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.[1]
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† 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.[2] The re-run race resulted in the same three athletes winning medals but in a different order.[3]
†† 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.[4]
* 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.[5]
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual BC1 |
Joao Paulo Fernandes Portugal
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Antonio Marques Portugal
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Gabriel Shelly Ireland
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| Individual BC2 |
Hoi Ying Karen Kwok Hong Kong
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Nigel Murray Great Britain
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Manuel Ángel Martín Spain
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| Individual BC3 |
Keon-Woo Park South Korea
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Grigorios Polychronidis Greece
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Ho-Won Jeong South Korea
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| Individual BC4 |
Dirceu Pinto Brazil
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Yuk Wing Leung Hong Kong
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Eliseu Santos Brazil
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| Team BC1-2 |
 Great Britain (GBR) Dan Bentley Nigel Murray Zoe Robinson David Smith |
 Portugal (POR) Joao Paulo Fernandes Fernando Ferreira Cristina Gonçalves Antonio Marques |
 Spain (ESP) Francisco Javier Beltrán Pedro Cordero Manuel Ángel Martín José Vaquerizo |
| Pairs BC3 |
 South Korea (KOR) Ho-Won Jeong Keon-Woo Park Bo-Mee Shin |
Spain (ESP) Yolanda Martín Santiago Pesquera José Manuel Rodríguez |
Portugal (POR) Armando Costa Mário Peixoto Eunice Raimundo |
| Pairs BC4 |
Brazil (BRA) Dirceu Pinto Eliseu Santos |
Portugal (POR) Fernando Pereira Bruno Valentim |
 Czech Republic (CZE) Ladislav Kratina Radek Prochazka |
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Athletes that won at least two gold medals or at least three total medals are listed below.
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References edit
- ^ "General Information: Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ "Woods forced to give back medal". BBC Sport. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
- ^ "Woods battles to bronze in re-run". BBC Sport. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- ^ Davies, Gareth A (15 September 2008). "Rebecca Chin stripped of Paralympic silver by 'failing' system". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "Gold for Weir after appeal U-turn". BBC Sport. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.