Hungary at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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Hungary at the
2010 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Hungary.svg
IPC code HUN
NPC Hungarian Paralympic Committee
Website www.hparalimpia.hu
in Vancouver
Competitors2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Balázs Koleszár [1]
Medals
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Silver
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Winter Paralympics appearances

Hungary sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics , in Vancouver. It fielded a total of two athletes (one man and one woman), both in alpine skiing. [2]

Hungary Country in Central Europe

Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) in the Carpathian Basin, it borders Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west. With about 10 million inhabitants, Hungary is a medium-sized member state of the European Union. The official language is Hungarian, which is the most widely spoken Uralic language in the world, and among the few non-Indo-European languages to be widely spoken in Europe. Hungary's capital and largest city is Budapest; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs and Győr.

2010 Winter Paralympics

The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the tenth Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler. With a theme of "One Inspires Many," the Opening Ceremony featured over 5000 local performers. Fifteen-year-old snowboarder Zach Beaumont, who is an amputee, was the final torch bearer and lit the Games Cauldron. The 2 hours live ceremony was produced by Vancouver-based Patrick Roberge Productions Inc.

Vancouver City in British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,400 people per square kilometre, which makes it the fifth-most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America, behind New York City, Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Mexico City according to the 2011 census. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada according to that census; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. 48.9% have neither English nor French as their first language. Roughly 30% of the city's inhabitants are of Chinese heritage.

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Alpine skiing

The following two athletes represented Hungary in alpine skiing:

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Total TimeCalculated TimeRank
Gyöngyi Dani
Balázs Koleszár

See also

Hungary at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Hungary participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Hungary at the Paralympics

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 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.

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Austria at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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Chile at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers from Opening Ceremony" (PDF). IPC. 12 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2010.
  2. ↑ List of Hungary's athletes [ permanent dead link ], official website of the 2010 Paralympics
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