Patrick Cooper #55
Games type:
Paralympic Winter Games
Games year:
Albertville 1992,
Innsbruck 1988,
Lillehammer 1994
Medal won:
Bronze,
Gold,
Silver
Para sport:
Para alpine skiing
Gender:
Male
| Ethnicity | New Zealander |
| Date of Birth | 1968 |
| Resides | Hamilton |
| Occupation | Surveyor |
| Impairment (Disability) | Single below knee amputee |
Patrick is New Zealand’s most decorated winter Paralympian and on his Paralympic debut in Innsbruck 1988 he emerged as part of a new generation of Kiwi Para alpine skiers. Patrick won 6 medals across 3 Paralympic Winter Games, including a silver at Innsbruck 1988 and two spectacular gold medals at Albertville 1992. This was a feat he was to repeat at Lillehammer 1994 two years on, when he defended his 2 gold medals and picked up a bronze.
Patrick officially received his ‘numbered’ pin as part of The Celebration Project in Hamilton in June 2019.
Paralympic results
| 1988 | Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games | Silver Men's Slalom LW4 | |||
| 1992 | Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games | Gold Men's Slalom LW4 Gold Men's Super-G LW4 | |||
| 1994 | Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games | Gold Men's Slalom LW4 Gold Men's Super-G LW4 Bronze Men's Giant Slalom LW4 |
