Japan at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Japan at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
IPC code	JPN
NPC	Japan Paralympic Committee
Website	www.jsad.or.jp (in Japanese)
in Turin
Competitors	40 in 3 sports
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 2 Silver 5 Bronze 2 Total 9
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Japan participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.

Japan entered 40 athletes in the following sports:

• Alpine skiing: 13 male, 4 female
• Ice sledge hockey: 15 male
• Nordic skiing: 5 male, 3 female

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Miyuki Kobayashi	Biathlon	Women's 12.5 km, visually impaired	11 March
Gold	Kuniko Obinata	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom, sitting	17 March
Silver	Kuniko Obinata	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill, sitting	12 March
Silver	Miyuki Kobayashi	Biathlon	Women's 7.5 km, visually impaired	14 March
Silver	Kuniko Obinata	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G, sitting	14 March
Silver	Masahiko Tokai	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, standing	16 March
Silver	Taiki Morii	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, sitting	17 March
Bronze	Shoko Ota	Biathlon	Women's 12.5 km, standing	11 March
Bronze	Tatsuko Aoki	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom, sitting	19 March

See also

• 2006 Winter Paralympics
• Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics

External links

• Torino 2006 Paralympic Games
• International Paralympic Committee
• Japan Sports Association for the Disabled