Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Great Britain at the
1998 Winter Paralympics

Flag of the United Kingdom

IPC code| GBR
NPC| British Paralympic Association
Website| www.paralympics.org.uk
in Nagano
Competitors| 21 in 4 sports
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics held in Nagano, Japan. The team was known by it shortened name of Great Britain, for identification purposes. The team did not win any medals during these games.

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Britain had 4 athletes competing in alpine skiing events.[1]

### Men

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Factor (%)  | Calculated time  | Rank

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Richard Burt | Downhill B1,3 | 1:29.1  | 85.41391  | 1:16.1  | 5
Giant slalom B1,3 |  |  |  |
Slalom B1,3 | 2:38.6  | 80.83597  | 2:08.2  | 5
Super-G B1,3 | 1:32.7  | 87.64001  | 1:21.3  | 7
Michael Hammond | Downhill LW2 | 1:18.67  | 94.14504  | 1:14.06  | 18
Giant slalom LW2 | 3:16.19  | 91.65723  | 2:59.82  | 17
Slalom LW2 | 2:13.73  | 100  | 2:13.73  | 16
Super-G LW2 | 1:28.37  | 91.51208  | 1:20.86  | 13
Steven Shaw | Downhill LW11 | 1:29.82  | 80.55899  | 1:12.35  | 16
Giant slalom LW11 | DNF
Slalom LW2 | DNF
Super-G LW2 | 1:45.65  | 82.10537  | 1:26.74  | 16

### Women

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Factor (%)  | Calculated time  | Rank

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Sarah Morris | Giant slalom LW10-11 | DNF
Slalom LW10-11 | DSQ
Super-G B1,3 | DNF

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Britain had 2 athletes competing in the biathlon events.[1]

### Men

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Athlete  | Event  | Real time  | Missed shots  | Factor (%)  | Finish time  | Rank

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Terry Ahrens | 7.5 km free LW6/8 | 37:08.2  | 0  | 95  | 35:16.7  | 14
Peter Young | 7.5 km free B1 | 39:26.6  | 4  | 83  | 33:25.0  | 4

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Britain had 2 athletes competing in the cross-country skiing events.[1]

### Men

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Factor (%)  | Calculated time  | Rank

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Terry Ahrens | 15 km free LW5/7,6/8 | 37:23.4  | 95  | 35:31.2  | 19
5 km classical LW5/7,6/8 | 21:06.2  | 92  | 19:24.9  | 22
Peter Young | 15 km free B1 | 42:50.3  | 83  | 35:33.3  | 8
20 km classical B1-3 | 1:15:38.2  | 87  | 1:05:48.2  | 12
5 km classical B1 | 18:06.8  | 87  | 15:45.5  | 4

## Ice sledge hockey

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Main article: Ice sledge hockey at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Britain entered with a squad of 15 players for the men's ice sledge hockey competition. There was no female event. The team finished in last place and scored no goals, but managed to pick up one point in a draw against 5th placed Japan.[1][2]

### Squad

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* Matthew Broadbent
* Patrick Bailey
* Philip Hall
* Stephen Shortland
* Stuart Harley
* Timothy James
* Llyr Gwyndaf
* Karl Nicholson
* John Lambert
* Antony Booth
* Antony Neale
* Dave Hall
* Dean Cavanagh
* Gary Vaughan
* Ian Warner

Andrew white

### Preliminary round

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#### Round robin

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Great Britain 0 – 7  Sweden
Great Britain 0 – 6  Estonia

#### Standings

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Rank  | Team  | GP  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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1 |  Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 4
2 |  Estonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 2
3 |  Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0

### Classification 5–7

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#### Round robin

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Great Britain 0 – 0  Japan
Great Britain 0 – 7  United States

#### Standings

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Rank  | Team  | GP  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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5 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3
6 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +4 | 2
7 |  Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1

## See also

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* Great Britain at the Paralympics
* Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Historical results".paralympic.org Retrieved 14 March 2014.
2. ^ "Ice sledge hockey results".paralympic.org Retrieved 14 March 2014.

## External links

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* International Paralympic Committee official website

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* Armenia
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* Great Britain
* Italy
* Netherlands
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