- 1976, Örnsköldsvik
- 1980, Geilo
- 1984, Innsbruck
- 1988, Innsbruck
- 1992, Albertville
- 1994, Lillehammer
- 1998, Nagano
- 2002, Salt Lake City
- 2006, Torino
- 2010, Vancouver
- 2014, Sochi
- 2018, PyeongChang
196 athletes from 16 countries competed in the first winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik. Australia’s only participant was Ron Finneran.
"By all means put your name down."
"I was told: 'You're not going anywhere boyo.'"
Australia sent two competitors to Geilo – Kyrra Grunnsund and Peter Rickards.
List of the members of the 1980 Australian Paralympic Team for the Geilo Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles.
"I just put my name down as a manager or whatever you call it."
To compete at the highest level in two different disciplines is amazing."
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Three Australian athletes participated in these Games: Rodney Mill (Cross-Country Skiing), Kyrra Grunnsund (Alpine Skiing) and Andrew Temple (Alpine Skiing).
List of the members of the 1984 Australian Paralympic Team for the Innsbruck Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles
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Australia took five competitors to the 1988 Innsbruck Winter Paralympics, all Alpine skiers.
List of the members of the 1988 Australian Paralympic Team for the Innsbruck Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles.
"As a 14 year old, your're sitting there with 2 of the best 5 guys in the world."
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Australia sent five athletes, all Alpine Skiers, to the 1992 Winter Paralympics and came home with its first ever medals.
List of the members of the 1992 Australian Paralympic Team for the Albertville Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles.
"We didn't know where she found the money from at the time"
"It just made it worth everything ... I was the happiest girl ever."
"It was the first time that we got some real media coverage."
"As a sit skier he was an absolutely, spectacularly, brilliant athlete"
"It was absolutely amazing, it had us all in tears"
"It wasn't just me, it was the whole team environment."
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The Lillehammer Winter Paralympic Games were held in 1994, six months after Sydney was awarded the 2000 Paralympics.
List of the members of the 1994 Australian Paralympic Team for the Lillehammer Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles
"I started off as a technical skier. It's a pattern that is worldwide."
"The level of preparation that we had was a real big step up between 1992 and 1994. And we saw that in the results..."
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Australia was represented by four male alpine skiers, only one of whom had previously competed in a Winter Paralympics and won fewer medals than in the two previous Winter Games.
List of the members of the 1998 Australian Paralympic Team for the Nagano Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles.
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At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, Australia earned the highest-ever number of top-ten performances and the most gold medals in a Winter Games, with the team finishing fourth in Alpine skiing ahead of powerhouses France, Switzerland, Italy and Canada.
List of the members of the 2002 Australian Paralympic Team for the Salt Lake City Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles.
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Australia was represented by 10 athletes at the 2006 Torino Winter Paralympics, the country’s largest-ever Winter Paralympic Games team.
List of the members of the 2006 Australian Paralympic Team for the Torino Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles.
"You want to compete at a level playing field..."
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List of the members of the 2010 Australian Paralympic Team for the Vancouver Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles.
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Eleven Australian athletes competed in Vancouver. The Australian team returned home with one silver and two bronze medals, finishing 13th on the total medal tally.
List of the members of the 2014 Australian Paralympic Team for the Sochi Games, with links to the members’ Wikipedia articles.
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