Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Date8–15 September 2008
Edition5th
Location Olympic Green Tennis Centre, Beijing
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Kunieda  (JPN)
Women's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Esther Vergeer  (NED)
Men's doubles
Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA) & Flag of France.svg  Michaël Jeremiasz  (FRA)
Women's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Korie Homan  (NED) & Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sharon Walraven  (NED)
Quad singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Peter Norfolk  (GBR)
Quad doubles
Flag of the United States.svg  Nick Taylor  (USA) & Flag of the United States.svg  David Wagener  (USA)
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Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.

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Classification

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

Six events were contested:

Participating countries

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

Medal summary

Medal table

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

Medalists

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

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

References

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