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List of 2008 Summer Paralympics medal winners
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The 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 6 to 17 September 2008. Approximately 3,951 athletes from 146 National Paralympic Committees (NPC) participated. Overall, 472 events in 20 sports were held; 262 events were opened to men, 176 were opened to women and 34 were mixed events.
| **Medal leaders** **References** |
|---|
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Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Men's team recurve open | |
|---|---|
| KOR | |
| Jung Young-Joo | |
| Lee Hong-Gu | |
| Yoon Young-Bae | CHN |
| Chen Yegang | |
| Cheng Changjie | |
| Dong Zhi | ITA |
| Oscar de Pellegrin | |
| Mario Esposito | |
| Marco Vitale |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Men's pentathlon P44 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Campbell | Jeff Skiba | Urs Kolly |
† Diane Roy was initially awarded the gold, Shelly Woods the silver and Amanda McGrory the bronze in the women's 5000 m T54. However a re-run of the race was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee following protests by the Australian, US and Swiss teams after 6 competitors were involved in a crash on the penultimate lap. The re-run race resulted in the same three athletes winning medals but in a different order.
†† Rebecca Chin of Great Britain was originally awarded the silver medal in the women's discus throw F37–38 event. Following a challenge to her classification, Chin was deemed ineligible for the event, stripped of her medal, and her results were erased.
***** David Weir was initially awarded the gold medal in the men's 800 m T54 but a re-run of the race was ordered after a lane violation was discovered. However, following a letter from Kurt Fearnley and the Australian authorities to the IPC, asking that, in the spirit of sportsmanship, the result not be overturned the re-run was cancelled and the medals reinstated.
Boccia
Main article: Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Pairs BC4 | |
|---|---|
| BRA | |
| Dirceu Pinto | |
| Eliseu Santos | POR |
| Fernando Pereira | |
| Bruno Valentim | CZE |
| Ladislav Kratina | |
| Radek Prochazka |
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Road cycling
| Mixed road race CP 1–2 | David Stone | Riaan Nel | Giorgio Farroni |
|---|
Track cycling
| Men's Team sprint (LC1–4 CP3/4) | |
|---|---|
| GBR | |
| Darren Kenny | |
| Mark Bristow | |
| Jody Cundy | CHN |
| Kuidong Zhang | |
| Yuanchao Zheng | |
| Zhang Lu | CZE |
| Tomas Kvasnicka | |
| Jiri Bouska | |
| Jiří Ježek |
Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Football five-a-side
Main article: Football 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Football seven-a-side
Main article: Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Goalball
Main article: Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Powerlifting
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball
Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencing
Main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby
Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair tennis
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medal leaders
Athletes that won at least two gold medals or at least three total medals are listed below.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | **Gold** | **Silver** | **Bronze** | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname | }} | {{FlagIPCteam | 2008 Summer}} |
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References
References
- "General Information: Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games". [[International Paralympic Committee]] (IPC).
- (2008-09-08). "Woods forced to give back medal". [[BBC Sport]].
- (2008-09-12). "Woods battles to bronze in re-run". [[BBC Sport]].
- Davies, Gareth A. (2008-09-15). "Rebecca Chin stripped of Paralympic silver by 'failing' system". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
- (2008-09-14). "Gold for Weir after appeal U-turn". [[BBC Sport]].
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