Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Last updated
Slovakia at the
2006 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Slovakia.svg
IPC code SVK
NPC Slovak Paralympic Committee
Website www.spv.sk
in Turin
Competitors35 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Winter Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia (1972–1992)

Slovakia participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Slovakia republic in Central Europe

Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi) and is mostly mountainous. The population is over 5.4 million and consists mostly of Slovaks. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, and the second largest city is Košice. The official language is Slovak.

2006 Winter Paralympics sports event

The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Winter Paralympics, 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.

Turin Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Turin and of the Piedmont region, and was the first capital city of Italy from 1861 to 1865. The city is located mainly on the western bank of the Po River, in front of Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 878,074 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.

Contents

Slovakia entered 35 athletes in the following sports:

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Radomir Dudas
Guide: Maros Hudik 		Alpine skiing Men's Super-G visually impaired
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Iveta Chlebakova Alpine skiing Women's Downhill standing

See also

Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Slovakia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.


Related Research Articles

1984 Winter Paralympics

The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games were the third Winter Paralympics. They were held from 14 to 20 January 1984 in Innsbruck, Austria. They were the first Winter Games organized by the International Co-ordinating Committee (ICC), which was formed on March 15, 1982, in Leysin, Switzerland. These Games were accessible for all athletes with cerebral palsy. For the first time, an exhibition event was held at the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo and 30 male three-track skiers took part in the Giant Slalom event. Three sports were contested: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ice sledge speed racing. The most successful athlete was German alpine skier Reinhild Moeller, who won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal. The Games, then known as the Third World Winter Games for the Disabled, were fully sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Austria at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Austria participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Belarus at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Belarus participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Canada at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Canada participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Heading the delegation was the Chef de Mission, Marg McGregor. The country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Todd Nicholson, captain of the ice sledge hockey team.

Finland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Finland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

France at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

France participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Germany at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Germany participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Italy at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Italy was the host country of the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin.

Japan at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Japan participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

New Zealand participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Norway at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Norway participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Poland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Poland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in 2006 in Turin, Italy.

Russia at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Russia participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Spain at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Spain participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Switzerland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Switzerland participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Sweden at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Sweden competed at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Ukraine at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Ukraine participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Slovakia at the Paralympics

Slovakia as such made its Paralympic Games début at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, following the break-up of Czechoslovakia, which had taken part in the Paralympics from 1972 to 1992. Slovakia has taken part in every edition of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics since then.

Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics

Czechoslovakia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, where it was one of just four Eastern Bloc nations competing. Czechoslovakia sent a delegation of nineteen athletes, who all competed in track and field, and won a single bronze medal in the shot put.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.