| Australia at the 1992 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | AUS |
| NPC | Australian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tignes-Albertville | |
| Competitors | 5 in 1 sport |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes and Albertville in France. They were the first winter Paralympics to be celebrated concurrently with the Olympic Games. The official logo of the Games was designed by Jean-Michel Folon. It depicts a bird with broken wings, soaring high across the peak of a mountain. This was used to reflect the sporting abilities of the athletes at the Games.[1] The official mascot, Alpy, designed by Vincent Thiebaut, represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes. Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.[2] The 1992 Games were where Australia won their first winter medals at the Paralympics. Michael Milton won Australia's first gold with a win in the men's slalom LW2. Milton also won a silver medal in the men's super-G LW2.[3] At these Games, Australia was represented by 5 male athletes. Australia was placed 12th in the overall medal tally for the Winter Games winning a total of 4 medals: 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.[4][5]
- ^ Official Logo, From Stoke Mandeville to Sochi
- ^ Official Mascot, From Stoke Mandeville to Sochi
- ^ "Paralympic Games History - Winter". Australian Paralympic Committee. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Historical Results Archive". IPC. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ McDonald, Margie (15 March 2010). "Jessica Gallagher rejoices in Paralympic history". The Australian. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2011.