| Italy at the 2010 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ITA |
| NPC | Comitato Italiano Paralimpico |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 35 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gianmaria Dal Maistro [1] |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances | |
Italy sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 35 Italian competitors were expected to take part in four sports: [2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Francesca Porcellato | Cross-country | Women's 1 km Sprint Classic, sitting | 21 |
 | Enzo Masiello | Cross-country | Men's 10 km Classic, sitting | 18 |
| Melania Corradini | Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G, standing | 19 |
| Gianmaria Dal Maistro | Alpine skiing | Men's combined, visually impaired | 20 |
 | Gianmaria Dal Maistro | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom, visually impaired | 13 |
| Enzo Masiello | Cross-country | Men's 15 km Classic, sitting | 15 |
| Gianmaria Dal Maistro | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom, visually impaired | 17 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total Time | Calculated Time | Rank | ||
| Melania Corradini | Downhill standing | ||||||
| Daila Dameno | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total Time | Calculated Time | Rank | ||
| Luca Carrara | Slalom standing | ||||||
| Gianmaria Dal Maistro | Slalom visually impaired | ||||||
| Enrico Giorge | Downhill sitting | ||||||
| Slalom sitting | |||||||
| Christian Lanthaler | Downhill standing | ||||||
| Hansjoerg Lantschner | Slalom standing | ||||||
| Luca Maraffio | Downhill sitting | ||||||
| Michael Stampfer | |||||||
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