The 2010 Winter Paralympics were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from March 12 to March 21, 2010. A total 506 athletes from 44 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) participated in these Games. Overall, 64 events in 5 disciplines were contested.
Canada finished third overall in gold medal wins, with 10 gold medals. Russia placed first in total medals, with 38.
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Alpine skiing
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Biathlon
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Cross-country skiing
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Wheelchair curling
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Mixed |  Canada (CAN)Jim Armstrong Darryl Neighbour Ina Forrest Sonja Gaudet Bruno Yizek |
 South Korea (KOR)Kim Hak-sung Kim Myung-jin Cho Yang-hyun Kang Mi-suk Park Gil-woo |
 Sweden (SWE)Jalle Jungnell Glenn Ikonen* Patrik Burman Anette Wilhelm Patrik Kallin |
* suspended
Ice sledge hockey
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Medal leaders
editAthletes that won at least two gold medals or at least three total medals are listed below.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev |
 Russia (RUS)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Lauren Woolstencroft | Canada (CAN)
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Alpine skiing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Verena Bentele Guide: Thomas Friedrich |
 Germany (GER)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gerd Schönfelder | Germany (GER)
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Alpine skiing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Irek Zaripov | Russia (RUS)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kirill Mikhaylov | Russia (RUS)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Viviane Forest Guide: Lindsay Debou |
Canada (CAN)
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Liubov Vasilyeva Guide: Natalia Yakimova |
Russia (RUS)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Olena Iurkovska |  Ukraine (UKR)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov |
Russia (RUS)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Jakub Krako Guide: Juraj Medera |
 Slovakia (SVK)
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Alpine skiing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Martin Braxenthaler | Germany (GER)
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Alpine skiing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Henrieta Farkasova Guide: Natalia Subrtova |
Slovakia (SVK)
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Alpine skiing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Oleksandra Kononova | Ukraine (UKR)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Alana Nichols |  United States (USA)
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Claudia Lösch |  Austria (AUT)
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Anna Burmistrova | Russia (RUS)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Liudmila Vauchok |  Belarus (BLR)
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Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nils-Erik Ulset |  Norway (NOR)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Iuliia Batenkova | Ukraine (UKR)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Andrea Rothfuß | Germany (GER)
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Alpine skiing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Brian McKeever Guide: Robin McKeever |
Canada (CAN)
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Cross-country skiing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Maria Iovleva | Russia (RUS)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Stephani Victor | United States (USA)
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jon Santacana Maiztegui Guide: Miguel Galindo Garces |
 Spain (ESP)
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Vitaliy Lukyanenko Guide: Volodymyr Ivanov |
Ukraine (UKR)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Vincent Gauthier-Manuel |  France (FRA)
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Alpine skiing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gianmaria dal Maistro Guide: Tommaso Balasso |
 Italy (ITA)
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Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Grygorii Vovchinskiy | Ukraine (UKR)
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Biathlon / Cross-country skiing |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
See also
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edit- "Paralympic Medals: Gold, Silver, Bronze". Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics. Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- "Schedule and Results". Vancouver 2010 official website. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
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