South Africa at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
| South Africa at the 2010 Winter Paralympics |
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| IPC code | RSA | ||||||||
| NPC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | David Warner | ||||||||
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South Africa competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. The appearance marked the nation's fourth appearance at a Winter Paralympics since its debut at the 1998 Games; to athlete has won any medals. As with the previous four occasions, the country's only representative at the 2010 Paralympics was alpine skier Bruce Warner. He acted as the flag bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. Warner competed in four standing skiing events, but did not place on the medal podiums.
South Africa made its Winter Paralympics debut at the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. It was the second nation from Africa to take at a Winter Paralympics, after the appearances of Uganda at the 1976 and 1980 Games. On both occasions, Uganda was represented by Tofiri Kibuuka, who was the first African competitor at a Winter Paralympics. When South Africa debuted in 1998, their sole competitor, Bruce Warner, became the second African to compete at a Winter Paralympics. He would continue to compete for the nation for the following four Winter Paralympics, until the 2010 Games.
The sole South African athlete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, Bruce Warner, competed in five standing alpine skiing events. He also acted as the nation's flag bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. The skiing events for the games took place in Whistler, Canada, but suffered from delays due to poor weather.
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