Switzerland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

The Switzerland took part in the Winter Paralympics in Turin in 2006 with a delegation of 22 athletes participate.

Flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the alpine ski racer Hans Burn.

• 2.1 Silver Medals
• 2.2 bronze medals

Participants by sport

Curling

Women:

• Madeleine Wildi

Gentlemen:

• Manfred Bolliger
• Cesare Cassani
• Erwin Lauper

Alpine Skiing

Women:

• Nadja Baumgartner not participate due to injury
• Karin Fasel not participate due to injury

Gentlemen

• Hans -Jörg Arnold
• Fritz Berger
• Michael Brügger
• Hans Burn ( flag bearer at the opening ceremony on 10 March )
• Jürg Gadient
• Christoph Kunz
• Markus Pfisterer
• Thomas Pfyl
• Simon Raaflaub
• Thomas von Däniken

Nordic skiing ( cross-country skiing and biathlon )

Women:

• Chiara Devittori

Gentlemen:

• Heinz Frei
• Bruno Huber
• Pascal Schrofer
• Rudolf Weber

Sledge Hockey

No Swiss participants.

Medalist

Silver Medals

• Slalom - Standing, gentlemen: Thomas Pfyl

Bronze

• Giant Slalom - Standing, gentlemen: Thomas Pfyl

Footnotes

• Participants at the Winter Paralympics 2006
• Paralympics ( Switzerland )