Canada at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

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Canada at the
2006 Winter Paralympics
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Turin
Competitors35 in 4 sports
Flag bearersTodd Nicholson (opening)
Colette Bourgonje (closing)[1]
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
13
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

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.[2] Canada entered 35 athletes in the following sports:

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Brian McKeever
Guide: Robin McKeever
Cross-country skiing Men's 5 km, visually impaired March 12
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Brian McKeever
Guide: Robin McKeever
Cross-country skiing Men's 10 km, visually impaired March 15
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lauren Woolstencroft Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, standing March 16
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Canada national ice sledge hockey team
Ice sledge hockey Ice sledge hockey March 18
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Chris Daw
Gerry Austgarden
Gary Cormack
Sonja Gaudet
Karen Blachford
Wheelchair curling Wheelchair curling March 18
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Chris Williamson
Guide: Robert Taylor
Alpine skiing Men's downhill, visually impaired March 12
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Lauren Woolstencroft Alpine skiing Women's super-G, standing March 13
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Brian McKeever
Guide: Robin McKeever
Cross-country skiing Men's 20 km, visually impaired March 19
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kimberly Joines Alpine skiing Women's super-G, sitting March 14
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Brian McKeever
Guide: Robin McKeever
Biathlon Men's 7.5 km, visually impaired March 14
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Chris Williamson
Guide: Robert Taylor
Alpine skiing Men's super-G, visually impaired March 14
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Colette Bourgonje Cross-country skiing Women's 5 km, sitting March 15
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Colette Bourgonje Cross-country skiing Women's 10 km, sitting March 18

See also

References

  1. "Labonté named flagbearer for Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony". Canadian Paralympic Committee. March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  2. "Canada's Flagbearer Named for The Paralympic Games Sledge Hockey's Todd Nicholson to Lead Canada at Opening Ceremonies". Hockey Canada. March 8, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2014.

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