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Not held in other editions
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Giant Slalom, LW6/8, Men

Date11 February 1984
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationJahorina
Participants8 from 4 countries

The LW6/8 event (LW stands for Locomotor Winter) is for competitors with a disability in one arm, which may be the result of an amputation, paralysis or dysmelia. Its competitors use just a single ski pole.

Winner of the event was Switzerland’s Paul Neukomm. He also medalled in the LW6/8 giant slalom at the Winter Paralympics, placing second behind Dietmar Schweninger, whom he had beaten in Sarajevo. Neukomm also earned two Paralympic medals in 1988, a silver and a bronze.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCTime
1Paul NeukommSUI1:02.19
2Dietmar SchweningerAUT1:03.04
3Rolf HeinzmannSUI1:03.25
4Heinz MoserSUI1:03.66
5Reed RobinsonUSA1:04.78
6Srečko KosYUG1:05.32
7Franc KomarYUG1:08.40
8Štefan AhačičYUG1:10.57