Hungary at the 2006 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | HUN |
NPC | Hungarian Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Turin | |
Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
Medals Ranked 20th |
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Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Hungary participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Hungary entered two athletes in the following sports:
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Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, or the tenth Paralympic Winter Games, 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 Medals Plaza.
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.
The cross-country skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics featured 12 events, from 11 to 26 February 2006 at Pragelato in Turin.
Belgium participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Croatia participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Denmark participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Finland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Germany participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Greece participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Latvia participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Norway participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Slovenia participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Switzerland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Sweden competed at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Ukraine participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
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.
Hungary made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of four athletes in track and field. Following another appearance in 1976 the country was then absent in 1980. The Hungarian delegation made a permanent return to the Summer Paralympics in 1984. Hungary first took part in the Winter Paralympics in 2002, and continuously attended the Winter Games through 2010. Hungary was absent from the 2014 Winter Games.
Hungary has been participating at the Deaflympics since its inception in 1924 and has earned a total of 132 medals.
Hungary sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, in Pyeongchang. It fielded a total of two athletes.