Germany at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Germany sent 20 competitors to compete in four disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They placed first overall in the medal standings with a total of 13 gold medals.^[2]

Germany at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
IPC code	GER
NPC	National Paralympic Committee Germany
Website	www.dbs-npc.de (in German)
in Vancouver
Competitors	20 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Frank Hoefle[1]
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 13 Silver 5 Bronze 6 Total 24
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Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

The Alpine Ski Team from Germany won a total of 15 medals.^[3] The medalists are:

• Martin Braxenthaler - Men's Super Combined, sitting
• Martin Braxenthaler - Men's Giant Slalom, sitting
• Martin Braxenthaler - Men's Slalom, sitting
• Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Super Combined, standing
• Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Super G, standing
• Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Downhill, standing
• Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Giant Slalom, standing
• Martin Braxenthaler - Men's Super G, sitting
• Gerd Schönfelder - Men's Slalom, standing
• Andrea Rothfuss - Women's Giant Slalom, standing
• Andrea Rothfuss - Women's Slalom, standing
• Andrea Rothfuss - Women's Super G, standing
• Andrea Rothfuss - Women's Downhill, standing
• Anna Schaffelhuber - Women's Super G, sitting
• Gerd Gradwohl - Men's Downhill, visually impaired

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

The Biathlon team from Germany won a total of 5 medals at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.^[4] The medalists are:

• Verena Bentele Women's 12.5 km, visually impaired
• Verena Bentele Women's 3 km, visually impaired
• Wilhelm Brem Men's 12.5 km, visually impaired
• Josef Giesen Men's 12.5 km, standing
• Andrea Eskau Women's 10 km, sitting

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

The German athletes participating in the Cross-country skiing events won a total of 4 medals.^[5] The medalists are:

• Verena Bentele Women's 1 km sprint classic, visually impaired
• Verena Bentele Women's 5 km classic, visually impaired
• Verena Bentele Women's 15 km free, visually impaired
• Andrea Eskau Women's 5 km, sitting

Wheelchair curling

Main article: Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Germany competed in wheelchair curling. They placed last, with a score of 3–6, equaling the teams from Great Britain, Switzerland, Norway and Japan. Their results are:^[6]

Squad list[7]	Round robin[8]		Tie-breaker	Semifinal	Final	Rank
	Result	Rank
Jens Jaeger Marcus Sieger Jens Gaebel Christiane Steger Astrid Hoer	Norway W(10-6)	T6	DNA	DNA	DNA	T6
	United States L(5-6)
	Japan W(12-4)
	Switzerland L(3-9)
	Italy W(7-6)
	Great Britain L(2-9)
	Canada L(6-8)
	South Korea L(2-9)
	Sweden L(3-10)

See also

• Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics
• Germany at the Paralympics