| Wheelchair curling at the Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| Governing body | WCF |
| Events | 2 (mixed) |
| Games | |
Wheelchair curling tournaments have been staged at the Paralympic Games since the Winter Paralympic Games in 2006 in Turin.
The tournaments are staged for mixed gender teams.
Canada has been the most successful team in the tournaments, winning three of five gold medals.
The final placement for each team in each tournament is shown in the following tables.
| Nation | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |  | | |  | | 5 |
 China | – | – | 4 | | | 3 |
 Denmark | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Estonia | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 |
 Finland | – | – | 10 | 11 | – | 2 |
 Germany | – | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 |
 Great Britain |  | 6 | | 7 | 8 | 5 |
 Italy | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | 2 |
 Japan | – | 10 | – | – | – | 1 |
 Latvia | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
 Neutral Paralympic Athletes | – | – | – | 5 | – | 1 |
 Norway | 4 | 9 | 8 | | 7 | 5 |
 South Korea | – | | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
 Russia | – | – | | - | - | 1 |
 RPC | – | – | - | - | DSQ | 1 |
 Slovakia | – | – | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
 Sweden | | | 7 | 10 | | 5 |
 Switzerland | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | 11 | 4 |
 United States | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Total teams | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2006 details | Torino |  Canada | 7–4 |  Great Britain |  Sweden | 10–2 |  Norway | ||
| 2010 details | Vancouver | Canada | 8–7 |  South Korea | Sweden | 7–5 |  United States | ||
| 2014 details | Sochi | Canada | 8–3 |  Russia | Great Britain | 7–3 |  China | ||
| 2018 details | Pyeongchang | China | 6–5 | Norway | Canada | 5–3 | South Korea | ||
| 2022 details | Beijing | China | 8–3 | Sweden | Canada | 8–3 |  Slovakia | ||
Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix although the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Games, and then again after a lengthy absence in 1988 and 1992. The sport was finally added to the official program for the 1998 Games in Nagano.
Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics was played at the Pinerolo Palaghiaccio, in Pinerolo, 30 km southwest of Turin. Wheelchair curling was making its first appearance at the Paralympic Games and took the form of a mixed team event, open to athletes with a physical disability in the lower part of the body that required the everyday use of a wheelchair.
Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 2006 Winter Paralympics held in Turin, Italy. The team was known by it shortened name of Great Britain, for identification purposes.
The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006. For the 2010 Winter Olympics the competition followed the same format that was used during the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, with 10 teams playing a round robin tournament, from which the top four teams advance to the semi-finals.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 50 U.S. competitors took part in all five sports. The American delegation included five former members of the U.S. military, including a veteran of the Iraq War and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.
Norway sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 27 Norwegian athletes competed in four disciplines; the only sport Norway did not compete in is alpine skiing.
Sweden sent 24 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The team was known by it shortened name of Great Britain, for identification purposes.
Ina Forrest is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal on both occasions. She has also won a gold medal 3 times in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships, in 2009, 2011, and 2013. She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in February 2016. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.
Tom Killin is a British multi-sport Paralympian. Killin was paralysed following a traffic accident at the age of 17.
Angie Malone is a British Paralympian and World Champion Wheelchair curler.
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics was held from 8 to 15 March 2014 at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia. Ten mixed teams competed.
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Kapinowski is a two-time American Paralympian who competed in wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics and in rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held from 10 to 17 March 2018 at the Gangneung Gymnasium in Gangneung, South Korea. For the first time, twelve mixed teams will compete at the Winter Paralympics.
This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international curling and wheelchair curling tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.
Cynthia Mathez is a Swiss para-badminton player and curler who competes in the WH1 category. Mathez is part of the Swiss national para-badminton team and won gold at the European Para Badminton Championships with her doubles partner Karin Suter-Erath in Rodez in 2018. She competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
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