| Germany at the 2010 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | GER |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee Germany |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 20 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Frank Hoefle [1] |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Germany sent 20 competitors to compete in four disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They placed first overall in the medal standings with a total of 13 gold medals. [2]
The Alpine Ski Team from Germany won a total of 15 medals. [3] The medalists are:
Martin Braxenthaler - Men's Super Combined, sitting Martin Braxenthaler - Men's Giant Slalom, sitting Martin Braxenthaler - Men's Slalom, sitting Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Super Combined, standing Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Super G, standing Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Downhill, standing Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Giant Slalom, standing
Martin Braxenthaler - Men's Super G, sitting Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Slalom, standing Andrea Rothfuss - Women's Giant Slalom, standing Andrea Rothfuss - Women's Slalom, standing
Andrea Rothfuss - Women's Super G, standing Andrea Rothfuss - Women's Downhill, standing Anna Schaffelhuber - Women's Super G, sitting Gerd Gradwohl - Men's Downhill, visually impairedThe Biathlon team from Germany won a total of 5 medals at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. [4] The medalists are:
Verena Bentele Women's 12.5 km, visually impaired Verena Bentele Women's 3 km, visually impaired Wilhelm Brem Men's 12.5 km, visually impaired Josef Giesen Men's 12.5 km, standing Andrea Eskau Women's 10 km, sittingThe German athletes participating in the Cross-country skiing events won a total of 4 medals. [5] The medalists are:
Verena Bentele Women's 1 km sprint classic, visually impaired Verena Bentele Women's 5 km classic, visually impaired Verena Bentele Women's 15 km free, visually impaired Andrea Eskau Women's 5 km, sittingGermany competed in wheelchair curling. They placed last, with a score of 3–6, equaling the teams from Great Britain, Switzerland, Norway and Japan. Their results are: [6]
| Squad list [7] | Round robin [8] | Tie-breaker | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
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| Result | Rank | |||||
Jens Jaeger |  Norway W(10-6) | T6 | DNA | DNA | DNA | T6 |
 United States L(5-6) | ||||||
 Japan W(12-4) | ||||||
 Switzerland L(3-9) | ||||||
 Italy W(7-6) | ||||||
 Great Britain L(2-9) | ||||||
 Canada L(6-8) | ||||||
 South Korea L(2-9) | ||||||
 Sweden L(3-10) | ||||||
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