Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual – Class 8 explained

Event:Women's Individual Class 8
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Peking University Gymnasium
Dates:7 – 11 September
Competitors:8
Nations:6
Gold:Thu Kamkasomphou
Goldnpc:FRA
Silver:Josefin Abrahamsson
Silvernpc:SWE
Bronze:Zhang Xiaoling
Bronzenpc:CHN
Prev:2004
Next:2012

The Women's Individual Class 8 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1]

Classes 6–10 were for athletes with a physical impairment who competed from a standing position; the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment had on an athlete's ability to compete.

The event was won by Thu Kamkasomphou, representing .[2]

Results

Preliminary round

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Group A

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints FRASWESVKCZE
13309:03:03:03:0
23216:40:33:03:1
33123:70:30:33:1
43032:90:31:31:3
7 September, 13:20
11 11 11
6 5 8
11 11 7 11
7 6 11 6
7 September, 20:40
8 11 11 16
11 7 9 14
11 11 11
7 6 7
8 September, 17:20
11 11 11
4 5 7
11 11 11
6 7 8

Group B

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints CHNFRASWEBRA
13309:13:13:03:0
23217:31:33:03:0
33123:60:30:33:0
43030:90:30:30:3
7 September, 13:20
11 11 11
9 4 4
11 11 11
7 9 7
7 September, 20:40
11 11 11
6 7 8
11 11 11
8 9 8
8 September, 17:20
12 11 11
10 8 8
11 11 7 16
9 6 11 14

Competition bracket

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080926150610/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/TT.shtml. Schedules and Results - Table Tennis. 26 September 2008. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 8 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Women's Singles Class 8. 8 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.