The medal table of the 2008 Summer Paralympics ranks the participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the competition. The 2008 Paralympics was the thirteenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities. The games were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 6 September to 17 September 2008.
This page contains notable highlights from the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.
Aaron Chatman is an Australian right arm amputee Paralympic athlete competing in class T47 men's high jump, long jump and 100 m. He has won silver and bronze medals at the Summer Paralympics.
Perla Bustamante is a Paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T42 sprint events.
Ewa Zielińska is a Paralympian athlete from Poland competing mainly in category F42 long jump and T42 sprint events.
Kelly Cartwright, is an Australian athlete. She has won two medals at the London 2012 Paralympics,and represented Australia in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics.
The men's long jump F37/38 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:33 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three jumps, only the top eight had 3 further jumps. The competition was won by Farhat Chida, representing Tunisia.
The men's long jump F46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:55 on 10 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three jumps, only the top eight had 3 further jumps. The competition was won by Arnaud Assoumani, representing France.
The women's long jump F44 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:30 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 6 competitors they each had 6 jumps. The competition was won by Andrea Scherney, representing Austria.
The women's shot put F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 18:10 on 9 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Zheng Baozhu, representing China.
The women's shot put F54-56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:05 on 8 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Eva Kacanu, representing Czech Republic.
The women's javelin F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:30 on 8 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Yao Juan, representing China.
The women's javelin F54-56 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 on 14 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Martina Monika Willing, representing Germany.
The women's discus F42-46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 09:20 on 15 September. There was a single round of competition, and as there were only 8 competitors they each had 6 throws. The competition was won by Wang Jun, representing China.
The women's discus F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 on 16 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi, representing Nigeria.
Nikol Rodomakina, is a Paralympic athlete from Russia competing mainly in category T46 sprint and F46 long jump events. Between 2011 and 2013 Rodomakina was World, Paralympic and European champion in the F46 long jump.
Vanessa Low is a German-born Australian Paralympic athlete competing in T42 sprint and long jump events. Born in Germany, she earns the Australian nationality in June 2017.
T47 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics primarily for competitors with a below elbow or wrist amputation. T47 is a classification for track events but unlike the other T40 to T46 classifications it has no equivalent F47 classification for field events. The amputee sports equivalent class is ISOD the A8 class. People in this class can have injuries as a result of over use of their remaining upper limb.
The women's long jump athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 8 September. A total of 8 events are contested for 8 different classifications.
