Jean-Pierre Kurth

Jean-Pierre Kurth

Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Handisport skiing
Medal record Paralympic Games 1984 Innsbruck Giant Slalom B2

Jean-Pierre Kurth was born on February 20, 1957, in Porrentruy, canton of Jura and resides in Verbier, canton of Valais. He is a handisport skier. He represented Switzerland at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, where he competed in alpine skiing.

He won several gold medals with Guy Dériaz as guide at the 1982 Winter sport world championship in the Alpes vaudoises, including the gold medal in the Giant Slalom B2, the Downhill B2, and the Combined B2. (B2 is the category for the visually impaired).^{[citation needed]}

In 1984, he competed at the Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck with Guy Dériaz as guide. He won the bronze medal in the Giant Slalom B2 event.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing

References

1. "Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom B2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
2. "Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Downhill B2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
3. "Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Alpine Combination B2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.