-alpine skier Paralympic alpine skiing is an adaptation of alpine skiing for athletes with a disability. The sport evolved from the efforts of disabled veterans in Germany and Austria during and after the Second World War. The sport is governed by the Internat ...

. He represented the

United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The United States finished 5th in the gold medal and 4th in the total medal count. Medalists The following American athletes won medals at the ...

and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing. He won the bronze medal at the Men's Slalom LW2 event in 1984 and the silver medal at the same event in 1988. He also represented the United States at the Men's giant slalom for single-leg amputees event in

disabled skiing Paralympic alpine skiing is an adaptation of alpine skiing for athletes with a disability. The sport evolved from the efforts of disabled veterans in Germany and Austria during and after the Second World War. The sport is governed by the Internat ...

, a

demonstration sport A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to promote it, rather than as part of standard medal competition. This occurs commonly during the Olympic Games, but may also occur at other sporting events. Demonstration spor ...

at the

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...

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