List of 2010 Winter Paralympics medal winners
Encyclopedia
The 2010 Winter Paralympics
were held in Vancouver
, Canada
, from March 12 to March 21, 2010. A total 506 athletes from 44 National Paralympic Committee
s (NPCs) participated in these Games. Overall, 64 events in 5 disciplines
were contested.
Canada finished third overall in gold medal wins, with 10 gold medals. Russia placed first in total medals, with 38.
* suspended
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
were held in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, from March 12 to March 21, 2010. A total 506 athletes from 44 National Paralympic Committee
National Paralympic Committee
National Paralympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee , they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Paralympic Games.The Paralympic Games are a major...
s (NPCs) participated in these Games. Overall, 64 events in 5 disciplines
Paralympic sports
The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2010, the Summer Paralympics include 20 sports and disciplines and about 420 events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about 64 events...
were contested.
Canada finished third overall in gold medal wins, with 10 gold medals. Russia placed first in total medals, with 38.
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Alpine skiing
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| Women's Super Combined |
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| Men's downhill |
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| Men's Super-G |
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| Men's giant slalom |
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| Men's Super Combined |
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Biathlon
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| Women's Individual |
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| Men's Pursuit |
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Cross-country skiing
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' Maria Iovleva Maria Iovleva Maria Iovleva is a Russian biathlete and cross-country skier representing Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She won two medals in sitting biathlon, one of them gold and was on the gold medal team of women's cross-country relay. She is deaf and paralyzed... Mikhalina Lysova Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Alexey Ivanov Liubov Vasilyeva Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Yakimova |
' Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska Olena Iurkovska is a cross-country skier and biathlete from Ukraine, and a five time Paralympic Champion. She has competed at every Winter Paralympic Games since 2002, winning a total of five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals up to 2010... Iuliia Batenkova Oleksandra Kononova |
' Larysa Varona Liudmila Vauchok Liudmila Vauchok Liudmila Vauchok is Belarusian Paralympian.She had excelled in athletics and she had won the Belarusian national titles in runs between 1500 and 5000 meters distances before she injured her spine in 2001 and was forced to use a wheelchair. She stayed involved in sports after her injury winning... Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Vasili Haurukovich |
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| Men's 1 x 4 km + 2 x 5 km Relay |
' Sergey Shilov Sergey Shilov Sergey Shilov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and six time Paralympic Champion.Shilov has competed at nine Paralympic Games , in cross-country skiing, biathlon and in athletics... Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov Kirill Mikhaylov is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and four time Paralympic Champion. He compete in classification category standing events.... Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin Nikolay Polukhin is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion.One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.... |
' Iurii Kostiuk Iurii Kostiuk Iurii Kostiuk is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympic Champion.He competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. In cross-country skiing he took the gold medal in the men's 15 km, silver in the 5 km and bronze in the 10 km, sitski... Grygorii Vovchinskyi Vitaliy Lukyanenko Vitaliy Lukyanenko Vitaliy Lukyanenko is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier and Paralympian.He is classified B3 , and compete in classification category visually impaired.... Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Volodymyr Ivanov Volodymyr Ivanov (skier) Volodymyr Ivanov is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, sighted guide and Paralympian.He has competed at three Paralympic Games as the sighted guide for Vitaliy Lukyanenko.... |
' Trygve Toskedal Larsen Vegard Dahle Nils-Erik Ulset |
Wheelchair curling
| Mixed | Jim Armstrong Jim Armstrong (curler) Dr. James P. Armstrong is a former Canadian curler and current wheelchair curler from Richmond, British Columbia. He was a successful curler for much of his earlier career until he had to stop playing because of bad knees and a car accident in 2003... Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour is a Canadian wheelchair curler. He was the third on the team that won gold at the 2009 World Championships and was selected as third for Team Canada in the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He has been paraplegic since 2000.... Ina Forrest Ina Forrest Ina Forrest is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.-Results:- References :... Sonja Gaudet Sonja Gaudet Sonja Gaudet is a Canadian Paralympic curler. She was on the team that won gold at Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and was recently named to the wheelchair curling team for the 2010 Winter Paralympics-Results:- References :... Bruno Yizek Bruno Yizek Bruno Yizek is a Canadian wheelchair curler and Paralympian.He competed with the Canadian team at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, where they took the gold medal. He also took gold at the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Prague, Czech Republic.-External links :* at the... |
Haksung Kim Myungjin Kim Yanghyun Cho Misuk Kang Gilwoo Park |
Jalle Jungnell Jalle Jungnell Jalle Jungnell is a Swedish Paralympic curler. His team won bronze in Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and in the 2009 World wheelchair curling championship they won silver.-Results:- References :... Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen is a Swedish Paralympic wheelchair curler. He was on the bronze medal winning Swedish team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, where he was suspended for six months for use of an illegal drug, a blood pressure medicine he had taken for 4–5... * Patrik Burman Anette Wilhelm Anette Wilhelm Anette Wilhelm is a Swedish wheelchair curler. She was on the bronze winning Swedish team at Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. She was also on the silver medal winning Swedish team at the 2009 world championship. She has two children and was paralyzed in an accident.-Results:-... Patrik Kallin |
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Ice sledge hockey
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| Mike Blabac Mike Blabac Mike Blabac is an ice sledge hockey player from USA who has competed at the Winter Paralympics. He plays as a goaltender. Blabac was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001.... Steve Cash Steve Cash (sledge hockey) Steven "Steve" Cash is an ice sledge hockey player from the USA. He had cancer in his right knee as a child, and his foot was amputated when he was three. From 2004 to 2011, he was a member of the Disabled Athlete Sports Association Junior Blues Sled Hockey club.He took part in the 2010 Winter... Taylor Chace Taylor Chace Taylor Chace is an American sledge hockey player.Chace is one of three children of Rick and Lisa Chace. He began playing ice hockey at age 5, and by age 16 was playing for the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs.... Jimmy Connelly Jimmy Connelly Jimmy Connelly is a sledge hockey player from the USA.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.-External links:*... Brad Emmerson Joe Howard Joe Howard (sledge hockey) Joseph "Momo" Howard is an ice sledge hockey player from USA. Howard lost both of his legs at the age of 15. In 1996, he was introduced to ice sledge hockey, and competed in his first Winter Paralympics at the 1998. At those games, the USA came in seventh place but Howard set a record with six... Tim Jones Tim Jones (sledge hockey) Tim Jones is a ice sledge hockey player from USA.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.-External links:*... Nikko Landeros Nikko Landeros Nikko Landeros is an ice sledge hockey player from USA.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.-External links:*... Taylor Lipsett Taylor Lipsett Andrew "Taylor" Lipsett is an ice sledge hockey player and Paralympic Gold and bronze medalist. He graduated from Southern Methodist University and is married. He is also a member of the charity "Team for Tomorrow" and has Osteogenesis imperfecta.- References :... Adam Page Josh Pauls Josh Pauls Josh Pauls is an ice sledge hockey player from USA.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.He attended Watchung Hills Regional High School-External links:... Alexi Salamone Alexi Salamone Alexi Salamone is an ice sledge hockey player from the USA.-Early life:Salamone was born near Chernobyl, the site of a nuclear accident that took place 14 months prior to his birth... Greg Shaw Greg Shaw (sledge hockey) Greg Shaw is an ice sledge hockey player from USA.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.-External links:*... Bubba Torres Andy Yohe Andy Yohe Andrew "Andy" Yohe is an ice sledge hockey player from USA. Yohe was team captain at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where the USA defeated Japan by a 2-0 tally to win the gold medal.... |
Mikio Annaka Takayuki Endo Shinobu Fukushima Naohiko Ishida Noritaka Ito Makoto Majima Tomohiko Maruo Eiji Misawa Mitsuru Nagase Toshiyuki Nakamura Satoru Sudo Kazuhiro Takahashi Daisuke Uehara Atsuya Yaguchi Mamoru Yoshikawa |
Ole Bjarte Austevoll Audun Bakke Helge Bjornstad Kissinger Deng Kissinger Deng Kissinger Deng is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player. He is a goaltender, and currently plays for Oslo KHK. He was on the bronze medal team at the 2010 Paralympics and was originally from Sudan.-Titles:*2009... Eskil Hagen Thomas Jacobsen Thomas Jacobsen (sledge hockey) Thomas Jacobsen is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player.He took the bronze medal with the Norwegian sledge hockey team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.-External links:* Official site on Facebook... Loyd Remi Johansen Loyd Remi Johansen Loyd Remi Johansen is a sledge hockey player from Norway. He was on the silver medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and the bronze medal winning team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.- References :... Roger Johansen Roger Johansen Roger Johansen is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player. He is a keeper, and plays for Oslo KHK.He comes from Leirfjord, Nordland.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.-Honours:*2010** Bronze at the Paralympics... Knut Andre Nordstoga Rolf Einar Pedersen Rolf Einar Pedersen Rolf Einar Pedersen is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player.As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has one bronze , and two silver from the Paralympic Games... Tommy Rovelstad Tommy Rovelstad Tommy Rovelstad is a Norwegian sledge hockey player.He began to play competitively in 1996. He has won a gold medal , two silver medals and a bronze medal at the Winter Paralympics.-Titles:... Kjell Vidar Royne Stig Tore Svee Stig Tore Svee Stig Tore Svee is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player.As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has two silver from the Paralympic Games. At the 1998 Paralympic Games the team took the gold medal. He took the bronze medal with the Norwegian team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in... Morten Vaernes |
Medal leaders
Athletes that won at least two gold medals or at least three total medals are listed below.| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.... | Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Alpine skiing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Thomas Friedrich | Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Alpine skiing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Lindsay Debou | Alpine skiing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Yakimova | Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Alexey Ivanov | Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Juraj Medera | Alpine skiing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Natalia Subrtova Natália Šubrtová Natália Šubrtová is an Slovak alpine skier, sighted guide and three time Paralympic Champion.As the sighted guide for Henrieta Farkašová, she has won three gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's Super-G, visually... | Alpine skiing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Robin McKeever Robin McKeever Robin McKeever is a Canadian cross country skier, sighted guide, Paralympian and Olympian.He participated in cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.... | Cross-country skiing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces Miguel Galindo Garces is a Spanish alpine skier, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.He competed as a sighted guide in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada, with Jon Santacana Maiztegui.... | Alpine skiing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Volodymyr Ivanov Volodymyr Ivanov (skier) Volodymyr Ivanov is a Ukrainian biathlete, cross-country skier, sighted guide and Paralympian.He has competed at three Paralympic Games as the sighted guide for Vitaliy Lukyanenko.... | Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Guide Sighted guide A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment.... : Tommaso Balasso | Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||