China at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

China at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code CHN
NPC National Paralympic Committee of China
Website www.cdpf.org.cn
in Beijing
Competitors 332 in 20 sports
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold Silver Bronze Total
89 70 52 211
Summer Paralympics appearances

China was the host of the 2008 Summer Paralympics, held in Beijing. China's delegation included 547 people, of whom 332 were competitors. The athletes, 197 men and 135 women, ranged in age from 15 to 51 and competed in all twenty sports.[1] Two-hundred and twenty-six of the competitors participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time.[2] The delegation was the largest in Chinese history[2] and was expected to be the largest at the 2008 Games.[3] China topped the medal count at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, and was expected to duplicate or surpass that achievement on home ground. China dominated the medal count winning the most gold, silver, bronze, and total medals by a wide margin.

During the Chinese National Games for the Disabled, a "rehearsal" for Chinese Paralympians, the latter broke 62 world records in athletics, swimming, powerlifting, shooting, cycling and archery. Strong Chinese contenders expected to take part in the Beijing Games include Wang Xiaofu (swimming), Li Hanhua (swimming), Guo Wei (shotput and javelin), and Zhang Haidong (powerlifting).[4] Olympic competitors will also include Li Duan in the men's long jump.[1] Zhang Xiaoling, ten time gold medallist in table tennis, will be competing at the Paralympics for the sixth time. She has never lost a match at the Paralympic Games.[5]

In addition to rowing, which will make its Paralympic debut in Beijing, the Chinese team competed in eight other Paralympic sports for the first time: equestrian, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, sailing, boccia, goalball, football 5-a-side and football 7-a-side.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Guo Wei Athletics Men's javelin throw - F35-36 8 Sep
 Gold Yao Juan Athletics Women's javelin throw - F42-46 7 Sep
 Gold Guo Huaping Judo Women -48 kg 7 Sep
 Gold Cui Na Judo Women -52 kg 7 Sep
 Gold Wang Lijing Judo Women -58 kg 7 Sep
 Gold Lin Haiyan Shooting Women's P2-10m air pistol - SH1 8 Sep
 Gold Du Jianping Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle - S3 7 Sep
 Gold Wang Xiaofu Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle - S8 8 Sep
 Gold Wu Qing Athletics Women's discus throw - F35-36 9 Sep
 Gold Wu Chunmiao Athletics Women's 100 m - T11 9 Sep
 Gold Zong Kai, Zhao Ji, Zhang Lixin, Li Huzhao Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay - T53/T54 9 Sep
 Gold Xia Dong Athletics Men's javelin throw - F37/38 9 Sep
 Gold Zheng Baozhu Athletics Women's shot put - F42-46 9 Sep
 Gold Zhang Zhen Athletics Men's 5000 m - T11 9 Sep
 Gold Yuan Yanping Judo Women +70 kg 9 Sep
 Gold Xiao Cuijuan Powerlifting Women's -44 kg 9 Sep
 Silver Huang Min Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley - SM7 7 Sep
 Silver Ye Yaping Cycling Women's 500 m time trial (LC1-2/CP-4) 8 Sep
 Silver Xu Zhilin Judo Men -73 kg 8 Sep
 Silver Tang Yuan Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle - S6 8 Sep
 Silver Guo Zhi Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle - S9 8 Sep
 Silver He Junquan Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke - S5 8 Sep
 Silver Yang Bozun Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke - SB11 8 Sep
 Silver Wei Yanpeng Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly - S8 7 Sep
 Silver Yang Yuanrun Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley -SM6 7 Sep
 Silver Tian Rong Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley -SM7 7 Sep
 Silver Wang Ting Athletics Women's discus throw - F54-56 9 Sep
 Silver Zhang Xuelong Athletics Men's javelin throw - F37-38 9 Sep
 Silver Zhang Yingbin Athletics Men's javelin throw - F55-56 9 Sep
 Silver Zhong Yongyuan Athletics Women's shot put - F42-46 9 Sep
 Silver Zhang Kuidong Cycling Men's 1 km time trial (LC 1) 9 Sep
 Silver Wang Song Judo Men +100 kg 9 Sep
 Silver Cui Zhe Powerlifting Women's -40 kg 9 Sep
 Silver Yang Yuanrun Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke - S6 9 Sep
 Silver Li Hanhua Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle - S3 9 Sep
 Silver Huang Min Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke - SB7 9 Sep
 Silver Wang Xiaofu Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke - SB8 9 Sep
 Bronze Zeng Huabin Swimming Men's 50 m backstroke - S4 8 Sep
 Bronze Wang Xiaofu Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly - S8 7 Sep
 Bronze Guo Zhi Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly - S9 7 Sep
 Bronze Xu Qing Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley - SM6 7 Sep
 Bronze Jin Xiaoqin Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly - S8 7 Sep
 Bronze Wang Shuai Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly - S10 8 Sep
 Bronze Dong Jingping Cycling Women's 500 m time trial (LC1-2/CP 4) 8 Sep
 Bronze Li Xiaodong Judo Men -60 kg 7 Sep
 Bronze Yang Yuanrun Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle - S6 8 Sep
 Bronze Li Hanhua Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle - S3 7 Sep
 Bronze Ma Yuxi Athletics Men's long jump - F37/38 9 Sep
 Bronze Zheng Yuanchao Cycling Men's 1 km time trial (LC 2) 9 Sep
 Bronze Zhang Cuiping Shooting Women's R8-50 m sport rifle 3x20 - SH1 9 Sep
 Bronze Tang Yuan Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke - S6 9 Sep
 Bronze Jiang Fuying Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke - S6 9 Sep
 Bronze Du Jianping Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle - S3 9 Sep
Medals by date
Day Date Total
Day 1 7th 5 4 6 15
Day 2 8th 3 6 4 13
Day 3 9th 8 11 6 25
Day 4 10th
Day 5 11th
Day 6 12th
Day 7 13th
Day 8 14th
Day 9 15th
Day 10 16th
Day 11 17th
Total 16 21 16 53

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Chinese president encourages country's Paralympians", Xinhua, August 21, 2008
  2. 1 2 3 "Delegation to Beijing Paralympic Games largest in Chinese history". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  3. "China's team for Paralympic Games could be the largest", official website of the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics
  4. "National Games for Disabled boosts China's hope at Beijing Paralympics", official website of the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics
  5. "51-year-old Chinese to compete in sixth Paralympic Games" Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Xinhua, September 9, 2008

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