| Greece at the 2006 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | GRE |
| NPC | Hellenic Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
|
| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Greece participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Greece entered one athlete in the following sport:
 |  |  | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | This article about sports in Greece is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This 2006 Winter Paralympics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from 7 to 16 March 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the American continent. These were the first Paralympic Winter Games for Andorra, Chile, China, Croatia, Greece, and Hungary. Ragnhild Myklebust of Norway won five gold medals in skiing and biathlon, becoming the most successful Winter Paralympic athlete of all time with 22 medals, 17 of them gold.
The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new Paralympics logo.
Finland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
France participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Germany participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Japan participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Russia participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Spain participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Switzerland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Ukraine participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Rwanda has competed in 11 Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games.
Norbert Holík is a Paralympian athlete from Slovakia who competes mainly in category P13 pentathlon events.
Liechtenstein made its Paralympic Games début at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York City, entering just one athlete in athletics. The country competed again at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Games, and at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Games. It was then absent from the Paralympics until the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, where it sent just one table tennis player, Peter Frommelt. Liechtenstein was absent from the 2006 and 2010 Winter Games and the 2008 Summer Games.
Greece, the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games that hosted the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, did not compete in the Summer Paralympics until 1976 and in the Winter Paralympics until 2002, but since then the Greeks have taken part in every edition of both events. Although the Greek delegation traditionally enters first during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, this tradition does not apply to the Paralympics, where Greece enters within alphabetical order. The National Paralympic Committee for Greece is the Hellenic Paralympic Committee.
Anna Alexandrovna Milenina is a Russian Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She was born with Erb's palsy which resulted in her left arm being paralyzed.
Mexico made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of seven athletes competing in track and field, swimming, weightlifting and wheelchair fencing. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, and made its Winter Paralympics début in 2006.
Armenia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with just two entries: Gagik Gasparian in powerlifting, and a four-person team in the mixed crewboat event in sailing. Two years later, Armenia made its Winter Paralympics début, with eight competitors in alpine skiing. The country has participated in every subsequent event of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics, although its delegations have generally been small.
Finland participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, with a single representative, swimmer Tauno Valkama - who won gold in his sole event, the 50m crawl. The country was absent from the 1964 Games, but returned in 1968, and has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. Finland has also taken part in every edition of the Winter Paralympics, from the first in 1976.
Bradley Bowden is a Canadian ice sledge hockey and wheelchair basketball player.
Greece sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–16 March 2014. This was Greece's third appearance at a Winter Paralympic Games. Their only athlete was alpine skier Efthymios Kalaras. He suffered a spinal cord injury two decades before these Paralympics, and was a returning Paralympic silver medalist from the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the discus throw. He finished 22nd in the sitting giant slalom, nearly a minute behind the gold medal time.