South Africa at the 2008 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:RSA
Npcname:South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2008
Location:Beijing
Competitors:61
Sports:9
Flagbearer:Natalie du Toit
Rank:6
Gold:21
Silver:3
Bronze:6
Appearances:auto

South Africa sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and finished 6th on the medal table.[1]

Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, competed in six swimming events.[2] She also represented South Africa at the Beijing Olympics.[3] [4] [5] 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.[6]

Oscar Pistorius represented South Africa in athletics.[7]

South African representatives also competed in wheelchair basketball.[8]

Medalists

The following South African athletes won medals at the games:[9]

MedalNameSportEvent
Women's 100 m freestyle - S9
Women's 400 m freestyle - S9
Men's 400 m - T44
Men's individual road race HC C
Women's 100 m backstroke - S9
Men's long jump - F12
Women's 100 m butterfly - S9
Men's discus throw - F42
Men's 400 m freestyle - S13
Women's 200 m individual medley - SM9
Men's pentathlon - P12
Individual championship test - grade IV
Individual freestyle test - grade IV
Men's 100 m breaststroke - S9
Men's 100 m - T37
Men's 100 m - T44
Men's 200 m - T12
Men's 200 m - T37
Men's 200 m - T44
Women's 50 m freestyle - S9
Women's long jump - F13
Mixed Individual Road race CP 1/CP 2
Women's 100 m - T13
Men's marathon - T54

Men's sprint (B&VI 1-3)
Men's shot put - F42
Men's javelin throw - F35/36
Men's 100 m breaststroke - S5
Men's 100 m - T35

Sports

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men's track

AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Arnu FourieT44100m12.058 q11.654
Hilton LangenhovenT12200m22.201 Q22.061 Q21.94
Teboho MokgalagadiT35100m12.82
Jonathan NtutuT13100m11.325 q11.065
200m22.718 Q22.858
Oscar PistoriusT44100m11.16 =PR1 Q11.17
200m22.711 Q21.67 PR
400m47.49 WR
David RoosT46100m11.7316did not advance
200m23.5415did not advance
Marius StanderT38200m24.358 Q24.238
400m52.564
Fanie van der MerweT37100m11.97 PR1 Q11.83 PR
200m24.04 PR1 Q23.84 WR
Ernst van DykT54Marathon1:23:18

Men's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Hilton LangenhovenF12Long jump7.31 PRstyle="text-align:center;"-
P12Pentathlon3403
Fanie LombaardF42Discus throw46.75style="text-align:center;"-
Shot put13.87style="text-align:center;"-
Nicholas NewmanF35-36Javelin throw42.48 SB1147
David RoosF44/46High jump1.849208
F46Long jump6.64 SBstyle="text-align:center;"-
Duane StrydomF35-36Discus throw36.4710444

Women's track

AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ilse HayesT13100m12.582 Q12.45
200m26.465 Q26.225
Sarisa MaraisT44100m15.1911did not advance
200m30.417

Women's field

AthleteClassEventFinal
ResultPointsRank
Ilse HayesF13Long jump5.68style="text-align:center;"-
Zanele SituF54-56Discus throw13.83 SB8209
Javelin throw14.8210127
Shot put5.0781712
Chenelle van ZylF35-36Discus throw22.169236
Shot put7.427955
F35-38Javelin throw17.86 SB81014

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men's road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Riaan NelMixed road race48:32
Mixed road time trial24:23.265
Janos PlekkerMen's road race CP42:01:2323
Men's road time trial CP438:43.178
Ernst van DykMen's road race HC C1:21:40
Men's road time trial HC C21:01.594
Gavin Kilpatrick
Michael Thomson (pilot)		Men's individual road race B&VI 1-32:29:1812
Men's individual time trial B&VI 1-336:24.9117

Women's road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Roxy BurnsWomen's road time trial LC1/2/CP453:07.1410
Susan van StadenWomen's road time trial LC3/4/CP350:15.349

Men's track

AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOpposition
Time		Rank
Janos PlekkerMen's 1km time trial CP41:15.555
Men's individual pursuit CP43:55.9338did not advance
Gavin Kilpatrick
Michael Thomson		Men's 1km time trial B&VI 1-31:04.1304
Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1-34:32.1916did not advance
Men's sprint10.6413 Q /

W 11.529
W 11.728		Q /

L		q /

W 11.517

Women's track

AthleteEventQualification1st roundFinal
TimeRankTimeRankOpposition
Time		Rank
Roxy BurnsWomen's individual pursuit LC1-2/CP44:07.3689did not advance
Women's time trial LC1-2/CP438.96
Susan van StadenWomen's individual pursuit LC3-4/CP34:44.7929did not advance
Women's time trial LC3-4/CP347.17

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Individual events

AthleteHorseEventTotal
ScoreRank
Mark FrenzelWaldfee 697Mixed individual championship test grade Ia52.10012
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ia49.16613
Philippa JohnsonBenedictMixed individual championship test grade IV69.290
Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV77.272
Marion MilneWaldfee 697Mixed individual championship test grade Ib58.09513
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib62.33310
Kerry NobleDe VitoMixed individual championship test grade II51.90917
Mixed individual freestyle test grade II55.05317

Team

AthleteHorseEventIndividual scoreTotal
TotalScoreRank
Mark FrenzelSee aboveTeam48.70652.100100.806*352.94812
Philippa Johnson70.28669.290139.576*
Marion Milne54.47158.095112.566*
Kerry Noble48.66751.909100.576

Powerlifting

See main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Women

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Charl BouwerS13100m backstroke1:03.763 Q1:03.864
100m butterfly1:02.376 Q1:01.726
50m freestyle25.4110did not advance
100m freestyle55.145 Q54.996
400m freestyle4:21.581 Q4:14.02 WR
Achmat HassiemS10100m butterfly1:01.619did not advance
Kevin PaulS10400m freestyle4:27.577 Q4:27.687
SB9100m breaststroke1:08.70 WR1 Q1:08.58 WR
SM10200m individual medley2:22.159did not advance
Tadhg SlatterySB5100m breaststroke1:37.443 Q1:36.11
SM6200m individual medley3:12.499did not advance

Women

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Natalie du ToitS9100m butterfly1:07.08 PR1 Q1:06.74 WR
50m freestyle29.45 PR1 Q29.20 PR
100m freestyle1:02.19 PR1 Q1:01.44 PR
400m freestyle4:24.75 PR1 Q4:23.81 WR
SM9200m individual medley2:30.131 Q2:27.83 WR
Emily GrayS9100m backstroke1:20.0113did not advance
Beth NothlingS550m backstroke55.888 Q54.297
Shireen SapiroS10100m backstroke1:13.042 Q1:10.57 WR
100m butterfly1:16.028 Q1:17.077
50m freestyle31.8513did not advance
100m freestyle1:08.5013did not advance
Sarah ShannonS350m backstroke1:14.246 Q1:13.836
50m freestyle1:15.598 Q1:13.397
Adri VisserS5100m freestyle1:49.6111 did not advance
200m freestyle3:52.7213did not advance

Table Tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men

AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Johan du PlooyMen's singles C7
L 0-3
L 0-3
L 1-3		4did not advance
Pieter du PlooyMen's singles C6
L 0–3
L 0–3
W 3–0		3did not advance
Johan du Plooy
Pieter du Plooy		Men's team C6-8No preliminaries
L 0-3		did not advance

Women

AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Alisha AlmeidaWomen's singles C4
L 0–3
L 0–3
L 0–3		4did not advance
Alet MollWomen's singles C3
L 0-3
L 1-3
L 0-3		4did not advance
Alisha Almeida
Alet Moll		Women's team C4-5No preliminaries
L 0-3		did not advance

Wheelchair Basketball

See main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Players

Tournament

Group A Matches-------- ---------------- -------- ----Classification 9-12----Ninth place----

Wheelchair Tennis

See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Women

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team South Africa (2008 Beijing Paralympics). South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080911143241/http://www.sascoc.co.za/content.asp?id=16891. 11 September 2008.
  2. News: Du Toit to make history at Games . 13 June 2008 . . 12 November 2011.
  3. https://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/news/story?id=3379722 "Du Toit, who lost leg in scooter accident, will swim in Beijing Games"
  4. News: Du Toit in Paralympics and Olympics . 13 June 2008 . . . 12 November 2011.
  5. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/EA0885F4-71F8-48D8-B423-E7242B3C9953.htm "Olympics, Paralympics for Du Toit"
  6. Web site: Martin . Peter . Border man off to Beijing . Daily Dispatch Online . 2008-08-27 . 2008-08-27 .
  7. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/11/sports/OLY-South-Africa-Paralympics.php "Pistorius, Du Toit headline Paralympics roster"
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080824152012/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/17/content_8382377.htm "SA wheelchair basketball team trains for Beijing Paralympics"
  9. Web site: Medallists - the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games . 2008-09-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080910043311/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/GL/92A/RSA_T.shtml . 2008-09-10 .

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