Winter Paralympics 2006 / Participant (Germany)
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8th | 5 | 5 |
Germany took part in the Winter Paralympics 2006 in Turin with a delegation of 35 athletes and 5 guides.
The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the alpine ski racer Martin Braxenthaler .
Participants by sport
Sledge ice hockey
Men's:
- Gerd Bleidorn
- Sebastian Disveld
- Marius Hattendorf
- Sebastian Kessler
- Alexander Klein
- Matthias Koch
- Marco Lahrs
- Robert Pabst
- Raimund Patzelt
- Rolf Rabe
- Frank Rennhack
- Udo Segreff
- Sven Stump
- Jörg Wedde
Alpine skiing
Women:
Men's:
- Martin Braxenthaler ( standard bearer at the opening ceremony on March 10th)
- Gerd Gradwohl
- Christian Junghanns
- Kevin Lindner
- Thomas Nolte
- Frank Pfortmüller
- Gerd Schönfelder
- Simon Voit
- Karl-Heinz Vachenauer (Guide)
Nordic skiing (biathlon and cross-country skiing)
Women:
Men's:
- Jörg Baldauf
- Michael Bentele
- Wilhelm Brem
- Josef Giesen
- Frank Höfle
- Thomas Oelsner
- Harald Thauer
- Michael Weymann
- Thomas Friedrich (Guide)
- Franz Lankes (Guide)
- Johannes Wachlin (Guide)
- Ulrich Zipfel (Guide)
Curling
No German participants.
Medalist
Gold medals
- Downhill - standing, gentlemen: Gerd Schönfelder
- Cross-country skiing - visually impaired, 5 km, women: Verena Bentele
- Downhill - visually impaired, gentlemen: Gerd Gradwohl
- Biathlon - visually impaired, 7.5 km, women: Verena Bentele
- Super-G - seated, gentlemen: Martin Braxenthaler
- Giant slalom - standing, men: Gerd Schönfelder
- Giant slalom - sitting, men: Martin Braxenthaler
- Slalom - sitting, men: Martin Braxenthaler
Silver medals
- Downhill - standing, women: Reinhild Möller
- Cross-country skiing - visually impaired, 5 km, men: Frank Höfle
- Super-G - standing, gentlemen: Gerd Schönfelder
- Biathlon - standing, 7.5 km, men: Josef Giesen
- Giant slalom - standing, women: Andrea Rothfuss
Bronze medals
- Biathlon - visually impaired, 12.5 km, men: Wilhelm Brem
- Biathlon - visually impaired, 12.5 km, women: Verena Bentele
- Cross-country skiing - standing, 5 km, men: Thomas Oelsner
- Slalom - standing, men: Gerd Schönfelder
- Slalom - visually impaired, men: Gerd Gradwohl