Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.

Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Date8–15 September
Edition5th
LocationOlympic Green Tennis Centre, Beijing
Champions
Men's singles
 Shingo Kunieda (JPN)
Women's singles
 Esther Vergeer (NED)
Men's doubles
 Stéphane Houdet (FRA) &  Michaël Jeremiasz (FRA)
Women's doubles
 Korie Homan (NED) &  Sharon Walraven (NED)
Quad singles
 Peter Norfolk (GBR)
Quad doubles
 Nick Taylor (USA) &  David Wagener (USA)
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Classification

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Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others with a similar level of function. To compete in wheelchair tennis, athletes had to have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs. Quadriplegic players competed in the mixed events, while players with full use of their arms competed in the separate men's and women's events.

Events

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Six events were contested:

  • Men's singles
  • Men's doubles
  • Women's singles
  • Women's doubles
  • Quad singles (mixed gender)
  • Quad doubles (mixed gender)

Participating countries

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There were 112 athletes (77 male, 35 female) from 35 nations taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

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Medal table

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This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their players (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Netherlands (NED)2316
2  France (FRA)1023
3  Great Britain (GBR)1012
  Japan (JPN)1012
  United States (USA)1012
6  Sweden (SWE)0202
7  Israel (ISR)0101
Totals (7 entries)66618

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
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Shingo Kunieda
  Japan
Robin Ammerlaan
  Netherlands
Maikel Scheffers
  Netherlands
Men's doubles
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  France (FRA)
Stéphane Houdet
Michaël Jérémiasz
  Sweden (SWE)
Stefan Olsson
Peter Vikström
  Japan (JPN)
Shingo Kunieda
Satoshi Saida
Women's singles
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Esther Vergeer
  Netherlands
Korie Homan
  Netherlands
Florence Gravellier
  France
Women's doubles
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  Netherlands (NED)
Korie Homan
Sharon Walraven
  Netherlands (NED)
Jiske Griffioen
Esther Vergeer
  France (FRA)
Florence Gravellier
Arlette Racineux
Quad singles
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Peter Norfolk
  Great Britain
Johan Andersson
  Sweden
David Wagner
  United States
Quad doubles
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  United States (USA)
Nick Taylor
David Wagner
  Israel (ISR)
Boaz Kramer
Shraga Weinberg
  Great Britain (GBR)
Jamie Burdekin
Peter Norfolk

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Medallists, Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair tennis". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
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