| Great Britain at the 1992 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | GBR |
| NPC | British Paralympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Tignes-Albertville | |
| Competitors | 15[1] in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics held in Tignes and Albertville, France. The team was known by it shortened name of Great Britain, for identification purposes.
The British team entered athletes in all three disciplines contested at the Games; eleven in alpine skiing, four in biathlon and three in cross-country skiing. Five medals were won by British athletes, one silver and four bronze, meaning Britain placed fifteenth in the medal table.[2][3] All five medals were won in alpine skiing events, two by Richard Burt and three by Matthew Stockford.[4] In addition to the medal performances the team had fourteen top ten finishes. The achievements of the British Paralympic team at the 1992 Winter Games helped to raise awareness of sports for disabled athletes.[5]
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- ^ "Brief History" (PDF). British Disabled Ski Team. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Achievements". English Federation of Disability Sport. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.