South Africa at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

South Africa at the
1998 Winter Paralympics
IPC code RSA
NPC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website www.sascoc.co.za
in Nagano
Competitors 1 in 1 sport
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Winter Paralympics appearances

South Africa made its Winter Paralympic Games début at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. The country entered only one athlete, Bruce Warner, who competed in alpine skiing. He did not win any medals.[1]

South Africa thus became the second African country ever to compete at the Winter Paralympics, following Uganda in 1976.[2]

Alpine skiing

Bruce Warner, South Africa's only representative, entered four events:

References

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