title: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics – Men's downhill
text: # Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics – Men's downhill
  
  Men's downhill skiing events at the 2006 Winter Paralympics were contested at Sestriere on 11 & 12 March.
  
  There were 3 events. Each was contested by skiers from a range of disability classes, and the standings were decided by applying a disability factor to the actual times achieved.
  
  ## Visually impaired
  
  The visually impaired event took place on 12 March. It was won by Gerd Gradwohl, representing Germany.
  
  | Rank | Name | Country | Class | Real Time | Calc Time | Difference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gerd Gradwohl Guide: Karl Heinz Vachenauer | Germany | B2 | 1:30.12 | 1:17.22 | |
  | | Chris Williamson Guide: Robert Taylor | Canada | B3 | 1:26.89 | 1:17.99 | +0.77 |
  | | Nicolas Berejny Guide: Sophie Troc | France | B2 | 1:31.49 | 1:18.39 | +1.17 |
  | 4 | Radomir Dudas Guide: Maros Hudik | Slovakia | B2 | 1:32.48 | 1:19.24 | +2.02 |
  | 5 | Gianmaria Dal Maistro Guide: Tommaso Balasso | Italy | B3 | 1:31.56 | 1:22.19 | +4.97 |
  | 6 | Eric Villalon Guide: Hodei Yurrita | Spain | B2 | 1:37.04 | 1:23.15 | +5.93 |
  | 7 | Daniel Cintula Guide: Michal Cerven | Slovakia | B2 | 1:40.27 | 1:25.92 | +8.70 |
  | 8 | Miroslav Haraus Guide: Miroslav Bulovsky | Slovakia | B2 | 1:41.06 | 1:26.60 | +9.38 |
  | - | Luigi Bertanza Guide: Ivan Morlotti | Italy | B1 | DSQ | | |
  
  ## Sitting
  
  The sitting event took place on 12 March. It was won by Kevin Bramble, representing United States.
  
  | Rank | Name | Country | Class | Real Time | Calc Time | Difference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kevin Bramble | United States | LW12-1 | 1:36.26 | 1:21.03 | |
  | | Christopher Devlin-Young | United States | LW12-1 | 1:37.46 | 1:22.04 | +1.01 |
  | | Denis Barbet | France | LW11 | 1:39.35 | 1:22.20 | +1.17 |
  | 4 | Takeshi Suzuki | Japan | LW12-2 | 1:36.61 | 1:22.29 | +1.26 |
  | 5 | Carl Burnett | United States | LW11 | 1:39.68 | 1:22.48 | +1.45 |
  | 6 | Sean Rose | Great Britain | LW11 | 1:39.96 | 1:22.71 | +1.68 |
  | 7 | Harald Eder | Austria | LW11 | 1:40.50 | 1:23.16 | +2.13 |
  | 8 | Fabrizio Zardini | Italy | LW11 | 1:40.76 | 1:23.37 | +2.34 |
  | 9 | Taiki Morii | Japan | LW11 | 1:41.24 | 1:23.77 | +2.74 |
  | 10 | Thomas Von Daeniken | Switzerland | LW12-1 | 1:40.42 | 1:24.54 | +3.51 |
  | 11 | Brad Lennea | Canada | LW12-1 | 1:40.76 | 1:24.82 | +3.79 |
  | 12 | Martin Braxenthaler | Germany | LW10-2 | 1:44.97 | 1:25.13 | +4.10 |
  | 13 | Robert Froehle | Austria | LW11 | 1:42.94 | 1:25.17 | +4.14 |
  | 14 | Akira Taniguchi | Japan | LW11 | 1:43.07 | 1:25.28 | +4.25 |
  | 15 | Tyler Walker | United States | LW12-2 | 1:40.71 | 1:25.79 | +4.76 |
  | 16 | Christian Junghanns | Germany | LW11 | 1:43.93 | 1:25.99 | +4.96 |
  | 17 | Martin Krivos | Slovakia | LW12-2 | 1:41.51 | 1:26.47 | +5.44 |
  | 18 | Cyril More | France | LW12-1 | 1:44.12 | 1:27.65 | +6.62 |
  | 19 | Dragan Scepanovic | Finland | LW10-1 | 1:54.08 | 1:32.40 | +11.37 |
  | 20 | Scott Patterson | Canada | LW12-2 | 1:49.00 | 1:32.85 | +11.82 |
  | - | Roger Lee | United States | LW11 | DNS | | |
  | - | Gerald Hayden | United States | LW12-1 | DNS | | |
  | - | Shannon Dallas | Australia | LW11 | DNF | | |
  | - | Joseph Tompkins | United States | LW11 | DNF | | |
  | - | Russell Docker | Great Britain | LW12-1 | DNF | | |
  | - | Yohann Taberlet | France | LW12-1 | DNF | | |
  | - | Emanuele Pagnini | Italy | LW12-1 | DNF | | |
  | - | Hiroshi Nojima | Japan | LW11 | DNF | | |
  | - | Nick Catanzarite | United States | LW10-1 | DNF | | |
  | - | Jeffery Penner | Canada | LW11 | DNF | | |
  | - | Reini Sampl | Austria | LW12-1 | DNF | | |
  
  ## Standing
  
  The standing event took place on 11 March. It was won by Gerd Schönfelder, representing Germany.
  
  | Rank | Name | Country | Class | Real Time | Calc Time | Difference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gerd Schönfelder | Germany | LW5/7-2 | 1:19.86 | 1:18.49 | |
  | | Michael Milton | Australia | LW2 | 1:24.40 | 1:19.86 | +1.37 |
  | | Walter Lackner | Austria | LW6/8-2 | 1:20.19 | 1:20.19 | +1.70 |
  | 4 | Hans Burn | Switzerland | LW4 | 1:20.54 | 1:20.34 | +1.85 |
  | 5 | Manfred Auer | Austria | LW4 | 1:22.66 | 1:22.45 | +3.96 |
  | 6 | James Lagerstrom | United States | LW4 | 1:22.70 | 1:22.49 | +4.00 |
  | 7 | Masahiko Tokai | Japan | LW3-2 | 1:27.72 | 1:22.68 | +4.19 |
  | 8 | Thomas Pfyl | Switzerland | LW9-2 | 1:26.86 | 1:22.80 | +4.31 |
  | 9 | Toby Kane | Australia | LW2 | 1:27.92 | 1:23.20 | +4.71 |
  | 10 | Robert Meusburger | Austria | LW4 | 1:23.50 | 1:23.29 | +4.80 |
  | 11 | Frank Pfortmueller | Germany | LW6/8-2 | 1:23.43 | 1:23.43 | +4.94 |
  | 12 | Lionel Brun | France | LW6/8-1 | 1:23.72 | 1:23.55 | +5.06 |
  | 13 | Michael Bruegger | Switzerland | LW4 | 1:23.83 | 1:23.62 | +5.13 |
  | 14 | Hubert Mandl | Austria | LW4 | 1:24.11 | 1:23.90 | +5.41 |
  | 15 | Cedric Amafroi Broisat | France | LW4 | 1:24.25 | 1:24.04 | +5.55 |
  | 16 | Simon Raaflaub | Switzerland | LW2 | 1:28.83 | 1:24.06 | +5.57 |
  | 17 | Monte Meier | United States | LW2 | 1:29.10 | 1:24.31 | +5.82 |
  | 18 | Fritz Berger | Switzerland | LW2 | 1:29.47 | 1:24.66 | +6.17 |
  | 19 | Wolfgang Moosbrugger | Austria | LW6/8-2 | 1:24.83 | 1:24.83 | +6.34 |
  | 19 | Christian Lanthaler | Italy | LW2 | 1:29.65 | 1:24.83 | +6.34 |
  | 21 | Bradley Washburn | United States | LW4 | 1:25.26 | 1:25.05 | +6.56 |
  | 22 | Josef Schoesswendter | Austria | LW4 | 1:25.27 | 1:25.06 | +6.57 |
  | 23 | Matthias Hoell | Austria | LW4 | 1:25.47 | 1:25.26 | +6.77 |
  | 24 | Romain Riboud | France | LW9-2 | 1:29.97 | 1:25.77 | +7.28 |
  | 25 | Asle Tangvik | Norway | LW2 | 1:31.00 | 1:26.11 | +7.62 |
  | 26 | George Sansonetis | United States | LW9-2 | 1:30.37 | 1:26.15 | +7.66 |
  | 27 | Florian Planker | Italy | LW2 | 1:31.77 | 1:26.84 | +8.35 |
  | 28 | Andreas Preiss | Austria | LW6/8-2 | 1:27.22 | 1:27.22 | +8.73 |
  | 29 | Reed Robinson | United States | LW6/8-1 | 1:27.51 | 1:27.33 | +8.84 |
  | 30 | Hiraku Misawa | Japan | LW2 | 1:32.33 | 1:27.37 | +8.88 |
  | 31 | Nicholas Watts | Australia | LW4 | 1:27.89 | 1:27.67 | +9.18 |
  | 32 | Juerg Gadient | Switzerland | LW2 | 1:32.67 | 1:27.69 | +9.20 |
  | 33 | Marty Mayberry | Australia | LW3-1 | 1:33.96 | 1:27.94 | +9.45 |
  | 34 | Eduardo Carrera | Spain | LW6/8-2 | 1:29.48 | 1:29.48 | +10.99 |
  | 35 | Naoya Maruyama | Japan | LW4 | 1:29.81 | 1:29.58 | +11.09 |
  | 36 | Bruce Warner | South Africa | LW2 | 1:36.36 | 1:31.18 | +12.69 |
  | 37 | Jan Dostal | Czech Republic | LW2 | 1:36.41 | 1:31.23 | +12.74 |
  | 37 | Gakuta Koike | Japan | LW6/8-2 | 1:31.23 | 1:31.23 | +12.74 |
  | 39 | Michal Nevrkla | Czech Republic | LW2 | 1:36.48 | 1:31.30 | +12.81 |
  | 40 | Scott Adams | Australia | LW4 | 1:32.40 | 1:32.17 | +13.68 |
  | 41 | Adam Hall | New Zealand | LW1 | 1:47.05 | 1:32.20 | +13.71 |
  | 42 | Andreas Schmid | Austria | LW2 | 1:38.36 | 1:33.07 | +14.58 |
  | 43 | Anthony James Field | New Zealand | LW6/8-1 | 1:34.85 | 1:34.66 | +16.17 |
  | 44 | Dean Calabrese | Australia | LW9-2 | 1:40.23 | 1:35.55 | +17.06 |
  | - | Cameron Rahles Rahbula | Australia | LW2 | DNF | | |
  | - | Matthew Hallat | Canada | LW2 | DNF | | |
  | - | Ralph Green | United States | LW2 | DNF | | |
  | - | Simon Voit | Germany | LW2 | DNF | | |
  | - | Daniil Anokhin | Russia | LW2 | DNF | | |
  