South Africa sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and finished 6th on the medal table.
Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, competed in six swimming events. She also represented South Africa at the Beijing Olympics."Du Toit, who lost leg in scooter accident, will swim in Beijing Games", Reuters, 3 May 2008"Olympics, Paralympics for Du Toit", Al Jazeera, 12 June 2008 Other members of the swim team included Charl Bouwer, Kevin Paul, Tadgh Slattery, Achmat Hassiem, Shireen Sapiro, Emily Gray, Sarah Shannon, Adri Visser and Beth Nothling. South Africa also sent a swimming official, Sharief Gamiet, to the games.
Oscar Pistorius represented South Africa in athletics."Pistorius, Du Toit headline Paralympics roster", International Herald Tribune, 11 June 2008
South African representatives also competed in wheelchair basketball."SA wheelchair basketball team trains for Beijing Paralympics", Xinhua, 17 June 2008
Medalists
The following South African athletes won medals at the games:
Medal Name Sport Event Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle - S9 Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle - S9 Athletics Men's 400 m - T44 Cycling Men's individual road race HC C Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke - S9 Athletics Men's long jump - F12 Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly - S9 Athletics Men's discus throw - F42 Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle - S13 Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley - SM9 Athletics Men's pentathlon - P12 Equestrian Individual championship test - grade IV Equestrian Individual freestyle test - grade IV Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke - S9 Athletics Men's 100 m - T37 Athletics Men's 100 m - T44 Athletics Men's 200 m - T12 Athletics Men's 200 m - T37 Athletics Men's 200 m - T44 Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle - S9 Athletics Women's long jump - F13 Athletics Men's long jump - F46 Cycling Mixed Individual Road race CP 1/CP 2 Athletics Women's 100 m - T13 Athletics Men's marathon - T54 Cycling Men's sprint (B&VI 1-3) Athletics Men's shot put - F42 Athletics Men's javelin throw - F35/36 Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke - S5 Athletics Men's 100 m - T35
Sports Athletics
Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankArnu FourieT44100m12.058 q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 11.654Hilton LangenhovenT12200m22.201 Q22.061 Q21.94Teboho MokgalagadiT35100m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 12.82Jonathan NtutuT13100m11.325 q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 11.065200m22.718 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 22.858Oscar PistoriusT44100m11.16 =PR1 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 11.17200m22.711 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 21.67 PR400m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 47.49 WRDavid RoosT46100m11.7316did not advance200m23.5415did not advanceMarius StanderT38200m24.358 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 24.238400m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 52.564Fanie van der MerweT37100m11.97 PR1 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 11.83 PR200m24.04 PR1 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 23.84 WRErnst van DykT54Marathon style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 1:23:18
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankHilton LangenhovenF12Long jump7.31 PR-P12Pentathlon3403Fanie LombaardF42Discus throw46.75-Shot put13.87-Nicholas NewmanF35-36Javelin throw42.48 SB1147David RoosF44/46High jump1.849208F46Long jump6.64 SB-Duane StrydomF35-36Discus throw36.4710444
Women's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankIlse HayesT13100m12.582 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 12.45200m26.465 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 26.225Sarisa MaraisT44100m15.1911did not advance200m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 30.417
Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankIlse HayesF13Long jump5.68-Zanele SituF54-56Discus throw13.83 SB8209Javelin throw14.8210127Shot put5.0781712Chenelle van ZylF35-36Discus throw22.169236Shot put7.427955F35-38Javelin throw17.86 SB81014
Cycling
Men's road AthleteEventTimeRankRiaan NelMixed road race48:32Mixed road time trial24:23.265Janos PlekkerMen's road race CP42:01:2323Men's road time trial CP438:43.178Ernst van DykMen's road race HC C1:21:40Men's road time trial HC C21:01.594Gavin Kilpatrick Michael Thomson (pilot)Men's individual road race B&VI 1-32:29:1812Men's individual time trial B&VI 1-336:24.9117
Women's road AthleteEventTimeRankRoxy BurnsWomen's road time trial LC1/2/CP453:07.1410Susan van StadenWomen's road time trial LC3/4/CP350:15.349
Men's track AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOppositionTimeRankJanos PlekkerMen's 1km time trial CP4align="center" colspan="6" 1:15.555Men's individual pursuit CP43:55.9338did not advanceGavin Kilpatrick Michael ThomsonMen's 1km time trial B&VI 1-3align="center" colspan="6" 1:04.1304Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1-34:32.1916did not advanceMen's sprint10.6413 Q / W 11.529 W 11.728Q / Lq / W 11.517
Women's track AthleteEventQualification1st roundFinalTimeRankTimeRankOppositionTimeRankRoxy BurnsWomen's individual pursuit LC1-2/CP44:07.3689did not advanceWomen's time trial LC1-2/CP4align="center" colspan="4" 38.96Susan van StadenWomen's individual pursuit LC3-4/CP34:44.7929did not advanceWomen's time trial LC3-4/CP3align="center" colspan="4" 47.17
Equestrian
Individual events AthleteHorseEventTotalScoreRankMark FrenzelWaldfee 697Mixed individual championship test grade Ia52.10012Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ia49.16613Philippa JohnsonBenedictMixed individual championship test grade IV69.290Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV77.272Marion MilneWaldfee 697Mixed individual championship test grade Ib58.09513Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib62.33310Kerry NobleDe VitoMixed individual championship test grade II51.90917Mixed individual freestyle test grade II55.05317
Team AthleteHorseEventIndividual scoreTotalTotalScoreRankMark FrenzelSee aboveTeam48.70652.100100.806*352.94812Philippa Johnson70.28669.290139.576*Marion Milne54.47158.095112.566*Kerry Noble48.66751.909100.576
* Indicated the three best individual scores that count towards the team total.
Powerlifting
Women AthleteEventResultRankMoekie Grobbelaar52kg80.08
Rowing
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJarred Clarke Gordon Eddey Kevin du Toit Kim Robinson Masego MokhineMixed coxed four3:42.407 R3:55.036 FB3:51.912
Swimming
Men AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankCharl BouwerS13100m backstroke1:03.763 Q1:03.864100m butterfly1:02.376 Q1:01.72650m freestyle25.4110did not advance100m freestyle55.145 Q54.996400m freestyle4:21.581 Q4:14.02 WRAchmat HassiemS10100m butterfly1:01.619did not advanceKevin PaulS10400m freestyle4:27.577 Q4:27.687SB9100m breaststroke1:08.70 WR1 Q1:08.58 WRSM10200m individual medley2:22.159did not advanceTadhg SlatterySB5100m breaststroke1:37.443 Q1:36.11SM6200m individual medley3:12.499did not advance
Women AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankNatalie du ToitS9100m butterfly1:07.08 PR1 Q1:06.74 WR50m freestyle29.45 PR1 Q29.20 PR100m freestyle1:02.19 PR1 Q1:01.44 PR400m freestyle4:24.75 PR1 Q4:23.81 WRSM9200m individual medley2:30.131 Q2:27.83 WREmily GrayS9100m backstroke1:20.0113did not advanceBeth NothlingS550m backstroke55.888 Q54.297Shireen SapiroS10100m backstroke1:13.042 Q1:10.57 WR100m butterfly1:16.028 Q1:17.07750m freestyle31.8513did not advance100m freestyle1:08.5013did not advanceSarah ShannonS350m backstroke1:14.246 Q1:13.83650m freestyle1:15.598 Q1:13.397Adri VisserS5100m freestyle1:49.6111 did not advance200m freestyle3:52.7213did not advance
Table Tennis
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJohan du PlooyMen's singles C7L 0-3L 0-3L 1-34did not advancePieter du PlooyMen's singles C6L 0–3L 0–3W 3–03did not advanceJohan du Plooy Pieter du PlooyMen's team C6-8No preliminariesL 0-3did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlisha AlmeidaWomen's singles C4L 0–3L 0–3L 0–34did not advanceAlet MollWomen's singles C3L 0-3L 1-3L 0-34did not advanceAlisha Almeida Alet MollWomen's team C4-5No preliminariesL 0-3did not advance
Wheelchair Basketball
Players Justin Govender Marcus Retief David Curle Grant Waites Jeremiah Nel Marius Papenfus Nick Taylor Ralph Taylor Richard Nortje Shaun Hartnick Siphamandla Gumbi Thandile Zonke William Reichart
Tournament Group A Matches
Classification 9-12
Ninth place
Wheelchair Tennis
Men AthleteClassEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSydwell MathonsiOpenMen's singlesL 2-6, 1-6did not advance
Women AthleteClassEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultKgothatso MontjaneOpenWomen's singlesL 4-6, 0-6did not advance
See also South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics South Africa at the Paralympics
References
External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee