Australia at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

Australia participated in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Ten people competed, Australia's largest ever Winter Paralympic contingent. Australia took part in alpine skiing and nordic skiing (consisting of biathlon and cross-country skiing), but not ice sledge hockey or wheelchair curling.

Emily Jansen, a below-knee amputee skier, was Australia's first female Winter Paralympian. James Millar, who was born without his right forearm, was the first Paralympic cross-country skier for Australia since Peter Rickards in 1980. Millar also competed in biathlon. Michael Milton attended his last Paralympics, after which he will focus on speed skiing.

Paralympians of different levels of disability, who previously competed separately, competed together at these games. This change, along with the retirement of Bart Bunting, lead to the Australian team setting a target of two medals, even though seven were won in the previous Paralympics. Sydney Morning Herald: March 8, 2006. Australia met this target, winning a silver and a bronze.

Results

Alpine skiing

Men

• Scott Adams (single below-knee amputee (LW4)) (40th in downhill)
• Dean Calabrese (44th in downhill)
• Shannon Dallas (sit-skier)
• Toby Kane (9th in downhill, 3rd in super-G - Bronze)
• Marty Mayberry (double lower-leg amputee) (33rd in downhill)
• Michael Milton (2nd in downhill - Silver)
• Cameron Rahles-Rahbula (lost left leg to cancer) (DNF in downhill)
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