| Martin Braxenthaler | |
| Nationality: | German |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Traunstein, West Germany |
| Years Active: | 1996–2011 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Sport: | Para-alpine skiing |
| Disability Class: | LW10 |
| Event: | Downhill slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super-G |
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.[1]
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.
When asked about being "the most successful mono-skier in the history of the Paralympic movement", Braxenthaler replied: