Martin Braxenthaler

{{Short description|German para-alpine skier (born 1972)}}

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| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|03|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Traunstein, West Germany

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| years_active = 1996–2011

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| country = Germany

| sport = Para-alpine skiing

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| disability_class = LW10

| event = Downhill
slalom
Giant slalom
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Super-G

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{{MedalSport|Men's para-alpine skiing}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Winter Paralympics}}

{{MedalGold|2002 Salt Lake City|Downhill}}

{{MedalGold|2002 Salt Lake City|Giant slalom}}

{{MedalGold|2002 Salt Lake City|Slalom}}

{{MedalGold|2002 Salt Lake City|Super-G}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Turin|Giant slalom}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Turin|Slalom}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Turin|Super-G}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Vancouver|Combined}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Vancouver|Giant slalom}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Vancouver|slalom}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Vancouver|Super-G}}

{{MedalBronze|1998 Nagano|Super-G}}

{{MedalCompetition|IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2004 Wildschönau|Giant slalom}}

{{MedalGold|2004 Wildschönau|Slalom}}

{{MedalSilver|2004 Wildschönau|Super-G}}

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Martin Braxenthaler (born 11 March 1972) is a German monoskier and Paralympian. He has participated in alpine skiing at four Winter Paralympic Games, in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. He won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Paralympics, four golds at the 2002 Games, three more golds at the 2006 Torino Paralympics and three golds and one silver at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/martin-braxenthaler |title=Martin Braxenthaler |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date= }}

In 2007 he was named the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year and won the Sitting element of the IPC Disabled Alpine World Cup. At the 2010 Winter Paralympics, Braxenthaler won three gold, as well as one silver medal.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}

When asked about being "the most successful mono-skier in the history of the Paralympic movement", Braxenthaler replied: {{blockquote|Great success is often just measured by the colour of the medal. From this perspective, I guess I could be considered the most successful athlete. But success is about more than just medals, and so to being the most successful athlete overall- that's for others to decide.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}}}