| Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | SLO |
| NPC | Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 30 in 7 sports |
| Medals Ranked 59th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000) | |
Slovenia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by thirty athletes competing in seven sports. The delegation was Slovenia's largest in its history as an independent country. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Jože Flere | Athletics | Men's discus throw F32/51 |
 Bronze | Mateja Pintar | Table tennis | Women's individual Class 3 |
| Bronze | Franc Pinter | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Jože Flere | F32/51 | Club throw | 21.37 | 888 | 9 |
| Discus throw | 10.99 | 1119 | | ||
| Henrik Plank | F33-34/52 | Discus throw | 14.47 | 775 | 9 |
| Javelin throw | 14.49 | 828 | 10 | ||
| Shot put | 8.06 | 883 | 13 | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Tanja Cerkvenik | F54-56 | Javelin throw | 18.69 | 1053 | 5 |
| Tatjana Majcen Ljubič | F54-56 | Discus throw | 14.78 | 876 | 7 |
| Javelin throw | 12.78 | 873 | 12 | ||
| Shot put | 6.27 | 1010 | 5 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Kuster | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 2:01:50 | 27 |
| Men's road time trial LC2 | 42:53.77 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1st round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| David Kuster | Men's individual pursuit LC2 | 5:50.39 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| Men's time trial LC2 | — | 1:19.76 | 11 | ||||
The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 12 teams.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Damjan Pavlin | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 599 | 4 | 105.0 | 704.0 | 5 |
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 596 | 12 | did not advance | |||
| Franc Pinter | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 590 | 6 Q | 103.2 | 693.2 | |
| Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1148 | 4 Q | 95.6 | 1243.6 | 4 | |
| Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 596 | 22 | did not advance | |||
| Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 579 | 29 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Dejan Fabčič | S7 | 50m freestyle | 33.80 | 9 | did not advance | |
| 100m freestyle | 1:11.85 | 12 | did not advance | |||
| SM7 | 200m individual medley | 3:05.24 | 11 | did not advance | ||
Slovenian competitors, including Mateja Pintar, took part in table tennis events who won the gold medal in her category in 2004 Summer Paralympics. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ivan Lisac | Men's singles C3 |  Kim Y G (KOR)L 2–3 |  Zhao P (CHN)L 0–3 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Bojan Lukežič |  Merrien (FRA)L 0–3 | Jeyoung (KOR) L 2–3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Ivan Lisac Bojan Lukežič | Men's team C3 | — | France (FRA) L 0–3 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Jolanda Belavič | Women's singles C9 | Lei L (CHN) L 0–3 |  Kavas (TUR)L 0–3 |  Maldonado (BRA)L 1–3 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Andreja Dolinar | Women's singles C4 |  Perić (SRB)L 0–3 |  Al-Azzam (JOR)L 0–3 |  Rozmiej (POL)W 3–2 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Mateja Pintar | Women's singles C3 |  Mader (AUT)W 3–2 | Bertrand (FRA) W 3–2 |  Cudia (ITA)W 3–0 | 1 Q | — | Li Q (CHN) L 1–3 | Brunelli (ITA) W 3–0 | | |
| Andreja Dolinar Mateja Pintar | Women's team C4-5 | — |  Hong Kong (HKG)W 3–1 |  Germany (GER)L 1–3 | did not advance | |||||
The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by the Netherlands in the bronze medal match.
| 8 September 2008 9:00 |  Japan (JPN) | 1–3 |  Slovenia (SLO) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (19–25, 25–21, 19–19, 9–25) | ||||
| 9 September 2008 16:00 | Slovenia (SLO) | 3–1 |  Ukraine (UKR) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (11–25, 25–18, 25–17, 25–22) | ||||
| 10 September 2008 16:00 |  Netherlands (NED) | 3–2 | Slovenia (SLO) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (23–25, 25–17, 25–16, 22–25, 15–11) | ||||
| 11 September 2008 19:00 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0–3 | China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (21–25, 12–25, 19–25) | ||||
| 14 September 2008 14:00 | Netherlands (NED) | 3–0 | Slovenia (SLO) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (25–17, 25–16, 25–24) | ||||
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