en Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Great Britain at the
1998 Winter Paralympics
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 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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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

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Factor (%)	Calculated time	Rank
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

Athlete	Event	Time
Sarah Morris	Giant slalom LW10-11	DNF
	Slalom LW10-11	DSQ
	Super-G B1,3	DNF

Biathlon

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

Men

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

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Factor (%)	Calculated time	Rank
Terry Ahrens	15 km free LW5/7,6/8	37:23.4	95	35:31.2	19
Terry Ahrens	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

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]