Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
participated in the ninth
Winter Paralympics in
Turin
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,
Italy
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. The country sent three representatives to the Games.
"Sport Roundup: Maybe Armenia can shoot its way into Olympic glory?"
''Armenia Now'', March 3, 2006
Medalists
Events
Alpine skiing
* men: Mher Avanesyan
Mher Avanesyan ; born 28 July 1974) is an Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia i ...
, Garush Danielyan
* women: Greta Khndzrtsyan
See also
*2006 Winter Paralympics
The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games ( it, Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2006), the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were ...
* Armenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
References
External links
Torino 2006 Paralympic GamesInternational Paralympic Committee
2006
Nations at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Winter Paralympics
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