Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Brazil at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Brazil.svg
IPC code BRA
NPC Brazilian Paralympic Committee
Website www.cpb.org.br
in Beijing
Competitors188 in 17 sports
Flag bearer Antônio Tenório Silva
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
16
Silver
14
Bronze
17
Total
47
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China The country debuted in the Games in 1972 and 2008 was its 10th participation.

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Brazil also sent the largest number of athletes to the Paralympics in its history, with 188 athletes competing in 17 Paralympic sports. Brazil didn't include any competitors in the archery and wheelchair rugby. In the Opening Ceremony, the Brazilian Flag bearer was the judoka Antônio Tenório Silva, who became four-time Paralympic champion in his category.

In 2008, Brazil had its second strongest showing in the history of the Games, finishing in respectable 9th place. André Brasil and Daniel Dias, both of swimming and Lucas Prado of athletics were Brazil's top medalists. Prado won three gold medals, Brasil won five medals (four golds and one silver) and Dias won nine medals (four golds, four silvers and one bronze).

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lucas Prado Athletics Men's 100 m - T11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Terezinha Guilhermina Athletics Women's 200 m - T11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lucas Prado Athletics Men's 200 m - T11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lucas Prado Athletics Men's 400 m - T11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Dirceu Pinto Boccia Mixed individual - BC4
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Dirceu Pinto
Eliseu Santos
Boccia Mixed pairs - BC4
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Brazil national football 5-a-side team
Jefferson Gonçalves
Damião Ramos
João Batista Silva
Marcos Felipe
Mizael Oliveira
Ricardo Alves
Sandro Soares
Severino Silva
Andreonni Farias Rego
Fábio Ribeiro Vasconcelos
Football 5-a-side Men's Football 5-a-side - B1
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Antônio Tenório Silva Judo Men's 100 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold André Brasil Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle - S10
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Daniel Dias Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle - S5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold André Brasil Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle - S10
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Daniel Dias Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle - S5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold André Brasil Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle - S10
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Daniel Dias Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke - S5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold André Brasil Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly - S10
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Daniel Dias Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley - SM5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tito Sena Athletics Men's marathon - T46
Silver medal icon.svg Silver André Luiz Oliveira
Yohansson Nascimento
Claudemir Santos
Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay - T42-46
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Terezinha Guilhermina Athletics Women's 100 m - T11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Shirlene Coelho Athletics Women's javelin throw - F35-38
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Daniel Dias Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke - SB4
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Daniel Dias Swimming Men's 50 m butterfly - S5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Karla Cardoso Judo Women's 48 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Deanne Silva Judo Women's +70 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver André Brasil Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley - SM10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Daniel Dias
Ivanildo Vasconcelos
Luis Silva
Clodoaldo Silva
Swimming Men's 4x50 m medley relay - 20 pts
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Daniel Dias Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle - S5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Phelipe Rodrigues Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle - S10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Phelipe Rodrigues Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle - S10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Welder Knaf
Luiz Algacir Silva
Table tennis Men's team - Class 3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Odair Santos Athletics Men's 800 m - T12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Odair Santos Athletics Men's 5000 m - T13
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Odair Santos Athletics Men's 10000 m - T12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ádria Santos Athletics Women's 100 m - T11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jerusa Santos Athletics Women's 200 m - T11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Yohansson Nascimento Athletics Men's 100 m - T46
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Terezinha Guilhermina Athletics Women's 400 m - T12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Eliseu Santos Boccia Mixed individual - BC4
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marcos Alves Equestrian Individual championship test - Grade Ib
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marcos Alves Equestrian Individual freestyle test - Grade Ib
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Michelle Ferreira Judo Women's 52 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Daniele Silva Judo Women's 57 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Elton Santana
Josiane Lima
Rowing Mixed double sculls - TA
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Verônica Almeida Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly - S7
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Edênia Garcia Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle - S4
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fabiana Sugimori Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle - S11
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Clodoaldo Silva
Joon Seo
Daniel Dias
Adriano Lima
Swimming Men's 4x50 m freestyle relay - 20 pts

Sports

Athletics

Men's track

AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jose Carlos Alecrim T46 800m 2:06.3720did not advance
1500m 4:15.5419did not advance
Andre Luiz Andrade T13 200m DSQdid not advance
Gilson Anjos T13 400m 53.3911did not advance
1500m 4:29.8017did not advance
Ozivan Bonfim T46 Marathon 2:35:315
Christiano Farias T11 1500m 4:21.327did not advance
5000m 16:38.156
Felipe Gomes T11 100m 11.558 q11.577 B11.724
200m 23.908 qDNSdid not advance
Pedro Guilhermino T12 400m 56.1413did not advance
800m DNSdid not advance
Alex Mendonça T12 10000m 33:48.457
Marathon 2:44:5017
Pedro Cesar Moraes T12 100m 11.8422did not advance
200m DNSdid not advance
Yohansson Nascimento T46 100m 11.185 Q11.25Bronze medal icon.svg
200m 22.926 q22.535
400m 59.7615did not advance
Moises Neto T46 5000m DNF
Marathon 2:41:329
Alan Oliveira T44 200m 24.317 q24.217
Andre Luiz Oliveira T44 100m 12.1210did not advance
Nelson Pereira T13 800m 2:02.817
1500m 4:20.0915did not advance
Edson Pinheiro T38 100m 11.304
200m 23.625 q23.466
400m DNF
Lucas Prado T11 100m 11.19 WR1 Q11.201 Q11.03 WRGold medal icon.svg
200m 23.243 Q22.71 PR1 Q22.48 WRGold medal icon.svg
400m 51.842 Q51.842 Q50.27Gold medal icon.svg
Aurelio Santos T12 10000m DNF
Marathon DNF
Claudemir Santos T46 200m 1:09.6021did not advance
Odair Santos T12 800m 1:56.773 Q1:53.73Bronze medal icon.svg
5000m 15:09.901 Q14:50.35Bronze medal icon.svg
10000m 31:57.91Bronze medal icon.svg
Tito Sena T46 5000m 15:32.329
Marathon 2:30:49Silver medal icon.svg
Jose Ribeiro Silva T37 100m 12.5811did not advance
200m 26.0613did not advance
Ariosvaldo Silva T53 100m 15.466 Q15.408
200m 28.5612did not advance
400m DNSdid not advance
Carlos Barto Silva T11 1500m 4:16.294 q4:14.805
5000m DNF
Daniel Silva T11 100m 11.527 q11.556 B11.561
200m 23.202 Q23.174 Q23.384
400m 52.473 Q51.934 q52.054
Antonio Souza T46 200m DNSdid not advance
Emicarlo Souza T46 400m 50.066 q49.544
800m 2:01.2615did not advance
Julio Cesar Souza T12 100m 11.4610 q11.4512did not advance
200m 23.5416did not advance
400m 52.8712did not advance
Andre Luiz Andrade
Felipe Gomes
Lucas Prado
Julio Cesar Souza
T11-13 4 × 100 m relay DSQdid not advance
Yohansson Nascimento
Alan Oliveira
Andre Luiz Oliveira
Claudemir Santos
T42-46 4 × 100 m relay 45.25Silver medal icon.svg

Men's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Leonardo Amâncio F57-58 Discus throw 50.54 SB9477
Shot put 12.8085613
Marco Aurélio Borges F44 Discus throw 41.537689
Jonathan de Souza Santos F40 Shot put 10.53-5
Felipe Gomes F11 Triple jump DNS
André Luiz Oliveira F42/44 Long jump 6.199577
Paulo Souza F35-36 Discus throw 34.109776
Javelin throw 39.72 SB10734
Shot put 9.927959

Women's track

AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Maria José Alves T12 100m 13.3611 q13.2110did not advance
200m 27.1611did not advance
400m 1:01.796 BDNS
Sheila Finder T46 200m 28.0114did not advance
Terezinha Guilhermina T11 100m 12.482 Q12.40Silver medal icon.svg
200m 25.161 Q25.14Gold medal icon.svg
T12 400m 57.703 Q57.02Bronze medal icon.svg
Sirlene Guilhermino T12 100m 12.955 Q12.886 B12.956
200m 26.578 q26.918did not advance
400m 1:02.087 BDNS
Indayana Martins T13 100m 13.6813did not advance
200m 28.4111did not advance
400m 1:05.5610did not advance
Ádria Santos T11 100m 13.114 Q13.07Bronze medal icon.svg
200m 27.377 B28.158
Jenifer Santos T38 100m 14.696 Q14.314
200m 31.229did not advance
Jerusa Santos T11 100m 13.167 B12.995
200m 26.053 Q26.09Bronze medal icon.svg
Fernanda Silva T46 200m 27.4713did not advance
Joana Silva T13 100m 13.1711did not advance
200m 26.788 q26.857
400m 1:01.468 q1:02.087
Ana Tércia Soares T12 100m 13.2010 q13.2411did not advance
200m 26.9510did not advance

Women's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Shirlene Coelho F35-38 Javelin throw 35.951513Silver medal icon.svg
F37-38 Discus throw 22.2575713
Shot put 10.099848
Sônia Gouveia F33-34/52-53 Javelin throw 8.5775316
Suely Guimarães F54-56 Discus throw 21.98 SB8388
Shot put 6.68 SB80313
Rosenei Herrera F35-36 Discus throw 13.4262311
Shot put 6.947807
F35-38 Javelin throw 14.59 SB84113
Indayana Martins F13 Long jump 4.10-12
Roseane Santos F57-58 Discus throw 30.519707
Shot put 9.069327

Boccia

AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
OpponentOpposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Dirceu Pinto Mixed individual BC4 Flag of Portugal.svg  F Pereira  (POR)W 7-42 QFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ni  (CHN)
W 12-0
Flag of Brazil.svg  E Santos  (BRA)
W 9-2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Leung Y W  (HKG)
W 3-1
Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg  Valentim  (POR)L 2-4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Gyurkota  (HUN)W 4-1
Eliseu Santos Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qi C  (CHN)L 3-82 QFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Lau  (HKG)
W 7-3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Pinto  (BRA)
L 2-9
Flag of Spain.svg  Dueso  (ESP)
W 7-1
Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Prochazka  (CZE)W 8-0
Flag of Spain.svg  Desamparados Baixauli  (ESP)W 12-0
Dirceu Pinto
Eliseu Santos
Pairs BC4 Flag of Spain.svg  Dueso  (ESP) /
Flag of Spain.svg  Desamparados Baixauli  (ESP)
L 0-52 QFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Kratina  (CZE) /
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Prochazka  (CZE)
W 4-1
Flag of Portugal.svg  F Pereira  (POR) /
Flag of Portugal.svg  Valentim  (POR)
W 5-2
Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Durkovic  (SVK) /
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Streharsky  (SVK)
W 6-0
Flag of Hungary.svg  Beres  (HUN) /
Flag of Hungary.svg  Gyurkota  (HUN)
W 6-2

Cycling

Men's road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Flaviano Carvalho Men's road race LC3/LC4/CP3 1:39:1514
Men's road time trial LC3 40:44.909
Soelito Gohr Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 1:46:136
Men's road time trial LC1 35:50.026

Men's track

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Rank
Flaviano Carvalho Men's individual pursuit LC3 DSQdid not advance
Men's time trial LC3-4 1:29.0019
Soelito Gohr Men's individual pursuit LC1 4:50.114 qFlag of Italy.svg  Triboli  (ITA)
L 4:53.41
4
Men's time trial LC1 1:13.569

Equestrian

Individual events

AthleteHorseEventTotal
ScoreRank
Marco Alves Luthenay De Vernay Mixed individual championship test grade Ib 67.714Bronze medal icon.svg
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib 67.333Bronze medal icon.svg
Elisa Melaranci Lester Mixed individual championship test grade II 59.09115
Mixed individual freestyle test grade II 66.2777
Davi Mesquita Neho De La Jonchere Mixed individual championship test grade Ib 56.95214
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib 54.44415
Sérgio Oliva Neho De La J. Mixed individual championship test grade Ia 60.9008
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ia 63.5568

Team

AthleteHorseEventIndividual scoreTotal
TTCTTotalScoreRank
Marcos Alves See above Team 62.82367.714130.537*364.40511
Elisa Melaranci 61.52459.091120.615*
Davi Mesquita 44.94156.952101.893
Sérgio Oliva 52.35360.900113.253*

* - denotes highest scores counted towards total score.

Football 5-a-side

The Brazilian football 5-a-side team won the gold medal after defeating China in the gold medal match.

Players

Tournament

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3 - 0Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1 - 0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0 – 0Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ilias Mastoras (Greece)
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg0 - 5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1 - 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Gold medal match
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1 - 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Referee: Ilias Mastoras (Greece)

Football 7-a-side

The Brazilian football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by Iran in the bronze medal match.

Players

Tournament

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1 - 0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0 - 8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0 - 3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Semi final
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg6 - 0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal match
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0 - 4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Attendance: 11,266
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Barbisan (Argentina)

Goalball

Men's tournament

The men's team didn't win any medals; they were 11th out of 12 teams.

Players
Results
11/12th classification

Women's tournament

The women's team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 8 teams.

Players
Results

Judo

Men

AthleteEventFirst RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage
round 1
Repechage
round 2
Final/
Bronze medal contest
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Eduardo Amaral Men's 66kg Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Alishov  (AZE)
L 0000-0001
did not advance
Helder Araujo Men's 60kg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li X  (CHN)
L 0001-0101
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Quilter  (GBR)
L 0000-1010
did not advance
Antônio Tenório Silva Men's 100kg Flag of Iran.svg  Nadri  (IRI)
W 1001-0000
Flag of the United States.svg  Porter  (USA)
W 1001–0000
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Lyivytskyi  (UKR)
W 1011-0000
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Sardarov  (AZE)
W 1101-0000 Gold medal icon.svg

Women

AthleteEventFirst RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage
round 1
Repechage
round 2
Final/
Bronze medal contest
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Michelle Ferreira Women's 52kg Flag of Japan.svg  Tsuchiya  (JPN)
W 1010-0000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cui  (CHN)
L 0001-0010
Flag of Spain.svg  S Hernandez  (ESP)
W 1000-0000 Bronze medal icon.svg
Karla Cardoso Women's 48kg Flag of Ukraine.svg  Halinska  (UKR)
W 0200–0000
Flag of Cuba.svg  M Gonzalez  (CUB)
W 0002-0001
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Guo H  (CHN)
L 0000-1010 Silver medal icon.svg
Daniele Silva Women's 57kg Flag of Spain.svg  Merenciano  (ESP)
L 0042-0101
Flag of Russia.svg  Buzmakova  (RUS)
W 1000-0000
Flag of Algeria.svg  Karkar  (ALG)
W 0100-0000 Bronze medal icon.svg
Deanne Silva Women's +70kg Flag of Spain.svg  de Pinies  (ESP)
W 1000-0010
Flag of Japan.svg  Komatsu  (JPN)
W 1011-0000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuan Y  (CHN)
L 0000-1010 Silver medal icon.svg
Lucia Teixeira Women's 63kg Flag of Spain.svg  Arce  (ESP)
L 0001-1001
Flag of France.svg  Quessandier  (FRA)
L 0100-1001
did not advance

Powerlifting

Men

AthleteEventResultRank
João Euzébio 82.5kg 170.09
Alexsander Whitaker 67.5kg 172.510

Women

AthleteEventResultRank
Josilene Ferreira 67.5kg 100.05
Maria Oliveira 44kg 82.55

Rowing

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Antony Bonfim Men's single sculls 5:55.0710 R6:21.279 FB5:52.233
Claudia Santos Women's single sculls 6:14.7610 R6:57.124 FA6:54.766
Josiane Lima
Elton Santana
Mixed double sculls 4:18.452 FA4:28.36Bronze medal icon.svg
Silva Nilton Alonco
Andre Dutra
Norma Moura
Luciano Pires
Regiane Silva
Mixed coxed four 3:40.415 R3:49.764 FB3:50.371

Shooting

Men

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreTotalRank
Carlos Garletti Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 111617did not advance
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 57334did not advance

Swimming

Men

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Genezi Andrade S3 50m backstroke 59.046 Q59.257
100m freestyle 2:07.597 Q2:06.026
200m freestyle 4:15.505
Francisco Avelino S5 50m backstroke 47.298 Q47.288
SB4 100m breaststroke 2:04.0112did not advance
Moises Batista SB3 50m breaststroke 1:03.248 Q1:01.878
SM4 150m individual medley 3:08.139did not advance
André Brasil S10 100m backstroke 1:04.445 Q1:03.634
100m butterfly 59.13 PR1 Q56.47 WRGold medal icon.svg
50m freestyle 24.551 Q23.61 WRGold medal icon.svg
100m freestyle 54.271 Q51.38 WRGold medal icon.svg
400m freestyle 4:23.484 Q4:05.84 PRGold medal icon.svg
SM10 200m individual medley 2:20.406 Q2:14.20Silver medal icon.svg
Mauro Brasil S9 50m freestyle 27.1812did not advance
Marcelo Collet S10 100m freestyle 57.9615did not advance
400m freestyle 4:23.935 Q4:23.356
Daniel Dias S5 50m backstroke 36.46 WR2 Q35.28Gold medal icon.svg
50m butterfly 38.793 Q36.25Silver medal icon.svg
50m freestyle 34.955 Q33.56Silver medal icon.svg
100m freestyle 1:14.141 Q1:11.05Gold medal icon.svg
200m freestyle 2:32.32 WRGold medal icon.svg
SB4 100m breaststroke 1:41.742 Q1:40.39Silver medal icon.svg
SM5 200m individual medley 2:59.04 PR1 Q2:52.60 WRGold medal icon.svg
Carlos Farrenberg S13 50m freestyle 25.014 Q24.624
100m freestyle 54.973 Q54.705
400m freestyle 4:29.453 Q4:27.165
SM13 200m individual medley 2:34.1914did not advance
Gabriel Feiten S2 50m backstroke 1:12.274 Q1:15.778
50m freestyle 1:17.858 Q1:15.147
100m freestyle 2:35.836 Q2:33.725
200m freestyle 5:19.414 Q5:38.428
Adriano Lima S6 50m freestyle 32.988 Q32.858
100m freestyle 1:10.904 Q1:10.915
400m freestyle 5:27.104 Q5:22.904
SB5 100m breaststroke 1:47.109did not advance
Adriano Pereira S2 50m backstroke 1:13.506 Q1:13.695
50m freestyle 1:14.747 Q1:15.418
100m freestyle 2:36.147 Q2:32.454
200m freestyle 5:21.115 Q5:21.355
Rodrigo Ribeiro SB11 100m breaststroke 1:28.0212did not advance
Phelipe Rodrigues S10 50m freestyle 24.772 Q24.64Silver medal icon.svg
100m freestyle 55.074 Q54.22Silver medal icon.svg
400m freestyle 4:29.3610did not advance
Danielson Santos S6 50m freestyle 37.1315did not advance
SB6 100m breaststroke 1:36.056 Q1:36.517
Joon Seo S4 50m backstroke 56.7011did not advance
200m freestyle 3:59.6510did not advance
Clodoaldo Silva S5 50m backstroke 48.1611did not advance
50m butterfly 44.757 Q45.748
50m freestyle 34.863 Q35.227
100m freestyle 1:18.815 Q1:21.146
200m freestyle 2:50.895
Luis Silva S6 50m butterfly 36.248 Q37.908
50m freestyle 35.6714did not advance
Gledson Soares S8 100m backstroke 1:19.1314did not advance
SB6 100m breaststroke 1:41.279did not advance
SM7 200m individual medley 3:08.7212did not advance
Ivanildo Vasconcelos SB4 100m breaststroke 1:49.386 Q1:47.866
SM5 200m individual medley 3:42.566 Q3:30.586
Daniel Dias
Adriano Lima
Joon Seo
Clodoaldo Silva
N/A 4x50m freestyle relay 2:30.17Bronze medal icon.svg
André Brasil
Mauro Brasil
Daniel Dias
Phelipe Rodrigues
N/A 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:55.784
Francisco Avelino
Adriano Lima
Clodoaldo Silva
Ivanildo Vasconcelos
N/A 4x50m medley relay 2:54.052 Q2:39.31Silver medal icon.svg
André Brasil
Marcelo Collet
Daniel Dias
Phelipe Rodrigues
N/A 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:41.048 Q4:40.018

Women

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Verônica Almeida S7 50m butterfly 40.195 Q38.49Bronze medal icon.svg
Rildene Firmino SM4 150m individual medley 4:05.006
Edênia Garcia S4 50m freestyle 53.28Bronze medal icon.svg
100m freestyle 1:59.114 Q1:58.024
Valeria Lira S8 100m butterfly 1:32.5811did not advance
400m freestyle 5:46.968 Q5:48.878
Fabiana Sugimori S11 50m freestyle 32.903 Q32.45Bronze medal icon.svg
100m freestyle 1:15.248 Q1:13.406

Table tennis

Men

AthleteEventPreliminariesFirst RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alexandre Ank Men's singles C4-5 Flag of Sweden.svg  Bolldén  (SWE)
L 0-3
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Lin W H  (TPE)
L 0-3
3did not advance
Iranildo Espindola Men's singles C2 Flag of France.svg  Boury  (FRA)
W 3–1
Flag of Austria.svg  Ruep  (AUT)
L 1-3
Flag of Italy.svg  Vella  (ITA)
W 3-2
2did not advance
Ivanildo Pessoa Freitas Men's singles C4-5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Guo X  (CHN)
L 0-3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Stefanu  (CZE)
L 1-3
3did not advance
Welder Knaf Men's singles C3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Feng P  (CHN)
L 0-3
Flag of Austria.svg  Dollmann  (AUT)
L 1-3
3did not advance
Hemerson Kovalski Men's singles C2 Flag of Denmark.svg  L Hansen  (DEN)
L 0-3
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Revucky  (SVK)
L 0-3
Flag of Germany.svg  Vilsmaier  (GER)
L 0-3
4did not advance
Carlo Franco Michell Men's singles C6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Wetherill  (GBR)
L 0-3
Flag of Germany.svg  Schmidt  (GER)
L 0-3
Flag of Poland.svg  Kowalski  (POL)
L 1-3
4did not advance
Claudiomiro Segatto Men's singles C4-5 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Choi K S  (KOR)
L 0-3
Flag of Croatia.svg  Krizanec  (CRO)
W 3-0
2did not advance
Luiz Algacir Silva Men's singles C3 Flag of Austria.svg  Unger  (AUT)
W 3-0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rawson  (GBR)
L 1-3
1 QFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Robinson  (GBR)
W 3-0
Flag of France.svg  Merrien  (FRA)
W 3-0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Feng P  (CHN)
L 0-3
Flag of Spain.svg  Piñas  (ESP)
L 0-3
4

Women

AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carollina Maldonado Women's singles C9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei L  (CHN)
L 0-3
Flag of Turkey.svg  Kavas  (TUR)
L 0-3
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Belavic  (SLO)
W 3-1
3did not advance
Maria Luíza Passos Women's singles C5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ren G  (CHN)
L 0–3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Lundback  (SWE)
L 0–3
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Tsai  (TPE)
L 0–3
4did not advance
Jane Karla Rodrigues Women's singles C8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang X  (CHN)
L 0-3
Flag of France.svg  Mairie  (FRA)
L 0-3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Bengtsson  (SWE)
L 0-3
4did not advance

Teams

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Iranildo Espindola
Hemerson Kovalski
Men's team C1-2 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)
L 1-3
did not advance
Welder Knaf
Luiz Algacir Silva
Men's team C3 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)
W 3-0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
W 3-2
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
L 1-3
Silver medal icon.svg
Alexandre Ank
Ivanildo Pessoa Freitas
Claudiomiro Segatto
Men's team C4-5 Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)
L 1-3
did not advance
Carollina Maldonado
Jane Karla Rodrigues
Women's team C6-10 Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
L 0-3
did not advance

Volleyball

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals, they were 6th out of 8 teams.

Players

Tournament

7 September 2008
19:30
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Anton Probst (Germany)
(8–25, 14–25, 17–25)
 

8 September 2008
15:30
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)3–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Viktor Feldshteyn (Ukraine)
(25–9, 25–11, 25–8)
 

9 September 2008
19:30
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)3-0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: An Qi (China)
(25–20, 25–17, 25–10)
 
5th-8th Classification Semifinals
{{{date}}}Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
(13–25, 25–20, 16–25, 18–25)
 
5th/6th Classification
{{{date}}}Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
(18–25, 25–23, 18–25, 19–25)
 

Wheelchair basketball

Men's tournament

The men's team didn't win any medals; they were 9th out of 12 teams.

Players
Results
7 September 2008
13:30
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 7372Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

8 September 2008
10:00
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4187Flag of the United States.svg  United States

9 September 2008
9:00
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 7360Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

10 September 2008
20:45
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5369Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

11 September 2008
18:30
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4665Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Classification round semifinals
12 September 2008
9:00
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7556Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Scoring by quarter:25 - 11, 16 - 12, 16 - 16, 18 - 17
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 8854
Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (Canada)


Ninth place classification
16 September 2008
11:15
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4668Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17 - 19, 11 - 18, 9 - 19, 9 - 12
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11204
Referees: Bill Kuerzi (United States)


Women's tournament

The women's team didn't win any medals; they were 10th out of 10 teams.

Players
Results
7 September 2008
15:30
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6232Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter:17 - 6, 17 - 6, 16 - 8, 12 - 12
USTB Gymnasium, Beijing
Attendance: 2443
Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (Netherlands)

8 September 2008
13:30
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3066Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

9 September 2008
17:45
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6129Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

11 September 2008
9:00
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3868Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by quarter: 6 - 20, 13 - 18, 9 - 13, 10 - 17
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 7684
Referees: Ziv Radomsky (Israel)


9-10th classification
14 September 2008
13:30
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5444Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter:16 - 12, 8 - 11, 18 - 12, 12 - 9
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Seppo Olavi Viljanen (Czech Republic)


Wheelchair tennis

Men

AthleteClassEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Maurício Pommê Open Men's singles Flag of the United States.svg  Hinson  (USA)
L 1–6, 3-6
did not advance
Carlos Santos Flag of Austria.svg  Mossier  (AUT)
W 7–6, 7-5
Flag of Japan.svg  Saida  (JPN)
L 0–6, 1-6
did not advance
Maurício Pommê
Carlos Santos
Men's doubles Flag of Japan.svg  Fujimoto  (JPN) /
Flag of Japan.svg  Ikenoya  (JPN)
L 2–6, 7–5, 1-6
did not advance

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