| Italy at the Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | ITA |
| NPC | Comitato Italiano Paralimpico |
| Website | Official website |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Italy has sent delegations to the Winter Paralympics since the secocon edition in Geilo 1980, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). [1]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1980 Geilo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
 1984 Innsbruck | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 1988 Innsbruck | 24 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
 1992 Tignes-Albertsville | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 24 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 |
 1998 Nagano | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
 2002 Salt Lake City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
 2006 Turin | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
 2010 Vancouver | 35 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
 2014 Sochi | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
 2022 Beijing | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Total | 16 | 25 | 32 | 73 | 17 | |
These are official report of International Paralympic Committee. [2] Athletes in bold are athletes who are still competing.
Updated to Pyeongchang 2018.
| # | Athlete | Years (no. of games) |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Oberhammer | 1984-1998 (5) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
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