List of Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling

Canada, the gold medalists in the wheelchair curling tournament at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.

Wheelchair curling is a team sport that is contested at the Winter Paralympic Games.

Wheelchair curling was first included in the official programme of the 2006 Games in Turin, Italy.

In total, 30 athletes have won a medal in curling, and 3 have won two. Sonja Gaudet of Canada (two gold), Jalle Jungnell and Anette Wilhelm of Sweden (two bronze) have won two medals.

Teams from Canada have been successful in the sport, winning the gold medal at each Paralympics. A total of 6 medals (two of each color) have been awarded since 2006 and have been won by teams from four National Paralympic Committees (NPC).

Mixed

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Turin
 Canada (CAN)
Chris Daw
Gerry Austgarden
Gary Cormack
Sonja Gaudet
Karen Blachford
 Great Britain (GBR)
Frank Duffy
Michael McCreadie
Tom Killin
Angie Malone
Ken Dickson
 Sweden (SWE)
Jalle Jungnell
Glenn Ikonen
Rolf Johansson
Anette Wilhelm
Bernt Sjoeberg
2010 Vancouver
 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
2014 Sochi
 Canada (CAN)
Jim Armstrong
Dennis Thiessen
Ina Forrest
Sonja Gaudet
Mark Ideson
 Russia (RUS)
Andrei Smirnov
Alexander Shevchenko
Svetlana Pakhomova
Marat Romanov
Oksana Slesarenko
 Great Britain (GBR)
Aileen Neilson
Gregor Ewan
Bob McPherson
Jim Gault
Angie Malone

* suspended

Athlete medal leaders

Athlete Nation Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
Gaudet, SonjaSonja Gaudet  Canada (CAN) 2006–2014 3 0 0 3
Armstrong, JimJim Armstrong  Canada (CAN) 2010–2014 2 0 0 2
Forrest, InaIna Forrest  Canada (CAN) 2010–2014 2 0 0 2
Jungnell, JalleJalle Jungnell  Sweden (SWE) 2006–2010 0 0 2 2
Wilhelm, AnetteAnette Wilhelm  Sweden (SWE) 2006–2010 0 0 2 2

See also

References

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