Austria sent a delegation to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and unsuccessfully tried to improve on the 23 medals (8 of them gold) won in 2004. 38 Austrian athletes competed in 8 sports as follows:
Medallists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Thomas Geierspichler Athletics Men's Marathon - T52 17 Andrea Scherney Athletics Women's Long Jump - F44 9 Wolfgang Schattauer Cycling Men's Individual Road Time Trial - HC A 12 Andreas Vevera Table tennis Men's Singles - TT1 11 Wolfgang Eibeck Cycling Men's Individual Road Time Trial - LC1 12 Thomas Geierspichler Athletics Men's 800 m - T52 16
Athletics
Men AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultPointsRankMichael LinhartT44100 m12.115did not advance400 mN/A55.76-6Günther MatzingerT46200 m23.273 qN/A23.12-7400 m49.431 QN/A49.56-5Thomas GeierspichlerT52200 mN/A32.31-5400 m1:00.862 QN/A1:01.03-4800 m1:59.393 QN/A1:56.26-MarathonN/A1:40:07 WR-Bil MarinkovicF11-12(F11)Discus throwN/A37.249106Javelin throwN/A46.449494Andreas GrattF53-54(F54)Shot putN/A9.629905Javelin throwN/A18.4870110Georg TischlerF53-54(F54)Shot putN/A9.619896Discus throwN/A21.707899
Women AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultPointsRank Andrea ScherneyT44100 m14.493 QN/A14.48-8 F44Long jumpN/A4.82-F42-46(F44)Discus throwN/A32.298556
Cycling
Men Time trials & Road races AthleteClassEventTimeClassFactorFactorizedTimeRankChristoph EtzlstorferHC ARoad Time Trial40:40.36 (+ 10:42.59)--6Wolfgang SchattauerHC ARoad Time Trial29:57.77--Manfred PutzHC BRoad Time Trial22:44.88 (+ 0:38.65)--5Road Race1:28:31 (+ 0:06)--4Elmar SternathHC CRoad Time Trial24:33.70 (+ 4:17.18)--9Road Race1:27:35 (+ 5:55)--5Helmut WinterleitnerCP1-2(CP2)Mixed road time trial28:34.121.0000028:34.1211Mixed road race49:47 (+ 4:42)--5Wolfgang EibeckLC1Track time trial1:11.238--5Road time trial34:52.20 (+ 0:10.58)--LC1-2/CP4(LC1)Road race1:46:13 (+ 0:10)--7Manfred GattringerLC1Track time trial1:12.173--8Road time trial36:26.50 (+ 1:44.88)--8LC1-2/CP4(LC1)Road racedid not startErich StaufferLC3-4(LC3)Track time trial1:27.9341.000001:27.93418LC3Road time trial41:00.76 (+ 3:00.45)--10LC3-4/CP3(LC3)Road race1:39.15 (+ 2:15)--13Wolfgang DabernikLC3-4(LC4)Track time trial1:31.7870.957181:27.85617LC4Road time trial47:57.44 (+ 9:10.65)--7LC3-4/CP3(LC4)Road racedid not finishAlexander HohlriederLC3-4(LC4)Track time trial1:27.6900.957181:23.93514LC4Road time trial41:20.07 (+ 2:33.28)--4LC3-4/CP3(LC4)Road race1:39.15 (+ 2:15)--15
Pursuits & Sprints Athlete(s)ClassEventQualifyingFinal/Bronze medal raceTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankWolfgang EibeckLC1Track pursuit4:58.89048.1788did not advanceManfred GattringerLC1Track pursuit4:54.72148.8596did not advanceErich StaufferLC3Track pursuit4:06.17443.8717did not advanceWolfgang DabernikLC4Track pursuit4:40.61438.4877did not advanceAlexander HohlriederLC4Track pursuitdid not start
Women Time trials & Road races AthleteClassEventTimeClassFactorFactorizedTimeRankAnita RuetzLC1-2/CP4(CP4)Track time trial49.8840.8523642.51910Road time trial50:25.440.9495047:52.659
Pursuits & Sprints AthleteClassEventQualifyingFinal/Bronze medal raceTimeClassFactorFactorizedTimeRankTimeClassFactorFactorizedTimeRankAnita RuetzLC1-2/CP4(CP4)Track pursuit4:56.7790.893354:25.12710did not advance
Equestrian
AthleteHorseClassEventResultRankThomas Haller Haller's DiorellaGrade IIChampionship Test59.72714Freestyle Test63.66511
Sailing
Men AthletesClassEventRaceScoreRank12345678910MedalEdmund RathSven ReigerHelmut Seewald3 Points6 Points4 PointsSonar13811111312117121248813
Shooting
AthleteClassEventQualificationFinalRankScoreRankScoreTotalHubert AufschnaiterSH1P1-10m air pistol56210did not advance10Mixed P3-25m sport pistol5618 Q200.8761.88Mixed P4-50m free pistol52211did not advance11Werner MüllerSH1R1-10m air rifle standing58014did not advance14Mixed R6-50m free rifle prone57135did not advance35R7-50m free rifle 3x40111319did not advance19
Women AthleteClassEventQualificationFinalRankScoreRankScoreTotalBarbara DopplerSH1P2-10m air pistol35414did not advance14
Swimming
Men AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankAndreas Daniel OneaSB8100 m breaststroke1:17.766 Q1:17.716Thomas SeidlingSB11100 m breaststroke1:30.6513did not advance
Table tennis
Men Individual AthleteClassEventRound 1Round 2Round 31/8 FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal/Bronze medal contestOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultAndreas VeveraTT1SinglesL 2-3W 3-0W 3-0N/AW 3-1W 3-0 Hans RuepTT2SinglesW 3-1W 3-1L 0-3did not advanceManfred DollmannTT3SinglesW 3-1L 1-3did not advanceEgon KrammingerTT3SinglesW 3-1L 1-3did not advanceGünther UngerTT3SinglesW 3-0L 0-3did not advancePeter StarlTT4-5SinglesW 3-2L 0-3did not advanceStanislaw FraczykTT9-10SinglesW 3-0W 3-2N/AL 0-3did not advanceAndreas VeveraHans RuepTT1-2TeamN/AW 3-1L 1-3L 0-3Manfred DollmannEgon KrammingerGünther UngerTT3TeamN/AL 0-3did not advance
Women AthleteClassEventRound 1Round 2Round 31/8 FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultDoris MaderTT3SinglesW 3-0W 3-1L 2-3did not advance
Wheelchair Tennis
Men AthleteClassEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreMartin LegnerOpenSinglesW 6-1, 6-0W 6-0, 6-0L 4-6, 3-6did not advanceThomas MossierOpenSinglesL 6-7(2), 5-7did not advanceHarald PfundnerOpenSinglesL 2-6, 0-6did not advanceMartin LegnerThomas MossierOpenDoublesN/AW 6-4, 6-1W 6-3, 6-4L 2-6, 1-6did not advance
See also 2008 Summer Paralympics Austria at the Paralympics Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics
References
External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee